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National Employment Matrix


51-8092 Gas plant operators
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2019 and projected 2029.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2019 Employment 2019 Percent of Occupation 2019 Percent of Industry Projected 2029 Employment Projected 2029 Percent of Occupation Projected 2029 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2019-2029 Employment Percent Change, 2019-2029 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 14.7 100.0 0.0 13.9 100.0 0.0 -0.8 -5.6 0

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 14.7 100.0 0.0 13.9 100.0 0.0 -0.8 -5.6 3 1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

210000 Summary 1.5 10.2 0.2 1.4 10.2 0.2 -0.1 -5.5 12 2

Oil and gas extraction

211000 Line Item 1.3 8.7 0.9 1.1 8.1 0.9 -0.2 -12.4 13 3

Support activities for mining

213000 Line Item 0.2 1.5 0.1 0.3 2.2 0.1 0.1 33.7 18 3

Utilities

220000 Summary 5.8 39.2 1.1 5.2 37.6 1.0 -0.6 -9.5 19 2

Utilities

221000 Summary 5.8 39.2 1.1 5.2 37.6 1.0 -0.6 -9.5 20 3

Electric power generation

221110 Summary 0.6 4.2 0.4 0.5 3.4 0.4 -0.2 -25.1 22 5

Fossil fuel electric power generation

221112 Line Item 0.6 4.0 0.7 0.4 3.1 0.7 -0.2 -26.2 24 6

Natural gas distribution

221200 Line Item 4.9 33.6 4.5 4.5 32.6 4.6 -0.4 -8.3 32 4

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.5 3.6 0.0 0.5 3.7 0.0 0.0 -1.3 60 2

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

324000 Line Item 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 -4.4 88 3

Chemical manufacturing

325000 Summary 0.4 2.5 0.0 0.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 -0.1 89 3

Chemical manufacturing (3251,2,3,9)

3250A1 Line Item 0.4 2.5 0.1 0.4 2.6 0.1 0.0 -0.1 92 4

Transportation and warehousing

48-490 Summary 5.5 37.1 0.1 5.2 37.4 0.1 -0.3 -4.9 197 2

Pipeline transportation

486000 Summary 5.3 35.8 10.3 5.0 36.2 9.5 -0.2 -4.5 213 3

Pipeline transportation of crude oil

486100 Line Item 0.4 2.5 3.0 0.4 3.2 3.0 0.1 19.9 214 4

Pipeline transportation of natural gas

486200 Line Item 4.8 32.7 15.8 4.5 32.3 16.0 -0.3 -6.8 215 4

Other pipeline transportation

486900 Line Item 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.8 1.0 0.0 20.1 216 4

Management of companies and enterprises

550000 Summary 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 7.4 299 2

Management of companies and enterprises

551000 Line Item 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 7.4 300 3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 11.4 301 2

Waste management and remediation services

562000 Summary 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 12.3 318 3

Government

900000 Summary 1.1 7.4 0.0 1.2 8.4 0.0 0.1 6.6 455 2

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 1.1 7.4 0.0 1.2 8.4 0.0 0.1 6.6 460 3