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National Employment Matrix


53-7071 Gas compressor and gas pumping station 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 3.7 100.0 0.0 3.6 100.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.1 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 0.2 4.9 0.0 0.2 6.4 0.0 0.0 27.8 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 3.5 95.1 0.0 3.4 93.6 0.0 -0.1 -3.6 3 1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

210000 Summary 0.2 6.8 0.0 0.2 6.8 0.0 0.0 -2.1 12 2

Oil and gas extraction

211000 Line Item 0.2 5.3 0.1 0.2 4.7 0.1 0.0 -12.4 13 3

Support activities for mining

213000 Line Item 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 33.7 18 3

Utilities

220000 Summary 0.6 16.1 0.1 0.5 15.1 0.1 0.0 -8.0 19 2

Utilities

221000 Summary 0.6 16.1 0.1 0.5 15.1 0.1 0.0 -8.0 20 3

Natural gas distribution

221200 Line Item 0.6 15.8 0.5 0.5 14.8 0.5 0.0 -8.3 32 4

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.1 3.2 0.0 0.1 3.3 0.0 0.0 -0.2 60 2

Chemical manufacturing

325000 Summary 0.1 2.9 0.0 0.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 89 3

Chemical manufacturing (3251,2,3,9)

3250A1 Line Item 0.1 2.9 0.0 0.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 92 4

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 0.6 16.7 0.0 0.6 16.8 0.0 0.0 -1.9 143 2

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

423000 Summary 0.1 3.8 0.0 0.1 3.7 0.0 0.0 -4.4 144 3

Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

423800 Summary 0.1 3.8 0.0 0.1 3.7 0.0 0.0 -4.4 147 4

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

424000 Summary 0.5 12.6 0.0 0.5 12.7 0.0 0.0 -1.4 151 3

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4242,6)

4240A2 Line Item 0.2 6.6 0.1 0.2 6.9 0.1 0.0 1.5 154 4

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4241,7,9)

4240A3 Line Item 0.2 6.0 0.0 0.2 5.8 0.0 0.0 -4.7 156 4

Retail trade

44-450 Summary 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 -7.8 158 2

Retail trade, except motor vehicle and parts dealers, food and beverage stores, and general merchandise stores

4445R0 Summary 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 -7.8 167 3

Nonstore retailers

454000 Summary 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 -7.8 193 4

Direct selling establishments

454300 Line Item 0.1 2.6 0.1 0.1 2.4 0.1 0.0 -7.8 196 5

Transportation and warehousing

48-490 Summary 1.6 44.2 0.0 1.6 43.1 0.0 -0.1 -4.5 197 2

Pipeline transportation

486000 Summary 1.5 41.3 3.0 1.4 39.9 2.7 -0.1 -5.6 213 3

Pipeline transportation of natural gas

486200 Line Item 1.4 39.5 4.8 1.4 37.6 4.8 -0.1 -6.8 215 4

Other pipeline transportation

486900 Line Item 0.1 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.7 0.6 0.0 20.1 216 4

Management of companies and enterprises

550000 Summary 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 7.4 299 2

Management of companies and enterprises

551000 Line Item 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 7.4 300 3

Government

900000 Summary 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.1 2.8 0.0 0.0 6.6 455 2

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.1 2.8 0.0 0.0 6.6 460 3