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Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2019 and projected 2029.

Employment in thousands.
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Occupation Title Occupation Code Occupation Type 2019 Employment 2019 Percent of Industry 2019 Percent of Occupation Projected 2029 Employment Projected 2029 Percent of Industry Projected 2029 Percent of Occupation Employment Change, 2019-2029 Employment Percent Change, 2019-2029 Occupation Sort Display Level
                     
Total, all occupations 00-0000 Summary 10,936.3 100.0 6.7 11,776.7 100.0 7.0 840.4 7.7 0

Management occupations

11-0000 Summary 254.8 2.3 2.4 274.7 2.3 2.5 19.9 7.8 2 1

Top executives

11-1000 Summary 77.7 0.7 2.7 83.6 0.7 2.8 5.9 7.6 3 2

General and operations managers

11-1021 Line Item 76.6 0.7 3.1 82.6 0.7 3.1 6.0 7.8 5 3

Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers

11-2000 Summary 1.3 0.0 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 7.8 7 2

Marketing and sales managers

11-2020 Summary 1.1 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 7.8 9 3

Marketing managers

11-2021 Line Item 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 8.1 10 4

Sales managers

11-2022 Line Item 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 7.6 11 4

Operations specialties managers

11-3000 Summary 1.7 0.0 0.1 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 10.9 13 2

Administrative services and facilities managers

11-3010 Line Item 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 8.0 14 3

Financial managers

11-3031 Line Item 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 18.3 16 3

Human resources managers

11-3121 Line Item 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 7.4 21 3

Training and development managers

11-3131 Line Item 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 7.3 22 3

Other management occupations

11-9000 Summary 174.1 1.6 3.5 187.9 1.6 3.7 13.7 7.9 23 2

Food service managers

11-9051 Line Item 172.9 1.6 49.0 186.6 1.6 52.6 13.6 7.9 32 3

Business and financial operations occupations

13-0000 Summary 22.7 0.2 0.3 24.7 0.2 0.3 2.0 9.0 43 1

Business operations specialists

13-1000 Summary 20.4 0.2 0.3 22.2 0.2 0.4 1.8 9.1 44 2

Buyers and purchasing agents

13-1020 Line Item 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 -2.5 46 3

Human resources workers

13-1070 Summary 2.5 0.0 0.3 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.1 5.5 52 3

Human resources specialists

13-1071 Line Item 2.5 0.0 0.4 2.7 0.0 0.4 0.1 5.5 53 4

Meeting, convention, and event planners

13-1121 Line Item 2.9 0.0 2.1 3.1 0.0 2.1 0.2 8.5 58 3

Training and development specialists

13-1151 Line Item 8.7 0.1 2.6 9.3 0.1 2.6 0.6 7.5 61 3

Market research analysts and marketing specialists

13-1161 Line Item 3.6 0.0 0.5 4.3 0.0 0.5 0.7 18.8 62 3

Financial specialists

13-2000 Summary 2.3 0.0 0.1 2.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 8.2 64 2

Accountants and auditors

13-2011 Line Item 2.3 0.0 0.2 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 8.2 65 3

Database and network administrators and architects

15-1240 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 88 3

Network and computer systems administrators

15-1244 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 90 4

Software and web developers, programmers, and testers

15-1250 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.8 92 3

Computer occupations, all other

15-1299 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 96 3

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

27-0000 Summary 3.0 0.0 0.1 3.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 9.0 332 1

Art and design workers

27-1000 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 333 2

Designers

27-1020 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 340 3

Graphic designers

27-1024 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 344 4

Miscellaneous entertainers and performers, sports and related workers

27-2090 Line Item 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.9 0.0 8.9 363 3

Media and communication workers

27-3000 Summary 1.6 0.0 0.2 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 8.4 364 2

Public relations specialists

27-3031 Line Item 1.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 8.2 367 3

Media and communication equipment workers

27-4000 Summary 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 13.3 376 2

Audio and video technicians

27-4011 Line Item 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 16.3 377 3

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

29-0000 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 385 1

Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners

29-1000 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 386 2

Dietitians and nutritionists

29-1031 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 7.6 394 3

Protective service occupations

33-0000 Summary 10.7 0.1 0.3 11.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 3.3 474 1

Supervisors of protective service workers

33-1000 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 475 2

Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers

33-1090 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 3.4 480 3

Other protective service workers

33-9000 Summary 10.6 0.1 0.6 11.0 0.1 0.6 0.3 3.3 496 2

Security guards and gambling surveillance officers

33-9030 Summary 10.6 0.1 0.9 11.0 0.1 0.9 0.3 3.3 499 3

Security guards

33-9032 Line Item 10.6 0.1 0.9 11.0 0.1 0.9 0.3 3.3 501 4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

35-0000 Summary 9,835.5 89.9 71.5 10,657.9 90.5 72.2 822.4 8.4 507 1

Supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

35-1000 Summary 833.4 7.6 70.2 897.5 7.6 71.3 64.1 7.7 508 2

Chefs and head cooks

35-1011 Line Item 67.4 0.6 45.4 73.6 0.6 46.6 6.2 9.2 509 3

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

35-1012 Line Item 766.0 7.0 73.7 823.9 7.0 74.9 57.9 7.6 510 3

Cooks and food preparation workers

35-2000 Summary 2,263.9 20.7 65.5 2,457.8 20.9 66.3 194.0 8.6 511 2

Cooks

35-2010 Summary 1,819.7 16.6 70.8 2,026.8 17.2 71.7 207.1 11.4 512 3

Cooks, fast food

35-2011 Line Item 516.0 4.7 96.6 444.0 3.8 96.0 -72.0 -14.0 513 4

Cooks, institution and cafeteria

35-2012 Line Item 6.9 0.1 1.7 6.3 0.1 1.5 -0.6 -9.2 514 4

Cooks, restaurant

35-2014 Line Item 1,197.5 10.9 84.5 1,485.0 12.6 85.1 287.5 24.0 516 4

Cooks, short order

35-2015 Line Item 96.8 0.9 62.6 88.8 0.8 60.0 -8.1 -8.3 517 4

Food preparation workers

35-2021 Line Item 444.1 4.1 50.1 431.1 3.7 49.1 -13.1 -2.9 519 3

Food and beverage serving workers

35-3000 Summary 5,630.6 51.5 74.1 6,136.0 52.1 74.7 505.4 9.0 520 2

Bartenders

35-3011 Line Item 301.7 2.8 46.1 328.1 2.8 47.3 26.4 8.7 521 3

Fast food and counter workers

35-3023 Line Item 3,190.9 29.2 78.8 3,591.9 30.5 79.7 401.0 12.6 522 3

Waiters and waitresses

35-3031 Line Item 2,119.2 19.4 81.1 2,195.8 18.6 81.0 76.6 3.6 523 3

Food servers, nonrestaurant

35-3041 Line Item 18.8 0.2 6.6 20.1 0.2 6.6 1.3 7.0 524 3

Other food preparation and serving related workers

35-9000 Summary 1,107.6 10.1 73.2 1,166.6 9.9 73.4 59.0 5.3 525 2

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

35-9011 Line Item 304.2 2.8 62.3 330.5 2.8 63.6 26.3 8.6 526 3

Dishwashers

35-9021 Line Item 386.3 3.5 74.0 382.6 3.2 72.9 -3.7 -1.0 527 3

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop

35-9031 Line Item 375.4 3.4 87.4 408.5 3.5 87.9 33.1 8.8 528 3

Food preparation and serving related workers, all other

35-9099 Line Item 41.7 0.4 56.3 45.1 0.4 57.0 3.4 8.1 529 3

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

37-0000 Summary 33.5 0.3 0.6 36.2 0.3 0.6 2.7 8.1 530 1

Supervisors of building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers

37-1000 Summary 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 7.7 531 2

First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

37-1011 Line Item 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 7.4 532 3

Building cleaning and pest control workers

37-2000 Summary 32.2 0.3 0.8 34.8 0.3 0.9 2.6 8.1 534 2

Building cleaning workers

37-2010 Summary 32.2 0.3 0.8 34.8 0.3 0.9 2.6 8.1 535 3

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

37-2011 Line Item 29.9 0.3 1.3 32.3 0.3 1.3 2.4 8.0 536 4

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

37-2012 Line Item 2.3 0.0 0.2 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 8.8 537 4

Grounds maintenance workers

37-3000 Summary 1.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 8.5 540 2

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

37-3011 Line Item 1.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 8.5 541 3

Personal care and service occupations

39-0000 Summary 4.9 0.0 0.1 5.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 7.7 545 1

Supervisors of personal care and service workers

39-1000 Summary 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.4 546 2

First-line supervisors of personal service and entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

39-1098 Line Item 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 7.4 548 3

Entertainment attendants and related workers

39-3000 Summary 3.7 0.0 0.6 4.0 0.0 0.6 0.3 7.7 552 2

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers

39-3090 Summary 3.2 0.0 0.8 3.4 0.0 0.8 0.3 8.2 559 3

Amusement and recreation attendants

39-3091 Line Item 2.7 0.0 0.8 2.9 0.0 0.7 0.2 8.2 560 4

Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants

39-3093 Line Item 0.3 0.0 1.9 0.4 0.0 1.9 0.0 8.9 562 4

Tour and travel guides

39-7000 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 7.4 579 2

Tour and travel guides

39-7010 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 7.4 580 3

Recreation and fitness workers

39-9030 Summary 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 7.9 582 2

Sales and related occupations

41-0000 Summary 370.8 3.4 2.4 347.4 2.9 2.3 -23.4 -6.3 587 1

Supervisors of sales workers

41-1000 Summary 5.7 0.1 0.3 6.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 7.6 588 2

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

41-1011 Line Item 5.4 0.0 0.4 5.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 7.6 589 3

Retail sales workers

41-2000 Summary 362.2 3.3 4.2 338.2 2.9 4.0 -24.1 -6.6 591 2

Cashiers

41-2010 Summary 349.8 3.2 9.7 324.7 2.8 9.7 -25.1 -7.2 592 3

Cashiers

41-2011 Line Item 349.3 3.2 9.7 324.2 2.8 9.7 -25.1 -7.2 593 4

Retail salespersons

41-2031 Line Item 11.0 0.1 0.3 11.9 0.1 0.3 0.9 8.1 598 3

Sales representatives, services

41-3000 Summary 1.8 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 8.4 599 2

Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

41-3091 Line Item 1.8 0.0 0.2 1.9 0.0 0.2 0.1 8.4 604 3

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing

41-4000 Summary 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 605 2

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

41-4012 Line Item 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.2 607 3

Other sales and related workers

41-9000 Summary 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 7.6 608 2

Office and administrative support occupations

43-0000 Summary 62.2 0.6 0.3 60.1 0.5 0.3 -2.1 -3.3 620 1

Supervisors of office and administrative support workers

43-1000 Summary 2.7 0.0 0.2 2.7 0.0 0.2 -0.1 -2.8 621 2

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

43-1011 Line Item 2.7 0.0 0.2 2.7 0.0 0.2 -0.1 -2.8 622 3

Communications equipment operators

43-2000 Summary 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 -0.1 -24.7 623 2

Switchboard operators, including answering service

43-2011 Line Item 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 -0.1 -24.7 624 3

Financial clerks

43-3000 Summary 17.6 0.2 0.6 17.1 0.1 0.6 -0.5 -2.6 627 2

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

43-3031 Line Item 16.0 0.1 1.0 15.6 0.1 1.0 -0.4 -2.6 630 3

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

43-3051 Line Item 1.3 0.0 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.9 0.0 -3.1 632 3

Procurement clerks

43-3061 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 -2.3 633 3

Information and record clerks

43-4000 Summary 12.0 0.1 0.2 11.7 0.1 0.2 -0.3 -2.7 636 2

Customer service representatives

43-4051 Line Item 9.1 0.1 0.3 8.8 0.1 0.3 -0.3 -3.3 641 3

Order clerks

43-4151 Line Item 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.0 -3.1 649 3

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

43-4161 Line Item 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 -2.7 650 3

Receptionists and information clerks

43-4171 Line Item 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 -2.6 651 3

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers

43-5000 Summary 1.9 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0 654 2

Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

43-5071 Line Item 1.2 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 -3.0 666 3

Secretaries and administrative assistants

43-6000 Summary 6.7 0.1 0.2 6.1 0.1 0.2 -0.6 -8.8 668 2

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

43-6011 Line Item 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -19.2 669 3

Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

43-6014 Line Item 6.3 0.1 0.3 5.8 0.0 0.3 -0.5 -8.1 672 3

Other office and administrative support workers

43-9000 Summary 20.8 0.2 0.5 20.3 0.2 0.5 -0.6 -2.7 673 2

Office clerks, general

43-9061 Line Item 20.7 0.2 0.7 20.1 0.2 0.7 -0.6 -2.7 680 3

Office and administrative support workers, all other

43-9199 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 7.9 684 3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

49-0000 Summary 18.9 0.2 0.3 20.4 0.2 0.3 1.5 7.9 779 1

Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers

49-1000 Summary 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 8.0 780 2

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

49-1011 Line Item 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 8.0 781 3

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

49-9000 Summary 18.5 0.2 0.6 19.9 0.2 0.6 1.4 7.8 815 2

Maintenance and repair workers, general

49-9071 Line Item 17.3 0.2 1.1 18.6 0.2 1.2 1.3 7.8 835 3

Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

49-9091 Line Item 1.1 0.0 2.9 1.2 0.0 3.2 0.1 8.5 838 4

Production occupations

51-0000 Summary 52.7 0.5 0.6 56.6 0.5 0.6 3.9 7.4 846 1

Supervisors of production workers

51-1000 Summary 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 7.3 847 2

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

51-1011 Line Item 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 7.3 848 3

Food processing workers

51-3000 Summary 49.5 0.5 5.9 53.1 0.5 6.2 3.6 7.3 859 2

Bakers

51-3011 Line Item 39.6 0.4 19.9 42.5 0.4 20.2 2.9 7.3 860 3

Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers

51-3020 Summary 2.8 0.0 0.7 3.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 8.0 861 3

Butchers and meat cutters

51-3021 Line Item 2.1 0.0 1.5 2.2 0.0 1.6 0.2 7.9 862 4

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers

51-3022 Line Item 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 8.3 863 4

Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders

51-3091 Line Item 1.0 0.0 4.6 1.1 0.0 5.0 0.1 7.2 866 4

Food batchmakers

51-3092 Line Item 3.6 0.0 2.2 3.9 0.0 2.4 0.3 7.4 867 4

Food processing workers, all other

51-3099 Line Item 0.5 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.3 0.0 7.1 869 4

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers

51-6000 Summary 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 8.2 906 2

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

51-6011 Line Item 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 8.2 907 3

Other production occupations

51-9000 Summary 2.0 0.0 0.1 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 8.1 948 2

Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9010 Summary 1.6 0.0 1.1 1.8 0.0 1.2 0.1 8.9 949 3

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

51-9012 Line Item 1.6 0.0 3.1 1.8 0.0 3.2 0.1 8.9 951 4

Miscellaneous production workers

51-9190 Summary 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.2 976 3

Helpers--production workers

51-9198 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.9 984 4

Transportation and material moving occupations

53-0000 Summary 265.7 2.4 2.0 278.1 2.4 2.0 12.4 4.7 986 1

Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers

53-1000 Summary 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.1 7.3 987 2

First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors

53-1047 Line Item 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.1 7.3 989 3

Motor vehicle operators

53-3000 Summary 256.9 2.3 5.5 268.5 2.3 5.5 11.7 4.5 998 2

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

53-3030 Summary 256.3 2.3 7.2 267.9 2.3 7.4 11.6 4.5 1000 3

Driver/sales workers

53-3031 Line Item 222.8 2.0 45.7 232.0 2.0 46.2 9.1 4.1 1001 4

Light truck drivers

53-3033 Line Item 33.1 0.3 3.3 35.6 0.3 3.3 2.4 7.4 1003 4

Water transportation workers

53-5000 Summary 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.0 8.9 1016 2

Other transportation workers

53-6000 Summary 1.6 0.0 0.4 1.8 0.0 0.5 0.1 8.7 1022 2

Parking attendants

53-6021 Line Item 1.6 0.0 1.1 1.7 0.0 1.1 0.1 8.7 1024 3

Material moving workers

53-7000 Summary 5.9 0.1 0.1 6.4 0.1 0.1 0.5 7.8 1030 2

Laborers and material movers

53-7060 Summary 5.9 0.1 0.1 6.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 7.8 1036 3

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

53-7062 Line Item 1.9 0.0 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 8.2 1038 4

Packers and packagers, hand

53-7064 Line Item 0.9 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 7.9 1040 4

Stockers and order fillers

53-7065 Line Item 3.0 0.0 0.1 3.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 7.6 1041 4