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The table provides a snapshot of how employment is expected to change in more than 270 occupations. For each occupation, it shows estimated employment in 2002, the projected numeric change (how many jobs are expected to be gained or lost) over the 2002-12 decade, and the projected percent change (the rate of job growth or loss). Then, it gives a summary of job prospects and factors affecting employment.
The employment data in the table come from the BLS Industry-Occupation Matrix, except where noted. This symbol (**) marks the occupations that are projected to grow much faster than average or to gain at least 200,000 new jobs.
Occupational groups Occupations are grouped according to the similarity of the tasks that workers perform. The table lists employment and outlook summaries for occupations in the following 10 groups and also provides a general statement about opportunities in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Management, business, and financial operations. Workers in these occupations establish plans and policies, manage money, and direct business activities.
Professional and related. Workers in this group perform a variety of skilled functions, such as teaching, designing, or diagnosing and treating illness.
Service. This group includes workers who assist the public in a number of ways, providing services from grounds maintenance to community safety.
Sales and related. Workers in this group advertise and sell goods and services and purchase commodities and property for resale.
Office and administrative support. Workers in these occupations prepare and organize documents, provide information to the public, gather and deliver goods, and operate office software and equipment.
Farming, fishing, and forestry. Workers in this group tend and harvest renewable resources and manage forests and public parks.
Construction trades and related. Workers in these occupations build and repair homes, businesses, roads, and other structures.
Installation, maintenance, and repair. These workers install and repair all types of goods and equipment.
Production. Workers in this group assemble goods or create energy, usually by operating machines and other equipment.
Transportation and material moving. Workers in these occupations move people and materials.
Key phrases in the "Brief" For descriptions about changing employment between 2002 and 2012: If the statement reads ... Employment is projected to ... Much faster than average Increase 36 percent or more Faster than average Increase 21 to 35 percent Average Increase 10 to 20 percent More slowly than average Increase 3 to 9 percent Little or no growth Increase to 2 percent Declining employment Decrease 1 percent or more If available, information about expected competition for jobs is provided. * "Very good" or "excellent" indicates that job openings may be more numerous than jobseekers. * "Good" or "favorable" indicates that job openings and jobseekers are expected to be about equal. * "Keen competition" indicates that jobseekers may outnumber job openings. Employment change, Employment, projected 2002-12 (1) Occupation 2002 Numeric Percent Management Administrative services managers 320,500 63,500 20 Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers 700,100 185,300 26 Computer and information systems managers 284,400 102,600 36 ** Construction managers 388,800 46,700 12 Education administrators 426,600 100,800 24 Engineering and natural sciences managers 257,300 24,700 10 Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers 1,376,000 -227,000 -17 Financial managers 599,100 109,500 18 Food service managers 385,500 44,300 12 Funeral directors 24,300 1,600 7 Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists 676,700 170,800 25 Industrial production managers 182,200 14,300 8 Lodging managers 68,800 4,500 7 Medical and health services managers 243,600 71,300 29 Property, real estate, and community association managers 292,900 37,400 13 Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents 527,100 41,300 8 Top executives 2,668,600 469,300 18 ** Business and financial operations Accountants and auditors 1,055,200 205,500 19 ** Budget analysts 62,200 8,700 14 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators 241,400 33,900 14 Cost estimators 188,000 35,000 19 Financial analysts and personal financial advisors 298,300 75,800 25 Insurance underwriters 101,800 10,200 10 Loan counselors and officers 254,600 47,600 19 Management analysts 577,400 175,700 30 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents 74,800 3,8000 5 Professional and related Computer and mathematical Actuaries 15,300 2,300 15 Computer programmers 498,600 72,700 15 Computer software engineers 675,200 307,200 45 ** ** Computer support specialists and systems administrators 758,300 247,300 33 ** Computer systems analysts, database administrators, and computer scientists 979,200 416,000 42 ** ** Mathematicians 2,900 -30 -1 Operations research analysts 61,700 3,900 6 Statisticians 20,000 1,000 5 Architects, surveyors, and cartographers Architects, except landscape and naval 113,200 19,500 17 Landscape architects 23,100 5,100 22 Surveyors, cartographers, photogrammetrists, and surveying technicians 124,500 17,500 14 Engineers (2) 36,508 108,600 7 Aerospace engineers 77,900 -4,100 -5 Agricultural engineers 2,900 300 10 Biomedical engineers 7,600 2,000 26 Chemical engineers 32,900 100 Civil engineers 228,100 18,200 8 Computer hardware engineers 73,900 4,500 6 Electrical and electronics engineers, except computer 291,900 16,700 6 Environmental engineers 47,100 18,000 38 * Industrial engineers, including health and safety 193,800 19,700 10 Materials engineers 24,300 1,000 4 Mechanical engineers 215,100 10,300 5 Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers 5,200 -100 -3 Nuclear engineers 15,600 -20 Petroleum engineers 13,600 -1,300 -10 Drafters and engineering technicians Drafters 216,100 6,000 3 Engineering technicians 478,300 48,200 10 Life scientists Agricultural and food scientists 18,000 1,600 9 Biological scientists 75,400 14,300 19 Conservation scientists and foresters 32,800 1,400 4 Medical scientists 61,700 16,800 27 Physical scientists Atmospheric scientists 7,700 1,200 16 Chemists and materials scientists 91,300 11,300 12 Environmental scientists and geoscientists 100,700 20,300 20 Physicists and astronomers 14,400 1,000 7 Social scientists and related Economists 16,100 2,200 13 Market and survey researchers 154,700 38,300 25 Psychologists 139,100 33,800 24 Urban and regional planners 32,200 3,400 11 Social scientists, other 16,500 1,600 10 Science technicians 208,500 27,100 13 Community and social services Clergy (3) (3) (3) Counselors 525,900 118,900 23 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 84,300 12,400 15 Social and human service assistants 305,200 148,700 49 * Social workers 476,600 127,100 27 Legal Court reporters 17,800 2,300 13 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers 51,400 4,200 8 Lawyers 695,200 117,900 17 Paralegals and legal assistants 199,600 57,300 29 Education, training, library, and museum Archivists, curators, and museum technicians 22,300 3,800 17 Instructional coordinators 98,500 25,000 25 Librarians 167,100 16,800 10 Library technicians 119,300 20,000 17 Teacher assistants 1,276,700 294,100 23 ** Teachers--adult literacy and remedial and self-enrichment education 280,400 96,700 34 Teachers--postsecondary 1,581,200 602,700 38 ** ** Teachers--preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary 3,754,400 665,600 18 Teachers--special education 432,900 129,800 30 Art and design Artists and related workers 148,700 21,400 14 Designers 531,900 92,700 17 Entertainers and performers and sports and related Actors, producers and directors 139,200 25,100 18 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers 158,400 29,000 18 Dancers and choreographers 37,300 5,000 13 Musicians, singers, and related workers 215,400 34,800 16 Media and communication-related Announcers 75,700 -7,600 -10 Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators 93,000 18,200 20 Interpreters and translators 24,100 5,300 22 News analysts, reporters, and correspondents 65,700 4,100 6 Photographers 130,400 17,800 14 Public relations specialists 158,100 52,100 33 Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors 47,500 8,900 19 Writers and editors 318,600 51,100 16 Health diagnosing and treating Audiologists 10,900 3,200 29 Chiropractors 48,900 11,400 23 Dentists 152,600 6,300 4 Dietitians and nutritionists 48,900 8,700 18 Occupational therapists 81,600 28,700 35 Optometrists 32,100 5,500 17 Pharmacists 230,200 69,200 30 Physical therapists 136,900 48,300 35 Physician assistants 63,000 30,800 49 * Physicians and surgeons 583,000 113,500 19 Podiatrists 13,300 2,000 15 Recreational therapists 26,700 2,400 9 Registered nurses 2,284,500 623,200 27 ** Respiratory therapists 112,200 38,900 35 Speech-language pathologists 94,300 25,600 27 Veterinarians 57,500 14,400 25 Health technologists and technicians Cardiovascular technologists and technicians 43,400 14,600 34 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians 297,400 57,600 19 Dental hygienists 148,000 63,700 43 Diagnostic medical sonographers 36,500 8,800 24 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics 179,100 59,300 33 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses 701,900 141,800 20 Medical records and health information technicians 146,900 68,700 47 Nuclear medicine technologists 17,100 4,100 24 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians 41,400 5,400 13 Opticians, dispensing 63,200 11,500 18 Pharmacy technicians 210,800 60,700 29 Radiologic technologists and technicians 174,100 40,000 23 Surgical technologists 72,200 20,200 28 Veterinary technologists and technicians 52,700 23,200 44 ** Healthcare support Dental assistants 266,000 113,000 42 ** Medical assistants 364,600 214,800 59 Medical transcriptionists 100,800 22,800 23 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides 2,014,300 630,400 31 ** Occupational therapist assistants and aides 26,800 10,800 40 Pharmacy aides 60,300 10,600 18 Physical therapist assistants and aides 87,200 39,500 45 ** Protective service Correctional officers 475,600 111,100 23 Fire fighting occupations 358,900 71,800 20 Police and detectives 840,100 192,700 23 Private detectives and investigators 48,000 12,200 25 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers 1,004,400 319,300 32 ** Food preparation and serving related Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers 2,968,200 366,700 12 ** Food and beverage serving and related workers 6,539,000 1,133,000 17 ** Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance Building cleaning workers 3,988,700 587,700 15 ** Grounds maintenance workers 1,310,000 282,500 22 ** Pest control workers 61,600 10,400 17 Personal care and service Animal care and service workers 151,300 31,500 21 Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers 754,100 111,100 15 Child care workers 1,211,100 141,600 12 Flight attendants 104,000 16,600 16 Gaming services occupations 192,000 40,400 21 Personal and home care aides 607,600 245,900 40 ** ** Recreation and fitness workers 484,800 143,100 30 Sales and Related Cashiers 3,465,000 462,100 13 ** Counter and rental clerks 435,800 114,400 26 Demonstrators, product promoters, and models 179,200 30,300 17 Insurance sales agents 381,400 32,100 8 Real estate brokers and sales agents 406,800 19,900 5 Retail salespersons 4,075,800 595,900 15 ** Sales engineers 81,700 16,300 20 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing 1,857,100 356,300 19 ** Sales worker supervisors 2,395,000 204,000 9 ** Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 299,900 39,000 13 Travel agents 118,500 -16,400 -14 Office and administrative support Communications equipment operators 303,700 -31,900 -11 Computer operators 181,800 -30,400 -17 Customer service representatives 1,894,100 459,700 24 ** Data entry and information processing workers 632,800 -114,300 -18 Desktop publishers 35,000 10,200 29 Financial clerks (2) 3,725,900 260,700 7 ** Bill and account collectors 413,000 101,000 24 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators 506,600 40,200 8 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 1,983,100 59,300 3 Gaming cage workers 18,300 2,700 15 Payroll and timekeeping clerks 197,700 12,900 7 Procurement clerks 76,800 -5,200 -7 Tellers 530,400 49,800 9 Information and record clerks (2) 5,090,000 913,900 18 ** Brokerage clerks 77,900 -11,400 -15 Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks 79,700 -5,400 -7 File clerks 264,600 -700 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks 177,700 42,500 24 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping 173,800 33,500 19 Interviewers 457,200 18,700 4 Library assistants, clerical 120,400 25,900 21 Order clerks 329,700 -18,600 -6 Receptionists and information clerks 1,100,300 324,600 29 ** Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks 177,300 21,700 12 Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing occupations (2) 4,004,900 20,500 1 Cargo and freight agents 59,100 9,200 15 Couriers and messengers 132,300 5,300 4 Dispatchers 262,200 36,200 14 Meter readers, utilities 54,000 -7,600 -14 Production, planning, and expediting clerks 287,600 40,400 14 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks 803,000 24,200 3 Stock clerks and order fillers 1,627,700 -68,100 -4 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping 80,700 11,800 15 Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers 1,459,400 95,900 7 Office clerks, general 2,991,100 309,600 10 ** Postal Service workers 664,200 -28,500 -4 Secretaries and administrative assistants 4,104,300 183,600 4 Farming, fishing, and forestry Agricultural workers 795,100 35,600 4 Fishers and fishing vessel operators 36,400 -9,800 -27 Forest, conservation, and logging workers 81,100 -1,500 -2 Construction trades and related Boilermakers 24,600 400 2 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons 164,900 23,400 14 Carpenters 1,208,600 122,400 10 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers 163,700 27,400 17 Cement masons, concrete finishers, segmental pavers, and terrazzo workers 190,200 48,700 26 Construction and building inspectors 83,700 11,600 14 Construction equipment operators 415,800 44,500 11 Construction laborers 937,800 132,700 14 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers 176,100 37,500 21 Electricians 659,400 154,500 23 Elevator installers and repairers 21,000 3,600 17 Glaziers 48,500 8,300 17 Hazardous materials removal workers 37,600 16,200 43 * Insulation workers 53,500 8,500 16 Painters and paperhangers 467,600 53,100 11 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 550,100 98,800 18 Plasterers and stucco masons 59,100 8,000 14 Roofers 166,200 30,900 19 Sheet metal workers 205,000 40,600 20 Structural and reinforcing iron and metal workers 106,700 17,200 16 Installation, maintenance, and repair Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers 156,300 23,500 15 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers 172,200 14,200 8 Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers 42,600 3,700 9 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers 226,000 -3,500 -2 Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians 154,000 15,200 10 Automotive body and related repairers 220,100 28,600 13 Automotive service technicians and mechanics 818,200 101,200 12 Diesel service technicians and mechanics 267,200 37,800 14 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics 175,600 15,400 9 Small engine mechanics 66,900 12,500 19 Other installation, maintenance, and repair Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers 42,700 6,500 15 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 248,700 79,100 32 Home appliance repairers 42,000 2,300 5 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers, except millwrights 289,200 16,300 6 Line installers and repairers 268,400 33,000 12 Maintenance and repair workers, general 1,265,600 206,800 16 ** Millwrights 69,500 3,700 5 Precision instrument and equipment repairers 63,700 5,500 9 Assemblers and fabricators 2,121,800 -77,300 4 Food processing occupations 756,600 79,300 10 Metal workers and plastics workers Computer control programmers and operators 151,200 14,800 10 Machinists 386,800 31,900 8 Machine setters, operators, and tenders--metal and plastic 1,267,400 63,400 5 Tool and die makers 109,500 400 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers 451,700 66,700 15 Printing Bookbinders and bindery workers 98,000 -4,700 -5 Prepress technicians and workers 147,600 -5,100 -3 Printing machine operators 198,700 9,100 5 Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations 36,124 -152,500 -14 Woodworkers 373,600 19,200...
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