Employment by major occupational group

This file represents Table 1, Employment by major occupational group, 2006 and projected 2016, in "Occupational employment projections to 2016," published in the November 2007 Monthly Labor Review.

Table 1. Employment by major occupational group, 2006 and projected 2016 major groups
[Numbers in thousands]
2006 National Employment Matrix code and title Employment Change
Title    Code    Number Percent distribution Numeric Percent
2006 2016 2006 2016

Total, all occupations

00-0000 150,620 166,220 100.0 100.0 15,600 10.4

Management, business, and financial occupations(1)

11-1300 15,397 16,993 10.2 10.2 1,596 10.4

Professional and related occupations(2)

15-2900 29,819 34,790 19.8 20.9 4,970 16.7

Service occupations(3)

31-3900 28,950 33,780 19.2 20.3 4,830 16.7

Sales and related occupations

41-0000 15,985 17,203 10.6 10.3 1,218 7.6

Office and administrative support occupations

43-0000 24,344 26,089 16.2 15.7 1,745 7.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

45-0000 1,039 1,010 0.7 0.6 -29 -2.8

Construction and extraction occupations

47-0000 8,295 9,079 5.5 5.5 785 9.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

49-0000 5,883 6,433 3.9 3.9 550 9.3

Production occupations

51-0000 10,675 10,147 7.1 6.1 -528 -4.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

53-0000 10,233 10,695 6.8 6.4 462 4.5

Footnotes:
(1) Major occupational groups 11-0000 through 13-0000 in the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC).
(2) Major occupational groups 15-0000 through 29-0000 in the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC).
(3) Major occupational groups 31-0000 through 39-0000 in the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC).

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Last Modified Date: December 4, 2007