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 |
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