Fastest declining occupations
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Table 1.5: Fastest declining occupations, 2010 and projected 2020
(Numbers in thousands)
2010 National Employment Matrix title and code |
Employment |
Change, 2010-20 |
Median annual wage, 2010 |
2010 |
2020 |
Number |
Percent |
00-0000 |
Total, All Occupations |
143,068.2 |
163,537.1 |
20,468.9 |
14.3 |
$33,840 |
51-6042 |
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders |
3.2 |
1.5 |
-1.7 |
-53.4 |
26,280 |
43-5053 |
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators |
142.0 |
73.0 |
-68.9 |
-48.5 |
53,080 |
43-5051 |
Postal Service Clerks |
65.6 |
34.0 |
-31.6 |
-48.2 |
53,100 |
51-6092 |
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers |
6.0 |
3.9 |
-2.1 |
-35.6 |
38,970 |
11-9131 |
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
24.5 |
17.7 |
-6.8 |
-27.8 |
60,300 |
51-6031 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
163.2 |
121.1 |
-42.1 |
-25.8 |
20,600 |
43-2011 |
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service |
142.5 |
109.3 |
-33.2 |
-23.3 |
24,920 |
51-6062 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
14.9 |
11.7 |
-3.3 |
-21.8 |
23,490 |
51-6063 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
22.5 |
18.4 |
-4.1 |
-18.2 |
25,870 |
51-9141 |
Semiconductor Processors |
21.1 |
17.3 |
-3.8 |
-17.9 |
33,130 |
Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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