Employment by major occupational group

This table also can be found in the article, "Occupational Employment Projections to 2020," published in the January 2012 Monthly Labor Review.

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Table 1.1 Employment by major occupational group, 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

11-0000

Management Occupations

8,776.1

9,391.9

615.8

7.0

91,440

13-0000

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

6,789.2

7,961.7

1,172.5

17.3

60,670

15-0000

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

3,542.8

4,321.1

778.3

22.0

73,720

17-0000

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

2,433.4

2,686.2

252.8

10.4

70,610

19-0000

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

1,228.8

1,419.6

190.8

15.5

58,530

21-0000

Community and Social Service Occupations

2,402.7

2,985.0

582.3

24.2

39,280

23-0000

Legal Occupations

1,211.9

1,342.9

131.0

10.8

74,580

25-0000

Education, Training, and Library Occupations

9,193.6

10,597.3

1,403.7

15.3

45,690

27-0000

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

2,708.5

3,051.0

342.5

12.6

42,870

29-0000

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

7,799.3

9,819.0

2,019.7

25.9

58,490

31-0000

Healthcare Support Occupations

4,190.0

5,633.7

1,443.7

34.5

24,760

33-0000

Protective Service Occupations

3,302.5

3,667.0

364.5

11.0

36,660

35-0000

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

11,150.3

12,242.8

1,092.5

9.8

18,770

37-0000

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

5,498.5

6,162.5

664.0

12.1

22,490

39-0000

Personal Care and Service Occupations

4,994.7

6,331.4

1,336.6

26.8

20,640

41-0000

Sales and Related Occupations

14,915.6

16,784.7

1,869.1

12.5

24,370

43-0000

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

22,602.5

24,938.2

2,335.7

10.3

30,710

45-0000

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

972.1

952.6

-19.4

-2.0

19,630

47-0000

Construction and Extraction Occupations

6,328.0

7,735.2

1,407.2

22.2

39,080

49-0000

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

5,428.6

6,228.7

800.2

14.7

40,120

51-0000

Production Occupations

8,594.4

8,951.2

356.8

4.2

30,330

53-0000

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

9,004.8

10,333.4

1,328.7

14.8

28,400

Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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