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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

The Twenty Largest White-Collar Occupations
as of September 2011 and Compared to September 2001

Occupation CodeOccupationSeptember 2011September 2001ChangePercent Change
0301MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM 106,706 62,201 44,505 71.6
2210INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 81,280 60,817 20,463 33.6
0303MISCELLANEOUS CLERK AND ASSISTANT 77,723 78,224 -501 -.6
0343MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 71,157 44,780 26,377 58.9
0610NURSE 71,135 45,775 25,360 55.4
1802COMPLIANCE INSPECTION AND SUPPORT 57,196 8,331 48,865 586.5
1811CRIMINAL INVESTIGATON 44,836 36,209 8,627 23.8
1102CONTRACTING 36,841 27,112 9,729 35.9
0905GENERAL ATTORNEY 35,614 27,659 7,955 28.8
1101GENERAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY 34,400 22,544 11,856 52.6
1801GENERAL INSPECTION, INVESTIGATION, ENFOR 33,575 12,212 21,363 174.9
0602MEDICAL OFFICER 30,959 22,150 8,809 39.8
0105SOCIAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION 28,722 26,709 2,013 7.5
0962CONTACT REPRESENTATIVE 26,728 27,620 -892 -3.2
0801GENERAL ENGINEERING 25,619 18,413 7,206 39.1
0501FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM 25,147 10,930 14,217 130.1
0318SECRETARY 23,699 47,524 -23,825 -50.1
2152AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 22,272 24,068 -1,796 -7.5
0401GENERAL NAT. RESOURCES MGT AND BIO SCIENCE 21,568 11,927 9,641 80.8
1896CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SERIES 21,291 9,622 11,669 121.3

SOURCE: U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Data Analysis Group
EHRI-Statistical Data Mart (SDM)

*From the FedScope at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Questions/Comments to: fedstats@opm.gov

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