Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 | All Occupations

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Occupations ranked by projected employment

Projected 2012 employment, total, all industries

Number of workers	Occupation
1,000	Geographers
2,000	Fabric menders, except garment
2,000	Historians
2,000	Hunters and trappers
2,000	Industrial-organizational psychologists
2,000	Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
2,000	Shuttle car operators
3,000	Agricultural engineers
3,000	Bridge and lock tenders
3,000	Dredge operators
3,000	Loading machine operators, underground mining
3,000	Mathematicians
3,000	Nuclear power reactor operators
3,000	Radio operators
3,000	Rock splitters, quarry
3,000	Roof bolters, mining
3,000	Segmental pavers
3,000	Sociologists
4,000	Architects, surveyors, and cartographers, all other
4,000	Mining machine operators, all other
4,000	Water transportation workers, all other
4,000	Motorboat operators
4,000	Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
5,000	Anthropologists and archeologists
5,000	Commercial divers
5,000	Costume attendants
5,000	Epidemiologists
5,000	Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
5,000	Marine engineers and naval architects
5,000	Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
5,000	Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
5,000	Model makers, wood
5,000	Models
5,000	Patternmakers, wood
5,000	Radio mechanics
5,000	Shoe machine operators and tenders
5,000	Watch repairers
6,000	Camera and photographic equipment repairers
6,000	Nuclear technicians
6,000	Orthotists and prosthetists
6,000	Pile-driver operators
6,000	Political scientists
6,000	Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
6,000	Traffic technicians
6,000	Travel guides
7,000	Airfield operations specialists
7,000	Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
7,000	Bookbinders
7,000	Continuous mining machine operators
7,000	Embalmers
7,000	Gaming managers
7,000	Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
7,000	Musical instrument repairers and tuners
7,000	Patternmakers, metal and plastic
7,000	Terrazzo workers and finishers
7,000	Transit and railroad police
8,000	Bicycle repairers
8,000	Cooks, private household
8,000	Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
8,000	Fabric and apparel patternmakers
8,000	Fish and game wardens
8,000	Materials scientists
8,000	Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations
8,000	Signal and track switch repairers
9,000	Atmospheric scientists
9,000	Motion picture projectionists
9,000	Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
9,000	Ship engineers
10,000	Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
10,000	Animal breeders
10,000	Biomedical engineers
10,000	Cartographers and photogrammetrists
10,000	Etchers and engravers
10,000	Forensic science technicians
10,000	Hoist and winch operators
10,000	Hydrologists
10,000	Log graders and scalers
10,000	Model makers, metal and plastic
10,000	Wellhead pumpers
11,000	Audio-visual collections specialists
11,000	Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
11,000	Geological and petroleum technicians
12,000	Animal control workers
12,000	Extraction workers, all other
12,000	Occupational therapist aides
12,000	Parking enforcement workers
12,000	Petroleum engineers
12,000	Power distributors and dispatchers
12,000	Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
13,000	Gas plant operators
13,000	Mechanical door repairers
13,000	Pourers and casters, metal
13,000	Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
13,000	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
14,000	Air transportation workers, all other
14,000	Communications equipment operators, all other
14,000	Audiologists
14,000	Emergency management specialists
14,000	Fallers
14,000	Foresters
14,000	Physicists
14,000	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
14,000	Shoe and leather workers and repairers
15,000	Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
15,000	Derrick operators, oil and gas
15,000	Forest and conservation workers
15,000	Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
15,000	Podiatrists
15,000	Railcar repairers
15,000	Recreational vehicle service technicians
15,000	Set and exhibit designers
15,000	Tire builders
16,000	Bailiffs
16,000	Fashion designers
16,000	Fire inspectors
16,000	Insurance appraisers, auto damage
16,000	Medical appliance technicians
16,000	Nuclear engineers
16,000	Riggers
16,000	Sound engineering technicians
16,000	Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
16,000	Zoologists and wildlife biologists
17,000	Agricultural inspectors
17,000	Farm and home management advisors
17,000	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
17,000	Subway, streetcar operators and all other rail transportation workers
17,000	Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
18,000	Actuaries
18,000	Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
18,000	Athletes and sports competitors
18,000	Economists
18,000	Floor sanders and finishers
18,000	Gaming and sports book writers and runners
18,000	Motorcycle mechanics
18,000	Radiation therapists
19,000	Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
19,000	Athletic trainers
19,000	Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
19,000	Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
19,000	Stonemasons
19,000	Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
19,000	Vocational education teachers, middle school
20,000	Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
20,000	Agricultural and food scientists
20,000	Choreographers
20,000	Concierges
20,000	Conservation scientists
20,000	Court reporters
20,000	Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
20,000	Forest and conservation technicians
20,000	Microbiologists
21,000	Biochemists and biophysicists
21,000	Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
21,000	Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
21,000	Gaming cage workers
21,000	Nuclear medicine technologists
21,000	Paperhangers
21,000	Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
21,000	Statisticians
22,000	Agricultural and food science technicians
22,000	Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
22,000	Dancers
22,000	Manufactured building and mobile home installers
22,000	Numerical tool and process control programmers
22,000	Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
22,000	Statistical assistants
22,000	Telephone operators
23,000	Printing workers, all other
24,000	Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
24,000	Automotive glass installers and repairers
24,000	Avionics technicians
24,000	Commercial pilots
24,000	Environmental engineering technicians
24,000	Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
24,000	Foundry mold and coremakers
24,000	Slot key persons
24,000	Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
25,000	Boilermakers
25,000	Earth drillers, except oil and gas
25,000	Elevator installers and repairers
25,000	Film and video editors
25,000	Helpers — roofers
25,000	Materials engineers
25,000	Postmasters and mail superintendents
26,000	Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers, all other
26,000	Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
26,000	Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
26,000	Funeral directors
26,000	Motorboat mechanics
26,000	Occupational therapist assistants
26,000	Proofreaders and copy markers
26,000	Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
27,000	Financial examiners
27,000	Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
27,000	Fishers and related fishing workers
27,000	Survey researchers
28,000	Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
28,000	Landscape architects
28,000	Locksmiths and safe repairers
28,000	Sailors and marine oilers
29,000	Air traffic controllers
29,000	Media and communication equipment workers, all other
29,000	Woodworkers, all other
29,000	Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
29,000	Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
29,000	Interpreters and translators
29,000	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
29,000	Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
29,000	Marriage and family therapists
29,000	Recreational therapists
29,000	Sewers, hand
29,000	Shampooers
30,000	Animal trainers
30,000	Computer and information scientists, research
30,000	Helpers — extraction workers
30,000	Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
30,000	Photographic process workers
30,000	Skin care specialists
31,000	Life scientists, all other
31,000	Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
31,000	Fence erectors
31,000	Funeral attendants
31,000	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
31,000	Locomotive engineers and operators
31,000	Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
31,000	Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
32,000	Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers, all other
32,000	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
32,000	Education administrators, all other
32,000	Transportation inspectors
33,000	Plant and system operators, all other
33,000	Biological scientists, all other
33,000	Chemical engineers
33,000	Correspondence clerks
33,000	Cutters and trimmers, hand
33,000	Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
33,000	Medical equipment repairers
33,000	Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
33,000	Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
34,000	Roustabouts, oil and gas
35,000	Dietetic technicians
35,000	Electro-mechanical technicians
35,000	Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
35,000	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
35,000	Respiratory therapy technicians
36,000	Helpers — painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
36,000	Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
36,000	Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
36,000	Power plant operators
36,000	Railroad conductors and yardmasters
36,000	Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators and tenders
36,000	Urban and regional planners
37,000	Food cooking machine operators and tenders
37,000	Loan counselors
38,000	Electrical and electronics drafters
38,000	Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
38,000	Farm equipment mechanics
38,000	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
38,000	Optometrists
39,000	Physical scientists, all other
39,000	Broadcast technicians
39,000	Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
40,000	First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
40,000	Painting, coating, and decorating workers
40,000	Tour guides and escorts
41,000	Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers, all other
41,000	Furniture finishers
41,000	Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
41,000	Logging equipment operators
42,000	Control valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
42,000	Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
42,000	Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
42,000	Semiconductor processors
42,000	Tile and marble setters
43,000	Medical equipment preparers
44,000	Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
44,000	Home appliance repairers
45,000	Desktop publishers
45,000	Diagnostic medical sonographers
45,000	Gaming supervisors
45,000	Meeting and convention planners
45,000	Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
46,000	Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
46,000	Meter readers, utilities
46,000	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
47,000	Transportation workers, all other
47,000	Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
48,000	Food processing workers, all other
48,000	Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
48,000	Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
49,000	Gaming service workers, all other
49,000	Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
49,000	Dental laboratory technicians
49,000	Engine and other machine assemblers
49,000	Grinding and polishing workers, hand
49,000	Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
49,000	Tapers
50,000	Law clerks
51,000	Chemical plant and system operators
51,000	Natural sciences managers
51,000	Upholsterers
52,000	Graders and sorters, agricultural products
53,000	Helpers — construction trades, all other
53,000	Audio and video equipment technicians
53,000	Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
54,000	Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
54,000	Hazardous materials removal workers
54,000	Health educators
54,000	Physical therapist aides
55,000	Crane and tower operators
55,000	Electromechanical equipment assemblers
56,000	Art directors
56,000	Chemical equipment operators and tenders
56,000	Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
56,000	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
56,000	Stationary engineers and boiler operators
57,000	Biological technicians
57,000	Glaziers
58,000	Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
58,000	Dietitians and nutritionists
58,000	Supervisors, farming, fishing, and forestry workers
58,000	Surveyors
59,000	Commercial and industrial designers
59,000	Painters, transportation equipment
59,000	Photographic processing machine operators
60,000	Chiropractors
60,000	Private detectives and investigators
60,000	Security and fire alarm systems installers
61,000	Helpers — brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
61,000	Job printers
61,000	Mechanical engineering technicians
62,000	Insulation workers
62,000	Music directors and composers
62,000	Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
63,000	Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
63,000	Manicurists and pedicurists
63,000	Psychiatric technicians
63,000	Technical writers
65,000	Agricultural equipment operators
65,000	Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
65,000	Conveyor operators and tenders
65,000	Environmental engineers
65,000	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
65,000	Pipelayers
66,000	Operations research analysts
67,000	Baggage porters and bellhops
67,000	Brokerage clerks
67,000	Industrial engineering technicians
67,000	Plasterers and stucco masons
68,000	Media and communication workers, all other
68,000	Announcers
68,000	Cargo and freight agents
68,000	Legislators
68,000	Psychiatric aides
69,000	Tree trimmers and pruners
70,000	First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
70,000	Barbers
70,000	News analysts, reporters and correspondents
71,000	Budget analysts
71,000	Pharmacy aides
71,000	Residential advisors
72,000	Chemical technicians
72,000	Pest control workers
72,000	Procurement clerks
72,000	Veterinarians
73,000	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
73,000	Interior designers
73,000	Lodging managers
73,000	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
73,000	Millwrights
73,000	Physical therapist assistants
74,000	Actors
74,000	Aerospace engineers
74,000	Social scientists and related workers, all other
74,000	Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
74,000	First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
74,000	Mechanical drafters
74,000	Surveying and mapping technicians
75,000	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
75,000	Opticians, dispensing
76,000	Veterinary technologists and technicians
77,000	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
77,000	Postal service clerks
78,000	Computer hardware engineers
78,000	Credit analysts
79,000	Food batchmakers
79,000	Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
79,000	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
80,000	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
81,000	Prepress technicians and workers
83,000	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
83,000	Eligibility interviewers, government programs
83,000	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
85,000	Public relations managers
86,000	Bindery workers
86,000	Crossing guards
86,000	Material moving workers, all other
86,000	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
87,000	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
87,000	Multi-media artists and animators
88,000	Helpers — pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
89,000	Tire repairers and changers
90,000	Producers and directors
90,000	Structural iron and steel workers
91,000	Office machine operators, except computer
91,000	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
92,000	Surgical technologists
93,000	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
94,000	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
94,000	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
94,000	Physician assistants
94,000	Structural metal fabricators and fitters
95,000	Chemists
95,000	Construction and building inspectors
96,000	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
96,000	Carpet installers
97,000	Gaming dealers
97,000	Maintenance workers, machinery
97,000	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
98,000	Sales engineers
98,000	Tax preparers
98,000	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
99,000	Civil engineering technicians
99,000	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
101,000	Farming, fishing, and forestry workers, all other
101,000	Real estate brokers
102,000	Travel agents
103,000	Electrical powerline installers and repairers
104,000	Appraisers and assessors of real estate
104,000	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
105,000	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
106,000	Art and design workers, all other
106,000	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
107,000	Advertising and promotions managers
107,000	Mental health counselors
107,000	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
109,000	Legal and related workers, all other
110,000	Architectural and civil drafters
110,000	New-accounts clerks
110,000	Occupational therapists
110,000	Tool and die makers
111,000	Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
111,000	Helpers — carpenters
111,000	Service station attendants
112,000	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
112,000	Insurance underwriters
113,000	Purchasing managers
114,000	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
115,000	Detectives and criminal investigators
115,000	Vocational education teachers, secondary school
115,000	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
116,000	Library, museum, training, and other education workers, all other
116,000	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
116,000	Respiratory therapists
117,000	Floral designers
117,000	Helpers — electricians
117,000	Massage therapists
119,000	Court, municipal, and license clerks
120,000	Speech-language pathologists
121,000	Flight attendants
121,000	Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
123,000	Instructional coordinators
124,000	Medical transcriptionists
128,000	Mental health and substance abuse social workers
128,000	Parking lot attendants
129,000	Butchers and meatcutters
131,000	Directors, religious activities and education
131,000	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
133,000	Architects, except landscape and naval
133,000	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
134,000	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
134,000	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
137,000	Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
138,000	Couriers and Messengers
138,000	Medical and public health social workers
138,000	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
139,000	Motor vehicle operators, all other
139,000	Library technicians
144,000	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
145,000	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
145,000	Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers, all other
145,000	Editors
146,000	Construction trades and related workers, all other
146,000	Library assistants, clerical
146,000	Loan interviewers and clerks
148,000	Photographers
148,000	Word processors and typists
149,000	Electronics engineers, except computer
151,000	Computer operators
151,000	Slaughterers and meat packers
153,000	Chefs and head cooks
153,000	Coaches and scouts
153,000	Nonfarm animal caretakers
157,000	Education administrators, postsecondary
158,000	Refuse and recyclable material collectors
159,000	Database administrators
159,000	Dentists
160,000	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
160,000	Electrical engineers
161,000	Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
161,000	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
161,000	Writers and authors
162,000	Machine feeders and offbearers
162,000	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
164,000	Drywall and ceiling tile installers
164,000	Rehabilitation counselors
164,000	Social and community service managers
165,000	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
165,000	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
166,000	Market research analysts
167,000	Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians, all other
168,000	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
168,000	Personal care and service workers, all other
169,000	Brickmasons and blockmasons
170,000	Highway maintenance workers
170,000	Personal financial advisors
171,000	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
173,000	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
175,000	Industrial engineers
176,000	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
178,000	Advertising sales agents
179,000	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
179,000	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
180,000	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
181,000	Helpers — installation, maintenance, and repair workers
182,000	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
184,000	Librarians
185,000	Physical therapists
189,000	Musicians and singers
190,000	Financial specialists, all other
192,000	Bakers
194,000	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
197,000	Industrial production managers
197,000	Roofers
199,000	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
199,000	Telecommunications line installers and repairers
204,000	Demonstrators and product promoters
204,000	Financial analysts
207,000	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
207,000	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
208,000	Industrial machinery mechanics
208,000	Printing machine operators
210,000	Public relations specialists
211,000	Payroll and timekeeping clerks
212,000	Dental hygienists
214,000	Kindergarten teachers, except special education
214,000	Radiologic technologists and technicians
215,000	Food servers, nonrestaurant
216,000	Medical records and health information technicians
216,000	Sewing machine operators
217,000	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
220,000	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
223,000	Cost estimators
223,000	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
224,000	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
225,000	Automotive body and related repairers
225,000	Mechanical engineers
226,000	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
229,000	Cement masons and concrete finishers
229,000	Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
230,000	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
231,000	Engineering managers
232,000	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material moving machine and vehicle operators
233,000	Bus drivers, transit and intercity
236,000	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
236,000	Switchboard operators, including answering service
238,000	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
241,000	Health practitioners and technical workers, all other
242,000	Human resources managers
243,000	Parts salespersons
246,000	Civil engineers
246,000	Marketing managers
246,000	Sheet metal workers
247,000	Cooks, short order
247,000	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
251,000	Healthcare support workers, all other
257,000	Paralegals and legal assistants
258,000	Graphic designers
260,000	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
260,000	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
262,000	Computer specialists, all other
262,000	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
262,000	Educational, vocational, and school counselors
264,000	File clerks
264,000	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
266,000	Loan officers
267,000	Engineers, all other
267,000	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
267,000	Training and development specialists
271,000	Protective service workers, all other
271,000	Pharmacy technicians
273,000	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
276,000	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
281,000	Self-enrichment education teachers
292,000	Network systems and data communications analysts
299,000	Amusement and recreation attendants
299,000	Pharmacists
302,000	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
305,000	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
306,000	Financial, information, and record clerks, all other
311,000	Order clerks
313,000	Legal secretaries
315,000	Medical and health services managers
318,000	Counselors, social, and religious workers, all other
325,000	Real estate sales agents
328,000	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
328,000	Production, planning, and expediting clerks
330,000	Property, real estate, and community association managers
333,000	Postal service mail carriers
338,000	Child, family, and school social workers
339,000	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
340,000	Firefighters
345,000	Network and computer systems administrators
347,000	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
360,000	Assemblers and fabricators, all other
364,000	Recreation workers
371,000	Data entry keyers
374,000	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
379,000	Dental assistants
384,000	Administrative services managers
387,000	Computer and information systems managers
389,000	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
398,000	Medical secretaries
406,000	Telemarketers
409,000	Computer software engineers, systems software
413,000	Insurance sales agents
419,000	Machinists
430,000	Food service managers
431,000	Secretaries, administrative assistants, and other office support workers, all other
435,000	Construction managers
445,000	Cooks, institution and cafeteria
448,000	Sales managers
450,000	Driver/sales workers
454,000	Social and human service assistants
457,000	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
463,000	Clergy
468,000	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
470,000	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
475,000	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
500,000	Production workers, all other
500,000	Painters, construction and maintenance
503,000	Bartenders
503,000	Helpers — production workers
512,000	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
514,000	Bill and account collectors
528,000	Bus drivers, school
531,000	Correctional officers and jailers
539,000	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
545,000	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
547,000	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
550,000	Counter and rental clerks
551,000	Dishwashers
563,000	Special education teachers
571,000	Computer programmers
573,000	Computer software engineers, applications
577,000	Preschool teachers, except special education
579,000	Medical assistants
580,000	Tellers
584,000	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
617,000	Cooks, fast food
637,000	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
637,000	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
641,000	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
645,000	Chief executives
653,000	Computer systems analysts
659,000	Industrial truck and tractor operators
660,000	Computer support specialists
671,000	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
697,000	Physicians and surgeons
709,000	Financial managers
717,000	Sales and related workers, all other
722,000	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
753,000	Management analysts
772,000	Police and sheriff's patrol officers
800,000	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
803,000	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
813,000	Lawyers
814,000	Electricians
827,000	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
843,000	Cooks, restaurant
844,000	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
854,000	Personal and home care aides
859,000	Home health aides
908,000	Teachers, primary, secondary, and adult, all other
919,000	Automotive service technicians and mechanics
920,000	Farmers and ranchers
1,022,000	Food preparation workers
1,052,000	Packers and packagers, hand
1,070,000	Construction laborers
1,155,000	Team assemblers
1,167,000	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
1,259,000	Truck drivers, light or delivery services
1,261,000	Accountants and auditors
1,311,000	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
1,313,000	Security guards
1,325,000	Managers, all other
1,331,000	Carpenters
1,346,000	Business operations specialists, all other
1,353,000	Childcare workers
1,425,000	Receptionists and information clerks
1,472,000	Maintenance and repair workers, general
1,555,000	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
1,560,000	Stock clerks and order fillers
1,571,000	Teacher assistants
1,629,000	Maids and housekeeping cleaners
1,658,000	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
1,690,000	Elementary school teachers, except special education
1,718,000	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
1,738,000	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
1,918,000	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
1,962,000	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
2,042,000	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
2,104,000	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
2,184,000	Postsecondary teachers
2,354,000	Customer service representatives
2,378,000	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
2,425,000	General and operations managers
2,444,000	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
2,464,000	Waiters and waitresses
2,681,000	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
2,908,000	Registered nurses
3,301,000	Office clerks, general
3,886,000	Cashiers, except gaming
4,672,000	Retail salespersons
165,319,000	Total, all occupations

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