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Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 | All Occupations

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Occupations ranked by percentage increase in employment

Percent change in employment 2002 to 2012

Change in employment (percent)Occupation
0.3%Dredge operators
0.3%Power plant operators
0.3%Stationary engineers and boiler operators
0.3%Switchboard operators, including answering service
0.4%Chemical engineers
0.4%Motion picture projectionists
0.4%Tool and die makers
0.5%Financial, information, and record clerks, all other
0.7%Electrical and electronics drafters
0.8%Derrick operators, oil and gas
0.8%Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
0.8%Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
0.8%Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators and tenders
0.9%Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
1.0%Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
1.1%Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
1.1%Legislators
1.3%Bookbinders
1.3%Geological and petroleum technicians
1.5%Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
1.5%Nuclear technicians
1.5%Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
1.6%Electrical powerline installers and repairers
1.7%Woodworkers, all other
1.7%Boilermakers
1.9%Mechanical drafters
2.0%Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
2.0%Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
2.1%Cooks, institution and cafeteria
2.1%Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
2.2%Helpers — brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
2.4%Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
2.4%Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
2.4%Real estate brokers
2.5%Electrical engineers
2.7%Motorboat operators
3.0%Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
3.0%Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
3.0%Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
3.3%Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
3.3%Furniture finishers
3.3%Service station attendants
3.4%Avionics technicians
3.5%Watch repairers
3.6%Dental laboratory technicians
3.6%Foundry mold and coremakers
3.6%Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
3.6%Patternmakers, metal and plastic
3.7%Law clerks
3.9%Helpers — extraction workers
4.0%Couriers and Messengers
4.0%Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
4.0%Forest and conservation technicians
4.0%Sailors and marine oilers
4.1%Conservation scientists
4.1%Dentists
4.1%Materials engineers
4.2%Architectural and civil drafters
4.2%Floor sanders and finishers
4.2%Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
4.2%Surveyors
4.3%Driver/sales workers
4.3%Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
4.4%Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
4.5%Farming, fishing, and forestry workers, all other
4.5%Forest and conservation workers
4.5%Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
4.5%Railcar repairers
4.5%Ship engineers
4.6%Printing machine operators
4.7%Chemical technicians
4.7%Foresters
4.7%Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
4.8%Mechanical engineers
4.8%Purchasing managers
4.8%Statisticians
4.9%Cooks, fast food
5.0%Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
5.1%Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
5.3%Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
5.3%Millwrights
5.4%Photographic process workers
5.5%Managers, all other
5.5%Home appliance repairers
5.5%Industrial machinery mechanics
5.6%Plant and system operators, all other
5.6%Water transportation workers, all other
5.6%Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
5.6%Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
5.7%Real estate sales agents
5.8%Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
5.9%Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
5.9%Maintenance workers, machinery
5.9%Paperhangers
5.9%Political scientists
5.9%Psychiatric technicians
6.1%Animal breeders
6.1%Computer hardware engineers
6.1%Etchers and engravers
6.2%News analysts, reporters and correspondents
6.2%Operations research analysts
6.2%Structural metal fabricators and fitters
6.3%Musical instrument repairers and tuners
6.4%Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
6.4%Roustabouts, oil and gas
6.5%Physical scientists, all other
6.5%Barbers
6.5%Hunters and trappers
6.5%Payroll and timekeeping clerks
6.6%Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
6.6%Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
6.6%First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
6.6%Funeral directors
6.6%Historians
6.6%Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
6.6%Lodging managers
6.6%Tire builders
6.7%Agricultural inspectors
6.7%Gas plant operators
6.7%Graders and sorters, agricultural products
6.8%Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
6.8%First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
6.9%Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
6.9%Farm and home management advisors
6.9%Physicists
7.0%Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
7.1%Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
7.1%Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
7.1%Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
7.1%Fish and game wardens
7.2%Food batchmakers
7.3%Agricultural equipment operators
7.6%Legal and related workers, all other
7.6%Civil engineering technicians
7.6%Cutters and trimmers, hand
7.7%Earth drillers, except oil and gas
7.7%Farm equipment mechanics
7.7%Helpers — production workers
7.7%Transportation inspectors
7.7%Zoologists and wildlife biologists
7.9%Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
7.9%Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
7.9%Industrial production managers
8.0%Civil engineers
8.0%Tire repairers and changers
8.2%Machinists
8.2%Pile-driver operators
8.3%Embalmers
8.3%Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
8.4%Insurance sales agents
8.5%Materials scientists
8.6%Bartenders
8.6%Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
8.7%Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
8.7%Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
8.7%Industrial engineering technicians
8.7%Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
8.8%Food cooking machine operators and tenders
8.9%Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
8.9%Financial examiners
8.9%Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
9.0%Cooks, short order
9.0%Dishwashers
9.0%Grinding and polishing workers, hand
9.0%Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
9.0%Vocational education teachers, middle school
9.0%Vocational education teachers, secondary school
9.1%Agricultural and food scientists
9.1%First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
9.1%Recreational therapists
9.2%Engineering managers
9.2%Job printers
9.2%Maids and housekeeping cleaners
9.2%Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
9.2%Photographic processing machine operators
9.3%Agricultural and food science technicians
9.3%Printing workers, all other
9.3%Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
9.3%Traffic technicians
9.4%Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
9.4%Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
9.4%Electronics engineers, except computer
9.4%First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
9.4%Tellers
9.5%Bailiffs
9.5%First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
9.6%Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
9.7%Engineers, all other
9.7%Social scientists and related workers, all other
9.7%Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
9.8%Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
10.0%Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
10.0%Insurance underwriters
10.0%Material moving workers, all other
10.1%Carpenters
10.1%Librarians
10.2%Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
10.3%Agricultural engineers
10.3%Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
10.3%Model makers, wood
10.4%Food servers, nonrestaurant
10.4%Highway maintenance workers
10.4%Office clerks, general
10.4%Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
10.6%Commercial divers
10.6%Fashion designers
10.6%Industrial engineers
10.7%Automotive glass installers and repairers
10.7%Urban and regional planners
10.8%Crane and tower operators
10.9%Architects, surveyors, and cartographers, all other
10.9%Helpers — pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
11.0%Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
11.0%Mechanical engineering technicians
11.0%Tour guides and escorts
11.1%Dancers
11.1%Industrial truck and tractor operators
11.2%Bakers
11.2%New-accounts clerks
11.2%Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
11.3%Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians, all other
11.3%Production workers, all other
11.3%Broadcast technicians
11.3%Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
11.3%Natural sciences managers
11.4%Art directors
11.4%Supervisors, farming, fishing, and forestry workers
11.5%Art and design workers, all other
11.5%Electro-mechanical technicians
11.5%Food service managers
11.5%Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
11.5%Parking enforcement workers
11.6%Fire inspectors
11.6%Painters, construction and maintenance
11.7%Childcare workers
11.7%Insurance appraisers, auto damage
11.8%Editors
11.8%Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations
11.8%Patternmakers, wood
11.8%Pipelayers
12.0%Construction managers
12.0%Control valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
12.1%First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material moving machine and vehicle operators
12.2%Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
12.2%Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
12.3%Court, municipal, and license clerks
12.3%Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
12.4%Automotive service technicians and mechanics
12.4%Conveyor operators and tenders
12.4%Floral designers
12.4%Gaming managers
12.6%Air traffic controllers
12.6%Animal control workers
12.6%Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
12.7%Chemists
12.7%Court reporters
12.7%Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
12.8%Anthropologists and archeologists
12.8%Property, real estate, and community association managers
13.0%Hoist and winch operators
13.0%Numerical tool and process control programmers
13.0%Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
13.2%Automotive body and related repairers
13.2%Cashiers, except gaming
13.2%Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
13.2%Subway, streetcar operators and all other rail transportation workers
13.4%Advertising sales agents
13.4%Food processing workers, all other
13.4%Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
13.4%Economists
13.4%Fence erectors
13.4%Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
13.4%Sociologists
13.5%Music directors and composers
13.5%Plasterers and stucco masons
13.6%Photographers
13.7%Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
13.8%Construction and building inspectors
14.0%Budget analysts
14.0%First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
14.0%Helpers — carpenters
14.1%First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
14.1%Production, planning, and expediting clerks
14.1%Stonemasons
14.2%Brickmasons and blockmasons
14.2%Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
14.2%Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
14.2%Construction laborers
14.3%Protective service workers, all other
14.3%Animal trainers
14.3%Riggers
14.3%Rock splitters, quarry
14.4%Baggage porters and bellhops
14.4%Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
14.4%Packers and packagers, hand
14.5%Gaming cage workers
14.5%Models
14.5%Psychiatric aides
14.6%Computer programmers
14.6%Model makers, metal and plastic
14.6%Retail salespersons
14.6%Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
14.7%Commercial and industrial designers
14.7%Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
14.7%Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
14.8%Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
14.8%Medical equipment repairers
14.8%Slot key persons
14.8%Total, all occupations
14.9%Actuaries
14.9%Commercial pilots
14.9%Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
15.0%Educational, vocational, and school counselors
15.0%Podiatrists
15.1%Transportation workers, all other
15.1%Cartographers and photogrammetrists
15.1%Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
15.2%Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
15.2%Bus drivers, transit and intercity
15.2%Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
15.2%Elementary school teachers, except special education
15.2%Terrazzo workers and finishers
15.3%Concierges
15.3%First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
15.4%Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers, all other
15.4%First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
15.5%Cargo and freight agents
15.5%Clergy
15.5%First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
15.5%Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
15.6%Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
15.6%Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
15.7%Gaming supervisors
15.8%Chefs and head cooks
15.8%Choreographers
15.8%Insulation workers
15.8%Multi-media artists and animators
15.9%Cooks, restaurant
15.9%Flight attendants
15.9%Helpers — painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
15.9%Structural iron and steel workers
15.9%Transit and railroad police
16.0%Industrial-organizational psychologists
16.0%Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
16.1%Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers, all other
16.1%Medical appliance technicians
16.1%Writers and authors
16.2%Atmospheric scientists
16.2%First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
16.3%Audio-visual collections specialists
16.3%Maintenance and repair workers, general
16.4%Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
16.4%Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
16.4%Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
16.5%Crossing guards
16.5%Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
16.5%Segmental pavers
16.6%Shampooers
16.7%Bus drivers, school
16.7%Chief executives
16.7%Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
16.7%Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
16.8%Carpet installers
16.8%Library technicians
16.9%Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
17.0%Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
17.0%Demonstrators and product promoters
17.0%Lawyers
17.0%Pest control workers
17.0%Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
17.1%Elevator installers and repairers
17.1%Musicians and singers
17.1%Optometrists
17.2%Airfield operations specialists
17.2%Media and communication workers, all other
17.2%Glaziers
17.2%Medical secretaries
17.3%Architects, except landscape and naval
17.5%Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
17.5%Painters, transportation equipment
17.5%Waiters and waitresses
17.6%Financial specialists, all other
17.6%Appraisers and assessors of real estate
17.6%Painting, coating, and decorating workers
17.6%Pharmacy aides
17.6%Refuse and recyclable material collectors
17.7%Actors
17.8%Dietitians and nutritionists
17.8%Loan counselors
17.9%Helpers — electricians
18.1%Medical equipment preparers
18.1%Slaughterers and meat packers
18.2%Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
18.2%Opticians, dispensing
18.2%Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
18.3%Life scientists, all other
18.3%Coaches and scouts
18.3%Financial managers
18.3%Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
18.3%Motorboat mechanics
18.3%Producers and directors
18.4%General and operations managers
18.5%Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
18.6%Cost estimators
18.6%Roofers
18.6%Tree trimmers and pruners
18.7%Credit analysts
18.7%Financial analysts
18.7%First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
18.7%Motorcycle mechanics
18.7%Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
18.8%Bicycle repairers
18.8%Legal secretaries
18.8%Loan officers
18.8%Telecommunications line installers and repairers
18.9%Forensic science technicians
18.9%Funeral attendants
18.9%Orthotists and prosthetists
18.9%Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
18.9%Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
19.0%First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
19.0%Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
19.1%Education administrators, all other
19.1%Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
19.2%Athletes and sports competitors
19.2%Parking lot attendants
19.3%Helpers — roofers
19.3%Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
19.3%Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
19.3%Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
19.4%Air transportation workers, all other
19.4%Helpers — construction trades, all other
19.4%Biological technicians
19.4%Human resources managers
19.4%Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
19.4%Skin care specialists
19.5%Accountants and auditors
19.5%Geographers
19.5%Physicians and surgeons
19.6%Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers, all other
19.7%Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
19.8%Administrative services managers
19.8%Sheet metal workers
19.9%Sales engineers
20.0%Microbiologists
20.1%Media and communication equipment workers, all other
20.2%Dietetic technicians
20.2%Food preparation workers
20.2%Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
20.3%Helpers — installation, maintenance, and repair workers
20.4%Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
20.5%Recreation workers
20.7%Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
20.7%Firefighters
20.8%Tapers
20.9%Set and exhibit designers
21.0%Hydrologists
21.0%Locksmiths and safe repairers
21.1%Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
21.2%Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
21.3%Gaming service workers, all other
21.3%Marketing managers
21.3%Meeting and convention planners
21.4%Drywall and ceiling tile installers
21.5%Library assistants, clerical
21.6%First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
21.7%Interior designers
21.7%Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
21.8%Mechanical door repairers
21.8%Recreational vehicle service technicians
21.9%Graphic designers
21.9%Health educators
22.0%Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
22.1%Interpreters and translators
22.2%Landscape architects
22.2%Nonfarm animal caretakers
22.3%Biological scientists, all other
22.4%Detectives and criminal investigators
22.4%Marriage and family therapists
22.6%Medical transcriptionists
22.7%Manicurists and pedicurists
22.8%Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
22.9%Biochemists and biophysicists
22.9%Radiologic technologists and technicians
23.0%Teacher assistants
23.1%Surveying and mapping technicians
23.2%Child, family, and school social workers
23.2%Tax preparers
23.2%Truck drivers, light or delivery services
23.3%Chiropractors
23.3%Manufactured building and mobile home installers
23.3%Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
23.4%Electricians
23.4%Market research analysts
23.4%Public relations managers
23.6%Nuclear medicine technologists
23.7%Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
23.9%First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
23.9%Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
24.0%Diagnostic medical sonographers
24.1%Directors, religious activities and education
24.1%Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
24.2%Correctional officers and jailers
24.3%Sales and related workers, all other
24.3%Customer service representatives
24.4%Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
24.4%Gaming and sports book writers and runners
24.5%Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
24.5%Bill and account collectors
24.6%Library, museum, training, and other education workers, all other
24.6%Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
24.7%Gaming dealers
24.7%Police and sheriff's patrol officers
24.9%Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
25.0%Advertising and promotions managers
25.1%Costume attendants
25.1%Veterinarians
25.2%Motor vehicle operators, all other
25.3%Private detectives and investigators
25.4%Instructional coordinators
25.5%Sound engineering technicians
25.9%Education administrators, postsecondary
25.9%Personal care and service workers, all other
26.1%Biomedical engineers
26.1%Cement masons and concrete finishers
26.2%Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
26.3%Counter and rental clerks
26.4%Film and video editors
26.5%Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
26.5%Tile and marble setters
26.6%Healthcare support workers, all other
26.7%Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
26.7%Audio and video equipment technicians
26.7%Mental health counselors
26.9%Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
27.1%Massage therapists
27.1%Technical writers
27.2%Health practitioners and technical workers, all other
27.2%Kindergarten teachers, except special education
27.2%Speech-language pathologists
27.3%Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
27.3%Registered nurses
27.5%Business operations specialists, all other
27.7%Social and community service managers
27.8%Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
27.8%Amusement and recreation attendants
27.9%Surgical technologists
27.9%Training and development specialists
28.0%Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
28.0%Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
28.2%Emergency management specialists
28.3%Counselors, social, and religious workers, all other
28.4%Environmental engineering technicians
28.6%Medical and public health social workers
28.7%Paralegals and legal assistants
28.8%Pharmacy technicians
29.0%Audiologists
29.2%Desktop publishers
29.3%Medical and health services managers
29.5%Receptionists and information clerks
29.9%Athletic trainers
29.9%Computer and information scientists, research
30.0%Special education teachers
30.1%Pharmacists
30.2%Security and fire alarm systems installers
30.3%Computer support specialists
30.4%Management analysts
30.5%Sales managers
31.6%Radiation therapists
31.8%Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
31.9%Security guards
32.0%Construction trades and related workers, all other
32.0%Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
32.5%Epidemiologists
32.9%Public relations specialists
33.1%Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
33.5%Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
33.6%Residential advisors
33.6%Survey researchers
33.7%Teachers, primary, secondary, and adult, all other
33.8%Rehabilitation counselors
34.2%Respiratory therapy technicians
34.5%Mental health and substance abuse social workers
34.6%Personal financial advisors
34.8%Respiratory therapists
35.2%Occupational therapists
35.3%Physical therapists
36.1%Computer and information systems managers
36.2%Preschool teachers, except special education
36.5%Computer specialists, all other
36.8%Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
37.4%Network and computer systems administrators
38.1%Postsecondary teachers
38.2%Environmental engineers
39.2%Occupational therapist assistants
39.4%Computer systems analysts
40.1%Self-enrichment education teachers
40.5%Personal and home care aides
42.5%Dental assistants
42.6%Occupational therapist aides
43.1%Dental hygienists
43.1%Hazardous materials removal workers
44.1%Veterinary technologists and technicians
44.2%Database administrators
44.5%Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
44.6%Physical therapist assistants
45.5%Computer software engineers, applications
45.5%Computer software engineers, systems software
46.4%Physical therapist aides
46.8%Medical records and health information technicians
48.1%Home health aides
48.7%Social and human service assistants
48.9%Physician assistants
57.0%Network systems and data communications analysts
58.9%Medical assistants

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