Occupations ranked by Employment

2004 employment, total, all industries

Number of workers	Occupation
1,000	Geographers
1,000	Prosthodontists
1,000	Segmental pavers
1,000	Hunters and trappers
2,000	Industrial-organizational psychologists
2,000	Radio operators
2,000	Models
2,000	Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
2,000	Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
2,000	Mathematical technicians
3,000	Historians
3,000	Commercial divers
3,000	Fabric menders, except garment
3,000	Patternmakers, wood
3,000	Model makers, wood
3,000	Animal scientists
3,000	Agricultural engineers
3,000	Shuttle car operators
3,000	Mining machine operators, all other
3,000	Dredge operators
3,000	Motorboat operators
3,000	Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
3,000	Rock splitters, quarry
3,000	Mathematicians
4,000	Communications equipment operators, all other
4,000	Bridge and lock tenders
4,000	Watch repairers
4,000	Costume attendants
4,000	Roof bolters, mining
4,000	Loading machine operators, underground mining
4,000	Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
4,000	Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
4,000	Gaming managers
4,000	Pile-driver operators
4,000	Nuclear power reactor operators
5,000	Occupational therapist aides
5,000	Sociologists
5,000	Political scientists
5,000	Anthropologists and archeologists
5,000	Dentists, all other specialists
5,000	Camera and photographic equipment repairers
5,000	Shoe machine operators and tenders
5,000	Epidemiologists
5,000	Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
5,000	Airfield operations specialists
5,000	Transit and railroad police
5,000	Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
5,000	Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
5,000	Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
6,000	Archivists
6,000	Craft artists
6,000	Orthotists and prosthetists
6,000	Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
6,000	Traffic technicians
6,000	Musical instrument repairers and tuners
6,000	Travel guides
6,000	Hoist and winch operators
6,000	Patternmakers, metal and plastic
7,000	Logging workers, all other
7,000	Bookbinders
7,000	Radio mechanics
7,000	Nuclear technicians
7,000	Terrazzo workers and finishers
7,000	Fish and game wardens
7,000	Atmospheric and space scientists
7,000	Marine engineers and naval architects
8,000	Broadcast news analysts
8,000	Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
8,000	Bicycle repairers
8,000	Continuous mining machine operators
8,000	Rail transportation workers, all other
8,000	Model makers, metal and plastic
8,000	Hydrologists
8,000	Materials scientists
8,000	Power distributors and dispatchers
8,000	Signal and track switch repairers
9,000	Embalmers
9,000	Artists and related workers, all other
9,000	Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
9,000	Audio-visual collections specialists
9,000	Log graders and scalers
9,000	Fabric and apparel patternmakers
9,000	Cooks, private household
9,000	Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
9,000	Subway and streetcar operators
9,000	Mathematical scientists, all other
10,000	Forensic science technicians
10,000	Museum Technicians and Conservators
10,000	Curators
10,000	Podiatrists
10,000	Audiologists
10,000	Orthodontists
10,000	Psychologists, all other
10,000	Emergency management specialists
10,000	Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
10,000	Shoe and leather workers and repairers
10,000	Biomedical engineers
11,000	Medical appliance technicians
11,000	Food scientists and technologists
11,000	Geological and petroleum technicians
11,000	Gas plant operators
11,000	Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
11,000	Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
11,000	Wellhead pumpers
11,000	Mechanical door repairers
11,000	Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
11,000	Parking enforcement workers
11,000	Cartographers and photogrammetrists
12,000	Occupational health and safety technicians
12,000	Etchers and engravers
12,000	Public address system and other announcers
12,000	Animal breeders
12,000	Motion picture projectionists
12,000	Extraction workers, all other
12,000	Ship engineers
13,000	Set and exhibit designers
13,000	Riggers
13,000	Sound engineering technicians
13,000	Recreational vehicle service technicians
13,000	Cooks, all other
13,000	Economists
13,000	Fire inspectors and investigators
13,000	Foresters
13,000	Insurance appraisers, auto damage
14,000	Paperhangers
14,000	Agricultural workers, all other
14,000	Pourers and casters, metal
14,000	Agricultural inspectors
15,000	Building cleaning workers, all other
15,000	Gaming service workers, all other
15,000	Radiation therapists
15,000	Fallers
15,000	Floor sanders and finishers
15,000	Athletic trainers
15,000	Animal control workers
15,000	Microbiologists
15,000	Life scientists, all other
15,000	Derrick operators, oil and gas
15,000	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
15,000	Physicists
15,000	Plant and system operators, all other
15,000	Manufactured building and mobile home installers
16,000	Designers, all other
16,000	Farm and home management advisors
16,000	Biochemists and biophysicists
16,000	Zoologists and wildlife biologists
16,000	Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
16,000	Petroleum engineers
16,000	Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
16,000	Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
17,000	Fashion designers
17,000	Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
17,000	Forest and conservation workers
17,000	Soil and plant Scientists
17,000	Vocational education teachers, middle school
17,000	Athletes and sports competitors
17,000	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
17,000	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
17,000	Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
17,000	Foundry mold and coremakers
17,000	Nuclear engineers
17,000	Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
18,000	Social science research assistants
18,000	Gaming and sports book writers and runners
18,000	Concierges
18,000	Nuclear medicine technologists
18,000	Court reporters
18,000	Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
18,000	Numerical tool and process control programmers
18,000	Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
18,000	Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
18,000	Bailiffs
18,000	Tire builders
18,000	Actuaries
19,000	Media and communication equipment workers, all other
19,000	Statistical assistants
19,000	Motorcycle mechanics
19,000	Statisticians
19,000	Choreographers
19,000	Dancers
19,000	Insulation workers, mechanical
19,000	Electro-mechanical technicians
19,000	Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
19,000	Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
19,000	Boilermakers
19,000	Conservation scientists
20,000	Film and video editors
20,000	Gaming cage workers
20,000	Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
20,000	Rail car repairers
20,000	Environmental engineering technicians
20,000	Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
21,000	Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
21,000	Grounds maintenance workers, all other
21,000	Occupational therapist assistants
21,000	Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
21,000	Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
21,000	Materials engineers
21,000	Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
22,000	Survey researchers
22,000	Stonemasons
22,000	Helpers—Roofers
22,000	Commercial pilots
22,000	Earth drillers, except oil and gas
22,000	Automotive glass installers and repairers
22,000	Computer and information scientists, research
22,000	Elevator installers and repairers
23,000	Proofreaders and copy markers
23,000	Agricultural and food science technicians
23,000	Motorboat mechanics
23,000	Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
23,000	Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
23,000	Slot key persons
23,000	Correspondence clerks
23,000	Avionics technicians
24,000	Marriage and family therapists
24,000	Therapists, all other
24,000	Recreational therapists
24,000	Financial examiners
24,000	Drafters, all other
24,000	Air traffic controllers
25,000	Counselors, all other
25,000	Respiratory therapy technicians
25,000	Dietetic technicians
25,000	Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
25,000	Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
25,000	Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
25,000	Landscape architects
26,000	Woodworkers, all other
26,000	Education administrators, all other
26,000	Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
26,000	Transportation inspectors
26,000	Postmasters and mail superintendents
27,000	Helpers—Painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
27,000	Shampooers
27,000	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
27,000	Helpers—Extraction workers
27,000	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
28,000	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
28,000	Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
28,000	Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
28,000	Locksmiths and safe repairers
28,000	Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
28,000	Sailors and marine oilers
28,000	Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
28,000	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
29,000	Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
29,000	Medical equipment repairers
29,000	Biological scientists, all other
29,000	Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
29,000	Painting, coating, and decorating workers
29,000	Cutters and trimmers, hand
29,000	Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
29,000	Physical scientists, all other
30,000	Funeral attendants
30,000	Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
30,000	Funeral directors
30,000	Skin care specialists
30,000	Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
31,000	Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
31,000	Sewers, hand
31,000	Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
31,000	Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
31,000	Interpreters and translators
31,000	Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
31,000	Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
31,000	Chemical engineers
32,000	Photographic process workers
32,000	Urban and regional planners
33,000	Forest and conservation technicians
33,000	Farm equipment mechanics
34,000	Desktop publishers
34,000	Optometrists
34,000	Furniture finishers
34,000	Broadcast technicians
34,000	Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
34,000	Roustabouts, oil and gas
34,000	Loan counselors
34,000	Power plant operators
37,000	Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
37,000	Training and development managers
38,000	Social scientists and related workers, all other
38,000	Fishers and related fishing workers
38,000	Gaming supervisors
38,000	Tour guides and escorts
38,000	Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
38,000	Electrical and electronics drafters
38,000	Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
38,000	Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
38,000	Hazardous materials removal workers
38,000	Fence erectors
38,000	Railroad conductors and yardmasters
38,000	First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
38,000	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
39,000	Telephone operators
39,000	Helpers, construction trades, all other
39,000	Media and communication workers, all other
40,000	Occupational health and safety specialists
40,000	Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
40,000	Locomotive engineers and operators
42,000	Diagnostic medical sonographers
42,000	Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
42,000	Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
42,000	Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
42,000	Natural sciences managers
43,000	Medical equipment preparers
43,000	Food cooking machine operators and tenders
43,000	Meeting and convention planners
43,000	Logging equipment operators
43,000	Private detectives and investigators
43,000	Physical therapist aides
43,000	Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
43,000	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
44,000	Animal trainers
44,000	Crane and tower operators
45,000	Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
45,000	Grinding and polishing workers, hand
45,000	Semiconductor processors
45,000	Graders and sorters, agricultural products
46,000	Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
46,000	Audio and video equipment technicians
46,000	Engine and other machine assemblers
46,000	Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
47,000	Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
47,000	Security and fire alarm systems installers
47,000	Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
47,000	Tapers
48,000	Mechanical engineering technicians
49,000	Commercial and industrial designers
49,000	Health educators
49,000	Glaziers
49,000	Chemical equipment operators and tenders
49,000	Environmental engineers
50,000	Pharmacy aides
50,000	Dietitians and nutritionists
50,000	Dental laboratory technicians
50,000	Technical writers
50,000	Religious workers, all other
50,000	Home appliance repairers
50,000	First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
50,000	Meter readers, utilities
50,000	Stationary engineers and boiler operators
51,000	Law clerks
52,000	Transportation workers, all other
52,000	Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
52,000	Electromechanical equipment assemblers
53,000	Chiropractors
53,000	Upholsterers
53,000	Logisticians
53,000	Painters, transportation equipment
53,000	Conveyor operators and tenders
53,000	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
54,000	Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
54,000	Photographic processing machine operators
55,000	Tree trimmers and pruners
55,000	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
55,000	Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
56,000	Residential advisors
56,000	Reporters and correspondents
56,000	Surveyors
56,000	First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
57,000	Baggage porters and bellhops
57,000	Radio and television announcers
57,000	Compensation and benefits managers
58,000	Lodging managers
58,000	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
58,000	Material moving workers, all other
58,000	Public relations managers
58,000	Budget analysts
58,000	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
58,000	Operations research analysts
59,000	Psychiatric aides
59,000	Tile and marble setters
59,000	Plasterers and stucco masons
59,000	Physical therapist assistants
59,000	Millwrights
60,000	Barbers
60,000	Veterinary technologists and technicians
60,000	Agricultural equipment operators
60,000	Music directors and composers
60,000	Manicurists and pedicurists
60,000	Chemical plant and system operators
61,000	Psychiatric technicians
61,000	Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
61,000	Veterinarians
61,000	Supervisors, farming, fishing, and forestry workers
62,000	Helpers—Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
62,000	Physician assistants
62,000	Pipelayers
62,000	Chemical technicians
62,000	Human resources managers, all other
63,000	Job printers
63,000	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
64,000	Biological technicians
64,000	Social workers, all other
64,000	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
64,000	Advertising and promotions managers
65,000	Interior designers
65,000	Surveying and mapping technicians
66,000	Opticians, dispensing
66,000	Legislators
67,000	Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
68,000	Pest control workers
68,000	Credit analysts
69,000	Industrial engineering technicians
70,000	Cargo and freight agents
71,000	Art directors
71,000	Crossing guards
71,000	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
72,000	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
72,000	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
72,000	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
73,000	Structural iron and steel workers
73,000	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
74,000	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
74,000	Actors
74,000	Bindery workers
74,000	Procurement clerks
74,000	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
74,000	Sales engineers
75,000	Brokerage clerks
75,000	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
75,000	Postal service clerks
75,000	Purchasing managers
76,000	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
76,000	Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
76,000	Helpers—Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
76,000	Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
76,000	Aerospace engineers
77,000	Education, training, and library workers, all other
77,000	Computer hardware engineers
78,000	Prepress technicians and workers
79,000	Carpet installers
79,000	Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
82,000	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
82,000	Mechanical drafters
82,000	Chemists
83,000	Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
83,000	Gaming dealers
83,000	Producers and directors
83,000	Legal support workers, all other
84,000	Surgical technologists
84,000	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
85,000	Healthcare technologists and technicians, all other
86,000	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
86,000	Tax preparers
86,000	Maintenance workers, machinery
86,000	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
87,000	Food batchmakers
88,000	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
88,000	Motor vehicle operators, all other
89,000	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
90,000	Directors, religious activities and education
90,000	Structural metal fabricators and fitters
91,000	Service station attendants
91,000	Tire repairers and changers
91,000	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
91,000	Detectives and criminal investigators
92,000	Construction and related workers, all other
92,000	Occupational therapists
92,000	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
92,000	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
93,000	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
94,000	Multi-media artists and animators
94,000	Respiratory therapists
94,000	Civil engineering technicians
94,000	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
94,000	Construction and building inspectors
95,000	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
95,000	Helpers—Electricians
96,000	Mental health counselors
96,000	Speech-language pathologists
96,000	Personal care and service workers, all other
97,000	Massage therapists
97,000	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
98,000	Floral designers
98,000	Community and social service specialists, all other
98,000	New accounts clerks
98,000	Special education teachers, middle school
98,000	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
98,000	Eligibility interviewers, government programs
99,000	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
100,000	Office machine operators, except computer
100,000	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
101,000	Vocational education teachers, secondary school
101,000	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
101,000	Insurance underwriters
102,000	Appraisers and assessors of real estate
102,000	Flight attendants
103,000	Travel agents
103,000	Tool and die makers
103,000	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
104,000	Database administrators
104,000	Electrical power-line installers and repairers
105,000	Medical transcriptionists
109,000	Helpers—Carpenters
109,000	Library assistants, clerical
110,000	Medical and public health social workers
110,000	Court, municipal, and license clerks
110,000	Architectural and civil drafters
111,000	Real estate brokers
111,000	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
112,000	Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
113,000	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
116,000	Mental health and substance abuse social workers
117,000	Instructional coordinators
118,000	Demonstrators and product promoters
119,000	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
120,000	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
122,000	Library technicians
122,000	Parking lot attendants
125,000	Chefs and head cooks
125,000	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
126,000	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
127,000	Editors
127,000	Financial specialists, all other
128,000	Dentists, general
128,000	Nonfarm animal caretakers
129,000	Photographers
129,000	Architects, except landscape and naval
131,000	Rehabilitation counselors
131,000	Protective service workers, all other
132,000	Education administrators, postsecondary
134,000	Butchers and meat cutters
134,000	Social and community service managers
136,000	Slaughterers and meat packers
138,000	Special education teachers, secondary school
140,000	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
142,000	Writers and authors
143,000	Highway maintenance workers
143,000	Electronics engineers, except computer
147,000	Couriers and messengers
147,000	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
147,000	Telecommunications line installers and repairers
148,000	Machine feeders and offbearers
148,000	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
149,000	Computer operators
149,000	Refuse and recyclable material collectors
149,000	Computer specialists, all other
149,000	Drywall and ceiling tile installers
154,000	Advertising sales agents
155,000	Physical therapists
155,000	Brickmasons and blockmasons
156,000	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
156,000	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
156,000	Electrical engineers
157,000	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
158,000	Personal financial advisors
158,000	Dental hygienists
159,000	Medical records and health information technicians
159,000	Librarians
160,000	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
160,000	Industrial production managers
162,000	Roofers
163,000	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
163,000	Helpers--Installation, maintenance, and repair workers
166,000	Bakers
166,000	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
167,000	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
168,000	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
171,000	Kindergarten teachers, except special education
171,000	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
172,000	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
172,000	Engineers, all other
173,000	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
177,000	Industrial engineers
177,000	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
178,000	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
178,000	Coaches and scouts
182,000	Radiologic technologists and technicians
182,000	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
182,000	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
184,000	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
188,000	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
188,000	Public relations specialists
188,000	Marketing managers
189,000	Food servers, nonrestaurant
189,000	Musicians and singers
190,000	Market research analysts
190,000	Bus drivers, transit and intercity
190,000	Engineering managers
191,000	Printing machine operators
192,000	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
194,000	Word processors and typists
195,000	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
197,000	Financial analysts
198,000	Sheet metal workers
198,000	Cost estimators
199,000	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
201,000	Automotive body and related repairers
201,000	Cement masons and concrete finishers
202,000	Healthcare support workers, all other
205,000	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
205,000	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
206,000	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
209,000	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
213,000	Switchboard operators, including answering service
214,000	Payroll and timekeeping clerks
215,000	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
216,000	Training and development specialists
218,000	Loan interviewers and clerks
220,000	Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
220,000	Industrial machinery mechanics
221,000	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
224,000	Paralegals and legal assistants
225,000	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
226,000	Sales and related workers, all other
226,000	Mechanical engineers
228,000	Graphic designers
228,000	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
230,000	Pharmacists
230,000	Cooks, short order
231,000	Network systems and data communications analysts
235,000	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
236,000	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
237,000	Civil engineers
239,000	Parts salespersons
239,000	Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
248,000	Educational, vocational, and school counselors
248,000	Medical and health services managers
250,000	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
251,000	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
251,000	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
252,000	Amusement and recreation attendants
253,000	Self-enrichment education teachers
255,000	File clerks
256,000	Sewing machine operators
258,000	Pharmacy technicians
267,000	Dental assistants
268,000	Assemblers and fabricators, all other
268,000	Administrative services managers
270,000	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
270,000	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
272,000	Legal secretaries
272,000	Child, family, and school social workers
273,000	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
278,000	Network and computer systems administrators
280,000	Computer and information systems managers
281,000	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
282,000	Fire fighters
285,000	Information and record clerks, all other
291,000	Loan officers
292,000	Production, planning, and expediting clerks
293,000	Order clerks
310,000	Recreation workers
319,000	Production workers, all other
328,000	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
330,000	Data entry keyers
335,000	Postal service mail carriers
337,000	Sales managers
340,000	Computer software engineers, systems software
347,000	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
348,000	Real estate sales agents
349,000	Office and administrative support workers, all other
352,000	Social and human service assistants
361,000	Property, real estate, and community association managers
370,000	Machinists
371,000	Food service managers
373,000	Medical secretaries
377,000	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
380,000	Sales representatives, services, all other
382,000	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
387,000	Medical assistants
397,000	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
400,000	Insurance sales agents
401,000	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
412,000	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
415,000	Telemarketers
422,000	Clergy
424,000	Cooks, institution and cafeteria
429,000	Correctional officers and jailers
431,000	Preschool teachers, except special education
431,000	Construction managers
444,000	Chief executives
451,000	Driver/sales workers
451,000	Counter and rental clerks
455,000	Computer programmers
456,000	Bill and account collectors
460,000	Computer software engineers, applications
463,000	Bus drivers, school
465,000	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
469,000	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
471,000	Painters, construction and maintenance
474,000	Bartenders
484,000	Helpers--Production workers
487,000	Computer systems analysts
499,000	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
507,000	Dishwashers
508,000	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
516,000	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
518,000	Computer support specialists
523,000	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
528,000	Financial managers
558,000	Tellers
567,000	Physicians and surgeons
605,000	Management analysts
610,000	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
611,000	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
624,000	Home health aides
626,000	Teachers and instructors, all other
628,000	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
635,000	Industrial truck and tractor operators
639,000	Police and sheriff's patrol officers
656,000	Electricians
662,000	Cooks, fast food
701,000	Personal and home care aides
726,000	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
731,000	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
735,000	Lawyers
750,000	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
751,000	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
773,000	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
783,000	Cooks, restaurant
803,000	Automotive service technicians and mechanics
877,000	Packers and packagers, hand
889,000	Food preparation workers
897,000	Business operation specialists, all other
969,000	Managers, all other
1,009,000	Construction laborers
1,016,000	Security guards
1,024,000	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
1,042,000	Truck drivers, light or delivery services
1,065,000	Farmers and ranchers
1,133,000	Receptionists and information clerks
1,176,000	Accountants and auditors
1,177,000	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
1,239,000	Team assemblers
1,280,000	Child care workers
1,296,000	Teacher assistants
1,332,000	Maintenance and repair workers, general
1,349,000	Carpenters
1,422,000	Maids and housekeeping cleaners
1,454,000	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
1,455,000	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
1,457,000	Elementary school teachers, except special education
1,482,000	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
1,547,000	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
1,566,000	Stock clerks and order fillers
1,628,000	Postsecondary teachers
1,667,000	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
1,738,000	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
1,807,000	General and operations managers
1,934,000	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
2,046,000	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
2,063,000	Customer service representatives
2,150,000	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
2,252,000	Waiters and waitresses
2,374,000	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
2,394,000	Registered nurses
2,430,000	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
3,138,000	Office clerks, general
3,470,000	Cashiers, except gaming
4,256,000	Retail salespersons
145,612,000	Total, all occupations

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

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