Occupations ranked by Projected Employment

Projected 2014 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	Shuttle car operators
2,000	Radio operators
2,000	Makeup artists, theatrical and performance
2,000	Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists
2,000	Mathematical technicians
3,000	Shoe machine operators and tenders
3,000	Roof bolters, mining
3,000	Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
3,000	Historians
3,000	Commercial divers
3,000	Fabric menders, except garment
3,000	Patternmakers, wood
3,000	Animal scientists
3,000	Mining machine operators, all other
3,000	Dredge operators
3,000	Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators
3,000	Mathematicians
3,000	Industrial-organizational psychologists
3,000	Models
4,000	Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
4,000	Communications equipment operators, all other
4,000	Bridge and lock tenders
4,000	Watch repairers
4,000	Costume attendants
4,000	Loading machine operators, underground mining
4,000	Mine cutting and channeling machine operators
4,000	Nuclear power reactor operators
4,000	Model makers, wood
4,000	Agricultural engineers
4,000	Motorboat operators
4,000	Rock splitters, quarry
5,000	Sociologists
5,000	Political scientists
5,000	Camera and photographic equipment repairers
5,000	Transit and railroad police
5,000	Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
5,000	Gaming managers
5,000	Pile-driver operators
6,000	Fabric and apparel patternmakers
6,000	Rail transportation workers, all other
6,000	Musical instrument repairers and tuners
6,000	Travel guides
6,000	Hoist and winch operators
6,000	Patternmakers, metal and plastic
6,000	Anthropologists and archeologists
6,000	Dentists, all other specialists
6,000	Epidemiologists
6,000	Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
6,000	Airfield operations specialists
6,000	Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
7,000	Continuous mining machine operators
7,000	Logging workers, all other
7,000	Bookbinders
7,000	Radio mechanics
7,000	Marine engineers and naval architects
7,000	Archivists
7,000	Craft artists
7,000	Orthotists and prosthetists
7,000	Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
7,000	Traffic technicians
7,000	Occupational therapist aides
8,000	Wellhead pumpers
8,000	Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
8,000	Broadcast news analysts
8,000	Model makers, metal and plastic
8,000	Materials scientists
8,000	Power distributors and dispatchers
8,000	Signal and track switch repairers
8,000	Nuclear technicians
8,000	Terrazzo workers and finishers
8,000	Fish and game wardens
9,000	Shoe and leather workers and repairers
9,000	Artists and related workers, all other
9,000	Log graders and scalers
9,000	Cooks, private household
9,000	Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders
9,000	Mathematical scientists, all other
9,000	Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
9,000	Bicycle repairers
9,000	Atmospheric and space scientists
10,000	Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
10,000	Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
10,000	Embalmers
10,000	Subway and streetcar operators
11,000	Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
11,000	Motion picture projectionists
11,000	Lay-out workers, metal and plastic
11,000	Audiologists
11,000	Orthodontists
11,000	Psychologists, all other
11,000	Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
11,000	Audio-visual collections specialists
11,000	Hydrologists
12,000	Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
12,000	Pourers and casters, metal
12,000	Fire inspectors and investigators
12,000	Etchers and engravers
12,000	Public address system and other announcers
12,000	Animal breeders
12,000	Extraction workers, all other
12,000	Food scientists and technologists
12,000	Geological and petroleum technicians
12,000	Gas plant operators
12,000	Mechanical door repairers
12,000	Parking enforcement workers
12,000	Cartographers and photogrammetrists
12,000	Museum Technicians and Conservators
12,000	Curators
12,000	Podiatrists
13,000	Economists
13,000	Ship engineers
13,000	Medical appliance technicians
13,000	Forensic science technicians
13,000	Emergency management specialists
13,000	Biomedical engineers
14,000	Fallers
14,000	Set and exhibit designers
14,000	Riggers
14,000	Cooks, all other
14,000	Foresters
14,000	Occupational health and safety technicians
15,000	Tire builders
15,000	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders
15,000	Tank car, truck, and ship loaders
15,000	Foundry mold and coremakers
15,000	Derrick operators, oil and gas
15,000	Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
15,000	Paperhangers
15,000	Agricultural workers, all other
15,000	Agricultural inspectors
15,000	Recreational vehicle service technicians
15,000	Insurance appraisers, auto damage
16,000	Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
16,000	Vocational education teachers, middle school
16,000	Petroleum engineers
16,000	Floor sanders and finishers
16,000	Physicists
16,000	Plant and system operators, all other
16,000	Manufactured building and mobile home installers
16,000	Sound engineering technicians
17,000	Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
17,000	Numerical tool and process control programmers
17,000	Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
17,000	Farm and home management advisors
17,000	Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
17,000	Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
17,000	Animal control workers
18,000	Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders
18,000	Fashion designers
18,000	Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
18,000	Forest and conservation workers
18,000	Designers, all other
18,000	Building cleaning workers, all other
18,000	Microbiologists
19,000	Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
19,000	Insulation workers, mechanical
19,000	Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
19,000	Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
19,000	Soil and plant Scientists
19,000	Nuclear engineers
19,000	Zoologists and wildlife biologists
19,000	Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
19,000	Gaming service workers, all other
19,000	Radiation therapists
19,000	Athletic trainers
19,000	Life scientists, all other
20,000	Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
20,000	Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
20,000	Rail car repairers
20,000	Statistical assistants
20,000	Statisticians
20,000	Boilermakers
20,000	Conservation scientists
20,000	Bailiffs
20,000	Biochemists and biophysicists
21,000	Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
21,000	Correspondence clerks
21,000	Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
21,000	Electro-mechanical technicians
21,000	Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
21,000	Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
21,000	Social science research assistants
21,000	Concierges
21,000	Court reporters
21,000	Athletes and sports competitors
22,000	Motorcycle mechanics
22,000	Choreographers
22,000	Dancers
22,000	Gaming and sports book writers and runners
22,000	Nuclear medicine technologists
22,000	Actuaries
23,000	Woodworkers, all other
23,000	Earth drillers, except oil and gas
23,000	Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
23,000	Gaming cage workers
23,000	Media and communication equipment workers, all other
24,000	Proofreaders and copy markers
24,000	Materials engineers
24,000	Film and video editors
24,000	Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
25,000	Telephone operators
25,000	Sewers, hand
25,000	Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
25,000	Recreational therapists
25,000	Avionics technicians
25,000	Stonemasons
25,000	Elevator installers and repairers
25,000	Environmental engineering technicians
26,000	Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
26,000	Postmasters and mail superintendents
26,000	Respiratory therapy technicians
26,000	Agricultural and food science technicians
26,000	Motorboat mechanics
26,000	Helpers—Roofers
26,000	Commercial pilots
26,000	Automotive glass installers and repairers
26,000	Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
27,000	Meter readers, utilities
27,000	Helpers—Extraction workers
27,000	Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
27,000	Financial examiners
27,000	Drafters, all other
27,000	Grounds maintenance workers, all other
28,000	Photographic process workers
28,000	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
28,000	Therapists, all other
28,000	Air traffic controllers
28,000	Slot key persons
28,000	Survey researchers
28,000	Computer and information scientists, research
29,000	Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
29,000	Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
29,000	Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
29,000	Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
29,000	Transportation inspectors
29,000	Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
29,000	Occupational therapist assistants
30,000	Furniture finishers
30,000	Cutters and trimmers, hand
30,000	Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
30,000	Sailors and marine oilers
30,000	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
30,000	Helpers—Painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
30,000	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
30,000	Dietetic technicians
30,000	Landscape architects
30,000	Marriage and family therapists
31,000	Painting, coating, and decorating workers
31,000	Shampooers
31,000	Education administrators, all other
31,000	Counselors, all other
32,000	Fishers and related fishing workers
32,000	Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
32,000	Funeral directors
32,000	Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
32,000	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
32,000	Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
33,000	Physical scientists, all other
33,000	Locksmiths and safe repairers
34,000	Roustabouts, oil and gas
34,000	Power plant operators
34,000	Farm equipment mechanics
34,000	Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
34,000	Chemical engineers
34,000	Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
34,000	Medical equipment repairers
34,000	Biological scientists, all other
35,000	Forest and conservation technicians
35,000	Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
36,000	Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
36,000	Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
36,000	Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
36,000	Funeral attendants
37,000	Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
37,000	Broadcast technicians
37,000	Urban and regional planners
37,000	Interpreters and translators
37,000	Skin care specialists
38,000	Photographic processing machine operators
38,000	Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
38,000	Electrical and electronics drafters
38,000	Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
38,000	Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
39,000	Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
39,000	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
39,000	Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
39,000	Locomotive engineers and operators
40,000	Helpers, construction trades, all other
40,000	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
40,000	Optometrists
40,000	Loan counselors
41,000	Grinding and polishing workers, hand
41,000	First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
41,000	Desktop publishers
42,000	Semiconductor processors
42,000	Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
42,000	Social scientists and related workers, all other
42,000	Fence erectors
43,000	Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
43,000	Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
44,000	Upholsterers
44,000	Food cooking machine operators and tenders
44,000	Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
44,000	Gaming supervisors
44,000	Tour guides and escorts
45,000	Electromechanical equipment assemblers
45,000	Logging equipment operators
45,000	Occupational health and safety specialists
45,000	Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
45,000	Railroad conductors and yardmasters
46,000	Engine and other machine assemblers
46,000	Media and communication workers, all other
47,000	Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
47,000	Chemical equipment operators and tenders
47,000	Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
47,000	Training and development managers
48,000	Crane and tower operators
48,000	Natural sciences managers
49,000	Chemical plant and system operators
49,000	Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
49,000	Graders and sorters, agricultural products
50,000	Tapers
50,000	Private detectives and investigators
50,000	Hazardous materials removal workers
51,000	Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
51,000	Home appliance repairers
51,000	Medical equipment preparers
52,000	Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
52,000	Stationary engineers and boiler operators
52,000	Meeting and convention planners
53,000	Animal trainers
54,000	Radio and television announcers
54,000	Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
54,000	Dental laboratory technicians
54,000	Religious workers, all other
54,000	First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
54,000	Mechanical engineering technicians
55,000	Material moving workers, all other
55,000	Law clerks
55,000	Commercial and industrial designers
55,000	Audio and video equipment technicians
56,000	Glaziers
57,000	Security and fire alarm systems installers
57,000	Physical therapist aides
57,000	Diagnostic medical sonographers
58,000	Conveyor operators and tenders
59,000	Reporters and correspondents
59,000	Pharmacy aides
59,000	Dietitians and nutritionists
60,000	Agricultural equipment operators
60,000	Logisticians
60,000	Transportation workers, all other
60,000	Health educators
60,000	Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
61,000	Psychiatric aides
61,000	Painters, transportation equipment
62,000	Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
62,000	Millwrights
62,000	Operations research analysts
62,000	Technical writers
63,000	Psychiatric technicians
63,000	Supervisors, farming, fishing, and forestry workers
64,000	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
64,000	Job printers
64,000	Plasterers and stucco masons
64,000	Tree trimmers and pruners
64,000	Chiropractors
64,000	Environmental engineers
65,000	Chemical technicians
65,000	Barbers
65,000	Budget analysts
65,000	Baggage porters and bellhops
65,000	Surveyors
66,000	Bindery workers
66,000	Music directors and composers
67,000	Cargo and freight agents
67,000	Legislators
68,000	Lodging managers
68,000	First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
68,000	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
69,000	Pipelayers
70,000	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
70,000	Credit analysts
70,000	Public relations managers
70,000	Compensation and benefits managers
71,000	Prepress technicians and workers
71,000	Surveying and mapping technicians
71,000	Helpers—Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
71,000	Veterinarians
72,000	Procurement clerks
72,000	Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
72,000	Human resources managers, all other
72,000	Residential advisors
73,000	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
73,000	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
73,000	Manicurists and pedicurists
73,000	Tile and marble setters
75,000	Postal service clerks
75,000	Opticians, dispensing
75,000	Interior designers
75,000	Biological technicians
75,000	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
75,000	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
76,000	Industrial engineering technicians
76,000	Social workers, all other
77,000	Advertising and promotions managers
78,000	Office machine operators, except computer
78,000	Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
79,000	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
79,000	Art directors
80,000	Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
80,000	Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
80,000	Purchasing managers
81,000	Brokerage clerks
81,000	Pest control workers
81,000	Veterinary technologists and technicians
82,000	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
82,000	Aerospace engineers
83,000	Structural iron and steel workers
84,000	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
84,000	Computer hardware engineers
84,000	Sales engineers
85,000	Actors
85,000	Physical therapist assistants
86,000	Carpet installers
86,000	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
86,000	Crossing guards
87,000	Mechanical drafters
88,000	Eligibility interviewers, government programs
88,000	Chemists
88,000	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
89,000	Maintenance workers, machinery
89,000	Legal support workers, all other
89,000	Helpers—Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
90,000	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
91,000	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
92,000	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
92,000	Education, training, and library workers, all other
92,000	Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
93,000	Structural metal fabricators and fitters
93,000	Physician assistants
94,000	Food batchmakers
95,000	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
95,000	Tax preparers
96,000	Travel agents
96,000	Tire repairers and changers
97,000	Producers and directors
97,000	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
98,000	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
98,000	Service station attendants
98,000	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
98,000	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
99,000	New accounts clerks
99,000	Helpers—Electricians
100,000	Tool and die makers
100,000	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
100,000	Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
101,000	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
101,000	Computer operators
102,000	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
104,000	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
104,000	Healthcare technologists and technicians, all other
105,000	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
106,000	Detectives and criminal investigators
106,000	Gaming dealers
107,000	Electrical power-line installers and repairers
107,000	Multi-media artists and animators
107,000	Civil engineering technicians
107,000	Directors, religious activities and education
108,000	Floral designers
109,000	Insurance underwriters
109,000	Surgical technologists
110,000	Vocational education teachers, secondary school
110,000	Speech-language pathologists
110,000	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
111,000	Parking lot attendants
111,000	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
111,000	Motor vehicle operators, all other
112,000	Personal care and service workers, all other
113,000	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
113,000	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
115,000	Architectural and civil drafters
115,000	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
115,000	Construction and building inspectors
118,000	Special education teachers, middle school
118,000	Construction and related workers, all other
119,000	Flight attendants
119,000	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
120,000	Real estate brokers
120,000	Massage therapists
120,000	Respiratory therapists
122,000	Machine feeders and offbearers
122,000	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
122,000	Library assistants, clerical
122,000	Mental health counselors
123,000	Occupational therapists
124,000	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
124,000	Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
125,000	Helpers—Carpenters
125,000	Appraisers and assessors of real estate
129,000	Medical transcriptionists
129,000	Community and social service specialists, all other
131,000	Court, municipal, and license clerks
134,000	Couriers and messengers
135,000	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
136,000	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
137,000	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
138,000	Library technicians
138,000	Demonstrators and product promoters
139,000	Medical and public health social workers
142,000	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
144,000	Protective service workers, all other
144,000	Database administrators
145,000	Butchers and meat cutters
145,000	Photographers
145,000	Dentists, general
145,000	Financial specialists, all other
146,000	Editors
146,000	Chefs and head cooks
147,000	Mental health and substance abuse social workers
149,000	Instructional coordinators
151,000	Architects, except landscape and naval
154,000	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
155,000	Slaughterers and meat packers
157,000	Electronics engineers, except computer
160,000	Education administrators, postsecondary
161,000	Nonfarm animal caretakers
162,000	Industrial production managers
162,000	Drywall and ceiling tile installers
162,000	Rehabilitation counselors
163,000	Sewing machine operators
163,000	File clerks
163,000	Refuse and recyclable material collectors
163,000	Telecommunications line installers and repairers
163,000	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
163,000	Special education teachers, secondary school
165,000	Word processors and typists
167,000	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
167,000	Librarians
167,000	Writers and authors
169,000	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
169,000	Social and community service managers
174,000	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
174,000	Electrical engineers
174,000	Brickmasons and blockmasons
177,000	Computer specialists, all other
177,000	Highway maintenance workers
180,000	Advertising sales agents
181,000	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
183,000	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
187,000	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
188,000	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
189,000	Roofers
190,000	Helpers--Installation, maintenance, and repair workers
191,000	Bakers
195,000	Switchboard operators, including answering service
197,000	Printing machine operators
197,000	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
197,000	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
198,000	Engineers, all other
199,000	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
199,000	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
199,000	Personal financial advisors
200,000	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
204,000	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
205,000	Industrial engineers
205,000	Medical records and health information technicians
206,000	Food servers, nonrestaurant
206,000	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
207,000	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
208,000	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
209,000	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
209,000	Kindergarten teachers, except special education
211,000	Physical therapists
215,000	Engineering managers
215,000	Coaches and scouts
216,000	Musicians and singers
217,000	Loan interviewers and clerks
217,000	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
220,000	Industrial machinery mechanics
221,000	Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
221,000	Automotive body and related repairers
222,000	Sheet metal workers
223,000	Parts salespersons
224,000	Radiologic technologists and technicians
226,000	Dental hygienists
227,000	Market research analysts
228,000	Marketing managers
229,000	Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
229,000	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
230,000	Order clerks
231,000	Financial analysts
231,000	Bus drivers, transit and intercity
231,000	Public relations specialists
233,000	Cement masons and concrete finishers
234,000	Cost estimators
235,000	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
237,000	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
244,000	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
244,000	Healthcare support workers, all other
244,000	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
249,000	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
251,000	Mechanical engineers
251,000	Payroll and timekeeping clerks
251,000	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
253,000	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
257,000	Cooks, short order
260,000	Information and record clerks, all other
260,000	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
261,000	Training and development specialists
262,000	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
262,000	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
263,000	Graphic designers
265,000	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
267,000	Sales and related workers, all other
276,000	Civil engineers
280,000	Assemblers and fabricators, all other
281,000	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
285,000	Educational, vocational, and school counselors
287,000	Pharmacists
288,000	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
291,000	Paralegals and legal assistants
296,000	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
305,000	Medical and health services managers
309,000	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
313,000	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
314,000	Administrative services managers
315,000	Production workers, all other
315,000	Production, planning, and expediting clerks
315,000	Loan officers
317,000	Self-enrichment education teachers
319,000	Legal secretaries
321,000	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
322,000	Amusement and recreation attendants
324,000	Child, family, and school social workers
328,000	Data entry keyers
332,000	Pharmacy technicians
335,000	Postal service mail carriers
351,000	Fire fighters
353,000	Computer and information systems managers
357,000	Network systems and data communications analysts
363,000	Recreation workers
373,000	Telemarketers
376,000	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
381,000	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
382,000	Dental assistants
384,000	Office and administrative support workers, all other
385,000	Network and computer systems administrators
386,000	Machinists
396,000	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
400,000	Real estate sales agents
403,000	Sales managers
414,000	Food service managers
416,000	Property, real estate, and community association managers
422,000	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
426,000	Insurance sales agents
426,000	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
430,000	Cooks, institution and cafeteria
436,000	Medical secretaries
452,000	Sales representatives, services, all other
454,000	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
456,000	Social and human service assistants
458,000	Correctional officers and jailers
464,000	Computer programmers
464,000	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
474,000	Clergy
475,000	Construction managers
486,000	Computer software engineers, systems software
494,000	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
510,000	Chief executives
513,000	Driver/sales workers
522,000	Helpers--Production workers
526,000	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
526,000	Bus drivers, school
527,000	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
531,000	Painters, construction and maintenance
541,000	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
545,000	Bartenders
546,000	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
554,000	Bill and account collectors
555,000	Counter and rental clerks
573,000	Preschool teachers, except special education
577,000	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
587,000	Dishwashers
589,000	Medical assistants
595,000	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
596,000	Tellers
606,000	Financial managers
638,000	Computer support specialists
640,000	Computer systems analysts
682,000	Computer software engineers, applications
685,000	Industrial truck and tractor operators
702,000	Physicians and surgeons
708,000	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
714,000	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
720,000	Teachers and instructors, all other
727,000	Management analysts
734,000	Electricians
738,000	Police and sheriff's patrol officers
750,000	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
771,000	Cooks, fast food
779,000	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
832,000	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
845,000	Lawyers
850,000	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
901,000	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
910,000	Farmers and ranchers
914,000	Cooks, restaurant
929,000	Automotive service technicians and mechanics
966,000	Packers and packagers, hand
974,000	Home health aides
988,000	Personal and home care aides
1,045,000	Managers, all other
1,064,000	Food preparation workers
1,069,000	Construction laborers
1,139,000	Business operation specialists, all other
1,144,000	Security guards
1,172,000	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
1,206,000	Truck drivers, light or delivery services
1,329,000	Team assemblers
1,379,000	Receptionists and information clerks
1,407,000	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
1,440,000	Accountants and auditors
1,451,000	Stock clerks and order fillers
1,456,000	Child care workers
1,478,000	Teacher assistants
1,533,000	Maintenance and repair workers, general
1,535,000	Carpenters
1,587,000	Maids and housekeeping cleaners
1,602,000	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
1,641,000	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
1,722,000	Elementary school teachers, except special education
1,731,000	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
1,739,000	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
1,781,000	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
1,887,000	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
1,962,000	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
2,115,000	General and operations managers
2,153,000	Postsecondary teachers
2,166,000	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
2,516,000	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
2,534,000	Customer service representatives
2,627,000	Waiters and waitresses
2,678,000	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
2,813,000	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
3,096,000	Registered nurses
3,401,000	Office clerks, general
3,578,000	Cashiers, except gaming
4,992,000	Retail salespersons
164,540,000	Total, all occupations

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

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