Occupations ranked by Numerical Increase in Employment

Change in employment 2004 to 2014

Change in employment	Occupation
1,000	Industrial production managers
1,000	Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
1,000	Legislators
1,000	Job printers
1,000	Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
1,000	Psychiatric aides
1,000	Home appliance repairers
1,000	Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
1,000	Food cooking machine operators and tenders
1,000	Logging equipment operators
1,000	Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
1,000	Helpers, construction trades, all other
1,000	Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
1,000	Farm equipment mechanics
1,000	Fiberglass laminators and fabricators
1,000	Cutters and trimmers, hand
1,000	Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
1,000	Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
1,000	Sailors and marine oilers
1,000	Respiratory therapy technicians
1,000	Recreational therapists
1,000	Statistical assistants
1,000	Statisticians
1,000	Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
1,000	Conservation scientists
1,000	Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
1,000	Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
1,000	Fashion designers
1,000	Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
1,000	Forest and conservation workers
1,000	Nuclear engineers
1,000	Farm and home management advisors
1,000	Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
1,000	Floor sanders and finishers
1,000	Physicists
1,000	Plant and system operators, all other
1,000	Manufactured building and mobile home installers
1,000	Agricultural workers, all other
1,000	Agricultural inspectors
1,000	Set and exhibit designers
1,000	Cooks, all other
1,000	Economists
1,000	Foresters
1,000	Animal breeders
1,000	Ship engineers
1,000	Food scientists and technologists
1,000	Geological and petroleum technicians
1,000	Gas plant operators
1,000	Museum Technicians and Conservators
1,000	Audiologists
1,000	Orthodontists
1,000	Psychologists, all other
1,000	Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
1,000	Embalmers
1,000	Artists and related workers, all other
1,000	Subway and streetcar operators
1,000	Mathematical scientists, all other
1,000	Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
1,000	Bicycle repairers
1,000	Materials scientists
1,000	Nuclear technicians
1,000	Terrazzo workers and finishers
1,000	Fish and game wardens
1,000	Atmospheric and space scientists
1,000	Marine engineers and naval architects
1,000	Archivists
1,000	Craft artists
1,000	Orthotists and prosthetists
1,000	Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
1,000	Traffic technicians
1,000	Travel guides
1,000	Occupational therapist aides
1,000	Anthropologists and archeologists
1,000	Dentists, all other specialists
1,000	Epidemiologists
1,000	Airfield operations specialists
1,000	Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
1,000	Costume attendants
1,000	Gaming managers
1,000	Pile-driver operators
2,000	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
2,000	New accounts clerks
2,000	Maintenance workers, machinery
2,000	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
2,000	Credit analysts
2,000	Psychiatric technicians
2,000	Supervisors, farming, fishing, and forestry workers
2,000	Stationary engineers and boiler operators
2,000	Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
2,000	Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
2,000	Forest and conservation technicians
2,000	Funeral directors
2,000	Painting, coating, and decorating workers
2,000	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
2,000	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
2,000	Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
2,000	Financial examiners
2,000	Avionics technicians
2,000	Earth drillers, except oil and gas
2,000	Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
2,000	Electro-mechanical technicians
2,000	Boilermakers
2,000	Bailiffs
2,000	Soil and plant Scientists
2,000	Designers, all other
2,000	Zoologists and wildlife biologists
2,000	Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
2,000	Animal control workers
2,000	Riggers
2,000	Sound engineering technicians
2,000	Insurance appraisers, auto damage
2,000	Occupational health and safety technicians
2,000	Medical appliance technicians
2,000	Mechanical door repairers
2,000	Parking enforcement workers
2,000	Cartographers and photogrammetrists
2,000	Curators
2,000	Podiatrists
2,000	Emergency management specialists
2,000	Gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators
2,000	Audio-visual collections specialists
3,000	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
3,000	Electrical power-line installers and repairers
3,000	Structural metal fabricators and fitters
3,000	Chemical technicians
3,000	Millwrights
3,000	Reporters and correspondents
3,000	Tapers
3,000	Broadcast technicians
3,000	Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
3,000	Chemical engineers
3,000	Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators
3,000	Helpers—Painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
3,000	Transportation inspectors
3,000	Drafters, all other
3,000	Air traffic controllers
3,000	Agricultural and food science technicians
3,000	Motorboat mechanics
3,000	Stonemasons
3,000	Automotive glass installers and repairers
3,000	Elevator installers and repairers
3,000	Materials engineers
3,000	Gaming cage workers
3,000	Media and communication equipment workers, all other
3,000	Motorcycle mechanics
3,000	Choreographers
3,000	Dancers
3,000	Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
3,000	Social science research assistants
3,000	Concierges
3,000	Court reporters
3,000	Biochemists and biophysicists
3,000	Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
3,000	Building cleaning workers, all other
3,000	Microbiologists
3,000	Life scientists, all other
3,000	Recreational vehicle service technicians
3,000	Biomedical engineers
3,000	Hydrologists
4,000	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
4,000	Helpers—Electricians
4,000	Tire repairers and changers
4,000	Mechanical drafters
4,000	Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
4,000	Conveyor operators and tenders
4,000	Law clerks
4,000	Dental laboratory technicians
4,000	Religious workers, all other
4,000	First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
4,000	Graders and sorters, agricultural products
4,000	Crane and tower operators
4,000	Fence erectors
4,000	First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
4,000	Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
4,000	Medical equipment repairers
4,000	Physical scientists, all other
4,000	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
4,000	Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters
4,000	Shampooers
4,000	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
4,000	Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
4,000	Therapists, all other
4,000	Helpers—Roofers
4,000	Commercial pilots
4,000	Film and video editors
4,000	Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
4,000	Gaming and sports book writers and runners
4,000	Nuclear medicine technologists
4,000	Actuaries
4,000	Athletes and sports competitors
4,000	Gaming service workers, all other
4,000	Radiation therapists
4,000	Athletic trainers
4,000	Forensic science technicians
5,000	Architectural and civil drafters
5,000	Purchasing managers
5,000	Barbers
5,000	Plasterers and stucco masons
5,000	Operations research analysts
5,000	Commercial and industrial designers
5,000	Occupational health and safety specialists
5,000	Social scientists and related workers, all other
5,000	Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
5,000	Urban and regional planners
5,000	Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
5,000	Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
5,000	Biological scientists, all other
5,000	Gaming change persons and booth cashiers
5,000	Locksmiths and safe repairers
5,000	Education administrators, all other
5,000	Dietetic technicians
5,000	Landscape architects
5,000	Slot key persons
5,000	Environmental engineering technicians
6,000	Cooks, institution and cafeteria
6,000	Printing machine operators
6,000	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
6,000	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
6,000	Legal support workers, all other
6,000	Chemists
6,000	Aerospace engineers
6,000	Brokerage clerks
6,000	Surveying and mapping technicians
6,000	Pipelayers
6,000	Music directors and composers
6,000	Mechanical engineering technicians
6,000	Natural sciences managers
6,000	Media and communication workers, all other
6,000	Gaming supervisors
6,000	Tour guides and escorts
6,000	Loan counselors
6,000	Interpreters and translators
6,000	Funeral attendants
6,000	Skin care specialists
6,000	Counselors, all other
6,000	Marriage and family therapists
6,000	Survey researchers
6,000	Computer and information scientists, research
6,000	Grounds maintenance workers, all other
6,000	Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
7,000	Service station attendants
7,000	Food batchmakers
7,000	Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
7,000	Carpet installers
7,000	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
7,000	Industrial engineering technicians
7,000	Logisticians
7,000	Painters, transportation equipment
7,000	Transportation workers, all other
7,000	Glaziers
7,000	Optometrists
7,000	Occupational therapist assistants
8,000	Librarians
8,000	Insurance underwriters
8,000	Computer hardware engineers
8,000	Art directors
8,000	Budget analysts
8,000	Baggage porters and bellhops
8,000	Audio and video equipment technicians
8,000	Private detectives and investigators
8,000	Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other
8,000	Railroad conductors and yardmasters
8,000	Desktop publishers
9,000	Computer programmers
9,000	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
9,000	Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers
9,000	Real estate brokers
9,000	Vocational education teachers, secondary school
9,000	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
9,000	Tax preparers
9,000	Opticians, dispensing
9,000	Helpers—Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
9,000	Surveyors
9,000	Tree trimmers and pruners
9,000	Pharmacy aides
9,000	Dietitians and nutritionists
9,000	Animal trainers
9,000	Medical equipment preparers
10,000	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
10,000	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
10,000	Floral designers
10,000	Sales engineers
10,000	Interior designers
10,000	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
10,000	Human resources managers, all other
10,000	Lodging managers
10,000	Security and fire alarm systems installers
10,000	Meeting and convention planners
10,000	Training and development managers
11,000	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
11,000	Butchers and meat cutters
11,000	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
11,000	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
11,000	Structural iron and steel workers
11,000	Biological technicians
11,000	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other
11,000	Veterinarians
11,000	Health educators
12,000	Assemblers and fabricators, all other
12,000	Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
12,000	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
12,000	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
12,000	Actors
12,000	Social workers, all other
12,000	Public relations managers
12,000	Compensation and benefits managers
12,000	First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
12,000	Chiropractors
12,000	Technical writers
12,000	Hazardous materials removal workers
13,000	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
13,000	Refuse and recyclable material collectors
13,000	Drywall and ceiling tile installers
13,000	Protective service workers, all other
13,000	Multi-media artists and animators
13,000	Civil engineering technicians
13,000	Helpers—Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
13,000	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
13,000	Pest control workers
13,000	Advertising and promotions managers
13,000	Manicurists and pedicurists
13,000	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
14,000	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
14,000	Electronics engineers, except computer
14,000	Library assistants, clerical
14,000	Speech-language pathologists
14,000	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
14,000	Producers and directors
14,000	Crossing guards
14,000	Tile and marble setters
15,000	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
15,000	Personal care and service workers, all other
15,000	Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
15,000	Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
15,000	Detectives and criminal investigators
15,000	Environmental engineers
15,000	Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
15,000	Physical therapist aides
15,000	Diagnostic medical sonographers
16,000	Machinists
16,000	Telecommunications line installers and repairers
16,000	Photographers
16,000	Library technicians
16,000	Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
16,000	Helpers—Carpenters
16,000	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
16,000	Education, training, and library workers, all other
16,000	Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
16,000	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
16,000	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other
16,000	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
16,000	Residential advisors
17,000	Food servers, nonrestaurant
17,000	Dentists, general
17,000	Flight attendants
17,000	Directors, religious activities and education
17,000	Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
18,000	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
18,000	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
18,000	Electrical engineers
18,000	Financial specialists, all other
19,000	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
19,000	Brickmasons and blockmasons
19,000	Slaughterers and meat packers
19,000	Editors
19,000	Demonstrators and product promoters
19,000	Special education teachers, middle school
19,000	Healthcare technologists and technicians, all other
20,000	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
20,000	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
20,000	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
21,000	Automotive body and related repairers
21,000	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
21,000	Chefs and head cooks
21,000	Court, municipal, and license clerks
21,000	Construction and building inspectors
21,000	Veterinary technologists and technicians
22,000	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
22,000	Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
22,000	Architects, except landscape and naval
22,000	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
23,000	Production, planning, and expediting clerks
23,000	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
23,000	Appraisers and assessors of real estate
23,000	Massage therapists
23,000	Motor vehicle operators, all other
23,000	Gaming dealers
24,000	Loan officers
24,000	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
24,000	Sheet metal workers
24,000	Medical transcriptionists
25,000	Mechanical engineers
25,000	Engineering managers
25,000	Bakers
25,000	Advertising sales agents
25,000	Writers and authors
25,000	Special education teachers, secondary school
25,000	Construction and related workers, all other
25,000	Surgical technologists
25,000	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
26,000	Insurance sales agents
26,000	Musicians and singers
26,000	Mental health counselors
26,000	Physical therapist assistants
27,000	Cooks, short order
27,000	Engineers, all other
27,000	Helpers--Installation, maintenance, and repair workers
27,000	Roofers
27,000	Respiratory therapists
28,000	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
28,000	Industrial engineers
28,000	Computer specialists, all other
28,000	Education administrators, postsecondary
29,000	Correctional officers and jailers
29,000	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
29,000	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
29,000	Medical and public health social workers
30,000	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
31,000	Rehabilitation counselors
31,000	Mental health and substance abuse social workers
31,000	Community and social service specialists, all other
31,000	Occupational therapists
31,000	Physician assistants
32,000	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
32,000	Cement masons and concrete finishers
32,000	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
32,000	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
32,000	Instructional coordinators
33,000	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
33,000	Highway maintenance workers
33,000	Nonfarm animal caretakers
34,000	Financial analysts
34,000	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
34,000	Social and community service managers
35,000	Office and administrative support workers, all other
35,000	Graphic designers
35,000	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
36,000	Cost estimators
36,000	Coaches and scouts
37,000	Educational, vocational, and school counselors
37,000	Payroll and timekeeping clerks
37,000	Market research analysts
37,000	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
38,000	Tellers
38,000	Helpers--Production workers
38,000	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
38,000	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
38,000	Kindergarten teachers, except special education
39,000	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
39,000	Civil engineers
39,000	Marketing managers
40,000	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
40,000	Database administrators
41,000	Bus drivers, transit and intercity
41,000	Personal financial advisors
42,000	Sales and related workers, all other
42,000	Healthcare support workers, all other
42,000	Radiologic technologists and technicians
43,000	Food service managers
43,000	Public relations specialists
44,000	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
45,000	Construction managers
45,000	Administrative services managers
45,000	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
45,000	Training and development specialists
46,000	Medical records and health information technicians
47,000	Legal secretaries
47,000	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
48,000	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
50,000	Industrial truck and tractor operators
51,000	Real estate sales agents
51,000	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
52,000	Clergy
52,000	Child, family, and school social workers
52,000	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
52,000	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
53,000	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
54,000	Recreation workers
55,000	Property, real estate, and community association managers
55,000	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
55,000	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
57,000	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
57,000	Medical and health services managers
57,000	Pharmacists
57,000	Physical therapists
58,000	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
60,000	Construction laborers
60,000	Painters, construction and maintenance
62,000	Driver/sales workers
62,000	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
63,000	Bus drivers, school
63,000	Medical secretaries
64,000	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
64,000	Self-enrichment education teachers
66,000	Chief executives
66,000	Sales managers
67,000	Paralegals and legal assistants
68,000	Dental hygienists
69,000	Fire fighters
70,000	Bartenders
70,000	Amusement and recreation attendants
71,000	Sales representatives, services, all other
73,000	Computer and information systems managers
74,000	Pharmacy technicians
76,000	Managers, all other
77,000	Electricians
78,000	Financial managers
78,000	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
80,000	Dishwashers
81,000	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
82,000	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
86,000	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
89,000	Packers and packagers, hand
90,000	Team assemblers
93,000	Teachers and instructors, all other
98,000	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
98,000	Bill and account collectors
99,000	Police and sheriff's patrol officers
104,000	Counter and rental clerks
104,000	Social and human service assistants
107,000	Network and computer systems administrators
108,000	Cashiers, except gaming
109,000	Cooks, fast food
110,000	Lawyers
114,000	Dental assistants
119,000	Computer support specialists
120,000	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
120,000	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
122,000	Management analysts
124,000	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
126,000	Automotive service technicians and mechanics
126,000	Network systems and data communications analysts
128,000	Security guards
129,000	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
130,000	Cooks, restaurant
136,000	Physicians and surgeons
143,000	Preschool teachers, except special education
146,000	Computer software engineers, systems software
148,000	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
153,000	Computer systems analysts
164,000	Truck drivers, light or delivery services
165,000	Maids and housekeeping cleaners
175,000	Food preparation workers
176,000	Child care workers
183,000	Teacher assistants
186,000	Carpenters
187,000	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
192,000	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
202,000	Maintenance and repair workers, general
202,000	Medical assistants
222,000	Computer software engineers, applications
223,000	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
230,000	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
242,000	Business operation specialists, all other
246,000	Receptionists and information clerks
248,000	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
263,000	Office clerks, general
264,000	Accountants and auditors
265,000	Elementary school teachers, except special education
287,000	Personal and home care aides
308,000	General and operations managers
325,000	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
350,000	Home health aides
367,000	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
376,000	Waiters and waitresses
440,000	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
471,000	Customer service representatives
524,000	Postsecondary teachers
703,000	Registered nurses
736,000	Retail salespersons
18,928,000	Total, all occupations

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

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