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Employment Employment Change Average Annual Job Openings Wage
2020 2025 Numerical Percent New Jobs Replacement Jobs Total Median Hourly Median Annual
1,123 960 -163 -14.49% -33 93 61 $31.19 $64,879
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NAICS Occupation SOC 2020 2025 Numerical Percent New Jobs Replacement Jobs Total Median Hourly Median Annual Education and Training Level
4821 Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 5 4 -1 -20 % 0 0 0 $39.87 $82,920 Bachelor's degree
4821 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031 5 4 -1 -20 % 0 0 0 $23.17 $48,191 Some college
4821 Building Cleaning Workers, All Other 37-2019 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $18.37 $38,217 No formal educational credential
4821 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031 7 6 -1 -14.29 % 0 1 0 $27.92 $58,073 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199 3 3 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $30.79 $64,041 Bachelor's degree
4821 Buyers and Purchasing Agents 13-1028 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $28.81 $59,914 Bachelor's degree
4821 Cargo and Freight Agents 43-5011 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $20.86 $43,381 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Carpenters 47-2031 5 4 -1 -20 % 0 0 0 $24.97 $51,930 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Chief Executives 11-1011 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $57.19 $118,952 Bachelor's degree
4821 Civil Engineers 17-2051 4 4 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $58.93 $122,582 Bachelor's degree
4821 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061 7 6 -1 -14.29 % 0 1 1 $14.83 $30,839 No formal educational credential
4821 Compliance Officers 13-1041 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $38.58 $80,251 Bachelor's degree
4821 Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $65.29 $135,796 Bachelor's degree
4821 Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $48.17 $100,196 Bachelor's degree
4821 Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $37.37 $77,725 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Construction Managers 11-9021 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $34.80 $72,393 Bachelor's degree
4821 Crane and Tower Operators 53-7021 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $37.39 $77,761 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Customer Service Representatives 43-4051 7 6 -1 -14.29 % 0 1 1 $18.09 $37,635 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $18.32 $38,097 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032 9 8 -2 -11.11 % 0 1 0 $22.26 $46,306 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 49-2093 28 24 -4 -14.29 % -1 2 1 $24.68 $51,334 Postsecondary nondegree award
4821 Electricians 47-2111 9 8 -1 -11.11 % 0 1 1 $29.60 $61,570 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.03 $62,466 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Facilities Managers 11-3013 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $47.02 $97,809 Bachelor's degree
4821 Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $42.19 $87,751 Bachelor's degree
4821 Financial Managers 11-3031 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $55.81 $116,089 Bachelor's degree
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 23 20 -4 -13.04 % -1 2 1 $35.33 $73,481 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011 26 22 -4 -15.38 % -1 2 1 $37.02 $76,999 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011 6 5 -1 -16.67 % 0 0 0 $29.88 $62,155 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.14 $62,694 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-1047 32 28 -4 -12.5 % -1 3 2 $28.12 $58,495 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Food Preparation Workers 35-2021 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $15.01 $31,227 No formal educational credential
4821 General and Operations Managers 11-1021 22 18 -3 -18.18 % -1 2 1 $48.41 $100,700 Bachelor's degree
4821 Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 19-4043 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $26.92 $55,993 Associate's degree
4821 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032 9 8 -1 -11.11 % 0 1 1 $24.32 $50,581 Postsecondary nondegree award
4821 Human Resources Specialists 13-1071 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $33.75 $70,209 Bachelor's degree
4821 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $28.58 $59,457 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 6 5 -1 -16.67 % 0 1 0 $18.38 $38,231 No formal educational credential
4821 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $15.81 $32,891 No formal educational credential
4821 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 7 6 -1 -14.29 % 0 1 1 $17.41 $36,215 No formal educational credential
4821 Locomotive Engineers 53-4011 201 172 -29 -14.43 % -6 16 10 $34.23 $71,190 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Logisticians 13-1081 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $38.03 $79,101 Bachelor's degree
4821 Machinists 51-4041 25 22 -4 -12 % -1 2 2 $22.33 $46,439 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $14.28 $29,695 No formal educational credential
4821 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071 5 4 -1 -20 % 0 0 0 $22.00 $45,755 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Management Analysts 13-1111 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $39.37 $81,898 Bachelor's degree
4821 Managers, All Other 11-9199 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $33.97 $70,653 Bachelor's degree
4821 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161 3 3 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $29.77 $61,918 Bachelor's degree
4821 Marketing Managers 11-2021 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $52.33 $108,849 Bachelor's degree
4821 Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $47.94 $99,714 Bachelor's degree
4821 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.84 $37,109 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 51-2098 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.43 $36,262 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $28.70 $59,701 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $46.40 $96,508 Bachelor's degree
4821 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $41.99 $87,331 Bachelor's degree
4821 Office Clerks, General 43-9061 10 8 -2 -20 % 0 1 1 $19.10 $39,737 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 11 9 -2 -18.18 % 0 1 1 $34.93 $72,657 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Passenger Attendants 53-6061 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.98 $37,401 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $27.80 $57,833 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Project Management Specialists 13-1082 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $47.90 $99,636 Bachelor's degree
4821 Rail Car Repairers 49-3043 63 54 -9 -14.29 % -2 5 4 $31.97 $66,490 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 53-4013 14 12 -2 -14.29 % -1 1 1 $23.66 $49,210 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 47-4061 67 58 -9 -13.43 % -2 5 3 $34.22 $71,174 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 53-4022 75 63 -12 -16 % -2 6 4 $25.49 $53,019 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 53-4031 226 193 -32 -14.6 % -6 18 11 $25.18 $52,373 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-4181 11 10 -2 -9.09 % 0 1 1 $17.11 $35,599 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Sales Managers 11-2022 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $47.77 $99,369 Bachelor's degree
4821 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $28.28 $58,821 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $21.77 $45,275 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Security Guards 33-9032 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.57 $36,541 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 4 3 0 -25 % 0 0 0 $28.61 $59,511 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Signal and Track Switch Repairers 49-9097 30 26 -4 -13.33 % -1 3 2 $45.09 $93,790 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Software Developers 15-1252 7 7 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $59.48 $123,709 Bachelor's degree
4821 Stockers and Order Fillers 53-7065 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $14.89 $30,962 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 53-7121 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.84 $47,507 No formal educational credential
4821 Training and Development Specialists 13-1151 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $36.93 $76,822 Bachelor's degree
4821 Transit and Railroad Police 33-3052 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $26.67 $55,470 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Transportation Inspectors 53-6051 17 15 -2 -11.76 % 0 2 1 $30.36 $63,149 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Transportation Workers, All Other 53-6099 5 4 -1 -20 % 0 1 0 $18.88 $39,278 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 12 10 -2 -16.67 % 0 1 0 $44.02 $91,570 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-3031 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $14.79 $30,767 No formal educational credential
4821 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 26 22 -4 -15.38 % -1 2 2 $23.45 $48,776 High school diploma or equivalent