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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
3,287 2,835 -452 -13.76% -90 284 194 $34.57 $71,903
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NAICS Occupation SOC 2020 2025 Numerical Percent New Jobs Replacement Jobs Total Median Hourly Median Annual Education and Training Level
5173 Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 38 31 -7 -18.42 % -1 3 2 $39.87 $82,920 Bachelor's degree
5173 Actors 27-2011 2 3 0 50 % 0 0 0 $20.84 $43,353 Some college
5173 Administrative Services Managers 11-3012 3 3 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $45.31 $94,235 Bachelor's degree
5173 Advertising and Promotions Managers 11-2011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $40.59 $84,422 Bachelor's degree
5173 Advertising Sales Agents 41-3011 11 9 -1 -18.18 % 0 1 1 $27.09 $56,350 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041 9 7 -2 -22.22 % 0 1 0 $80.72 $167,899 Bachelor's degree
5173 Audio and Video Technicians 27-4011 5 4 -1 -20 % 0 0 0 $24.27 $50,480 Postsecondary nondegree award
5173 Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2097 43 39 -4 -9.3 % -1 4 3 $18.46 $38,402 Postsecondary nondegree award
5173 Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011 9 7 -2 -22.22 % 0 1 0 $22.16 $46,085 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021 27 22 -5 -18.52 % -1 2 1 $22.73 $47,277 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031 16 13 -3 -18.75 % -1 2 1 $23.17 $48,191 Some college
5173 Broadcast Technicians 27-4012 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $15.85 $32,965 Associate's degree
5173 Budget Analysts 13-2031 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $39.33 $81,809 Bachelor's degree
5173 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199 63 55 -9 -12.7 % -2 4 2 $30.79 $64,041 Bachelor's degree
5173 Buyers and Purchasing Agents 13-1028 7 6 -1 -14.29 % 0 1 0 $28.81 $59,914 Bachelor's degree
5173 Chief Executives 11-1011 17 14 -3 -17.65 % -1 1 0 $57.19 $118,952 Bachelor's degree
5173 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3022 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $35.43 $73,692 Associate's degree
5173 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $35.74 $74,348 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-1141 3 2 -1 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $38.84 $80,791 Bachelor's degree
5173 Compliance Officers 13-1041 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $38.58 $80,251 Bachelor's degree
5173 Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 34 28 -6 -17.65 % -1 2 1 $65.29 $135,796 Bachelor's degree
5173 Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061 17 14 -3 -17.65 % -1 1 0 $68.45 $142,367 Bachelor's degree
5173 Computer Network Architects 15-1241 53 44 -8 -16.98 % -2 3 1 $49.24 $102,414 Bachelor's degree
5173 Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231 64 57 -7 -10.94 % -1 4 3 $30.81 $64,095 Associate's degree
5173 Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 40 33 -7 -17.5 % -2 3 1 $37.39 $77,772 Bachelor's degree
5173 Computer Programmers 15-1251 16 12 -3 -25 % -1 1 0 $46.84 $97,426 Bachelor's degree
5173 Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 23 20 -3 -13.04 % -1 1 1 $48.17 $100,196 Bachelor's degree
5173 Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232 174 135 -39 -22.41 % -8 11 3 $47.68 $99,168 Some college
5173 Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-2011 2 1 -1 -50 % 0 0 0 $17.27 $35,918 Some college
5173 Construction Laborers 47-2061 5 4 -1 -20 % 0 0 0 $19.58 $40,721 No formal educational credential
5173 Construction Managers 11-9021 6 6 0 0 % 0 0 0 $34.80 $72,393 Bachelor's degree
5173 Correspondence Clerks 43-4021 2 2 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $18.58 $38,643 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Cost Estimators 13-1051 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $36.23 $75,358 Bachelor's degree
5173 Credit Analysts 13-2041 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $31.04 $64,554 Bachelor's degree
5173 Customer Service Representatives 43-4051 171 148 -23 -13.45 % -5 20 15 $18.09 $37,635 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Data Entry Keyers 43-9021 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.09 $35,542 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Data Scientists 15-2051 13 12 -1 -7.69 % 0 1 1 $38.39 $79,861 Bachelor's degree
5173 Database Administrators 15-1242 5 5 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $47.26 $98,307 Bachelor's degree
5173 Database Architects 15-1243 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $58.66 $122,015 Bachelor's degree
5173 Designers, All Other 27-1029 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $24.43 $50,807 Bachelor's degree
5173 Desktop Publishers 43-9031 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $28.00 $58,235 Associate's degree
5173 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032 16 13 -2 -18.75 % 0 1 1 $22.26 $46,306 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 41-9091 1 3 1 200 % 0 0 1 $11.88 $24,703 No formal educational credential
5173 Editors 27-3041 3 2 -1 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $23.87 $49,640 Bachelor's degree
5173 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023 8 7 -1 -12.5 % 0 1 0 $30.12 $62,647 Associate's degree
5173 Electrical and Electronics Drafters 17-3012 5 4 -1 -20 % 0 0 0 $29.74 $61,858 Associate's degree
5173 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $32.61 $67,819 Postsecondary nondegree award
5173 Electrical Engineers 17-2071 6 5 -1 -16.67 % 0 0 0 $61.04 $126,965 Bachelor's degree
5173 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $59.17 $123,069 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 51-2028 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $18.19 $37,832 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 127 115 -12 -9.45 % -2 8 5 $54.78 $113,943 Bachelor's degree
5173 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 17-3029 10 9 -1 -10 % 0 1 1 $28.40 $59,082 Associate's degree
5173 Engineers, All Other 17-2199 11 10 -1 -9.09 % 0 1 0 $49.84 $103,668 Bachelor's degree
5173 Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3025 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $36.87 $76,698 Associate's degree
5173 Environmental Engineers 17-2081 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $61.10 $127,092 Bachelor's degree
5173 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011 5 4 -1 -20 % 0 0 0 $30.03 $62,466 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Facilities Managers 11-3013 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $47.02 $97,809 Bachelor's degree
5173 Film and Video Editors 27-4032 2 1 -1 -50 % 0 0 0 $24.93 $51,864 Bachelor's degree
5173 Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051 10 9 -2 -10 % 0 1 0 $42.19 $87,751 Bachelor's degree
5173 Financial Managers 11-3031 13 11 -2 -15.38 % 0 1 0 $55.81 $116,089 Bachelor's degree
5173 Financial Risk Specialists 13-2054 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $54.46 $113,277 Bachelor's degree
5173 Financial Specialists, All Other 13-2099 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.26 $62,946 Bachelor's degree
5173 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $35.33 $73,481 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011 46 41 -5 -10.87 % -1 4 3 $37.02 $76,999 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012 61 51 -10 -16.39 % -2 5 3 $25.68 $53,415 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011 34 29 -5 -14.71 % -1 3 2 $29.88 $62,155 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011 6 5 -1 -16.67 % 0 1 0 $19.25 $40,034 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-1047 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $28.12 $58,495 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 General and Operations Managers 11-1021 35 31 -4 -11.43 % -1 3 2 $48.41 $100,700 Bachelor's degree
5173 Graphic Designers 27-1024 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $26.00 $54,077 Bachelor's degree
5173 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $18.09 $37,622 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-4161 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.99 $47,811 Associate's degree
5173 Human Resources Managers 11-3121 8 7 -1 -12.5 % 0 1 0 $56.89 $118,323 Bachelor's degree
5173 Human Resources Specialists 13-1071 15 12 -2 -20 % 0 1 1 $33.75 $70,209 Bachelor's degree
5173 Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3026 4 3 0 -25 % 0 0 0 $28.67 $59,640 Associate's degree
5173 Industrial Engineers 17-2112 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $47.02 $97,807 Bachelor's degree
5173 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $22.77 $47,356 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Information Security Analysts 15-1212 10 9 -1 -10 % 0 1 1 $50.98 $106,048 Bachelor's degree
5173 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 2 1 -1 -50 % 0 0 0 $19.18 $39,887 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Interpreters and Translators 27-3091 5 5 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $32.29 $67,164 Bachelor's degree
5173 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.38 $46,552 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011 3 2 -1 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $15.81 $32,891 No formal educational credential
5173 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
5173 Lawyers 23-1011 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $75.94 $157,945 Doctoral or professional degree
5173 Logisticians 13-1081 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $38.03 $79,101 Bachelor's degree
5173 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071 7 6 -1 -14.29 % 0 1 0 $22.00 $45,755 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Management Analysts 13-1111 65 51 -13 -21.54 % -3 5 2 $39.37 $81,898 Bachelor's degree
5173 Managers, All Other 11-9199 68 62 -6 -8.82 % -1 5 3 $33.97 $70,653 Bachelor's degree
5173 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161 36 33 -4 -8.33 % -1 3 3 $29.77 $61,918 Bachelor's degree
5173 Marketing Managers 11-2021 15 14 -2 -6.67 % 0 1 1 $52.33 $108,849 Bachelor's degree
5173 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3027 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $29.02 $60,365 Associate's degree
5173 Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 27-4099 3 2 -1 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $29.08 $60,491 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Media and Communication Workers, All Other 27-3099 5 4 0 -20 % 0 0 0 $32.76 $68,147 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 44 39 -5 -11.36 % -1 3 2 $46.40 $96,508 Bachelor's degree
5173 News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 27-3023 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $19.06 $39,650 Bachelor's degree
5173 Nuclear Engineers 17-2161 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $67.06 $139,494 Bachelor's degree
5173 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $41.99 $87,331 Bachelor's degree
5173 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199 5 5 -1 0 % 0 1 0 $18.49 $38,467 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Office Clerks, General 43-9061 19 16 -4 -15.79 % -1 2 1 $19.10 $39,737 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $34.93 $72,657 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 3 3 -1 0 % 0 0 0 $38.54 $80,161 Bachelor's degree
5173 Order Clerks 43-4151 7 5 -2 -28.57 % 0 1 0 $17.21 $35,790 Some college
5173 Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.40 $63,237 Associate's degree
5173 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051 6 4 -1 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $26.26 $54,616 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Private Detectives and Investigators 33-9021 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $29.14 $60,609 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Producers and Directors 27-2012 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $27.79 $57,801 Bachelor's degree
5173 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061 15 13 -2 -13.33 % 0 1 1 $23.36 $48,587 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Project Management Specialists 13-1082 43 38 -5 -11.63 % -1 3 2 $47.90 $99,636 Bachelor's degree
5173 Public Relations Managers 11-2032 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $50.15 $104,312 Bachelor's degree
5173 Public Relations Specialists 27-3031 6 5 -1 -16.67 % 0 0 0 $38.49 $80,064 Bachelor's degree
5173 Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2021 16 15 -1 -6.25 % 0 2 1 $30.05 $62,509 Associate's degree
5173 Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171 4 4 -1 0 % 0 1 0 $17.22 $35,827 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Retail Salespersons 41-2031 19 17 -2 -10.53 % 0 2 2 $14.85 $30,890 No formal educational credential
5173 Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $18.51 $38,497 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Sales Engineers 41-9031 10 8 -2 -20 % 0 1 1 $52.06 $108,292 Bachelor's degree
5173 Sales Managers 11-2022 37 31 -6 -16.22 % -1 3 2 $47.77 $99,369 Bachelor's degree
5173 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091 270 234 -37 -13.33 % -7 28 20 $28.28 $58,821 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012 7 6 -1 -14.29 % 0 1 0 $28.90 $60,102 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 41-4011 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $43.05 $89,553 Bachelor's degree
5173 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014 15 13 -3 -13.33 % -1 1 1 $21.77 $45,275 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071 11 9 -2 -18.18 % 0 1 1 $18.16 $37,772 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Software Developers 15-1252 61 55 -7 -9.84 % -1 4 3 $59.48 $123,709 Bachelor's degree
5173 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 16 14 -2 -12.5 % 0 1 1 $48.28 $100,431 Bachelor's degree
5173 Stockers and Order Fillers 53-7065 13 11 -2 -15.38 % 0 2 1 $14.89 $30,962 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-2011 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $18.56 $38,595 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Technical Writers 27-3042 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $38.75 $80,601 Bachelor's degree
5173 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022 689 603 -86 -12.48 % -17 70 53 $29.22 $60,772 Postsecondary nondegree award
5173 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-9052 269 237 -32 -11.9 % -6 26 20 $36.91 $76,768 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Telemarketers 41-9041 6 5 -1 -16.67 % 0 1 1 $15.94 $33,161 No formal educational credential
5173 Telephone Operators 43-2021 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $32.41 $67,422 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Training and Development Managers 11-3131 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $61.71 $128,353 Bachelor's degree
5173 Training and Development Specialists 13-1151 13 11 -1 -15.38 % 0 1 1 $36.93 $76,822 Bachelor's degree
5173 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $44.02 $91,570 High school diploma or equivalent
5173 Web and Digital Interface Designers 15-1255 18 17 -1 -5.56 % 0 1 1 $28.18 $58,606 Bachelor's degree
5173 Web Developers 15-1254 17 16 -1 -5.88 % 0 1 1 $27.43 $57,062 Bachelor's degree
5173 Writers and Authors 27-3043 16 16 -1 0 % 0 2 1 $17.91 $37,246 Bachelor's degree