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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
21,326 25,942 4,616 21.65% 923 2,619 3,543 $32.64 $67,896
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NAICS Occupation SOC 2020 2025 Numerical Percent New Jobs Replacement Jobs Total Median Hourly Median Annual Education and Training Level
4921 Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 7 8 1 14.29 % 0 1 1 $41.01 $85,305 Bachelor's degree
4921 Actors 27-2011 3 4 1 33.33 % 0 0 1 $28.52 $59,320 Some college
4921 Administrative Services Managers 11-3012 4 5 0 25 % 0 0 0 $46.25 $96,200 Bachelor's degree
4921 Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-1041 39 41 2 5.13 % 0 4 5 $35.61 $74,063 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3011 30 34 4 13.33 % 1 2 3 $39.86 $82,909 Postsecondary nondegree award
4921 Aircraft Service Attendants 53-6032 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $21.78 $45,305 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Airfield Operations Specialists 53-2022 1 2 0 100 % 0 0 0 $29.29 $60,927 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 53-2011 15 19 4 26.67 % 1 2 3 $94.37 $196,285 Bachelor's degree
4921 Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091 3 3 1 0 % 0 1 1 $17.20 $35,782 No formal educational credential
4921 Animal Caretakers 39-2021 5 6 1 20 % 0 1 1 $13.89 $28,902 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041 5 6 0 20 % 0 0 0 $89.39 $185,921 Bachelor's degree
4921 Art Directors 27-1011 2 3 1 50 % 0 0 0 $23.91 $49,730 Bachelor's degree
4921 Audio and Video Technicians 27-4011 1 2 0 100 % 0 0 0 $25.73 $53,516 Postsecondary nondegree award
4921 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023 11 12 1 9.09 % 0 1 1 $24.60 $51,159 Postsecondary nondegree award
4921 Bakers 51-3011 4 5 1 25 % 0 1 1 $17.87 $37,172 No formal educational credential
4921 Bartenders 35-3011 2 3 1 50 % 0 0 1 $16.41 $34,141 No formal educational credential
4921 Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011 10 10 0 0 % 0 1 1 $26.47 $55,048 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021 2 3 1 50 % 0 0 0 $25.83 $53,720 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031 7 9 1 28.57 % 0 1 1 $25.56 $53,166 Some college
4921 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031 26 29 3 11.54 % 1 2 3 $29.77 $61,919 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Bus Drivers, School 53-3051 7 9 2 28.57 % 0 1 2 $26.43 $54,983 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $24.62 $51,207 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199 10 13 2 30 % 0 1 1 $36.65 $76,225 Bachelor's degree
4921 Buyers and Purchasing Agents 13-1028 4 4 1 0 % 0 0 1 $32.79 $68,211 Bachelor's degree
4921 Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 27-4031 1 2 0 100 % 0 0 0 $26.88 $55,916 Bachelor's degree
4921 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 53-5021 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $33.48 $69,642 Postsecondary nondegree award
4921 Cargo and Freight Agents 43-5011 30 33 2 10 % 0 3 4 $24.69 $51,358 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Cashiers 41-2011 9 11 2 22.22 % 0 2 3 $17.07 $35,511 No formal educational credential
4921 Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011 7 9 2 28.57 % 0 1 1 $25.06 $52,134 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Chief Executives 11-1011 11 13 2 18.18 % 0 1 1 $58.31 $121,294 Bachelor's degree
4921 Civil Engineers 17-2051 3 4 1 33.33 % 0 0 0 $60.80 $126,466 Bachelor's degree
4921 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061 14 15 1 7.14 % 0 2 2 $17.27 $35,930 No formal educational credential
4921 Commercial Pilots 53-2012 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $42.23 $87,846 Postsecondary nondegree award
4921 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-1141 3 4 0 33.33 % 0 0 0 $40.39 $84,010 Bachelor's degree
4921 Compliance Officers 13-1041 3 3 1 0 % 0 0 0 $41.57 $86,472 Bachelor's degree
4921 Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $75.43 $156,901 Bachelor's degree
4921 Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $40.54 $84,321 Associate's degree
4921 Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 19 25 6 31.58 % 1 1 3 $47.01 $97,786 Bachelor's degree
4921 Computer Programmers 15-1251 4 5 1 25 % 0 0 0 $41.42 $86,151 Bachelor's degree
4921 Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 2 3 0 50 % 0 0 0 $56.94 $118,444 Bachelor's degree
4921 Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $48.38 $100,622 Some college
4921 Construction Laborers 47-2061 4 6 1 50 % 0 0 1 $24.35 $50,644 No formal educational credential
4921 Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-7011 68 72 4 5.88 % 1 7 8 $19.61 $40,783 No formal educational credential
4921 Cooks, All Other 35-2019 2 2 1 0 % 0 0 0 $17.48 $36,363 No formal educational credential
4921 Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.23 $35,828 No formal educational credential
4921 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012 5 8 2 60 % 0 1 1 $20.84 $43,345 No formal educational credential
4921 Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014 3 3 1 0 % 0 0 1 $20.27 $42,152 No formal educational credential
4921 Cooks, Short Order 35-2015 1 2 1 100 % 0 0 0 $17.91 $37,261 No formal educational credential
4921 Couriers and Messengers 43-5021 10,444 13,276 2,832 30 % 566 1,313 1,879 $11.09 $23,064 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031 3 4 1 33.33 % 0 0 1 $29.59 $61,546 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Customer Service Representatives 43-4051 95 111 16 16.84 % 3 14 17 $22.19 $46,153 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Data Scientists 15-2051 7 9 2 28.57 % 0 1 1 $46.15 $96,002 Bachelor's degree
4921 Database Administrators 15-1242 2 2 1 0 % 0 0 0 $57.91 $120,462 Bachelor's degree
4921 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032 57 65 8 14.04 % 2 6 7 $23.80 $49,495 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 41-9091 14 17 3 21.43 % 1 2 3 $13.19 $27,437 No formal educational credential
4921 Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031 64 80 16 25 % 3 8 11 $20.85 $43,358 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Electrical Engineers 17-2071 2 3 1 50 % 0 0 0 $61.53 $127,980 Bachelor's degree
4921 Electricians 47-2111 1 2 0 100 % 0 0 0 $35.01 $72,827 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $37.65 $78,306 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Facilities Managers 11-3013 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $45.92 $95,510 Bachelor's degree
4921 Film and Video Editors 27-4032 2 2 1 0 % 0 0 0 $29.89 $62,169 Bachelor's degree
4921 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 4 5 1 25 % 0 0 1 $43.87 $91,249 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011 5 5 0 0 % 0 0 1 $41.02 $85,327 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011 19 20 1 5.26 % 0 2 2 $34.77 $72,328 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011 2 3 1 50 % 0 0 0 $19.54 $40,636 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-1047 268 288 20 7.46 % 4 28 32 $29.65 $61,680 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Fishing and Hunting Workers 45-3031 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $18.06 $37,561 No formal educational credential
4921 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041 12 16 4 33.33 % 1 2 3 $17.58 $36,574 No formal educational credential
4921 Food Service Managers 11-9051 3 4 1 33.33 % 0 0 1 $25.17 $52,349 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 General and Operations Managers 11-1021 32 36 4 12.5 % 1 3 3 $55.60 $115,644 Bachelor's degree
4921 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021 5 6 1 20 % 0 0 1 $29.72 $61,828 Postsecondary nondegree award
4921 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032 1,213 1,440 226 0 % 45 141 187 $26.90 $55,956 Postsecondary nondegree award
4921 Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 13 17 4 30.77 % 1 2 3 $19.32 $40,188 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Home Appliance Repairers 49-9031 1 2 0 100 % 0 0 0 $23.39 $48,647 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 31-1128 16 21 5 31.25 % 1 3 4 $16.05 $33,387 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-4161 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $27.01 $56,182 Associate's degree
4921 Human Resources Managers 11-3121 3 4 1 33.33 % 0 0 0 $71.18 $148,063 Bachelor's degree
4921 Human Resources Specialists 13-1071 11 12 1 9.09 % 0 1 1 $37.63 $78,275 Bachelor's degree
4921 Industrial Engineers 17-2112 10 11 2 10 % 0 1 1 $51.25 $106,602 Bachelor's degree
4921 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 24 26 2 8.33 % 0 2 3 $23.25 $48,360 No formal educational credential
4921 Information Security Analysts 15-1212 1 2 0 100 % 0 0 0 $62.29 $129,573 Bachelor's degree
4921 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 49-9099 20 26 5 30 % 1 2 3 $22.95 $47,731 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021 2 3 1 50 % 0 0 0 $30.31 $63,042 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011 18 22 4 22.22 % 1 3 4 $18.91 $39,331 No formal educational credential
4921 Labor Relations Specialists 13-1075 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $49.29 $102,521 Bachelor's degree
4921 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 2,487 2,641 154 0 % 31 334 365 $20.77 $43,208 No formal educational credential
4921 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011 2 3 1 50 % 0 0 0 $19.41 $40,378 No formal educational credential
4921 Light Truck Drivers 53-3033 4,323 5,153 829 25 % 166 506 671 $19.14 $39,821 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Logisticians 13-1081 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $40.35 $83,931 Bachelor's degree
4921 Machinists 51-4041 1 2 0 100 % 0 0 0 $25.00 $52,000 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012 5 6 1 20 % 0 1 1 $17.14 $35,654 No formal educational credential
4921 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-9051 6 6 0 0 % 0 1 1 $21.64 $45,016 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071 15 17 2 13.33 % 0 1 2 $25.73 $53,528 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $29.58 $61,533 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Management Analysts 13-1111 10 11 1 10 % 0 1 1 $39.78 $82,741 Bachelor's degree
4921 Managers, All Other 11-9199 391 484 93 23.79 % 19 32 51 $35.88 $74,638 Bachelor's degree
4921 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $34.05 $70,820 Bachelor's degree
4921 Marketing Managers 11-2021 2 2 1 0 % 0 0 0 $55.10 $114,613 Bachelor's degree
4921 Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-7199 19 23 4 21.05 % 1 3 3 $17.68 $36,775 No formal educational credential
4921 Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 4 5 1 25 % 0 0 0 $54.54 $113,435 Bachelor's degree
4921 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121 3 4 1 33.33 % 0 0 1 $30.97 $64,416 Bachelor's degree
4921 Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-3099 5 6 1 20 % 0 1 1 $19.87 $41,323 No formal educational credential
4921 Musicians and Singers 27-2042 1 2 0 100 % 0 0 0 $24.92 $51,832 No formal educational credential
4921 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $48.26 $100,384 Bachelor's degree
4921 News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 27-3023 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $28.17 $58,585 Bachelor's degree
4921 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $47.84 $99,515 Bachelor's degree
4921 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199 6 7 0 16.67 % 0 1 1 $23.00 $47,838 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Office Clerks, General 43-9061 40 43 3 7.5 % 1 5 6 $22.83 $47,479 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 3 3 1 0 % 0 0 0 $44.37 $92,293 Bachelor's degree
4921 Order Clerks 43-4151 1 2 0 100 % 0 0 0 $18.04 $37,525 Some college
4921 Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064 33 39 6 18.18 % 1 5 7 $17.20 $35,767 No formal educational credential
4921 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 6 8 2 33.33 % 0 1 1 $24.00 $49,930 No formal educational credential
4921 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051 5 6 1 20 % 0 1 1 $29.89 $62,180 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 39-9099 2 3 1 50 % 0 1 1 $16.06 $33,405 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052 5 7 2 40 % 0 0 1 $47.61 $99,034 Bachelor's degree
4921 Printing Press Operators 51-5112 4 4 1 0 % 0 0 1 $20.93 $43,532 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Private Detectives and Investigators 33-9021 5 6 0 20 % 0 1 1 $27.91 $58,044 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 9 11 3 22.22 % 1 1 2 $17.55 $36,507 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061 23 26 3 13.04 % 1 3 3 $28.53 $59,344 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Project Management Specialists 13-1082 3 2 -1 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $54.81 $114,005 Bachelor's degree
4921 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141 10 13 3 30 % 1 1 1 $29.22 $60,782 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Purchasing Managers 11-3061 5 6 1 20 % 0 0 1 $61.90 $128,746 Bachelor's degree
4921 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 47-4061 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $29.04 $60,406 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Real Estate Brokers 41-9021 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $41.89 $87,137 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022 6 7 2 16.67 % 0 1 1 $34.06 $70,855 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171 3 3 1 0 % 0 0 1 $20.13 $41,863 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Registered Nurses 29-1141 3 4 1 33.33 % 0 0 0 $79.65 $165,673 Bachelor's degree
4921 Retail Salespersons 41-2031 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.34 $36,071 No formal educational credential
4921 Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099 291 375 84 28.87 % 17 45 62 $20.27 $42,169 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Sales Managers 11-2022 7 8 1 14.29 % 0 1 1 $49.35 $102,644 Bachelor's degree
4921 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091 77 94 18 22.08 % 4 8 12 $32.35 $67,280 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012 3 5 2 66.67 % 0 0 1 $31.61 $65,757 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031 2 2 1 0 % 0 0 0 $49.00 $101,915 Bachelor's degree
4921 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014 26 30 4 15.38 % 1 3 4 $23.42 $48,714 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-2098 3 3 1 0 % 0 0 0 $30.99 $64,459 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Security Guards 33-9032 9 11 3 22.22 % 1 1 2 $19.61 $40,799 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021 5 7 2 40 % 0 1 1 $24.43 $50,823 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071 135 141 6 4.44 % 1 14 15 $21.30 $44,303 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053 16 21 5 31.25 % 1 3 4 $19.43 $40,414 No formal educational credential
4921 Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093 2 3 1 50 % 0 0 0 $25.39 $52,806 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Social Workers, All Other 21-1029 2 3 1 50 % 0 0 0 $33.34 $69,348 Bachelor's degree
4921 Software Developers 15-1252 19 25 5 31.58 % 1 1 2 $65.21 $135,641 Bachelor's degree
4921 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $52.17 $108,507 Bachelor's degree
4921 Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014 1 2 0 100 % 0 0 0 $19.24 $40,020 Bachelor's degree
4921 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021 3 4 1 33.33 % 0 0 1 $42.22 $87,812 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Stockers and Order Fillers 53-7065 12 12 1 0 % 0 2 2 $18.61 $38,715 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031 2 2 1 0 % 0 0 0 $27.72 $57,658 Bachelor's degree
4921 Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 53-7121 3 4 1 33.33 % 0 0 1 $25.20 $52,420 No formal educational credential
4921 Taxi Drivers 53-3054 391 520 129 32.99 % 26 46 72 $19.27 $40,091 No formal educational credential
4921 Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $37.58 $78,159 Bachelor's degree
4921 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-9052 2 3 1 50 % 0 0 0 $37.01 $76,991 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Training and Development Specialists 13-1151 15 16 1 6.67 % 0 1 1 $34.40 $71,551 Bachelor's degree
4921 Transportation Workers, All Other 53-6099 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 1 $23.78 $49,465 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 42 46 3 9.52 % 1 3 4 $46.31 $96,326 High school diploma or equivalent
4921 Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031 2 3 1 50 % 0 1 1 $16.57 $34,456 No formal educational credential
4921 Web Developers 15-1254 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $35.67 $74,193 Bachelor's degree
4921 Writers and Authors 27-3043 3 4 1 33.33 % 0 0 1 $23.08 $48,009 Bachelor's degree