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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
1,059 1,012 -47 -4.39% -9 105 95 $32.97 $68,583
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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 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $37.57 $78,150 Bachelor's degree
4821 Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.91 $47,660 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.09 $45,937 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031 4 4 0 0 % 0 1 0 $23.01 $47,868 Some college
4821 Bridge and Lock Tenders 53-6011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $27.22 $56,608 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Building Cleaning Workers, All Other 37-2019 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $19.33 $40,202 No formal educational credential
4821 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031 6 5 0 -16.67 % 0 1 0 $27.67 $57,552 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $24.20 $50,336 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199 7 6 0 -14.29 % 0 1 1 $32.90 $68,432 Bachelor's degree
4821 Buyers and Purchasing Agents 13-1028 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.27 $62,960 Bachelor's degree
4821 Carpenters 47-2031 4 3 0 -25 % 0 0 0 $27.74 $57,692 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Chief Executives 11-1011 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $59.11 $122,942 Bachelor's degree
4821 Civil Engineers 17-2051 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $58.66 $122,009 Bachelor's degree
4821 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061 4 4 0 0 % 0 1 1 $16.23 $33,752 No formal educational credential
4821 Compliance Officers 13-1041 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $37.73 $78,478 Bachelor's degree
4821 Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $68.93 $143,376 Bachelor's degree
4821 Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $50.11 $104,228 Bachelor's degree
4821 Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $46.32 $96,340 Some college
4821 Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $41.04 $85,371 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Construction Managers 11-9021 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $40.01 $83,220 Bachelor's degree
4821 Crane and Tower Operators 53-7021 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.46 $63,361 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Customer Service Representatives 43-4051 5 4 0 -20 % 0 1 1 $19.00 $39,523 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032 10 10 -1 0 % 0 1 1 $22.21 $46,192 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 49-2093 24 24 -1 0 % 0 2 2 $25.31 $52,646 Postsecondary nondegree award
4821 Electricians 47-2111 9 8 0 -11.11 % 0 1 1 $29.66 $61,684 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $35.20 $73,209 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Facilities Managers 11-3013 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $46.71 $97,164 Bachelor's degree
4821 Financial Managers 11-3031 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $56.96 $118,476 Bachelor's degree
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 25 24 -1 -4 % 0 2 2 $38.00 $79,039 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011 27 26 -1 -3.7 % 0 3 2 $36.65 $76,222 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011 5 5 -1 0 % 0 1 0 $31.89 $66,339 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $32.91 $68,445 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-1047 33 31 -1 -6.06 % 0 4 3 $28.00 $58,244 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 General and Operations Managers 11-1021 21 20 -1 -4.76 % 0 2 2 $52.04 $108,250 Bachelor's degree
4821 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032 10 9 0 -10 % 0 1 1 $25.49 $53,015 Postsecondary nondegree award
4821 Human Resources Specialists 13-1071 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $35.72 $74,291 Bachelor's degree
4821 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $29.35 $61,038 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $21.82 $45,382 No formal educational credential
4821 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 49-9099 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $20.93 $43,540 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.32 $36,022 No formal educational credential
4821 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 11 11 0 0 % 0 2 2 $17.86 $37,151 No formal educational credential
4821 Light Truck Drivers 53-3033 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $18.29 $38,051 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Locomotive Engineers 53-4011 206 198 -9 -3.88 % -2 19 17 $36.67 $76,281 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Logisticians 13-1081 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $38.42 $79,916 Bachelor's degree
4821 Machinists 51-4041 22 21 -1 -4.55 % 0 3 2 $23.06 $47,974 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.21 $46,192 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Management Analysts 13-1111 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $40.04 $83,281 Bachelor's degree
4821 Managers, All Other 11-9199 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $33.47 $69,622 Bachelor's degree
4821 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161 3 4 0 33.33 % 0 0 0 $32.10 $66,774 Bachelor's degree
4821 Marketing Managers 11-2021 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $52.61 $109,419 Bachelor's degree
4821 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.50 $63,446 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-3099 3 3 0 0 % 0 1 1 $17.71 $36,840 No formal educational credential
4821 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $40.33 $83,876 Bachelor's degree
4821 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $45.75 $95,160 Bachelor's degree
4821 Office Clerks, General 43-9061 7 7 -1 0 % 0 1 1 $21.54 $44,802 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 7 7 0 0 % 0 1 1 $37.50 $77,992 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.02 $45,795 No formal educational credential
4821 Passenger Attendants 53-6061 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $20.17 $41,961 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $28.44 $59,152 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Project Management Specialists 13-1082 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $48.12 $100,080 Bachelor's degree
4821 Rail Car Repairers 49-3043 59 56 -3 -5.08 % -1 6 5 $30.94 $64,363 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Rail Transportation Workers, All Other 53-4099 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $21.93 $45,620 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 53-4013 8 7 -1 -12.5 % 0 1 1 $31.41 $65,338 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 47-4061 69 66 -3 -4.35 % -1 6 5 $31.75 $66,049 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 53-4022 71 68 -3 -4.23 % -1 8 7 $32.07 $66,699 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 53-4031 212 203 -9 -4.25 % -2 20 18 $27.17 $56,505 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-4181 5 5 0 0 % 0 1 1 $17.56 $36,515 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Sales Managers 11-2022 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $48.19 $100,235 Bachelor's degree
4821 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.07 $62,537 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014 4 4 0 0 % 0 1 0 $21.81 $45,360 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $18.40 $38,282 No formal educational credential
4821 Signal and Track Switch Repairers 49-9097 29 28 -1 -3.45 % 0 3 3 $43.68 $90,853 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Software Developers 15-1252 9 9 0 0 % 0 1 1 $61.83 $128,609 Bachelor's degree
4821 Stockers and Order Fillers 53-7065 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.44 $36,271 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Training and Development Specialists 13-1151 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $34.79 $72,371 Bachelor's degree
4821 Transit and Railroad Police 33-3052 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $53.75 $111,798 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Transportation Inspectors 53-6051 13 12 -1 -7.69 % 0 1 1 $37.98 $79,006 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 13 13 0 0 % 0 1 1 $43.83 $91,158 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 20 20 -1 0 % 0 2 2 $24.77 $51,519 High school diploma or equivalent