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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
1,007 919 -88 -8.74% -18 98 81 $38.23 $79,512
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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 6 5 0 -16.67 % 0 0 0 $41.22 $85,739 Bachelor's degree
4821 Administrative Services Managers 11-3012 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $46.29 $96,282 Bachelor's degree
4821 Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $89.39 $185,930 Bachelor's degree
4821 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031 4 3 -1 -25 % 0 0 0 $25.76 $53,579 Some college
4821 Bridge and Lock Tenders 53-6011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $27.15 $56,462 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031 10 9 -1 -10 % 0 1 1 $30.24 $62,891 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199 5 4 0 -20 % 0 0 0 $36.58 $76,094 Bachelor's degree
4821 Buyers and Purchasing Agents 13-1028 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $32.96 $68,554 Bachelor's degree
4821 Carpenters 47-2031 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $32.13 $66,830 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Civil Engineers 17-2051 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $61.13 $127,159 Bachelor's degree
4821 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061 12 11 -1 -8.33 % 0 2 2 $17.23 $35,843 No formal educational credential
4821 Compliance Officers 13-1041 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $41.66 $86,652 Bachelor's degree
4821 Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $75.34 $156,710 Bachelor's degree
4821 Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $47.87 $99,580 Bachelor's degree
4821 Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $56.95 $118,459 Bachelor's degree
4821 Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $44.20 $91,934 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Construction Laborers 47-2061 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $24.21 $50,365 No formal educational credential
4821 Construction Managers 11-9021 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $42.55 $88,507 Bachelor's degree
4821 Crane and Tower Operators 53-7021 4 3 0 -25 % 0 0 0 $27.80 $57,823 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Customer Service Representatives 43-4051 9 8 -1 -11.11 % 0 1 1 $22.22 $46,208 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032 9 8 -1 -11.11 % 0 1 1 $23.84 $49,577 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 49-2093 15 14 -1 -6.67 % 0 1 1 $38.50 $80,085 Postsecondary nondegree award
4821 Electrical Engineers 17-2071 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $61.66 $128,256 Bachelor's degree
4821 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $52.40 $108,982 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Electricians 47-2111 18 16 -2 -11.11 % 0 2 1 $35.03 $72,869 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $37.71 $78,447 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Facilities Managers 11-3013 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $45.65 $94,952 Bachelor's degree
4821 Financial Managers 11-3031 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $60.88 $126,638 Bachelor's degree
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 23 21 -2 -8.7 % 0 2 1 $43.47 $90,409 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011 33 30 -3 -9.09 % -1 3 2 $40.81 $84,883 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011 6 5 -1 -16.67 % 0 1 1 $34.89 $72,568 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-1047 25 23 -2 -8 % 0 3 2 $29.76 $61,909 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 General and Operations Managers 11-1021 16 15 -1 -6.25 % 0 1 1 $55.40 $115,229 Bachelor's degree
4821 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032 8 7 -1 -12.5 % 0 1 1 $26.68 $55,490 Postsecondary nondegree award
4821 Human Resources Managers 11-3121 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $71.24 $148,174 Bachelor's degree
4821 Human Resources Specialists 13-1071 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $37.75 $78,527 Bachelor's degree
4821 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $33.57 $69,818 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $23.27 $48,407 No formal educational credential
4821 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011 4 4 0 0 % 0 1 1 $19.14 $39,820 No formal educational credential
4821 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 8 8 -1 0 % 0 1 1 $20.82 $43,299 No formal educational credential
4821 Lawyers 23-1011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $73.91 $153,736 Doctoral or professional degree
4821 Locomotive Engineers 53-4011 171 157 -15 -8.19 % -3 16 13 $48.96 $101,831 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Logisticians 13-1081 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $40.18 $83,567 Bachelor's degree
4821 Machinists 51-4041 23 21 -2 -8.7 % 0 3 2 $24.98 $51,960 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071 5 5 0 0 % 0 1 0 $25.73 $53,525 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Management Analysts 13-1111 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $40.38 $83,981 Bachelor's degree
4821 Managers, All Other 11-9199 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $37.58 $78,164 Bachelor's degree
4821 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $34.59 $71,956 Bachelor's degree
4821 Marketing Managers 11-2021 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $56.36 $117,236 Bachelor's degree
4821 Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-7199 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.81 $37,053 No formal educational credential
4821 Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $54.81 $113,996 Bachelor's degree
4821 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $35.26 $73,333 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $48.16 $100,182 Bachelor's degree
4821 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $47.74 $99,294 Bachelor's degree
4821 Office Clerks, General 43-9061 8 7 -1 -12.5 % 0 1 1 $22.84 $47,510 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 7 6 -1 -14.29 % 0 1 1 $37.75 $78,529 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Passenger Attendants 53-6061 8 7 -1 -12.5 % 0 1 1 $18.79 $39,091 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $29.04 $60,398 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $28.48 $59,244 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Project Management Specialists 13-1082 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $55.20 $114,826 Bachelor's degree
4821 Public Relations Specialists 27-3031 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $40.49 $84,213 Bachelor's degree
4821 Rail Car Repairers 49-3043 55 50 -5 -9.09 % -1 5 4 $35.91 $74,697 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 53-4013 11 10 -1 -9.09 % 0 1 1 $31.27 $65,033 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 47-4061 58 53 -5 -8.62 % -1 5 4 $29.03 $60,380 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 53-4022 55 51 -5 -7.27 % -1 6 5 $36.19 $75,269 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 53-4031 210 192 -18 -8.57 % -4 20 17 $28.82 $59,940 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-4181 7 7 -1 0 % 0 1 1 $20.52 $42,674 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Retail Salespersons 41-2031 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $17.55 $36,503 No formal educational credential
4821 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $32.69 $67,990 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $23.39 $48,659 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Security Guards 33-9032 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $19.71 $41,003 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 3 2 0 -33.33 % 0 0 0 $34.55 $71,863 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $21.40 $44,517 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Signal and Track Switch Repairers 49-9097 33 30 -3 -9.09 % -1 4 3 $38.93 $80,985 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Software Developers 15-1252 5 5 0 0 % 0 0 0 $66.06 $137,411 Bachelor's degree
4821 Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 53-7121 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $25.10 $52,207 No formal educational credential
4821 Training and Development Specialists 13-1151 4 3 0 -25 % 0 0 0 $33.88 $70,464 Bachelor's degree
4821 Transit and Railroad Police 33-3052 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $55.85 $116,163 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Transportation Inspectors 53-6051 10 9 -1 -10 % 0 1 1 $38.88 $80,881 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 13 12 -1 -7.69 % 0 1 1 $46.86 $97,459 High school diploma or equivalent
4821 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 20 18 -2 -10 % 0 2 2 $25.38 $52,788 High school diploma or equivalent