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SOC Code Occupation Title Employment Change Average Annual Typical education needed for Entry 2022 Average Annual OES Wage
2020 2030 Level Percent Exits Transfers Change Openings
000000 Total, All Occupations 657,688 819,354 161,666 24.58 % 27,515 44,015 16,167 87,697 No formal educational credential $93,577
353023 Fast Food and Counter Workers 8,884 17,540 8,656 97.43 % 1,281 1,397 866 3,544 Less than high school $34,393
111021 General and Operations Managers 20,584 26,365 5,781 28.08 % 469 1,455 578 2,502 Bachelor's degree $172,078
151256 Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts 18,613 26,400 7,787 41.83 % 522 1,104 779 2,405 Bachelor's degree ***
353031 Waiters and Waitresses 5,428 11,498 6,070 111.82 % 621 1,011 607 2,239 No formal educational credential $40,644
291141 Registered Nurses 28,863 33,678 4,815 16.68 % 834 787 482 2,103 Bachelor's degree $116,607
352014 Cooks, Restaurant 4,171 11,256 7,085 169.86 % 454 660 708 1,822 No formal educational credential $41,045
311120 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 11,559 14,169 2,610 22.57 % 824 728 261 1,813 High school diploma or equivalent $35,249
131111 Management Analysts 11,978 16,069 4,091 34.15 % 451 807 409 1,667 Bachelor's degree $128,957
132011 Accountants and Auditors 13,158 16,207 3,049 23.17 % 409 870 305 1,584 Bachelor's degree $98,608
372011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaner 9,059 10,846 1,787 19.72 % 621 698 179 1,498 No formal educational credential $41,590
434051 Customer Service Representatives 9,813 10,677 864 8.80 % 482 806 86 1,374 High school diploma or equivalent $51,675
339032 Security Guards 6,993 9,336 2,343 33.50 % 432 632 234 1,298 High school diploma or equivalent $41,386
412031 Retail Salespersons 7,657 9,017 1,360 17.76 % 466 689 136 1,291 No formal educational credential $36,733
131198 Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Speci 12,992 15,482 2,490 19.16 % 330 698 249 1,277 Bachelor's degree ***
311131 Nursing Assistants 8,258 9,565 1,307 15.82 % 570 505 131 1,206 Postsecondary non-degree award $43,964
412011 Cashiers 5,962 6,444 482 8.08 % 528 594 48 1,170 No formal educational credential $33,940
113031 Financial Managers 9,428 12,063 2,635 27.94 % 220 540 264 1,024 Bachelor's degree $213,637
131161 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 6,162 8,592 2,430 39.43 % 175 539 243 957 Bachelor's degree $87,429
231011 Lawyers 11,364 14,712 3,348 29.46 % 282 321 335 938 Doctoral or professional degree $224,776
372012 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 4,453 6,458 2,005 45.02 % 371 351 200 922 No formal educational credential $41,328
439061 Office Clerks, General 7,176 7,761 585 8.15 % 408 443 58 909 High school diploma or equivalent $49,718
436013 Medical Secretaries 6,968 8,042 1,074 15.41 % 382 419 107 908 High school diploma or equivalent $48,811
436014 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Med 7,927 7,923 -4 -0.05 % 403 442 0 845 High school diploma or equivalent $54,576
413091 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insur 4,979 6,681 1,702 34.18 % 146 513 170 829 High school diploma or equivalent $93,793
351012 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worke 2,489 5,077 2,588 103.97 % 169 386 259 814 High school diploma or equivalent $49,794
431011 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support 6,998 7,715 717 10.24 % 273 450 72 795 High school diploma or equivalent $80,213
433031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 6,266 6,836 570 9.09 % 384 334 57 775 Some college, no degree $58,306
352021 Food Preparation Workers 2,422 4,225 1,803 74.44 % 261 306 180 747 No formal educational credential $36,640
132098 Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialist 7,902 8,842 940 11.89 % 147 478 94 719 Bachelor's degree ***
119111 Medical and Health Services Managers 5,368 7,559 2,191 40.81 % 162 328 219 709 Bachelor's degree $161,729
113021 Computer and Information Systems Managers 6,439 8,170 1,731 26.88 % 119 415 173 707 Bachelor's degree $183,378
537065 Stockers and Order Fillers 4,461 4,383 -78 -1.74 % 252 431 -8 675 Less than high school $39,937
353011 Bartenders 1,670 3,745 2,075 124.25 % 123 328 208 659 No formal educational credential $38,589
191042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 6,322 7,872 1,550 24.51 % 94 409 155 658 Doctoral or professional degree $103,621
131071 Human Resources Specialists 4,797 6,072 1,275 26.57 % 147 361 128 636 Bachelor's degree $84,224
537062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 3,840 4,600 760 19.79 % 185 367 76 628 No formal educational credential $43,402
499071 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 4,715 5,908 1,193 25.30 % 187 310 119 616 High school diploma or equivalent $58,286
232011 Paralegals and Legal Assistants 3,686 4,963 1,277 34.64 % 167 292 128 587 Associate's degree $78,233
532031 Flight Attendants 2,661 4,134 1,473 55.35 % 197 218 147 562 High school diploma or equivalent $75,058
359021 Dishwashers 1,627 3,319 1,692 103.99 % 186 207 169 562 No formal educational credential $35,562
132052 Personal Financial Advisors 6,613 7,211 598 9.04 % 157 340 60 557 Bachelor's degree $165,220
359031 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 1,083 2,424 1,341 123.82 % 208 197 134 539 No formal educational credential $34,203
112021 Marketing Managers 4,522 5,570 1,048 23.17 % 101 318 105 524 Bachelor's degree $169,393
211093 Social and Human Service Assistants 3,840 4,163 323 8.41 % 160 302 32 494 High school diploma or equivalent $38,848
413031 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 4,935 5,415 480 9.72 % 114 326 48 488 Bachelor's degree $126,128
151211 Computer Systems Analysts 4,925 6,027 1,102 22.37 % 107 269 110 486 Bachelor's degree $122,318
319092 Medical Assistants 3,230 3,907 677 20.95 % 146 267 68 481 Postsecondary non-degree award $48,000
112022 Sales Managers 3,799 4,759 960 25.26 % 86 270 96 452 Bachelor's degree $172,516
434171 Receptionists and Information Clerks 2,839 3,323 484 17.04 % 172 213 48 433 High school diploma or equivalent $42,034
436011 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant 4,720 4,207 -513 -10.86 % 227 249 -51 425 High school diploma or equivalent $76,473
113010 Administrative Services and Facilities Managers 3,912 4,711 799 20.42 % 122 215 80 417 High school diploma or equivalent ***
251071 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 3,196 4,015 819 25.62 % 161 168 82 411 Doctoral or professional degree $159,550
151232 Computer User Support Specialists 3,796 4,814 1,018 26.81 % 81 228 102 411 Some college, no degree $73,626
292010 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 4,685 5,477 792 16.90 % 131 188 79 398 No formal educational credential $63,091
395012 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 2,096 3,072 976 46.56 % 137 144 98 379 Postsecondary non-degree award $47,808
392021 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 1,359 2,324 965 71.00 % 118 153 96 367 High school diploma or equivalent $40,398
533033 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 2,784 3,158 374 13.43 % 122 202 37 361 High school diploma or equivalent $49,581
411011 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2,891 3,093 202 6.98 % 106 207 20 333 High school diploma or equivalent $55,466
291228 Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatri 8,545 9,385 840 9.83 % 144 101 84 329 Doctoral or professional degree ***
399011 Childcare Workers 2,108 2,310 202 9.58 % 149 154 20 323 High school diploma or equivalent $39,319
211018 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Coun 2,702 3,184 482 17.83 % 96 174 48 318 No formal educational credential $60,758
211022 Healthcare Social Workers 2,832 3,188 356 12.57 % 84 190 36 310 Master's degree $71,851
472061 Construction Laborers 2,434 2,890 456 18.73 % 79 180 46 305 No formal educational credential $73,090
273031 Public Relations Specialists 2,264 2,942 678 29.94 % 65 171 68 304 Bachelor's degree $93,224
512090 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 2,310 2,630 320 13.85 % 94 176 32 302 No formal educational credential $41,013
194021 Biological Technicians 1,948 2,318 370 18.99 % 51 214 37 302 Bachelor's degree $60,268
119051 Food Service Managers 1,101 2,223 1,122 101.90 % 51 133 112 296 High school diploma or equivalent $79,290
253021 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 1,627 2,331 704 43.26 % 118 106 70 294 High school diploma or equivalent $63,898
291171 Nurse Practitioners 2,511 3,786 1,275 50.77 % 66 99 128 293 Master's degree $147,832
414012 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except T 2,369 2,729 360 15.19 % 75 172 36 283 High school diploma or equivalent $94,333
533058 Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and I 1,666 2,219 553 33.19 % 128 97 55 280 Less than high school ***
399031 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1,002 1,696 694 69.26 % 79 128 69 276 High school diploma or equivalent $57,882
119021 Construction Managers 2,608 3,209 601 23.04 % 60 147 60 267 Bachelor's degree $145,499
352012 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 1,082 1,696 614 56.74 % 82 119 61 262 No formal educational credential $45,785
352015 Cooks, Short Order 838 1,627 789 94.15 % 72 106 79 257 No formal educational credential $38,732
472031 Carpenters 2,292 2,602 310 13.52 % 71 153 31 255 High school diploma or equivalent $81,036
333051 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 2,996 3,166 170 5.67 % 77 156 17 250 High school diploma or equivalent $80,719
119198 Personal Service Managers; Entertainment & Recreation Manage 2,594 3,030 436 16.80 % 65 138 44 247 High school diploma or equivalent ***
252021 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 2,997 3,246 249 8.30 % 96 125 25 246 Bachelor's degree $97,387
533032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,786 2,118 332 18.58 % 80 132 33 245 Postsecondary non-degree award $57,191
251121 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 2,239 2,481 242 10.80 % 106 110 24 240 Master's degree $74,733
436012 Legal Secretaries 2,284 2,225 -59 -2.58 % 115 126 -6 235 High school diploma or equivalent $74,030
537064 Packers and Packagers, Hand 1,403 1,605 202 14.39 % 86 122 20 228 No formal educational credential $36,202
131041 Compliance Officers 2,370 2,686 316 13.33 % 61 135 32 228 Bachelor's degree $89,662
373011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1,335 1,662 327 24.49 % 64 128 33 225 No formal educational credential $46,816
211021 Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,123 2,323 200 9.42 % 62 140 20 222 Bachelor's degree $62,316
259045 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 2,160 2,329 169 7.82 % 100 105 17 222 Some college, no degree $48,171
131151 Training and Development Specialists 1,820 2,201 381 20.93 % 61 123 38 222 Bachelor's degree $84,511
471011 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction 1,902 2,206 304 15.98 % 58 133 30 221 High school diploma or equivalent $111,986
414011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technica 1,495 2,008 513 34.31 % 52 118 51 221 Bachelor's degree $114,796
433021 Billing and Posting Clerks 1,787 2,018 231 12.92 % 78 117 23 218 High school diploma or equivalent $56,682
419022 Real Estate Sales Agents 2,208 2,401 193 8.74 % 96 101 19 216 High school diploma or equivalent ***
533031 Driver/Sales Workers 883 1,662 779 88.22 % 52 86 78 216 High school diploma or equivalent $39,142
171011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 1,998 2,549 551 27.57 % 62 96 55 213 Bachelor's degree $105,386
371011 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker 1,279 1,700 421 32.91 % 64 103 42 209 High school diploma or equivalent $58,600
472111 Electricians 1,555 1,855 300 19.29 % 50 125 30 205 High school diploma or equivalent $88,024
413021 Insurance Sales Agents 2,100 2,189 89 4.23 % 71 120 9 200 High school diploma or equivalent $99,146
191021 Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,617 2,026 409 25.29 % 30 128 41 199 Doctoral or professional degree $115,303
151257 Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers 1,888 2,335 447 23.67 % 49 104 45 198 Associate's degree ***
351011 Chefs and Head Cooks 641 1,314 673 104.99 % 29 96 67 192 High school diploma or equivalent $77,626

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