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Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services   Save Table (XLS/CSV)

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(2010-2020)		 Projected Job Openings
(2010-2020)
17% 53-7062.00 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand   Bright Outlook Bright Outlook     Green Occupation Green  Average   Average 980,200
16% 43-4051.00 Customer Service Representatives Bright Outlook Green Occupation  Average   Average 959,600
  43-4051.03 Patient Representatives Bright Outlook    
34% 37-2011.00 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Bright Outlook  Average   Average 682,000
38% 37-3011.00 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 444,400
59% 33-9032.00 Security Guards Bright Outlook  Average   Average 359,500
10% 47-2061.00 Construction Laborers Bright Outlook Green Occupation  Faster than average   Faster than average 292,400
16% 41-3099.00 Sales Representatives, Services, All Other Bright Outlook  Average   Average 270,100
  41-3099.01 Energy Brokers Bright Outlook Green Occupation    
19% 53-7064.00 Packers and Packagers, Hand Bright Outlook  Slower than average   Slower than average 251,600
15% 51-2092.00 Team Assemblers Bright Outlook Green Occupation  Slower than average   Slower than average 241,000
20% Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists, All Other  Faster than average   Faster than average 165,300
  13-1071.00 Human Resources Specialists    
  13-1075.00 Labor Relations Specialists    
31% 43-3011.00 Bill and Account Collectors Bright Outlook  Average   Average 135,500
27% 51-9198.00 Helpers--Production Workers  Slower than average   Slower than average 99,800
56% 41-9041.00 Telemarketers  Slower than average   Slower than average 83,500
20% 51-9199.00 Production Workers, All Other  Slower than average   Slower than average 83,200
  51-3099.00 Food Processing Workers, All Other    
  51-9199.01 * Recycling and Reclamation Workers Bright Outlook Green Occupation    
20% 51-2099.00 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other  Average   Average 79,200
55% 53-7081.00 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors Green Occupation  Faster than average   Faster than average 69,700
11% 43-5032.00 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Green Occupation  Average   Average 69,500
15% 51-9111.00 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders  Slower than average   Slower than average 68,400
26% 37-1012.00 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers  Average   Average 60,100
12% 43-4071.00 File Clerks  Decline slowly or moderately   Decline slowly or moderately 48,700
87% 37-2021.00 Pest Control Workers  Faster than average   Faster than average 48,500
13% 13-1121.00 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 45,000
10% 49-9099.00 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other  Average   Average 43,200
  49-9081.00 Wind Turbine Service Technicians Green Occupation    
  49-9099.01 Geothermal Technicians Bright Outlook Green Occupation    
14% 41-9011.00 Demonstrators and Product Promoters  Average   Average 42,100
19% 43-9021.00 Data Entry Keyers  Decline slowly or moderately   Decline slowly or moderately 41,200
28% 43-9051.00 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service  Average   Average 39,600
55% 49-2098.00 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 36,700
24% 43-5111.00 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping  Average   Average 34,200
25% 37-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers  Little or no change   Little or no change 33,200
15% 43-4181.00 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks  Slower than average   Slower than average 30,800
19% 43-2011.00 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service  Decline rapidly   Decline rapidly 27,600
37% 33-1099.00 First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other  Average   Average 25,900
16% 31-9094.00 Medical Transcriptionists  Slower than average   Slower than average 20,200
14% 39-7011.00 Tour Guides and Escorts  Average   Average 19,600
29% 43-9071.00 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer  Decline rapidly   Decline rapidly 19,600
80% 47-4041.00 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers Green Occupation  Faster than average   Faster than average 18,900
11% 51-4031.00 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Green Occupation  Slower than average   Slower than average 18,200
60% 37-3013.00 Tree Trimmers and Pruners  Average   Average 18,000
80% 41-3041.00 Travel Agents  Average   Average 17,200
16% 33-9091.00 Crossing Guards  Little or no change   Little or no change 17,200
41% 33-9021.00 Private Detectives and Investigators  Faster than average   Faster than average 14,900
55% 47-4071.00 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners  Faster than average   Faster than average 11,900
11% 47-3019.00 Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 10,800
46% 49-9094.00 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers  Average   Average 9,300
13% 17-3025.00 Environmental Engineering Technicians Green Occupation  Faster than average   Faster than average 8,200
43% 37-3012.00 Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation  Average   Average 8,200
11% 17-1012.00 Landscape Architects Green Occupation  Average   Average 7,800
28% 23-2091.00 Court Reporters  Average   Average 6,400
13% 53-7199.00 Material Moving Workers, All Other  Average   Average 6,000
10% 43-2021.00 Telephone Operators  Decline rapidly   Decline rapidly 5,000
25% 37-3019.00 Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other  Average   Average 4,900
66% 37-2019.00 Building Cleaning Workers, All Other  Slower than average   Slower than average 3,400
12% 19-4051.00 Nuclear Technicians  Average   Average 3,300
  19-4051.01 Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians Green Occupation    
  19-4051.02 Nuclear Monitoring Technicians    
11% 43-9081.00 Proofreaders and Copy Markers  Slower than average   Slower than average 3,300
56% 39-7012.00 Travel Guides  Faster than average   Faster than average 2,600
17% 51-6099.00 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other  Decline rapidly   Decline rapidly 1,100
10% 47-5049.00 Mining Machine Operators, All Other  Little or no change   Little or no change 700

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2010-2020 employment projections. "Projected Growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2010-2020). "Projected Job Openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.