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Employed by this Industry	Code	Occupation	Projected Growth (2025-2035)	Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)
99%	53-2031.00	Flight Attendants Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	18,500
97%	53-4011.00	Locomotive Engineers	Slower than average	2,000
97%	53-1041.00	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	900
96%	53-2011.00	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	11,200
92%	53-4022.00	Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	Slower than average	900
91%	43-5011.00	Cargo and Freight Agents Bright Outlook Freight Forwarders Bright Outlook	Faster than average	9,000
90%	53-6032.00	Aircraft Service Attendants Bright Outlook	Faster than average	4,000
88%	53-4031.00	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	Slower than average	3,000
85%	53-4013.00	Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	Slower than average	300
83%	53-6061.00	Passenger Attendants Bright Outlook	Faster than average	4,300
80%	49-3043.00	Rail Car Repairers	Average	1,600
78%	43-4181.00	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	Average	11,800
71%	53-5021.00	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	Average	3,800
69%	53-5011.00	Sailors and Marine Oilers	Average	3,600
67%	47-4061.00	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	Slower than average	1,200
66%	53-5031.00	Ship Engineers	Average	900
64%	53-6099.00	Transportation Workers, All Other	Average	1,600
64%	53-2022.00	Airfield Operations Specialists Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	1,500
62%	49-9097.00	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	Slower than average	800
59%	49-3011.00	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Bright Outlook	Faster than average	11,400
52%	53-3032.00	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Bright Outlook	Average	214,500
51%	53-2012.00	Commercial Pilots Bright Outlook	Faster than average	5,200
49%	53-7121.00	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	Average	1,300
48%	53-4099.00	Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	Average	100
47%	33-9094.00	School Bus Monitors	Decline	13,400
45%	53-7051.00	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	Slower than average	64,700
45%	53-7071.00	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	Slower than average	300
44%	53-3033.00	Light Truck Drivers Bright Outlook	Faster than average	107,200
41%	43-5032.00	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	Decline	16,000
40%	53-3053.00	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	35,500
37%	53-3052.00	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	Average	21,100
37%	49-2091.00	Avionics Technicians Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	1,700
36%	53-3051.00	Bus Drivers, School	Slower than average	56,500
36%	53-7011.00	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	Decline	2,200
35%	49-2093.00	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Bright Outlook	Faster than average	500
32%	53-7062.00	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Bright Outlook Recycling and Reclamation Workers Bright Outlook	Slower than average	340,500
32%		First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand Recycling Coordinators First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other	Average	54,900
31%	51-8092.00	Gas Plant Operators	Decline	1,400
30%	11-3071.00	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Bright Outlook Supply Chain Managers Bright Outlook	Faster than average	18,300
30%	53-6051.00	Transportation Inspectors Aviation Inspectors Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	Slower than average	2,300
28%	43-5111.00	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	Decline	4,700
28%	19-5012.00	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	3,800
27%	49-3031.00	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	Average	24,400
25%	53-5022.00	Motorboat Operators Bright Outlook	Faster than average	300
21%	51-8093.00	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Decline	2,700
18%	53-7072.00	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Average	1,000
17%	39-6011.00	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	Decline	3,800
16%	53-7065.00	Stockers and Order Fillers Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	430,700
16%	53-7064.00	Packers and Packagers, Hand	Decline	61,800
16%	43-5071.00	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	Decline	61,300
16%	53-7041.00	Hoist and Winch Operators	Little or no change	300
16%	53-6011.00	Bridge and Lock Tenders	Decline	300
15%	53-7063.00	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	Decline	4,000
13%	53-3054.00	Taxi Drivers Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	20,400
11%	13-1081.00	Logisticians Bright Outlook Logistics Engineers Bright Outlook Logistics Analysts Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	26,600
11%	53-7199.00	Material Moving Workers, All Other	Average	2,800
11%	17-2121.00	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	500
11%	33-3052.00	Transit and Railroad Police	Average	300

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2025-2035 employment projections. “Projected Growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period 2025-2035 for the US nationwide. “Projected Job Openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.