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Employed by this Industry	Code	Occupation	Projected Growth (2020-2030)	Projected Job Openings (2020-2030)
92%	29-2056.00	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Bright Outlook	Faster than average	10,400
89%	31-9096.00	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	Faster than average	19,800
82%	43-6012.00	Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	Decline	12,000
81%	29-1131.00	Veterinarians	Much faster than average	4,400
76%	17-3011.00	Architectural and Civil Drafters	Little or no change	9,300
75%	23-2011.00	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	Faster than average	43,000
73%	17-1022.00	Surveyors Geodetic Surveyors	Slower than average	4,000
72%	17-1011.00	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	Slower than average	9,400
71%	13-2082.00	Tax Preparers	Slower than average	9,800
66%	17-3031.00	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	Slower than average	7,000
61%	19-1021.00	Biochemists and Biophysicists	Slower than average	3,200
58%	19-3022.00	Survey Researchers	Slower than average	1,200
57%	17-1012.00	Landscape Architects	Little or no change	1,600
56%	19-3091.00	Anthropologists and Archeologists	Average	800
55%	17-2051.00	Civil Engineers Transportation Engineers Water/Wastewater Engineers	Average	25,000
55%	11-2011.00	Advertising and Promotions Managers	Faster than average	2,500
51%	23-1011.00	Lawyers	Average	46,000
50%	17-2081.00	Environmental Engineers	Slower than average	4,000
48%	17-3022.00	Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Slower than average	6,500
48%	17-3025.00	Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Average	1,800
47%	19-4042.00	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	Faster than average	4,700
47%	19-2042.00	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	Average	3,100
46%	17-3021.00	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	Average	1,200
45%	15-1251.00	Computer Programmers	Decline	9,700
43%	41-3011.00	Advertising Sales Agents	Slower than average	14,800
43%	11-9121.00	Natural Sciences Managers Clinical Research Coordinators Water Resource Specialists	Average	6,000
42%	19-2041.00	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Climate Change Policy Analysts Environmental Restoration Planners Industrial Ecologists	Average	9,400
42%	19-2021.00	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	Average	1,000
42%	17-2151.00	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	Slower than average	400
42%	19-3041.00	Sociologists	Slower than average	300
41%	19-1042.00	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	Much faster than average	12,600
41%	27-1025.00	Interior Designers	Little or no change	7,800
41%		Geological and Hydrologic Technicians Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians Hydrologic Technicians	Average	2,300
40%	15-1212.00	Information Security Analysts	Much faster than average	16,300
40%	23-2093.00	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	Slower than average	6,100
40%	19-1022.00	Microbiologists	Slower than average	2,000
39%	17-2061.00	Computer Hardware Engineers	Slower than average	4,500
39%	15-1221.00	Computer and Information Research Scientists	Much faster than average	3,200
39%	17-3012.00	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	Slower than average	2,300
38%	15-1241.00	Computer Network Architects Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	Average	11,000
38%	19-4061.00	Social Science Research Assistants	Average	5,400
38%	19-2012.00	Physicists	Average	1,300
37%	11-9041.00	Architectural and Engineering Managers Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	Slower than average	14,700
37%	19-4021.00	Biological Technicians	Average	11,800
37%	27-3042.00	Technical Writers	Faster than average	5,500
37%	17-2121.00	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	Slower than average	500
36%		Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other Data Scientists Business Intelligence Analysts Clinical Data Managers Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other Bioinformatics Technicians	Much faster than average	7,100
35%	15-1211.00	Computer Systems Analysts Health Informatics Specialists	Average	47,500
35%	19-3011.00	Economists Environmental Economists	Faster than average	1,600
35%	17-3019.00	Drafters, All Other	Decline	1,200
35%	19-2011.00	Astronomers	Slower than average	200
34%		Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Software Developers Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	Much faster than average	189,200
34%	47-4011.00	Construction and Building Inspectors Energy Auditors	Decline	14,300
34%	15-2041.00	Statisticians Biostatisticians	Much faster than average	5,000
34%	19-2043.00	Hydrologists	Average	700
34%	19-2032.00	Materials Scientists	Slower than average	700
33%	11-3021.00	Computer and Information Systems Managers	Faster than average	42,400
33%	19-1029.00	Biological Scientists, All Other Bioinformatics Scientists Molecular and Cellular Biologists Geneticists Biologists	Slower than average	4,200
33%	17-1021.00	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	Average	1,200
32%	13-2011.00	Accountants and Auditors	Average	135,000
32%	17-2071.00	Electrical Engineers	Average	13,700
31%	13-1111.00	Management Analysts	Faster than average	99,400
31%	47-2142.00	Paperhangers	Average	400
30%	15-1232.00	Computer User Support Specialists	Average	54,800
30%	17-2141.00	Mechanical Engineers Fuel Cell Engineers Automotive Engineers	Average	20,200
30%	41-9011.00	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	Average	14,600
30%	27-3091.00	Interpreters and Translators	Much faster than average	10,400
30%	17-2011.00	Aerospace Engineers	Average	4,000
30%	17-3027.00	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Automotive Engineering Technicians	Average	4,000
29%		Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Calibration Technologists and Technicians Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Non-Destructive Testing Specialists Photonics Technicians	Slower than average	9,300
29%	19-4031.00	Chemical Technicians	Average	7,500
28%	15-1244.00	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	Average	24,900
28%	19-2031.00	Chemists	Average	8,400
28%	23-2099.00	Legal Support Workers, All Other	Little or no change	4,700
28%	19-1013.00	Soil and Plant Scientists	Faster than average	2,300
27%	13-1161.00	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Search Marketing Strategists	Much faster than average	96,000
27%	15-1299.00	Computer Occupations, All Other Web Administrators Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians Document Management Specialists Penetration Testers Information Security Engineers Digital Forensics Analysts Blockchain Engineers Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Information Technology Project Managers	Average	37,500
27%	27-1024.00	Graphic Designers	Slower than average	23,900
27%		Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers Web Developers Web and Digital Interface Designers Video Game Designers	Faster than average	17,900
27%	15-1231.00	Computer Network Support Specialists	Average	15,500
27%	17-3013.00	Mechanical Drafters	Decline	4,700
27%	43-2099.00	Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	Faster than average	500
26%	17-2199.00	Engineers, All Other Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar Mechatronics Engineers Microsystems Engineers Photonics Engineers Robotics Engineers Nanosystems Engineers Wind Energy Engineers Solar Energy Systems Engineers	Slower than average	11,000
26%	51-9151.00	Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	Decline	1,300
26%	15-2021.00	Mathematicians	Slower than average	200
26%	17-2021.00	Agricultural Engineers	Slower than average	100
25%	17-3024.00	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians Robotics Technicians	Decline	1,200
24%	41-9031.00	Sales Engineers	Average	7,300
24%	19-1099.00	Life Scientists, All Other	Average	600
24%	51-4061.00	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	Decline	300
23%	11-2021.00	Marketing Managers	Faster than average	28,500
23%	17-3023.00	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Slower than average	11,000
23%	17-2041.00	Chemical Engineers	Average	1,800
23%	17-2031.00	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	Average	1,400
23%	17-2161.00	Nuclear Engineers	Decline	900
22%		Database Administrators and Architects Database Administrators Database Architects Data Warehousing Specialists	Average	13,900
22%	27-1026.00	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	Slower than average	13,200
22%	15-2031.00	Operations Research Analysts	Much faster than average	10,200
22%	19-4099.00	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Quality Control Analysts Remote Sensing Technicians	Average	9,300
22%	27-1021.00	Commercial and Industrial Designers	Average	3,100
22%	17-2131.00	Materials Engineers	Average	1,800
22%	43-9111.00	Statistical Assistants	Average	1,300
21%	19-3094.00	Political Scientists	Average	700
21%	19-1011.00	Animal Scientists	Average	400
20%	41-3091.00	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	Average	126,500
20%	27-3031.00	Public Relations Specialists	Faster than average	29,200
20%	27-4021.00	Photographers	Much faster than average	12,700
20%	17-2111.00	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	Average	1,700
20%	23-1022.00	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	Average	400
19%	27-1011.00	Art Directors	Faster than average	11,500
19%	17-2072.00	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	Average	9,000
19%	11-3111.00	Compensation and Benefits Managers	Slower than average	1,500
19%	43-9081.00	Proofreaders and Copy Markers	Average	1,100
18%	43-4071.00	File Clerks	Decline	9,600
18%	13-1141.00	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	Average	9,400
18%	17-2171.00	Petroleum Engineers	Average	2,100
18%	19-4051.00	Nuclear Technicians Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	Decline	700
17%	13-1081.00	Logisticians Logistics Engineers Logistics Analysts	Much faster than average	24,500
17%		Agricultural and Food Science Technicians Agricultural Technicians Precision Agriculture Technicians Food Science Technicians	Average	3,700
16%	43-4111.00	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	Decline	20,100
16%	43-9021.00	Data Entry Keyers	Decline	11,600
16%		Public Relations and Fundraising Managers Public Relations Managers Fundraising Managers	Faster than average	8,900
16%	19-3093.00	Historians	Average	300
15%		Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other Project Management Specialists Business Operations Specialists, All Other Business Continuity Planners Sustainability Specialists Online Merchants Security Management Specialists	Average	141,900
15%	11-3031.00	Financial Managers Treasurers and Controllers Investment Fund Managers	Much faster than average	64,200
15%	11-3121.00	Human Resources Managers	Average	14,800
15%	43-9051.00	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	Decline	8,800
15%	19-3051.00	Urban and Regional Planners	Average	3,700
15%	19-3099.00	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other Transportation Planners	Slower than average	3,700
14%	13-1071.00	Human Resources Specialists	Faster than average	73,400
14%	43-3051.00	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	Decline	11,400
14%	11-3131.00	Training and Development Managers	Faster than average	4,300
14%	19-1023.00	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	Average	1,700
13%	43-3031.00	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	Decline	170,200
13%	39-2021.00	Animal Caretakers	Much faster than average	56,400
13%	43-6011.00	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	Decline	42,100
13%	11-2022.00	Sales Managers	Average	37,000
13%	13-1151.00	Training and Development Specialists	Faster than average	35,200
13%	41-4011.00	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	Average	31,700
13%	19-5012.00	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	Average	1,800
13%	19-2099.00	Physical Scientists, All Other Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	Slower than average	1,800
13%	43-9031.00	Desktop Publishers	Decline	800
12%	43-4171.00	Receptionists and Information Clerks	Slower than average	134,000
12%	43-3021.00	Billing and Posting Clerks	Slower than average	48,900
12%	17-2112.00	Industrial Engineers Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists Validation Engineers Manufacturing Engineers	Faster than average	23,300
12%	19-5011.00	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	Average	7,800
12%	33-9021.00	Private Detectives and Investigators	Faster than average	3,500
12%	19-1012.00	Food Scientists and Technologists	Average	1,700
11%	11-1021.00	General and Operations Managers	Average	229,600
11%		Financial and Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, and Financial Specialists, All Other Financial and Investment Analysts Financial Risk Specialists Financial Specialists, All Other Financial Quantitative Analysts Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	Average	41,000
11%	11-1011.00	Chief Executives Chief Sustainability Officers	Decline	17,500
11%	27-1014.00	Special Effects Artists and Animators	Much faster than average	7,800
11%	13-2031.00	Budget Analysts	Slower than average	4,300
11%	15-2011.00	Actuaries	Much faster than average	2,400
11%	53-6041.00	Traffic Technicians	Average	1,100
10%		Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Personal Service Managers, All Other Fitness and Wellness Coordinators Spa Managers Managers, All Other Regulatory Affairs Managers Compliance Managers Loss Prevention Managers Wind Energy Operations Managers Wind Energy Development Managers Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	Average	47,100
10%		Administrative Services and Facilities Managers Administrative Services Managers Facilities Managers Security Managers	Average	29,200
10%	27-3041.00	Editors	Average	11,200
10%	17-3026.00	Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Slower than average	6,300
10%	19-1041.00	Epidemiologists	Much faster than average	900

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020-2030 employment projections. “Projected Growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period 2020-2030 for the US nationwide. “Projected Job Openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.