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Employed by this Industry	Code	Occupation	Projected Growth (2020-2030)	Projected Job Openings (2020-2030)
100%	51-4062.00	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	Decline	200
98%	51-6091.00	Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	Decline	1,800
97%	51-9011.00	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	Decline	8,600
97%	51-4071.00	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	Decline	1,500
97%	51-4052.00	Pourers and Casters, Metal	Decline	600
96%	51-6063.00	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Decline	1,900
95%	51-4033.00	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	7,500
95%	51-4021.00	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	6,000
95%	51-6064.00	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Decline	2,600
95%	51-4034.00	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	2,200
95%	51-9197.00	Tire Builders	Little or no change	2,000
95%	51-4051.00	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	Slower than average	1,400
94%	51-9041.00	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Slower than average	6,700
94%	51-4111.00	Tool and Die Makers	Slower than average	6,400
94%	51-4023.00	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	3,000
93%	51-7042.00	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	Average	8,700
93%	51-4193.00	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	3,800
93%	51-9191.00	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	Little or no change	1,500
92%	51-3023.00	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	Slower than average	9,700
92%	51-9141.00	Semiconductor Processing Technicians	Decline	3,500
92%	51-4022.00	Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	1,100
91%	51-4072.00	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	14,400
91%	51-2031.00	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	Decline	4,000
91%	51-2051.00	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	Little or no change	2,100
91%	51-4191.00	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	1,600
91%	51-6061.00	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	Decline	700
90%	51-9196.00	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Decline	10,200
89%	51-4031.00	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	17,600
89%	51-2011.00	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	Decline	3,200
89%	51-6062.00	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Decline	1,300
88%	51-9161.00	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	Decline	16,500
88%	51-8091.00	Chemical Plant and System Operators	Little or no change	3,000
87%		Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	Average	32,700
87%	51-2021.00	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	Decline	1,100
85%	51-9032.00	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Decline	6,200
85%	51-9051.00	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	Slower than average	1,800
85%	51-4032.00	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	700
84%	51-4081.00	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Average	15,600
84%	51-3093.00	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	Average	4,800
84%	51-4122.00	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Little or no change	3,600
84%	51-6042.00	Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	Decline	400
83%	51-9023.00	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Slower than average	13,500
83%	51-9012.00	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Average	5,300
83%	51-4035.00	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Decline	1,200
81%	51-4041.00	Machinists	Average	41,200
81%	51-7041.00	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	Average	6,200
81%	51-2041.00	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	Decline	5,900
81%	51-9162.00	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	4,100
81%	51-5113.00	Print Binding and Finishing Workers	Decline	3,500
81%	51-9031.00	Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	Decline	600
80%	51-3092.00	Food Batchmakers	Average	20,700
80%	51-9192.00	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	Average	1,700
79%	51-9111.00	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	Average	43,100
79%	51-3022.00	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	Slower than average	18,400
79%	51-9081.00	Dental Laboratory Technicians	Faster than average	4,900
79%	51-9193.00	Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	Average	1,000
77%	17-3026.00	Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Slower than average	6,300
77%	51-3091.00	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	Slower than average	2,300
74%		Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators Team Assemblers Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other	Decline	125,200
73%	51-5112.00	Printing Press Operators	Decline	14,700
73%	51-7011.00	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	Average	11,000
73%	45-4023.00	Log Graders and Scalers	Average	700
72%	51-1011.00	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	Slower than average	63,400
72%	11-3051.00	Industrial Production Managers Quality Control Systems Managers Geothermal Production Managers Biofuels Production Managers Biomass Power Plant Managers Hydroelectric Production Managers	Average	13,900
72%	51-4192.00	Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	Decline	700
71%	17-2112.00	Industrial Engineers Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists Validation Engineers Manufacturing Engineers	Faster than average	23,300
70%	51-6031.00	Sewing Machine Operators	Decline	12,200
70%	51-5111.00	Prepress Technicians and Workers	Decline	3,000
69%	51-9195.00	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers Potters, Manufacturing	Much faster than average	5,700
69%	51-4061.00	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	Decline	300
68%	51-9123.00	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	Average	1,300
67%	51-9198.00	Helpers--Production Workers	Decline	31,800
67%	51-4194.00	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	Decline	600
66%	51-6092.00	Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	Decline	500
65%	51-9124.00	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Average	15,900
65%	53-7063.00	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	Average	8,800
64%	51-9061.00	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	Decline	54,900
64%	51-4121.00	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	Average	49,200
64%	51-9021.00	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	Little or no change	3,500
64%	51-9082.00	Medical Appliance Technicians	Faster than average	2,200
61%	49-9043.00	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	Faster than average	6,800
60%	51-9022.00	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	Decline	2,100
60%	51-7032.00	Patternmakers, Wood	Much faster than average	0
57%	51-3099.00	Food Processing Workers, All Other	Slower than average	4,800
56%	51-7021.00	Furniture Finishers	Average	2,600
56%	17-2131.00	Materials Engineers	Average	1,800
55%	49-9041.00	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	Much faster than average	45,100
55%	17-2041.00	Chemical Engineers	Average	1,800
53%	51-6093.00	Upholsterers	Slower than average	3,000
53%	19-1012.00	Food Scientists and Technologists	Average	1,700
52%	51-8093.00	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Average	4,400
52%	17-3027.00	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Automotive Engineering Technicians	Average	4,000
51%	51-4199.00	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	Decline	2,100
51%	51-9194.00	Etchers and Engravers	Slower than average	1,300
50%	17-3013.00	Mechanical Drafters	Decline	4,700
50%	51-7099.00	Woodworkers, All Other	Much faster than average	1,200
49%	19-4031.00	Chemical Technicians	Average	7,500
49%	51-6099.00	Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	Decline	1,800
48%	17-2141.00	Mechanical Engineers Fuel Cell Engineers Automotive Engineers	Average	20,200
48%	17-3024.00	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians Robotics Technicians	Decline	1,200
48%	49-9045.00	Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	Decline	0
44%	17-3021.00	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	Average	1,200
43%	17-2011.00	Aerospace Engineers	Average	4,000
43%	49-2091.00	Avionics Technicians	Average	1,700
41%	19-2031.00	Chemists	Average	8,400
41%	51-9083.00	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	Faster than average	4,000
41%	27-1021.00	Commercial and Industrial Designers	Average	3,100
41%	51-6041.00	Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	Decline	800
41%	19-2032.00	Materials Scientists	Slower than average	700
39%	51-9199.00	Production Workers, All Other	Average	24,600
39%	17-2031.00	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	Average	1,400
38%	51-8099.00	Plant and System Operators, All Other Biofuels Processing Technicians	Slower than average	1,600
37%	17-3023.00	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Slower than average	11,000
37%		Agricultural and Food Science Technicians Agricultural Technicians Precision Agriculture Technicians Food Science Technicians	Average	3,700
35%	17-2071.00	Electrical Engineers	Average	13,700
34%	11-9041.00	Architectural and Engineering Managers Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	Slower than average	14,700
34%	17-2072.00	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	Average	9,000
34%	49-2094.00	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	Slower than average	4,700
34%	45-2041.00	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	Decline	4,700
33%	49-9044.00	Millwrights	Faster than average	4,400
32%	43-5061.00	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	Average	41,000
31%	17-2061.00	Computer Hardware Engineers	Slower than average	4,500
30%	51-3011.00	Bakers	Average	28,300
29%	43-5071.00	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	Decline	64,000
29%	17-3019.00	Drafters, All Other	Decline	1,200
29%	51-6051.00	Sewers, Hand	Decline	800
28%		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
28%	53-7011.00	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	Average	3,500
28%	17-2111.00	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	Average	1,700
28%	17-2121.00	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	Slower than average	500
26%	53-7051.00	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	Average	75,000
26%	11-3061.00	Purchasing Managers	Average	6,300
25%	53-7064.00	Packers and Packagers, Hand	Little or no change	82,900
25%	29-2091.00	Orthotists and Prosthetists	Much faster than average	1,000
24%	13-1081.00	Logisticians Logistics Engineers Logistics Analysts	Much faster than average	24,500
24%	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
23%		Buyers and Purchasing Agents Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	Decline	39,500
23%	19-5012.00	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	Average	1,800
21%	41-9031.00	Sales Engineers	Average	7,300
21%	53-7021.00	Crane and Tower Operators	Average	5,000
21%	17-3012.00	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	Slower than average	2,300
20%	47-2211.00	Sheet Metal Workers	Slower than average	13,100
20%	51-8021.00	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	Average	4,000
19%	53-7121.00	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	Slower than average	1,600
19%	51-7031.00	Model Makers, Wood	Much faster than average	100
18%	43-5111.00	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	Faster than average	6,500
18%	51-2061.00	Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters	Decline	100
17%	41-4012.00	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	Slower than average	137,800
17%	19-5011.00	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	Average	7,800
17%	49-9096.00	Riggers	Faster than average	2,500
17%	19-1022.00	Microbiologists	Slower than average	2,000
16%	41-4011.00	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	Average	31,700
16%	41-9011.00	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	Average	14,600
16%	11-9121.00	Natural Sciences Managers Clinical Research Coordinators Water Resource Specialists	Average	6,000
16%	27-3042.00	Technical Writers	Faster than average	5,500
16%	43-3061.00	Procurement Clerks	Decline	5,200
16%	51-9071.00	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers Gem and Diamond Workers	Little or no change	3,800
16%	19-1021.00	Biochemists and Biophysicists	Slower than average	3,200
16%	53-7041.00	Hoist and Winch Operators	Slower than average	600
15%	27-1024.00	Graphic Designers	Slower than average	23,900
15%	19-4051.00	Nuclear Technicians Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	Decline	700
14%	49-3011.00	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	Faster than average	12,700
14%	43-9031.00	Desktop Publishers	Decline	800
14%	19-1011.00	Animal Scientists	Average	400
13%	53-7062.00	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Recycling and Reclamation Workers	Average	411,300
13%	49-9071.00	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	Average	152,300
13%	13-1051.00	Cost Estimators	Little or no change	17,800
12%	43-4151.00	Order Clerks	Decline	10,400
11%	11-2022.00	Sales Managers	Average	37,000
11%	11-3121.00	Human Resources Managers	Average	14,800
11%	11-3071.00	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Supply Chain Managers	Average	11,800
11%	49-9069.00	Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	Average	1,300
11%	27-1012.00	Craft Artists	Faster than average	1,200
11%	49-2093.00	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	Average	800
11%	47-5051.00	Rock Splitters, Quarry	Average	600
10%	49-1011.00	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	Average	47,400
10%	45-4022.00	Logging Equipment Operators	Average	5,100
10%	53-7199.00	Material Moving Workers, All Other	Average	3,600
10%	47-2011.00	Boilermakers	Little or no change	1,300
10%	17-2161.00	Nuclear Engineers	Decline	900
10%	49-9095.00	Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	Decline	300
10%	17-2021.00	Agricultural Engineers	Slower than average	100

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.