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Sort by:  Employed by this Industry Code Occupation Projected Growth
(2018-2028)		 Projected Job Openings
(2018-2028)
84% 39-3021.00 Motion Picture Projectionists  Decline   Decline 800
83% 27-3022.00 Reporters and Correspondents   Green Occupation Green  Decline   Decline 4,400
82% 27-3021.00 Broadcast News Analysts  Little or no change   Little or no change 900
76% 27-4012.00 Broadcast Technicians  Little or no change   Little or no change 3,800
71% 49-2022.00 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers  Decline   Decline 23,600
65% 27-3011.00 Radio and Television Announcers  Decline   Decline 4,000
63% 27-4032.00 Film and Video Editors   Bright Outlook Bright Outlook    Much faster than average   Much faster than average 4,700
57% 39-5091.00 Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 600
56% 49-9052.00 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers  Little or no change   Little or no change 13,900
54% 27-2012.00 Producers and Directors  Average   Average 16,000
  27-2012.01 Producers    
  27-2012.02 Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio    
  27-2012.03 Program Directors    
  27-2012.04 Talent Directors    
  27-2012.05 * Technical Directors/Managers    
54% 27-3041.00 Editors  Decline   Decline 12,400
54% 27-4031.00 Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 3,200
51% 27-4014.00 Sound Engineering Technicians  Slower than average   Slower than average 1,700
46% 41-3011.00 Advertising Sales Agents  Decline   Decline 19,500
42% 27-4099.00 Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other  Slower than average   Slower than average 2,400
37% 39-3031.00 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers  Slower than average   Slower than average 34,100
37% 49-2021.00 Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers  Slower than average   Slower than average 1,600
  49-2021.01 Radio Mechanics    
36% 43-9031.00 Desktop Publishers  Decline   Decline 1,200
33% 27-2011.00 Actors  Little or no change   Little or no change 7,700
29% 27-3099.00 Media and Communication Workers, All Other Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 3,200
27% 27-1027.00 Set and Exhibit Designers  Average   Average 1,500
26% 39-3092.00 Costume Attendants  Average   Average 1,600
26% 43-2021.00 Telephone Operators  Decline   Decline 500
23% 43-9081.00 Proofreaders and Copy Markers  Average   Average 2,100
22% 27-4013.00 Radio Operators  Slower than average   Slower than average 100
21% 27-1014.00 Multimedia Artists and Animators  Average   Average 8,300
20% 15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 99,200
20% 15-1152.00 Computer Network Support Specialists  Average   Average 17,400
20% 27-4011.00 Audio and Video Equipment Technicians Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 11,600
18% 15-1143.00 Computer Network Architects  Average   Average 12,200
  15-1143.01 Telecommunications Engineering Specialists    
18% 17-2072.00 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Green Occupation  Little or no change   Little or no change 9,000
  17-2072.01 Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists    
17% 25-4011.00 Archivists Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 1,000
16% 15-1134.00 Web Developers Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 15,100
13% 41-3099.00 Sales Representatives, Services, All Other Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 146,800
  41-3099.01 Energy Brokers Bright Outlook Green Occupation    
13% 15-1133.00 Software Developers, Systems Software Bright Outlook Green Occupation  Faster than average   Faster than average 35,400
13% 15-1141.00 Database Administrators Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 9,700
13% 41-9031.00 Sales Engineers  Average   Average 7,900
13% 51-5111.00 Prepress Technicians and Workers  Decline   Decline 2,700
12% 15-1131.00 Computer Programmers  Decline   Decline 15,100
11% 15-1151.00 Computer User Support Specialists Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 65,100
11% 11-3021.00 Computer and Information Systems Managers Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 38,800
11% 27-3043.00 Writers and Authors  Little or no change   Little or no change 12,800
  27-3043.04 Copy Writers    
  27-3043.05 Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers    
11% 43-9051.00 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service  Decline   Decline 9,100
11% 27-3042.00 Technical Writers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 6,100
11% 11-2011.00 Advertising and Promotions Managers  Slower than average   Slower than average 2,700
  11-2011.01 Green Marketers Green Occupation    
11% 27-1022.00 Fashion Designers  Little or no change   Little or no change 2,600
10% 15-1142.00 Network and Computer Systems Administrators  Average   Average 29,300
10% 27-1011.00 Art Directors  Little or no change   Little or no change 11,100
10% 43-9071.00 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer  Decline   Decline 5,300
10% 15-1111.00 Computer and Information Research Scientists Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 3,200
10% 27-1029.00 Designers, All Other  Average   Average 1,200
10% 19-2021.00 Atmospheric and Space Scientists Bright Outlook Green Occupation  Faster than average   Faster than average 1,100

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2018-2028 employment projections. "Projected Growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected Job Openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.