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Employed by this Industry	Code	Occupation	Projected Growth (2020-2030)	Projected Job Openings (2020-2030)
99%	53-2031.00	Flight Attendants Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	17,600
96%	53-4011.00	Locomotive Engineers	Average	2,500
93%	53-2011.00	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	Faster than average	9,600
91%	43-5011.00	Cargo and Freight Agents Freight Forwarders	Average	10,700
90%	53-4022.00	Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	Slower than average	1,000
88%	53-4013.00	Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	Little or no change	400
87%	53-4031.00	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	Average	3,100
81%	53-1041.00	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	Faster than average	1,400
77%	53-6061.00	Passenger Attendants	Much faster than average	4,000
74%	49-3043.00	Rail Car Repairers	Average	2,200
70%	53-5021.00	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	Faster than average	3,600
70%	53-4099.00	Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	Slower than average	200
69%	43-4181.00	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	Faster than average	13,100
69%	53-5011.00	Sailors and Marine Oilers	Faster than average	3,500
64%		Aircraft Service Attendants and Transportation Workers, All Other Aircraft Service Attendants Transportation Workers, All Other	Faster than average	5,100
62%	53-5031.00	Ship Engineers	Average	1,000
59%	49-3011.00	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	Faster than average	12,700
59%	53-7121.00	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	Slower than average	1,600
59%	49-9097.00	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	Average	700
56%	53-2022.00	Airfield Operations Specialists	Faster than average	1,200
53%	53-3032.00	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	Average	231,100
52%	47-4061.00	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	Average	1,500
48%	53-2012.00	Commercial Pilots	Faster than average	4,900
46%	53-7071.00	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	Decline	400
42%	53-3052.00	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	Much faster than average	24,600
42%	43-5032.00	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	Slower than average	18,700
42%	53-5022.00	Motorboat Operators	Faster than average	300
41%	53-7051.00	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	Average	75,000
41%	49-2093.00	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	Average	800
40%	53-7041.00	Hoist and Winch Operators	Slower than average	600
38%	49-2091.00	Avionics Technicians	Average	1,700
37%	53-3033.00	Light Truck Drivers	Average	128,300
36%	51-8092.00	Gas Plant Operators	Decline	1,500
32%	53-7062.00	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Recycling and Reclamation Workers	Average	411,300
31%		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	61,500
31%	11-3071.00	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Supply Chain Managers	Average	11,800
29%	49-3031.00	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	Average	28,100
29%	53-6051.00	Transportation Inspectors Aviation Inspectors Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	Slower than average	3,300
28%		Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers, School Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Taxi Drivers	Much faster than average	110,200
25%	53-7011.00	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	Average	3,500
24%	43-5111.00	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	Faster than average	6,500
23%	53-4041.00	Subway and Streetcar Operators	Faster than average	1,100
22%	53-7063.00	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	Average	8,800
22%	53-7199.00	Material Moving Workers, All Other	Average	3,600
19%	39-6011.00	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	Much faster than average	4,800
19%	51-8093.00	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Average	4,400
19%	33-3052.00	Transit and Railroad Police	Average	300
17%	43-5021.00	Couriers and Messengers	Decline	11,800
16%	53-7072.00	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Faster than average	1,400
15%	53-7064.00	Packers and Packagers, Hand	Little or no change	82,900
15%	43-5071.00	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	Decline	64,000
15%		School Bus Monitors and Protective Service Workers, All Other School Bus Monitors Protective Service Workers, All Other Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	Faster than average	38,800
13%	53-3011.00	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	Much faster than average	1,900
12%	53-7065.00	Stockers and Order Fillers	Slower than average	360,500
12%	53-7021.00	Crane and Tower Operators	Average	5,000
11%	53-3099.00	Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	Faster than average	10,600

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.