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Employed by this Industry	Code	Occupation	Projected Growth (2023-2033)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)
99%	53-2031.00	Flight Attendants Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	19,500
98%	53-4011.00	Locomotive Engineers	Slower than average	2,300
96%	53-1041.00	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	Faster than average	1,000
93%	53-2011.00	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	Average	11,600
93%	53-4022.00	Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	Slower than average	1,100
91%	43-5011.00	Cargo and Freight Agents Freight Forwarders	Much faster than average	11,100
91%	53-6032.00	Aircraft Service Attendants	Faster than average	4,100
87%	53-4013.00	Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	Slower than average	200
82%	53-6061.00	Passenger Attendants	Faster than average	3,300
78%	53-4031.00	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	Slower than average	3,700
75%	43-4181.00	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	Average	13,600
74%	53-5011.00	Sailors and Marine Oilers	Average	3,800
74%	49-3043.00	Rail Car Repairers	Average	1,800
71%	53-4099.00	Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	Average	200
68%	53-2022.00	Airfield Operations Specialists	Average	1,800
65%	53-5021.00	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	Slower than average	4,400
62%	53-5031.00	Ship Engineers	Average	1,100
61%	49-3011.00	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	Average	11,500
58%	53-2012.00	Commercial Pilots	Faster than average	6,900
56%	53-7121.00	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	Average	1,400
56%	49-9097.00	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	Slower than average	900
53%	53-3032.00	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	Average	240,300
51%	47-4061.00	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	Average	1,300
44%	53-7051.00	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	Average	78,200
42%	53-3033.00	Light Truck Drivers	Much faster than average	125,600
42%	53-3053.00	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	Much faster than average	32,100
42%	33-9094.00	School Bus Monitors	Decline	11,600
40%	43-5032.00	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	Little or no change	19,600
39%	49-2091.00	Avionics Technicians	Faster than average	1,900
37%	53-6099.00	Transportation Workers, All Other	Average	1,200
36%	53-7011.00	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	Decline	2,800
36%	49-2093.00	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	Faster than average	700
35%	53-3051.00	Bus Drivers, School	Slower than average	55,100
33%	53-7062.00	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Recycling and Reclamation Workers	Average	409,000
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	62,700
31%	53-5022.00	Motorboat Operators	Average	300
29%	53-3052.00	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	Average	24,700
28%	49-3031.00	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	Average	25,600
28%	11-3071.00	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Supply Chain Managers	Much faster than average	19,700
27%	51-8093.00	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Decline	3,000
27%	51-8092.00	Gas Plant Operators	Decline	1,300
26%	43-5111.00	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	Decline	6,000
26%	53-7071.00	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	Slower than average	500
25%	53-6051.00	Transportation Inspectors Aviation Inspectors Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	Average	2,900
24%	19-5012.00	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	Much faster than average	3,200
23%	53-7072.00	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Average	1,300
19%	53-7041.00	Hoist and Winch Operators	Little or no change	300
18%	53-7199.00	Material Moving Workers, All Other	Average	3,000
17%	53-6011.00	Bridge and Lock Tenders	Slower than average	400
16%	53-7065.00	Stockers and Order Fillers	Faster than average	485,800
15%	53-7064.00	Packers and Packagers, Hand	Decline	84,500
15%	39-6011.00	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	Slower than average	4,500
15%	33-3052.00	Transit and Railroad Police	Average	200
13%	43-5071.00	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	Decline	71,600
13%	53-7063.00	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	Decline	5,100
11%	13-1081.00	Logisticians Logistics Engineers Logistics Analysts	Much faster than average	26,100
10%	43-5021.00	Couriers and Messengers	Faster than average	25,800
10%	53-3054.00	Taxi Drivers	Much faster than average	20,000
10%	53-7021.00	Crane and Tower Operators	Average	4,100

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2023-2033 employment projections. “Projected Growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period 2023-2033 for the US nationwide. “Projected Job Openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.