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Employed by this Industry	Code	Occupation	Projected Growth (2021-2031)	Projected Job Openings (2021-2031)
97%	53-2031.00	Flight Attendants Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	18,100
97%	53-4011.00	Locomotive Engineers	Average	2,600
95%	53-2011.00	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	Average	11,800
95%	53-1041.00	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	Much faster than average	1,200
93%	43-5011.00	Cargo and Freight Agents Freight Forwarders	Faster than average	11,200
92%	53-4022.00	Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	Little or no change	1,300
86%	53-4013.00	Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	Slower than average	400
84%	53-4031.00	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	Average	3,200
81%	53-6061.00	Passenger Attendants	Little or no change	4,000
81%	53-6032.00	Aircraft Service Attendants	Much faster than average	2,200
77%	43-4181.00	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	Average	14,300
76%	49-3043.00	Rail Car Repairers	Average	2,100
72%	53-5021.00	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	Little or no change	4,100
67%	53-5011.00	Sailors and Marine Oilers	Little or no change	3,300
66%	53-5031.00	Ship Engineers	Little or no change	900
65%	53-2022.00	Airfield Operations Specialists	Faster than average	1,500
61%	49-3011.00	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	Average	11,500
61%	53-4099.00	Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	Little or no change	100
60%	49-9097.00	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	Average	700
53%	53-3032.00	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	Average	259,900
51%	47-4061.00	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	Average	1,400
49%	53-7051.00	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	Average	95,300
49%	53-2012.00	Commercial Pilots	Average	6,300
47%	53-7121.00	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	Decline	1,700
44%	53-3033.00	Light Truck Drivers	Faster than average	147,600
44%	43-5032.00	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	Little or no change	20,700
43%	49-2091.00	Avionics Technicians	Average	1,600
43%	49-2093.00	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	Average	900
42%	53-7011.00	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	Average	5,000
40%	53-6099.00	Transportation Workers, All Other	Average	1,900
39%	53-3053.00	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	Much faster than average	29,000
36%	53-3052.00	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	Faster than average	23,300
36%	53-7071.00	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	Little or no change	400
34%	33-9094.00	School Bus Monitors	Average	11,600
32%	53-7062.00	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Recycling and Reclamation Workers	Average	421,900
32%	53-3051.00	Bus Drivers, School	Average	59,500
31%	11-3071.00	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Supply Chain Managers	Faster than average	14,200
31%	53-6051.00	Transportation Inspectors Aviation Inspectors Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	Slower than average	2,800
30%		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	71,300
30%	53-5022.00	Motorboat Operators	Little or no change	300
29%	49-3031.00	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	Average	28,500
29%	53-7063.00	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	Average	10,800
28%	43-5111.00	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	Little or no change	6,400
26%	51-8093.00	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Slower than average	3,900
24%	51-8092.00	Gas Plant Operators	Decline	1,400
19%	53-7041.00	Hoist and Winch Operators	Little or no change	400
16%	43-5071.00	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	Decline	80,700
14%	53-7065.00	Stockers and Order Fillers	Average	450,400
14%	53-7064.00	Packers and Packagers, Hand	Little or no change	92,400
14%	39-6011.00	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	Much faster than average	4,100
13%	43-5021.00	Couriers and Messengers	Little or no change	19,100
13%	53-7021.00	Crane and Tower Operators	Little or no change	4,800
13%	53-7199.00	Material Moving Workers, All Other	Average	3,500
11%	53-3011.00	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	Little or no change	1,800
11%	53-7072.00	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Much faster than average	1,500
10%	13-1081.00	Logisticians Logistics Engineers Logistics Analysts	Much faster than average	24,800
10%	43-4151.00	Order Clerks	Decline	13,000

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2021-2031 employment projections. “Projected Growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period 2021-2031 for the US nationwide. “Projected Job Openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.