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Employed by this Industry	Code	Occupation	Projected Growth (2022-2032)	Projected Job Openings (2022-2032)
99%	53-4011.00	Locomotive Engineers	Little or no change	2,400
98%	53-2031.00	Flight Attendants Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	16,600
95%	53-1041.00	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	Much faster than average	900
93%	53-2011.00	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	Average	10,800
93%	53-4022.00	Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	Little or no change	1,200
91%	43-5011.00	Cargo and Freight Agents Freight Forwarders	Much faster than average	11,000
88%	53-6032.00	Aircraft Service Attendants	Faster than average	3,000
86%	53-4031.00	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	Little or no change	2,800
85%	53-6061.00	Passenger Attendants	Average	2,400
84%	53-4013.00	Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	Average	200
76%	49-3043.00	Rail Car Repairers	Average	1,800
75%	43-4181.00	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	Little or no change	13,800
73%	53-5011.00	Sailors and Marine Oilers	Average	3,300
72%	53-5021.00	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	Average	4,100
72%	53-4099.00	Rail Transportation Workers, All Other	Average	200
71%	53-5031.00	Ship Engineers	Little or no change	1,000
67%	53-2022.00	Airfield Operations Specialists	Faster than average	1,400
61%	49-9097.00	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	Little or no change	600
60%	47-4061.00	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	Little or no change	1,200
59%	49-3011.00	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	Average	10,900
58%	53-2012.00	Commercial Pilots	Average	6,000
53%	53-3032.00	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	Average	241,200
53%	53-7121.00	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	Average	1,600
48%	53-7051.00	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	Average	80,900
46%	53-7011.00	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	Faster than average	3,300
46%	49-2093.00	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	Faster than average	700
45%	53-3033.00	Light Truck Drivers	Much faster than average	141,300
43%	43-5032.00	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	Little or no change	19,700
43%	49-2091.00	Avionics Technicians	Average	1,900
42%	53-3053.00	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	Faster than average	32,600
39%	53-6099.00	Transportation Workers, All Other	Average	1,300
37%	33-9094.00	School Bus Monitors	Decline	11,200
36%	53-3052.00	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	Faster than average	21,200
34%	53-7062.00	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Recycling and Reclamation Workers	Faster than average	411,700
34%	53-3051.00	Bus Drivers, School	Little or no change	55,200
33%	53-5022.00	Motorboat Operators	Average	400
32%	11-3071.00	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Supply Chain Managers	Faster than average	15,900
32%	53-6051.00	Transportation Inspectors Aviation Inspectors Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	Average	2,400
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	Faster than average	63,900
30%	49-3031.00	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	Little or no change	24,300
26%	53-7199.00	Material Moving Workers, All Other	Average	3,200
26%	53-7071.00	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	Decline	400
25%	43-5111.00	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	Decline	6,500
25%	51-8093.00	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	Decline	2,800
24%	51-8092.00	Gas Plant Operators	Decline	1,100
23%	53-7063.00	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	Faster than average	8,500
21%	53-7072.00	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Average	1,200
18%	53-7021.00	Crane and Tower Operators	Little or no change	4,500
18%	53-7041.00	Hoist and Winch Operators	Decline	300
17%	19-5012.00	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	Much faster than average	3,000
16%	53-7065.00	Stockers and Order Fillers	Faster than average	488,700
16%	53-7064.00	Packers and Packagers, Hand	Little or no change	93,000
16%	43-5071.00	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	Decline	76,100
16%	39-6011.00	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	Faster than average	4,700
12%	43-5021.00	Couriers and Messengers	Average	23,700
10%	43-4151.00	Order Clerks	Decline	11,200
10%	53-3099.00	Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	Faster than average	10,900
10%	49-9095.00	Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	Decline	300

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2022-2032 employment projections. “Projected Growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period 2022-2032 for the US nationwide. “Projected Job Openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.