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Employed by this Industry	Code	Occupation	Projected Growth (2023-2033)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)
92%	31-9096.00	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Bright Outlook	Much faster than average	25,800
91%	29-2056.00	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	Much faster than average	15,400
83%	29-1131.00	Veterinarians	Much faster than average	4,300
81%	43-6012.00	Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	Decline	18,100
80%	13-2082.00	Tax Preparers	Average	12,200
78%	17-1011.00	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	Faster than average	8,500
76%	23-2011.00	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	Slower than average	37,300
75%	17-1022.00	Surveyors Geodetic Surveyors	Faster than average	4,000
74%	17-3011.00	Architectural and Civil Drafters	Slower than average	9,200
65%	17-3031.00	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	Faster than average	7,600
64%	19-1021.00	Biochemists and Biophysicists	Much faster than average	3,100
61%	19-4043.00	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	Average	1,100
59%	19-3091.00	Anthropologists and Archeologists	Faster than average	800
58%	17-3025.00	Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Slower than average	1,200
54%	23-1011.00	Lawyers	Average	35,600
54%	17-2051.00	Civil Engineers Transportation Engineers Water/Wastewater Engineers	Faster than average	22,900
53%	19-3022.00	Survey Researchers	Little or no change	800
52%	19-2042.00	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	Faster than average	2,200
51%	11-9121.00	Natural Sciences Managers Clinical Research Coordinators Water Resource Specialists	Faster than average	8,300
50%	41-3011.00	Advertising Sales Agents	Decline	10,300
50%	17-3022.00	Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Slower than average	5,700
50%	17-2081.00	Environmental Engineers	Faster than average	3,000
48%	19-4042.00	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	Faster than average	4,100
47%	17-1012.00	Landscape Architects	Average	2,100
46%	27-1025.00	Interior Designers	Average	8,800
46%	19-2011.00	Astronomers	Faster than average	200
45%	17-2061.00	Computer Hardware Engineers	Faster than average	5,000
44%	11-2011.00	Advertising and Promotions Managers	Decline	1,800
43%	15-1212.00	Information Security Analysts	Much faster than average	17,300
42%	15-1252.00	Software Developers	Much faster than average	125,100
42%	19-2012.00	Physicists	Faster than average	1,400
42%	17-2151.00	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	Slower than average	400
41%	15-1253.00	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	Much faster than average	15,000
41%	15-1221.00	Computer and Information Research Scientists	Much faster than average	3,400
40%	23-2093.00	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	Slower than average	5,100
40%	27-3042.00	Technical Writers	Average	4,100
39%	15-1254.00	Web Developers	Much faster than average	6,600
39%	19-1022.00	Microbiologists	Faster than average	1,900
38%	15-1251.00	Computer Programmers	Decline	6,400
38%	19-2032.00	Materials Scientists	Much faster than average	800
38%	19-3041.00	Sociologists	Faster than average	300
37%	11-9041.00	Architectural and Engineering Managers Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	Faster than average	15,000
37%	19-4021.00	Biological Technicians	Faster than average	10,300
37%	19-1042.00	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	Much faster than average	8,900
37%	19-2041.00	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Climate Change Policy Analysts Environmental Restoration Planners Industrial Ecologists	Faster than average	8,500
37%	19-1029.00	Biological Scientists, All Other Bioinformatics Scientists Molecular and Cellular Biologists Geneticists Biologists	Faster than average	5,400
36%	19-4061.00	Social Science Research Assistants	Faster than average	5,000
36%	17-3021.00	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	Faster than average	1,100
35%	13-1111.00	Management Analysts	Much faster than average	95,700
35%	47-4011.00	Construction and Building Inspectors Energy Auditors	Little or no change	15,000
35%	15-1241.00	Computer Network Architects Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	Much faster than average	12,300
35%	17-3012.00	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	Average	2,200
35%	17-1021.00	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	Faster than average	1,000
35%	19-2043.00	Hydrologists	Average	500
34%	15-1243.00	Database Architects Data Warehousing Specialists	Much faster than average	4,200
34%	17-3027.00	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Automotive Engineering Technicians	Slower than average	3,500
34%	17-3028.00	Calibration Technologists and Technicians	Faster than average	1,300
34%	19-1099.00	Life Scientists, All Other	Faster than average	400
34%	15-2099.00	Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other Bioinformatics Technicians	Faster than average	300
32%	13-2011.00	Accountants and Auditors	Faster than average	130,800
32%	11-3021.00	Computer and Information Systems Managers	Much faster than average	54,700
32%	17-2071.00	Electrical Engineers	Much faster than average	12,500
32%	15-2041.00	Statisticians Biostatisticians	Much faster than average	2,300
32%	23-1022.00	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	Faster than average	300
31%	15-1211.00	Computer Systems Analysts Health Informatics Specialists	Much faster than average	37,300
31%	17-2141.00	Mechanical Engineers Fuel Cell Engineers Automotive Engineers	Much faster than average	19,800
31%	19-2031.00	Chemists	Faster than average	7,100
31%	17-3029.00	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Non-Destructive Testing Specialists Photonics Technicians	Average	6,300
31%	17-2161.00	Nuclear Engineers	Decline	700
30%	15-2051.00	Data Scientists Business Intelligence Analysts Clinical Data Managers	Much faster than average	20,800
30%	41-9011.00	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	Average	10,600
30%	19-4031.00	Chemical Technicians	Faster than average	7,300
30%	17-2031.00	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	Faster than average	1,400
30%	19-3011.00	Economists Environmental Economists	Average	1,000
30%	19-2021.00	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	Faster than average	900
30%	43-9111.00	Statistical Assistants	Little or no change	900
30%	19-1011.00	Animal Scientists	Faster than average	200
29%	13-1082.00	Project Management Specialists	Faster than average	77,000
29%	17-2011.00	Aerospace Engineers	Faster than average	4,200
29%	47-2142.00	Paperhangers	Faster than average	200
28%	15-1232.00	Computer User Support Specialists	Average	50,600
28%	15-1299.00	Computer Occupations, All Other Web Administrators Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians Document Management Specialists Penetration Testers Information Security Engineers Digital Forensics Analysts Blockchain Engineers Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Information Technology Project Managers	Much faster than average	34,800
28%	27-1024.00	Graphic Designers	Average	21,100
28%	15-1255.00	Web and Digital Interface Designers Video Game Designers	Faster than average	9,900
28%	19-1013.00	Soil and Plant Scientists	Faster than average	1,700
28%	17-2041.00	Chemical Engineers	Much faster than average	1,400
28%	17-3024.00	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians Robotics Technicians	Decline	1,300
27%	13-1161.00	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Search Marketing Strategists	Faster than average	88,500
27%	15-1244.00	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	Decline	16,400
27%	41-9031.00	Sales Engineers	Faster than average	5,800
27%	23-2099.00	Legal Support Workers, All Other	Slower than average	4,600
26%	15-1231.00	Computer Network Support Specialists	Faster than average	12,100
26%	27-3091.00	Interpreters and Translators	Slower than average	7,500
26%	19-4012.00	Agricultural Technicians Precision Agriculture Technicians	Faster than average	3,000
26%	17-2121.00	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	Faster than average	900
25%	11-2021.00	Marketing Managers	Faster than average	34,800
25%	27-2011.00	Actors	Average	8,600
25%	17-2111.00	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	Average	1,500
25%	19-3093.00	Historians	Faster than average	300
24%	19-4099.00	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other Quality Control Analysts Remote Sensing Technicians	Faster than average	11,100
24%	17-2131.00	Materials Engineers	Faster than average	1,700
24%	17-3019.00	Drafters, All Other	Decline	1,500
23%	41-3091.00	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	Average	117,700
23%	17-2199.00	Engineers, All Other Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar Mechatronics Engineers Microsystems Engineers Photonics Engineers Robotics Engineers Nanosystems Engineers Wind Energy Engineers Solar Energy Systems Engineers	Average	10,100
23%	11-2032.00	Public Relations Managers	Faster than average	6,000
23%	15-1242.00	Database Administrators	Faster than average	5,300
23%	17-3013.00	Mechanical Drafters	Decline	4,000
23%	27-1021.00	Commercial and Industrial Designers	Average	2,300
23%	43-9081.00	Proofreaders and Copy Markers	Decline	1,000
22%	27-3031.00	Public Relations Specialists	Faster than average	27,100
22%	51-9151.00	Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	Slower than average	1,300
22%	19-1012.00	Food Scientists and Technologists	Much faster than average	1,200
21%	27-1011.00	Art Directors	Average	11,700
21%	17-2072.00	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	Much faster than average	6,500
21%	43-4021.00	Correspondence Clerks	Decline	600
20%	17-3023.00	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Average	9,500
19%	27-4021.00	Photographers	Average	13,700
19%	15-2031.00	Operations Research Analysts	Much faster than average	11,300
19%	27-3099.00	Media and Communication Workers, All Other	Faster than average	2,600
18%	43-9031.00	Desktop Publishers	Decline	500
18%	51-4061.00	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	Decline	200
17%	43-4071.00	File Clerks	Decline	8,300
17%	19-3094.00	Political Scientists	Average	500
17%	15-2021.00	Mathematicians	Average	200
16%	13-1081.00	Logisticians Logistics Engineers Logistics Analysts	Much faster than average	26,100
16%	11-3121.00	Human Resources Managers	Faster than average	17,400
16%	43-3051.00	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	Decline	12,800
16%	43-9021.00	Data Entry Keyers	Decline	11,600
16%	19-1023.00	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	Average	1,500
16%	19-4044.00	Hydrologic Technicians	Slower than average	400
14%	13-1071.00	Human Resources Specialists	Faster than average	86,200
14%	11-3031.00	Financial Managers Treasurers and Controllers Investment Fund Managers	Much faster than average	75,100
14%	11-2022.00	Sales Managers	Faster than average	48,600
14%	43-3021.00	Billing and Posting Clerks	Slower than average	45,300
14%	17-2112.00	Industrial Engineers Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists Validation Engineers Manufacturing Engineers	Much faster than average	25,200
14%	19-5011.00	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	Much faster than average	15,100
14%	13-1141.00	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	Faster than average	8,200
14%	11-3111.00	Compensation and Benefits Managers	Slower than average	1,300
13%	43-3031.00	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	Decline	174,900
13%	13-1199.00	Business Operations Specialists, All Other Business Continuity Planners Sustainability Specialists Online Merchants Security Management Specialists	Average	107,400
13%	43-6011.00	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	Little or no change	52,600
13%	13-2051.00	Financial and Investment Analysts	Much faster than average	26,100
13%	11-1011.00	Chief Executives Chief Sustainability Officers	Faster than average	23,000
13%	43-9051.00	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	Decline	7,600
13%	19-3099.00	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other Transportation Planners	Average	3,500
13%	15-2011.00	Actuaries	Much faster than average	2,200
12%	11-1021.00	General and Operations Managers	Faster than average	320,800
12%	41-4011.00	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	Average	29,900
12%	11-3012.00	Administrative Services Managers	Faster than average	22,700
12%	27-3041.00	Editors	Decline	9,300
12%	17-3026.00	Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Average	6,700
12%	11-3131.00	Training and Development Managers	Faster than average	3,600
12%	19-3051.00	Urban and Regional Planners	Average	3,600
12%	17-2171.00	Petroleum Engineers	Slower than average	1,200
12%	19-4051.00	Nuclear Technicians Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	Decline	500
11%	43-4171.00	Receptionists and Information Clerks	Little or no change	137,800
11%	39-2021.00	Animal Caretakers	Much faster than average	75,800
11%	13-1151.00	Training and Development Specialists	Much faster than average	42,200
11%	43-4111.00	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	Decline	17,400
11%	27-4032.00	Film and Video Editors	Average	4,000
11%	19-5012.00	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	Much faster than average	3,200
11%	13-2071.00	Credit Counselors	Average	2,300
11%	19-2099.00	Physical Scientists, All Other Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	Slower than average	2,300
11%	19-1041.00	Epidemiologists	Much faster than average	800
10%	27-1026.00	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	Average	19,800
10%	27-3043.00	Writers and Authors Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	Average	15,100
10%	27-2012.00	Producers and Directors Media Programming Directors Talent Directors Media Technical Directors/Managers	Faster than average	13,900
10%	43-9071.00	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	Decline	3,200

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.