Employment by major occupational group
This file represents Table 1, Employment by major occupational group, 2002 and projected 2012, in
"Occupational employment projections to 2012," published in the February 2004 Monthly
Labor Review.
Table 1. Employment by major occupational group, 2002 and projected 2012
[Numbers in thousands of jobs]
| Occupational Group |
Employment |
Change |
| Number |
Percent distribution |
Number |
Percent |
| 2002 |
2012 |
2002 |
2012 |
00-0000 Total, all occupations |
144,014 |
165,319 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
21,305 |
14.8 |
11-1300 Management, business, and financial occupations |
15,501 |
17,883 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
2,382 |
15.4 |
14-2900 Professional and related occupations |
27,687 |
34,147 |
19.2 |
20.7 |
6,459 |
23.3 |
31-3900 Service occupations |
26,569 |
31,905 |
18.4 |
19.3 |
5,336 |
20.1 |
41-0000 Sales and related occupations |
15,260 |
17,231 |
10.6 |
10.4 |
1,971 |
12.9 |
43-0000 Office and administrative support occupations |
23,851 |
25,464 |
16.6 |
15.4 |
1,613 |
6.8 |
45-0000 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
1,072 |
1,107 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
35 |
3.3 |
47-0000 Construction and extraction occupations |
7,292 |
8,388 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
1,096 |
15.0 |
49-0000 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
5,696 |
6,472 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
776 |
13.6 |
51-0000 Production occupations |
11,258 |
11,612 |
7.8 |
7.0 |
354 |
3.1 |
53-0000 Transportation and material moving occupations |
9,828 |
11,111 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
1,282 |
13.0 |
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NOTE: Detail may not equal total or 100 percent due to rounding.
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Last Modified Date: February 11, 2004
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