Looking at occupations that are projected to add 20,000 jobs or more from 2017 to 2022, the following are those that will grow the fastest:
|
Occupation |
2017 jobs |
2022 jobs |
Jobs Added |
2017 to 2022 |
Median Hourly |
|
Personal Care Aides |
2,008,531 |
2,339,769 |
331,238 |
16% |
$10.89 |
|
Home Health Aides |
1,013,137 |
1,178,352 |
165,215 |
16% |
$11.25 |
|
Web Developers |
177,110 |
202,855 |
25,745 |
15% |
$30.75 |
|
Nurse Practitioners |
150,044 |
171,123 |
21,079 |
14% |
$50.14 |
|
Physical Therapists |
233,420 |
261,573 |
28,152 |
12% |
$41.57 |
|
Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
346,418 |
386,926 |
40,508 |
12% |
$24.65 |
|
Computer Systems Analysts |
616,296 |
687,511 |
71,215 |
12% |
$43.04 |
|
Software Developers, Applications |
821,693 |
915,772 |
94,080 |
11% |
$50.03 |
|
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists |
572,386 |
635,200 |
62,814 |
11% |
$31.52 |
|
Personal Financial Advisors |
258,216 |
285,099 |
26,882 |
10% |
$43.87 |
Fastest-Declining Jobs Across Wage Categories
Looking at occupations that are projected to lose 5,000 jobs or more from 2017 to 2022, the following are those that will decline the fastest:
|
Occupation |
2017 jobs |
2022 jobs |
Jobs Lost |
2017 to 2022 |
Median Hourly |
|
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service |
101,294 |
89,751 |
(11,542) |
(11%) |
$13.23 |
|
Door to Door Sales, News and Street Vendors and Related Workers |
75,297 |
67,435 |
(7,863) |
(10%) |
$10.25 |
|
Printing Press Operators |
173,754 |
165,857 |
(7,897) |
(5%) |
$17.22 |
|
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders |
133,711 |
127,773 |
(5,939) |
(4%) |
$14.27 |
|
Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders |
190,134 |
182,368 |
(7,766) |
(4%) |
$15.30 |
|
Sewing Machine Operators |
155,204 |
148,875 |
(6,330) |
(4%) |
$11.38 |
|
Tellers |
500,188 |
481,234 |
(18,955) |
(4%) |
$12.56 |
|
Construction Managers |
361,317 |
349,077 |
(12,240) |
(3%) |
$34.25 |
|
Cooks, Fast Food |
539,776 |
531,022 |
(8,755) |
(2%) |
$9.67 |
|
Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks |
1,757,866 |
1,736,082 |
(21,784) |
(1%) |
$18.23 |





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