Employment Projections - Major Occupational Group

SOC
Code

Occupational Group

2008
Estimated
Employment

2018
Projected
Employment

Numeric
Change

Percent
Change

00-0000	Total, All Occupations	509,532	549,206	39,674	7.8%
11-0000	Management Occupations	24,944	26,513	1,569	6.3%
13-0000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	21,491	24,635	3,144	14.6%
15-0000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	10,593	12,695	2,102	19.8%
17-0000	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	8,116	8,800	684	8.4%
19-0000	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	3,724	4,252	528	14.2%
21-0000	Community and Social Services Occupations	10,519	12,436	1,917	18.2%
23-0000	Legal Occupations	4,237	4,732	495	11.7%
25-0000	Education, Training, and Library Occupations	31,921	35,801	3,880	12.2%
27-0000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	9,195	9,853	658	7.2%
29-0000	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	33,773	38,965	5,192	15.4%
31-0000	Healthcare Support Occupations	19,985	23,722	3,737	18.7%
33-0000	Protective Service Occupations	10,781	11,370	589	5.5%
35-0000	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	47,117	51,602	4,485	9.5%
37-0000	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	18,225	20,172	1,947	10.7%
39-0000	Personal Care and Service Occupations	18,687	21,216	2,529	13.5%
41-0000	Sales and Related Occupations	48,798	52,183	3,385	6.9%
43-0000	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	85,748	88,903	3,155	3.7%
45-0000	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	851	897	46	5.4%
47-0000	Construction and Extraction Occupations	22,184	24,249	2,065	9.3%
49-0000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	17,168	18,015	847	4.9%
51-0000	Production Occupations	35,874	32,395	-3,479	-9.7%
53-0000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	25,601	25,800	199	0.8%