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Employment Employment Change Average Annual Job Openings Wage
2025 2030 Numerical Percent New Jobs Replacement Jobs Total Median Hourly Median Annual
1,665 1,747 81 4.88% 16 179 196 $32.91 $68,450
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NAICS Occupation SOC 2025 2030 Numerical Percent New Jobs Replacement Jobs Total Median Hourly Median Annual Education and Training Level
5621 Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 8 9 1 12.5 % 0 1 1 $42.00 $87,366 Bachelor's degree
5621 Administrative Services Managers 11-3012 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $47.96 $99,751 Bachelor's degree
5621 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $27.07 $56,315 Postsecondary nondegree award
5621 Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $25.37 $52,774 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021 3 4 0 33.33 % 0 0 0 $26.63 $55,384 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031 15 15 0 0 % 0 2 2 $25.55 $53,145 Some college
5621 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031 49 51 2 4.08 % 0 4 5 $30.97 $64,410 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $37.53 $78,061 Bachelor's degree
5621 Buyers and Purchasing Agents 13-1028 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $33.74 $70,181 Bachelor's degree
5621 Carpenters 47-2031 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $31.45 $65,411 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Chief Executives 11-1011 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $60.20 $125,215 Bachelor's degree
5621 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061 5 5 0 0 % 0 1 1 $17.82 $37,069 No formal educational credential
5621 Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232 4 5 1 25 % 0 0 0 $50.05 $104,111 Some college
5621 Construction Laborers 47-2061 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $24.42 $50,795 No formal educational credential
5621 Construction Managers 11-9021 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $42.95 $89,338 Bachelor's degree
5621 Cost Estimators 13-1051 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $39.74 $82,660 Bachelor's degree
5621 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.11 $45,995 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Customer Service Representatives 43-4051 31 31 0 0 % 0 4 4 $23.09 $48,031 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Data Entry Keyers 43-9021 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $21.09 $43,864 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Data Scientists 15-2051 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $48.56 $100,998 Bachelor's degree
5621 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032 25 26 1 4 % 0 2 2 $24.18 $50,301 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3025 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $29.06 $60,450 Associate's degree
5621 Environmental Engineers 17-2081 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $63.93 $132,981 Bachelor's degree
5621 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4042 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $26.86 $55,871 Associate's degree
5621 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 6 6 0 0 % 0 1 1 $52.08 $108,326 Bachelor's degree
5621 Facilities Managers 11-3013 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $48.85 $101,611 Bachelor's degree
5621 Financial Managers 11-3031 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $64.43 $134,014 Bachelor's degree
5621 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 7 7 1 0 % 0 1 1 $42.97 $89,367 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011 7 6 -1 -14.29 % 0 1 0 $43.13 $89,714 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $25.31 $52,648 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011 13 13 0 0 % 0 1 1 $36.00 $74,880 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 2 1 0 -50 % 0 0 0 $36.57 $76,071 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-1047 51 54 3 5.88 % 1 5 6 $30.21 $62,838 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 General and Operations Managers 11-1021 40 43 3 7.5 % 1 3 4 $54.76 $113,898 Bachelor's degree
5621 Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other 37-3019 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $23.26 $48,378 No formal educational credential
5621 Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 47-4041 12 13 1 8.33 % 0 1 1 $24.31 $50,556 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $30.54 $63,520 Postsecondary nondegree award
5621 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032 351 373 22 6.27 % 4 37 41 $26.76 $55,667 Postsecondary nondegree award
5621 Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $20.14 $41,896 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $20.42 $42,484 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Human Resources Specialists 13-1071 3 4 0 33.33 % 0 0 0 $38.43 $79,927 Bachelor's degree
5621 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041 3 4 0 33.33 % 0 0 0 $34.78 $72,352 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Industrial Production Managers 11-3051 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $58.21 $121,073 Bachelor's degree
5621 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 11 12 1 9.09 % 0 1 1 $22.38 $46,548 No formal educational credential
5621 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 7 7 0 0 % 0 1 1 $24.97 $51,946 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 49-9099 7 7 0 0 % 0 1 1 $23.46 $48,795 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011 5 6 1 20 % 0 1 1 $20.05 $41,711 No formal educational credential
5621 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 139 147 8 5.76 % 2 18 20 $21.48 $44,688 No formal educational credential
5621 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $19.87 $41,326 No formal educational credential
5621 Light Truck Drivers 53-3033 14 15 1 7.14 % 0 2 2 $19.88 $41,358 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Logisticians 13-1081 6 7 0 16.67 % 0 1 1 $40.31 $83,847 Bachelor's degree
5621 Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-7063 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $18.45 $38,371 No formal educational credential
5621 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071 14 15 1 7.14 % 0 1 2 $26.46 $55,033 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Managers, All Other 11-9199 33 38 4 15.15 % 1 3 4 $37.25 $77,490 Bachelor's degree
5621 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $34.72 $72,218 Bachelor's degree
5621 Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-7199 7 8 1 14.29 % 0 1 1 $18.41 $38,303 No formal educational credential
5621 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042 6 6 1 0 % 0 0 1 $35.72 $74,290 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-3099 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $20.60 $42,840 No formal educational credential
5621 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $49.73 $103,441 Bachelor's degree
5621 Office Clerks, General 43-9061 66 67 1 1.52 % 0 8 8 $23.25 $48,350 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 30 31 1 3.33 % 0 3 3 $42.37 $88,131 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $31.15 $64,783 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Plant and System Operators, All Other 51-8099 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $45.38 $94,382 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $18.55 $38,582 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $29.51 $61,386 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Project Management Specialists 13-1082 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $57.94 $120,513 Bachelor's degree
5621 Public Relations Specialists 27-3031 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $42.39 $88,163 Bachelor's degree
5621 Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $20.64 $42,939 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081 498 516 19 3.61 % 4 58 62 $29.61 $61,586 No formal educational credential
5621 Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $20.35 $42,323 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Sales Managers 11-2022 4 4 0 0 % 0 0 0 $52.93 $110,093 Bachelor's degree
5621 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091 37 39 2 5.41 % 0 4 4 $33.55 $69,781 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $33.27 $69,193 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014 11 12 1 9.09 % 0 1 1 $24.80 $51,577 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Security Guards 33-9032 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $19.04 $39,595 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-4071 6 6 0 0 % 0 0 0 $26.99 $56,132 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071 3 3 0 0 % 0 0 0 $22.55 $46,899 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $21.03 $43,733 No formal educational credential
5621 Software Developers 15-1252 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $65.30 $135,826 Bachelor's degree
5621 Stockers and Order Fillers 53-7065 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $20.49 $42,612 No formal educational credential
5621 Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $18.31 $38,086 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Training and Development Specialists 13-1151 4 5 0 25 % 0 0 0 $35.87 $74,619 Bachelor's degree
5621 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 7 7 0 0 % 0 1 1 $50.62 $105,280 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 2 2 0 0 % 0 0 0 $40.73 $84,709 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-5111 13 13 0 0 % 0 1 1 $21.69 $45,105 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 12 13 1 8.33 % 0 1 1 $25.90 $53,865 High school diploma or equivalent
5621 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 1 1 0 0 % 0 0 0 $21.64 $45,005 High school diploma or equivalent