Ranked Industry Growth Projections

Career Research

Employment growth over ten years.
 
 

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 Rank Employment Percent  
2008 2018 Change  
1 Management, scientific, and technical consulting services 1,008,900 1,844,100 83%  
2 Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities 584,700 1,016,100 74%  
3 Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists 251,300 392,100 56%  
4 Data processing, hosting, and related services 261,600 399,400 53%  
5 Home health care services 958,000 1,399,400 46%  
6 Specialized design services 143,100 208,700 46%  
7 Computer systems design and related services 1,450,300 2,106,700 45%  
8 Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians) 59,100 84,400 43%  
9 Other general merchandise stores 1,490,100 2,096,800 41%  
10 Medical and diagnostic laboratories 218,500 305,500 40%  
11 Offices of all other health practitioners 94,300 129,100 37%  
12 Veterinary services 296,500 399,300 35%  
13 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) 28,200 37,900 34%  
14 Waste treatment and disposal 100,900 135,400 34%  
15 Offices of physicians 2,265,700 3,037,900 34%  
16 Personal care services 621,600 819,100 32%  
17 Facilities support services 132,700 173,600 31%  
18 Other information services 133,600 174,700 31%  
19 Offices of chiropractors 117,900 153,900 31%  
20 Software publishers 263,700 342,800 30%  
21 Support activities for road transportation 85,600 110,900 30%  
22 Support activities for air transportation 167,200 216,600 30%  
23 Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors 982,900 1,267,100 29%  
24 Independent artists, writers, and performers 50,400 64,800 29%  
25 Offices of dentists 818,800 1,052,200 29%  
26 Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences 558,000 709,000 27%  
27 Landscaping services 669,400 848,400 27%  
28 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers 850,100 1,075,900 27%  
29 Fitness and recreational sports centers 510,300 642,200 26%  
30 Forestry; all jobs 9,300 11,700 26%  
31 Vocational rehabilitation services 402,800 504,000 25%  
32 Jewelry and silverware manufacturing 36,000 44,900 25%  
33 Nursing care facilities 1,613,700 2,007,200 24%  
34 Security systems services 116,000 144,000 24%  
35 Sporting goods stores 250,300 309,500 24%  
36 Cable and other subscription programming 84,800 104,800 24%  
37 Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors 909,800 1,122,700 23%  
38 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions 131,800 160,700 22%  
39 Legal services 1,163,700 1,416,800 22%  
40 Remediation and other waste management services 118,700 144,500 22%  
41 Waste collection 140,600 171,100 22%  
42 Other heavy and civil engineering construction 109,300 133,000 22%  
43 Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services 138,100 168,000 22%  
44 Offices of optometrists 106,200 129,000 21%  
45 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services 950,100 1,149,200 21%  
46 Pharmacies and drug stores 742,900 898,600 21%  
47 Logging 57,000 68,900 21%  
48 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers 160,600 192,800 20%  
49 Office administrative services 403,300 483,300 20%  
50 Other specialty trade contractors 661,600 792,800 20%  
51 Nonresidential building construction 827,200 991,000 20%  
52 Residential building construction 832,100 996,900 20%  
53 Scenic and sightseeing transportation 28,000 33,500 20%  
54 Community care facilities for the elderly 684,900 818,800 20%  
55 Promoters of events, and agents and managers 109,400 130,700 19%  
56 Poured concrete foundation and structure contractors 222,900 265,700 19%  
57 Employment services 3,144,400 3,744,100 19%  
58 Drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers 208,100 247,700 19%  
59 School and employee bus transportation 176,900 209,700 19%  
60 Investigation, guard, and armored car services 690,800 816,000 18%  
61 Other personal services 234,100 276,400 18%  
62 Other insurance related activities 236,900 279,500 18%  
63 Other transit and ground passenger transportation 72,000 84,900 18%  
64 Offices of real estate agents and brokers 344,600 406,200 18%  
65 Insurance and employee benefit funds 49,200 57,900 18%  
66 Used merchandise stores 118,900 139,800 18%  
67 Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing 145,400 170,700 17%  
68 Other investment pools and funds 41,100 48,000 17%  
69 Nonscheduled air transportation 47,100 54,900 17%  
70 Architectural and landscape architectural services 257,900 299,600 16%  
71 Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing 309,700 359,500 16%  
72 Highway, street, and bridge construction 328,900 380,400 16%  
73 Residential mental retardation facilities 361,800 418,400 16%  
74 RV (recreational vehicle) parks and recreational camps 53,800 62,200 16%  
75 Civic and social organizations 414,600 479,200 16%  
76 Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities 180,200 208,100 15%  
77 Child day care services 859,200 992,200 15%  
78 Labor unions and similar labor organizations 128,400 147,800 15%  
79 Exterminating and pest control services 95,400 109,600 15%  
80 Other residential care facilities 167,400 192,300 15%  
81 Activities related to real estate 538,800 615,000 14%  
82 Masonry contractors 210,400 239,700 14%  
83 Drywall and insulation contractors 312,300 355,100 14%  
84 Spectator sports 128,800 145,900 13%  
85 Insurance agencies and brokerages 670,100 758,700 13%  
86 Private households; all jobs 891,800 1,008,100 13%  
87 Support activities for agriculture and forestry; all jobs 106,500 120,300 13%  
88 Water, sewage and other systems 48,000 54,000 13%  
89 Educational services, public and private 13,471,100 15,154,300 12%  
90 Warehousing and storage 672,800 755,700 12%  
91 Automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance 385,000 432,300 12%  
92 Other financial investment activities 347,100 389,700 12%  
93 Casino hotels 271,700 304,900 12%  
94 Gambling industries 142,500 159,800 12%  
95 Roofing contractors 192,000 215,200 12%  
96 Freight transportation arrangement 187,400 209,700 12%  
97 Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers 730,600 816,600 12%  
98 Activities related to credit intermediation 285,500 318,500 12%  
99 Cement and concrete product manufacturing 223,300 247,500 11%  
100 Grantmaking and giving services 156,400 172,700 10%  
101 Testing laboratories 149,300 164,800 10%  
102 General freight trucking 976,800 1,077,400 10%  
103 Specialized freight trucking 414,200 456,800 10%  
104 Automotive equipment rental and leasing 194,600 214,600 10%  
105 Motion picture and video exhibition 128,500 141,700 10%  
106 Social advocacy organizations 194,700 214,700 10%  
107 Seafood product preparation and packaging 40,600 44,700 10%  
108 Hospitals, public and private 5,667,200 6,238,200 10%  
109 Other motor vehicle dealers 165,300 181,700 10%  
110 Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing 90,800 99,800 10%  
111 Lessors of real estate 597,700 656,000 10%  
112 Research and development in the social sciences and humanities 63,700 69,900 10%  
113 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 250,800 274,600 9%  
114 Special food services 544,200 595,200 9%  
115 Limited-service eating places 4,137,300 4,477,900 8%  
116 Other transportation equipment manufacturing 40,600 43,900 8%  
117 Ambulance services 138,600 149,800 8%  
118 Advertising, public relations, and related services 462,300 499,300 8%  
119 Depository credit intermediation 1,819,500 1,963,900 8%  
120 Television broadcasting 124,900 134,800 8%  
121 Other building equipment contractors 130,400 140,600 8%  
122 Telephone call centers 416,600 449,200 8%  
123 Performing arts companies 117,800 126,700 8%  
124 Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers 297,300 319,700 8%  
125 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 253,000 272,000 8%  
126 Full-service restaurants 4,598,100 4,941,500 7%  
127 Other miscellaneous store retailers 289,700 309,500 7%  
128 Death care services 136,200 145,300 7%  
129 Photographic services 84,400 89,900 7%  
130 Scheduled air transportation 445,500 474,500 7%  
131 Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing 289,800 307,400 6%  
132 Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance 104,400 110,700 6%  
133 Building material and supplies dealers 1,114,600 1,178,200 6%  
134 Clothing stores 1,133,700 1,198,100 6%  
135 Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers 169,100 178,700 6%  
136 Farm and garden machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers 101,900 107,600 6%  
137 Management of companies and enterprises 1,894,600 1,997,000 5%  
138 Animal slaughtering and processing 512,100 538,700 5%  
139 Home furnishings stores 275,300 289,600 5%  
140 Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores 138,600 145,800 5%  
141 Household and institutional furniture manufacturing 160,600 168,700 5%  
142 Furniture stores 267,400 280,600 5%  
143 All other ambulatory health care services 99,900 104,800 5%  
144 Architectural and structural metals manufacturing 409,400 429,400 5%  
145 Vending machine operators 45,900 48,100 5%  
146 Rail transportation 229,500 240,400 5%  
147 Amusement parks and arcades 151,900 158,800 5%  
148 Painting and wall covering contractors 222,800 232,700 4%  
149 Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance 191,500 199,700 4%  
150 Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing 62,800 65,400 4%  
151 Coal mining 80,600 83,900 4%  
152 Shoe stores 192,000 199,700 4%  
153 Drycleaning and laundry services 334,800 347,900 4%  
154 Hotels (except casino), motels, and all other traveler accommodation 1,531,800 1,589,600 4%  
155 Monetary authorities-central bank 22,200 23,000 4%  
156 Electronics and appliance stores 549,600 569,100 4%  
157 Consumer goods rental 245,500 254,000 3%  
158 Taxi and limousine service 71,500 73,900 3%  
159 Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers 236,300 244,100 3%  
160 Automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair 252,700 260,900 3%  
161 General rental centers 52,600 54,300 3%  
162 Other food manufacturing 164,100 169,200 3%  
163 Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing 242,100 249,600 3%  
164 Support activities for water transportation 97,000 99,900 3%  
165 Clay product and refractory manufacturing 52,400 53,900 3%  
166 Other support services 308,400 317,200 3%  
167 Local messengers and local delivery 51,200 52,600 3%  
168 Water transportation 65,200 66,900 3%  
169 Couriers and express delivery services 524,700 535,500 2%  
170 Drinking places (alcoholic beverages) 352,300 356,100 1%  
171 Power and communication line and related structures construction 144,600 145,700 1%  
172 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 138,100 138,800 1%  
 

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections
 

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