The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Business Establishment Dynamics program indicates that there is a great deal of churning in the labor market. In fact, in 

the second quarter of 2005, gross job gains represented 7.2 

percent of private employment while gross job losses represented 6.6 percent

 Hardly surprising, there is a lot of interest 

among economists and politicians in the kinds of jobs that 

are being created and destroyed. Data from the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program, which collects 

detailed occupational information from 1.2 million establishments, can be used to see how individual establishments 

change their staffing over time. 

For each establishment in its database, the OES survey collects information on the detailed occupation and the wages of 

each worker. Detailed occupational information on more than 

80 million workers is collected over a 3-year survey cycle. 

Information on the employer includes the employer’s industry, location, and size. This information is used to examine 

differences in staffing patterns between establishments that 

have experienced employment growth and establishments 

that have experienced employment decline over a 3- to 5-year 

period. Particularly of interest are changes in staffing that are 

a result of an expanding or a contracting workforce within an 

establishment. The matched data allow for a unique perspective on occupational employment—for example, by isolating 

differences in industry staffing patterns between growing and 

shrinking establishments and by showing which occupations 

are being hired in growing establishments and shed in contracting ones.

Methodology:

The study presented in this article was conducted with the 

use of microdata from the OES. Establishment records from 

the 2000–02 survey were matched to establishment records 

in the 2003–05 survey in order to identify establishments that 

responded to the instrument at two separate points in time. 

These records cover private-sector establishments from the 

Occupational Shares in 

Growing and Shrinking 

Establishments

By Zachary Warren

Zachary Warren is an economist in the Division of Occupation Employment 

Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia, as well as State 

and local government-owned hospitals and schools. 

From this dataset, three subsets were drawn: establishments with an increase in employment of at least 5 workers 

and at least 33 percent; establishments with a decrease of at 

least 5 workers and at least 33 percent; and establishments 

whose workforce changed by fewer than 5 workers or less 

than 33 percent, or both. The weighted2 employment from 

these subsets was used to generate measures of employment 

by occupation, for expanding and contracting establishments. 

Comparisons of initial staffing patterns 

The first task carried out in the study was to use the 2000–02 

data to compare the initial staffing pattern of establishments 

that subsequently shrink with the initial staffing pattern of 

establishments that subsequently grow, over the ensuing 3- to 

5-year period. 

Table 1 shows the share of employment in each occupation 

for establishments that are about to grow and for establishments that are about to shrink, as well as the difference of the 

two shares. The final column shows the occupational share for 

all establishments, whether they grew, shrank, or remained 

unchanged. For example, registered nurses accounted for 2.9 

percent of total employment in growing establishments, but 

only 1.2 percent of employment in shrinking establishments. 

By contrast, establishments that grew employed relatively 

fewer flight attendants, who represented only 0.02 percent of 

employment in growing establishments, but 0.40 percent in 

shrinking ones.

One fact from table 1 that stands out is that many of the 

largest differences are in production worker occupations. This 

is likely an industry effect, because employment in goodsproducing industries, which accounts for 73 percent of the 

employment of production workers, has declined from 23.

million workers to 23.2 million workers over the 2000–02 

period.3 Similarly, occupations with higher concentrations in 

the establishments that are about to grow tend to be those 

1

 Data from BLS Business Employment Dynamics program.

 

2

 Employment is weighted to all establishments that existed at the 

reference date of the sample (either May 2002 or May 2005) and not to those 

establishments which existed at both times. 3

 Data from BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages 

(QCEW).
prevalent in service industries: healthcare support workers, 

retail workers, restaurant workers, and protection workers. 

The nature of these occupations makes them less likely to be 

detrimentally affected by technological improvements or offshoring, so it stands to reason that they will be less common 

in establishments that are shrinking. 

Examination over time 

Examining the occupational differences between establishments that are about to grow and establishments that are about 

to shrink, as in the previous section, is useful in establishing the staffing characteristics of the two kinds of establishments, but it does not explain what is happening when those 

establishments actually change. For this kind of analysis, a 

comparison of staffing patterns within each group at different 

points in time is necessary. Such an analysis provides information not only on the types of jobs that are being created in 

expanding establishments and eliminated in shrinking ones, 

but also on the types of jobs that are retained or expanded 

when establishments are eliminating other jobs. In addition, 

an analysis of this sort yields information on jobs that growing establishments are retaining at lower rates. 

Job changes in expanding establishments. To see which 

types of jobs are being created by growing establishments, 

it is useful to examine their staffing patterns at two different 

points in time. Table 2 shows the percentage of total employment in each occupation in expanding establishments at the 

time of the initial observation and during a period 3 to 5 years 

later. The columns in table 2, from left to right, represent the 

occupational title, the percentage of total employment in the 

2000–2002 period, the percentage in the 2003–2005 data, the 

percentage point difference between the two, and the percent difference. The last column shows the total share from 

2003–2005, which is the employment share in all establishments, shrinking, growing and unchanging. For example, in 

expanding establishments, retail salespersons represented 

2.7 percent of total employment in the 2000-02 period, but 

3.1 percent of total employment in the period from 2003 to 

2005. At the other end of the scale, the share of total employment composed of food-service-related occupations is 

smaller in the later period than it is in the earlier one, except 

for “all other cooks,” for which the situation is reversed. This 

does not necessarily mean that employment shrank in these 

occupations; it simply means that the occupation either declined or grew at a slower rate than did other occupations 

in expanding establishments. In interpreting the tables, one 

should remember that occupations whose shares increase in 

growing establishments represent new hires, and occupations 

whose shares decrease in shrinking establishments represent 

separations. However, occupations whose shares decrease in 

growing establishments or increase in shrinking ones do not 

represent absolute changes; rather, they must be interpreted 

as changes relative to employment in other occupations. 

Probably the most interesting feature of the table is that it 

shows what types of jobs were created when establishments 

expanded during the last few years. At the national cross-industry level, the most noticeable hires in growing establishments were in the material-moving occupations. For example, freight handlers, truckdrivers, packers, industrial truck 

operators, and supervisors of material-moving workers all 

saw large increases in employment. These increases likely are 

due to the fact that a growing establishment probably will be 

expanding its output and those occupations heavily involved 

in the distribution of that output would be among the occupations the establishment needs to grow. More technically, 

material-moving occupations are among those which scale 

most directly with expansion. These occupations also require 

human involvement and so are less likely to be outsourced to 

foreign locations or replaced by technology. Among growing 

establishments, another occupational group that saw growth 

was the construction occupations, especially carpenters, laborers, painters, and roofers. Although the construction occupations did not show as dramatic an increase as did other occupations, nearly all the construction occupations increased 

somewhat. It is quite possible that their growth was the result 

of industry trends, because the construction occupations are 

heavily correlated with the construction industry, which saw 

an increase in employment from 6.7 million to 7.3 million

over this period from 2000–02 to 2003–05.4 Other occupations that showed a large increase in jobs created over this 

period were market research analysts, title examiners, and 

financial analysts.

Another interesting feature of this table is that it shows 

the type of occupations that either were cut back or remained 

stagnant in a particular establishment while the establishment 

hired workers into other occupations to achieve overall employment growth. Prominent on this list of occupations that 

were cut back or that stagnated is the number of food service 

occupations. From food service managers, to cooks, to waitresses, to dishwashers, the food service occupations all represented a much smaller percent of employment during the 

later period in establishments that grew. Other occupations 

that stagnated in growing establishments included registered 

nurses, licensed nurses, lawyers, and legal secretaries.

It is possible that these occupations declined in relative 

importance because, as with production workers, the industries that primarily employ them did not grow as fast as other 

industries. However, it may be that these support occupations 

are not directly related to the number of employees in the establishment. For instance, even if an establishment grows and 

thereby increases its output, it may not need more employees 

in its cafeteria, health unit, or legal department. These occupations do not scale directly with employment growth. As 

an example, counter to the rest of the material-moving occupations, conveyor operators did not show growth between 

2000–02 and 2003–05. The reason is probably that conveyor 

operators are more like those in nursing occupations than 

they are like those in the other material-moving occupations, 

in the sense that they both grow in a stepwise fashion and 

only after large changes within the establishment, such as the 

 4 Data from QCEW.
opening of new conveyor lines or shifts or the hiring of a 

great number of new workers.

Job changes in contracting establishments. Table 3 gives 

the same information as table 2, but for contracting establishments rather than growing ones. In table 3, occupations that 

increased in relative importance were those which were retained or expanded in a given establishment while the establishment was cutting employment, and those which decreased 

in relative importance were the occupations from which 

workers were cut. Occupations that saw high rates of retention in establishments that lost employment from 2000–02 to 

2003–05 included retail salespersons, accountants, and flight 

attendants. Occupations that were cut dramatically from establishments that contracted included food service workers, 

teacher assistants, and amusement attendants. 

The occupations that exhibited sizable differences in percentage of employment in shrinking establishments were 

relatively small in terms of total employment. Private detectives, archivists, and roustabouts all saw very large increases 

in employment relative to their shares of employment, but the 

absolute increases in employment in those occupations were 

relatively small. 

The occupational groups with the two largest changes were 

food service workers and retail sales workers. Both growing 

and shrinking establishments give a low priority to employing or retaining food service workers. One possible explanation for this frame of mind is that it is due to a decrease 

in employment in the food services industry, in which the 

majority of these workers are employed; however, this explanation is clearly incorrect, because the food services industry 

actually grew by more than 600,000 workers over the period

from 2000–02 to 2003–05.5 Another possible explanation is 

that when establishments expand, they hire workers directly 

related to their core products and revenue streams—those 

which generate profits—and the hiring of support workers 

such as food service and clerical workers lags that of the 

more directly connected workers. Similarly, establishments 

that must reduce their workforce eliminate these support jobs 

before all others.

Nearly all of the retail occupations, but especially salespersons, sales representatives, cashiers, and retail managers, 

saw an increase in share between 2000–2002 and 2003–2005, 

likely reflecting the general trend toward service positions in 

the economy. The nature of retail establishments, as a service 

industry, also dictates that a minimum number of workers 

always are employed, as long as the business is in operation; and because retail workers are central to the activities 

of these establishments, they will be among the last to be 

removed. Note that all of the establishments represented in 

table 3, by definition, remained in business, but registered 

employment losses.

Industry-specific analysis

The overall effect of nationwide job churning may be a result of varying growth rates among different sectors of the 

economy. Accordingly, this section examines specific industries in order to isolate staffing pattern changes from industry 

economic shifts. Although an exhaustive list of the 290 fourdigit NAICS industries present in the data set examined in 

this analysis is beyond the scope of this article, a brief analysis of three industries is useful. These industries are typical 

of those displaying the largest changes and coming from a 

variety of sectors of the economy. 

The primary statistic for this staffing pattern analysis is the 

percent of industry employment in an occupation. Although 

unable to capture absolute changes in occupational employment, this statistic illustrates the “reshuffling” of occupations 

in the average growing or shrinking establishment. A shrinking establishment, for example, may reduce employment in 

occupations across the board when making layoffs, but it is 

likely that certain occupations will feel the reductions more 

heavily than other, “stickier” occupations. 

Tables 4 through 6 present staffing patterns for each industry in growing and in shrinking establishments. The occupations listed account for at least 1 percent of industry employment in at least one of the two periods surveyed. 

Scheduled air transportation. One interesting industry 

among those with the largest differences between growing 

and shrinking establishments is the scheduled air transportation industry (NAICS 4811). The staffing pattern of this industry is shown in the last column of table 4, which is the 

percent of industry employment in all establishments, which 

is the percent of industry employment in all establishments. 

The industry, which is composed of commercial passenger 

and cargo flight operations, has seen significant changes in 

the last few years, and the composition of its average staffing 

pattern reflects those changes. In this industry, growing establishments showed a total increase in employment of 30.7 

percent, while shrinking establishments showed a decrease 

of 24.1 percent. 

Arguably the most interesting change related by the data 

is the stability of aircraft mechanics and service technicians. 

Shrinking establishments saw a significant increase in the 

percent of industry employment in this occupation, from 6.4

percent to 10.2 percent, while growing establishments saw 

a huge decrease in share, from 23.5 percent to 12.5 percent. 

These percentages suggest that aircraft mechanics, represent 

a vital, relatively stable component of this industry across 

employment expansions and reductions.

The industry-related occupations aircraft mechanics, flight 

attendants, airline pilots, and ticket agents make up a significant portion of employment in both expanding and contracting establishments. These four occupations accounted for 

53.7 percent of current employment in the former establishments and 64.1 percent in the latter. In all establishments,

the four occupations were 61.7 percent of employment in

the scheduled air transportation industry. The percentages 

suggest that expanding air transportation establishments expand by diversifying their employment, whereas contracting 

establishments in the industry tend to retain employment in 

these core occupations. In the growing establishments, be- 5

 Data from QCEW.
cause flight service increased, employment apparently rose 

significantly among pilots and flight attendants, suggesting 

that flight service increased in these establishments.

Employment services. Another industry that is often of great 

interest to economists is employment services (NAICS 5613),

shown in table 5. This industry consists of employment agencies, temporary agencies, and professional employer organizations. In 2005, temporary agencies accounted for 70.4 

percent of employment in the industry, a fact that explains 

the unusual staffing pattern in the last column of the table. 

In the employment services industry, growing establishments 

showed an increase in employment of 126.4 percent, while

shrinking establishments exhibited a decrease of –49.7 percent. Together, the two percentages indicate that the industry 

is more volatile than most. 

One striking feature of table 5 is the large increase it shows 

in the relative employment of team assemblers in both growing and shrinking establishments, but especially the former. 

Because, by the very the nature of the occupation, the team 

assembler learns new assembly tasks quickly, it is understandable that this occupation would be popular in employment services. Also, the decline of the manufacturing sector 

has coincided with an increase in employment of production 

workers in employment services in general.

Among both growing and shrinking establishments, telemarketers were a very small percentage of employment in 

the 2000–02 period. However, in shrinking establishments, 

telemarketers were among those with the highest retention 

rate, whereupon they became one of the larger occupations 

in such establishments. This transformation indicates that, in 

employment services, the establishments whose core business is supplying telemarketing workers did not shrink as 

much as others in the industry. 

The other interesting feature the table shows about the employment services industry is the percentages of employment 

in the office and administrative support occupations in growing and shrinking establishments; these occupations are those 

most associated with the traditional role of the temporary services agency. Perhaps surprisingly, the office support occupations were more heavily concentrated in shrinking establishments, where they represented approximately one-third of 

employment in both periods studied, compared with growing 

establishments, where they were only approximately onequarter of employment. These shares suggest that relatively 

successful employment service firms have branched out into 

more diverse staffing activities than relatively unsuccessful 

ones.

Psychiatric hospitals. The healthcare sector is another large 

piece of the economy that has seen enormous changes in the 

last few years. The industry of psychiatric hospitals (NAICS 

6222) is an example of the staffing pattern changes in this 

sector. In psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals, growing 

establishments showed an increase in employment of 50.1 

percent, while shrinking ones exhibited a decrease of 21.8 

percent. 

Table 6 shows the staffing patterns for both growing and 

shrinking psychiatric hospitals, and while each employs a 

variety of healthcare professions, such as nurses, in similar 

proportions, the most interesting occupations in this industry 

are the following seven directly related to psychiatry and substance abuse: psychiatrists, psychiatric technicians, psychiatric aides, mental health and substance abuse social workers, 

mental health counselors, rehabilitation counselors, and substance abuse counselors.

During 2000–02, these seven mental-health-specific occupations represented 31.1 percent of industry employment in 

hospitals that were about to shrink and only 17.0 percent of 

employment in hospitals that were about to grow. By 2003–

05, the shares had grown to 38.6 percent and 21.3 percent,

respectively. This increase appears to confirm the hypothesis 

that shrinking establishments tend to concentrate employment in occupations most closely related to their core mission. Growing establishments also increased employment in 

these core occupations, but not at the same rate, and still have 

smaller shares of these workers, indicating that growing establishments are more likely than shrinking establishments to 

diversify their workforce. 

Among the seven occupations listed, the biggest difference in employment between growing and shrinking establishments is exhibited by psychiatric aides and psychiatric 

technicians, which together account for a full 30 percent of 

industry employment in shrinking hospitals, but only 5 percent in growing hospitals. Oddly, psychiatrists themselves 

run counter to the trend of these two support occupations: 

psychiatrists were hired in expanding hospitals and cut in 

contracting ones.

Another possible explanation of the hypothesis that contracting establishments tend to concentrate employment in 

core occupations while expanding establishments tend to diversify among occupations is that hospitals which focus on 

counseling are more likely to grow, while those which focus more on psychiatric activities are more likely to decline. 

The four mental health and substance abuse counseling occupations among the seven listed contributed 15.2 percent of 

industry employment in hospitals that grew, but only a 6.5

percent share in those which shrank. Because these shares 

are roughly reversed in the initial, 2000–02 period, there is 

no causal relationship between whether a hospital focused on 

counseling and its employment growth.Instead, it seems likely that the mix between psychiatric specialists and counselors 

can contribute to the fortunes of the hospital.

It is also possible that the difference is related to ownership: hospitals are unique in this study in that they include 

State and local government-owned hospitals along with private ones. If government-owned hospitals have been more 

likely to expand relative to private ones, the staffing pattern 

differences between government-owned and private hospitals 

would affect the findings of this article. 

Interestingly, both registered nurses and licensed nurses 

had similar employment shares in shrinking and growing hos- 

 Data from QCEW.
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pitals, each of which saw licensed nurses double in share—an 

unusual situation in that the share of licensed nurses in all 

psychiatric hospitals did not change between 2000–02 and 

2003–05. 

Summary

The tables in the appendix show the occupational employment trends in establishments that grew, and in those which 

shrank between 2002 and 2005. The transportation and material-moving occupations had the largest average increase 

of all occupations in growing establishments, while food 

preparation and serving workers exhibited the largest average decrease of all occupations in shrinking establishments.

The idea that shrinking establishments concentrate on occupations that are most central to their core activities while 

expanding establishments have more liberty to diversify their 

employment suggests an interesting conclusion: it is likely 

that expanding establishments utilize both newer occupations and occupations that were previously unusual to that 

industry, and such dual utilization may be a factor in those 

establishments’ success. Also, as the analysis indicates, in expanding establishments support occupations tend to grow at a 

slower pace than both industry-specific occupations and occupations tied to production and distribution, each of which 

tends to scale more directly. Both of these trends appeared in 

the small selection of industries examined here; whether they 

hold for the majority of industries must remain a subject for 

future research.

Extending the findings

The analysis presented in this article creates more questions 

than it answers. Along with an examination of the core occupations mentioned in the article, two other topics ripe for 

further inquiry are occupational employment in new establishments, an examination of which would show the types 

of jobs being created when new firms begin operating, and 

the final staffing patterns of establishments that have recently 

closed. An examination of the latter topic could in turn be expanded by an investigation into the types of jobs that are destroyed when a firm cuts employment, but before it has shut 

down completely. The analysis presented here also ignores 

a major portion of OES survey data by neglecting wages, 

but the same data set could be used to examine wage differences among shrinking and growing establishments, as well 

as wage differences among workers in the same occupation 

in recently created establishments compared with long-running ones. Linked establishment data from the OES survey 

can provide a variety of unique results regarding occupations 

that are not 
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Table 1. Cross-industry occupational share in 2000-02 

Share in Share in

Occupation growing contracting Share difference Total share

establishments establishments

 

Chief executives .................................................................................... 0.344 0.319 0.025 0.278

General and operations managers........................................................ 1.674 1.246 .428 1.397

Financial managers ............................................................................... .424 .417 .007 .342

Managers, all other................................................................................ .357 .408 -.051 .271

Management analysts ........................................................................... .179 .368 -.189 .176

All other business operations and human resources specialists........... .465 .669 -.204 .418

Accountants and auditors...................................................................... .624 .525 .099 .521

Computer programmers ........................................................................ .352 .422 -.070 .278

Computer software engineers, applications .......................................... .272 .382 -.110 .222

Computer support specialists ................................................................ .379 .461 -.082 .318

Computer systems analysts .................................................................. .214 .413 -.199 .216

Social and human service assistants .................................................... .258 .408 -.150 .212

Lawyers ................................................................................................. .381 .368 .013 .484

Postsecondary teachers, all other......................................................... .336 .343 -.007 .269

Elementary school teachers, except special education......................... 1.268 .819 .449 2.182

Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education ........ .579 .276 .303 .855

Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education . .981 1.334 -.353 1.503

Teachers and instructors, all other......................................................... .337 .787 -.450 .688

Teacher assistants................................................................................. .902 .862 .040 1.638

Registered nurses ................................................................................. 2.859 1.187 1.672 2.207

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................................ .684 .376 .308 .566

Home health aides................................................................................. .725 .547 .178 .467

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants............................................... 1.033 .532 .501 1.058

Medical assistants ................................................................................. .467 .204 .263 .358

Security guards...................................................................................... 1.383 1.035 .348 .850

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving 

 workers................................................................................................ .596 .558 .038 .654

Cooks, fast food..................................................................................... .563 .527 .036 .625

Cooks, restaurant .................................................................................. .499 .472 .027 .585

Food preparation workers...................................................................... .705 .652 .053 .789

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food... 1.635 2.304 -.669 2.067

Waiters and waitresses ......................................................................... 1.545 1.318 .227 1.759

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ............... .265 .387 -.122 .374

Dishwashers.......................................................................................... .378 .314 .064 .430

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ........ 1.805 1.674 .131 1.864

Maids and housekeeping cleaners........................................................ .726 .825 -.099 .819

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers........................................... .734 .496 .238 .515

Flight attendants.................................................................................... .023 .395 -.372 .137

Personal and home care aides.............................................................. 1.024 .441 .583 .479

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......................... .752 .561 .191 .865

Cashiers ................................................................................................ 2.426 2.007 .419 2.771

Retail salespersons ............................................................................... 2.747 2.153 .594 3.081

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except 

 technical and scientific products.......................................................... .865 .784 .081 .884

Telemarketers........................................................................................ .369 .490 -.121 .222

First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative 

 support workers................................................................................... 1.109 .996 .113 1.025

Bill and account collectors..................................................................... .424 .320 .104 .260

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ................................. .501 .299 .202 .385

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...................................... 1.288 1.037 .251 1.227

Customer service representatives......................................................... 1.395 1.904 -.509 1.299

Receptionists and information clerks..................................................... 1.016 .759 .257 .902

Production, planning, and expediting clerks.......................................... .183 .343 -.160 .201

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks.................................................... .654 .724 -.070 .620

Stock clerks and order fillers ................................................................. 1.265 1.203 .062 1.371

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ............................. 1.178 .963 .215 .960

Medical secretaries................................................................................ .337 .126 .211 .394

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive................................. 1.323 .929 .394 1.431

Office clerks, general............................................................................. 1.895 1.903 -.008 1.960

Office and administrative support workers, all other.............................. .309 .484 -.175 .377

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse.................. .343 .425 -.082 .167

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and 

 extraction workers ............................................................................... .576 .419 .157 .361

Carpenters............................................................................................. .945 .920 .025 .732

Construction laborers ............................................................................ .835 .832 .003 .574

Electricians ............................................................................................ .590 .782 -.192 .529

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters .................................................. .463 .446 .017 .372

Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................................... .343 .283 .060 .518
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Maintenance and repair workers, general ............................................. .809 .885 -.076 .915

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.. .532 .720 -.188 .565

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ................................... .130 .588 -.458 .210

Team assemblers .................................................................................. .937 1.494 -.557 1.029

Assemblers and fabricators, all other.................................................... .340 .614 -.274 .285

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and 

 tenders, metal and plastic.................................................................... .177 .376 -.199 .253

Machinists.............................................................................................. .239 .403 -.164 .291

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers............................................... .297 .449 -.152 .305

Sewing machine operators.................................................................... .171 .355 -.184 .203

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ............................ .332 .672 -.340 .399

Helpers--production workers ................................................................. .281 .439 -.158 .336

Production workers, all other................................................................. .236 .757 -.521 .350

Bus drivers, school ................................................................................ .413 .307 .106 .573

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer.................................................. 1.554 .981 .573 1.079

Truck drivers, light or delivery services ................................................. .635 .552 .083 .686

Industrial truck and tractor operators..................................................... .459 .564 -.105 .489

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ....................... 1.564 2.310 -.746 1.633

Packers and packagers, hand............................................................... .626 .993 -.367 .731

Table 1. Cross-industry occupational share in 2000-02—Continued 

Share in Share in 

Occupation growing contracting Share difference Total share

establishments establishments
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Table 2. Cross-industry occupational shares in growing establishments, 2000-02 and 2003-05 

 

 2000-02 2003-05 Share Percent Total 

Occupation share share difference difference share

 

Chief executives ................................................................. .344 .246 -.098 -28 .213

General and operations managers..................................... 1.674 1.174 -.500 -30 1.172

Financial managers ............................................................ .424 .346 -.078 -18 .301

Managers, all other............................................................. .357 .280 -.077 -22 .185

All other business operations and human resources 

 specialists......................................................................... .465 .679 .214 46 .554

Accountants and auditors................................................... .624 .680 .056 9 .682

Financial analysts............................................................... .076 .122 .046 61 .099

Computer programmers ..................................................... .352 .274 -.078 -22 .228

Computer support specialists ............................................. .379 .435 .056 15 .332

Mathematicians .................................................................. .001 .007 .006 600 .003

Market research analysts ................................................... .085 .147 .062 73 .134

Environmental science and protection technicians, 

 including health................................................................. .009 .030 .021 233 .018

Lawyers .............................................................................. .381 .173 -.208 -55 .271

Court reporters ................................................................... .001 .004 .003 300 .005

Postsecondary teachers, all other...................................... .336 .483 .147 44 .310

Elementary school teachers, except special education...... 1.268 .899 -.369 -29 1.865

Middle school teachers, except special and vocational 

 education.......................................................................... .579 .413 -.166 -29 .756

Secondary school teachers, except special and 

 vocational education......................................................... .981 .580 -.401 -41 1.237

Teachers and instructors, all other...................................... .337 .727 .390 116 .663

Teacher assistants.............................................................. .902 .928 .026 3 1.403

Registered nurses .............................................................. 2.859 2.700 -.159 -6 2.297

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses............. .684 .581 -.103 -15 .509

Home health aides.............................................................. .725 1.022 .297 41 .587

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants............................ 1.033 .998 -.035 -3 1.002

Medical assistants .............................................................. .467 .349 -.118 -25 .311

Security guards................................................................... 1.383 1.391 .008 1 .866

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective 

 service workers................................................................. .027 .095 .068 252 .059

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and 

 serving workers ................................................................ .596 .341 -.255 -43 .442

Cooks, fast food.................................................................. .563 .384 -.179 -32 .347

Cooks, restaurant ............................................................... .499 .281 -.218 -44 .438

Cooks, all other................................................................... .003 .012 .009 300 .008

Food preparation workers................................................... .705 .434 -.271 -38 .610

Combined food preparation and serving workers, 

 including fast food............................................................. 1.635 1.370 -.265 -16 1.441

Waiters and waitresses ...................................................... 1.545 .854 -.691 -45 1.223

Dishwashers....................................................................... .378 .213 -.165 -44 .295

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping 

 cleaners............................................................................ 1.805 1.686 -.119 -7 1.814

Maids and housekeeping cleaners..................................... .726 .559 -.167 -23 .734

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers........................ .734 .851 .117 16 .584

Travel guides ...................................................................... .001 .005 .004 400 .002

Flight attendants................................................................. .023 .099 .076 330 .150

Child care workers.............................................................. .306 .436 .130 42 .483

Personal and home care aides........................................... 1.024 1.068 .044 4 .484

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers...... .752 .735 -.017 -2 .976

Cashiers ............................................................................. 2.426 2.167 -.259 -11 2.963

Retail salespersons ............................................................ 2.747 3.111 .364 13 3.697

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, 

 except technical and scientific products ........................... .865 .835 -.030 -3 1.032

Telemarketers..................................................................... .369 .344 -.025 -7 .208

First-line supervisors/managers of office and 

 administrative support workers......................................... 1.109 .988 -.121 -11 .988

Bill and account collectors.................................................. .424 .423 -.001 0 .290

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators .............. .501 .449 -.052 -10 .387

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ................... 1.288 1.117 -.171 -13 1.355

Tellers ................................................................................. .327 .475 .148 45 .627

Customer service representatives...................................... 1.395 1.779 .384 28 1.483

Receptionists and information clerks.................................. 1.016 .811 -.205 -20 .806

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks................................. .654 .624 -.030 -5 .628

Stock clerks and order fillers .............................................. 1.265 1.364 .099 8 1.489

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .......... 1.178 1.025 -.153 -13 .989

Legal secretaries ................................................................ .211 .071 -.140 -66 .161

Medical secretaries............................................................. .337 .298 -.039 -12 .357
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Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.............. 1.323 .935 -.388 -29 1.311

Office clerks, general.......................................................... 1.895 2.063 .168 9 2.097

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse .343 .623 .280 82 .209

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades 

 and extraction workers ..................................................... .576 .563 -.013 -2 .414

Carpenters.......................................................................... .945 1.180 .235 25 .782

Construction laborers ......................................................... .835 1.013 .178 21 .659

Operating engineers and other construction equipment 

 operators .......................................................................... .318 .365 .047 15 .262

Electricians ......................................................................... .590 .603 .013 2 .515

Painters, construction and maintenance ............................ .187 .262 .075 40 .230

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............................... .463 .474 .011 2 .344

Roofers............................................................................... .128 .150 .022 17 .116

Mine cutting and channeling machine operators................ .001 .006 .005 500 .006

Electronic equipment installers and repairers, 

 motor vehicles .................................................................. .002 .010 .008 400 .015

Automotive service technicians and mechanics................. .343 .266 -.077 -22 .525

Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................... .809 .862 .053 7 1.086

First-line supervisors/managers of production and 

 operating workers............................................................. .532 .510 -.022 -4 .641

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems 

 assemblers ....................................................................... .025 .076 .051 204 .041

Team assemblers ............................................................... .937 1.441 .504 54 1.187

Assemblers and fabricators, all other................................. .340 .340 .000 0 .284

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers............................ .297 .348 .051 17 .352

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, 

 and tenders....................................................................... .011 .034 .023 209 .051

Power plant operators ........................................................ .005 .017 .012 240 .027

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ......... .332 .495 .163 49 .471

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders........ .270 .365 .095 35 .329

Helpers--production workers .............................................. .281 .587 .306 109 .506

First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, 

 and material movers, hand............................................... .117 .142 .025 21 .143

Commercial pilots............................................................... .012 .046 .034 283 .029

Bus drivers, school ............................................................. .413 .433 .020 5 .528

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer............................... 1.554 1.707 .153 10 1.227

Truck drivers, light or delivery services .............................. .635 .663 .028 4 .701

Conveyor operators and tenders........................................ .056 .035 -.021 -100 .044

Industrial truck and tractor operators.................................. .459 .573 .114 25 .567

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .... 1.564 2.155 .591 38 1.745

Packers and packagers, hand............................................ .626 .757 .131 21 .721

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Table 3. Cross-industry occupational shares in shrinking establishments, 2000-02 and 2003-05 

 

General and operations managers..................................... 1.246 1.460 0.214 17 1.172

Financial managers ............................................................ .417 .394 -.023 -6 .301

Managers, all other............................................................. .408 .225 -.183 -45 .185

Agents and business managers of artists, performers, 

 and athletes...................................................................... .001 .006 .005 500 .003

Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and 

 farm products.................................................................... .226 .337 .111 49 .204

Management analysts ........................................................ .368 .299 -.069 -19 .206

All other business operations and human resources 

 specialists......................................................................... .669 .755 .086 13 .554

Accountants and auditors................................................... .525 .940 .415 79 .682

Computer programmers ..................................................... .422 .309 -.113 -27 .228

Computer software engineers, applications ....................... .382 .510 .128 34 .254

Computer software engineers, systems software............... .327 .342 .015 5 .184

Computer support specialists ............................................. .461 .463 .002 0 .332

Computer systems analysts ............................................... .413 .401 -.012 -3 .244

Industrial engineers ............................................................ .248 .336 .088 35 .169

Conservation scientists....................................................... .001 .005 .004 400 .002

Social and human service assistants ................................. .408 .194 -.214 -52 .189

Lawyers .............................................................................. .368 .236 -.132 -36 .271

Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators .............................. .001 .006 .005 500 .003

Postsecondary teachers, all other...................................... .343 .307 -.036 -10 .310

Elementary school teachers, except special education...... .819 1.527 .708 86 1.865

Secondary school teachers, except special and 

 vocational education......................................................... 1.334 .766 -.568 -43 1.237

Teachers and instructors, all other...................................... .787 .265 -.522 -66 .663

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians ................... .006 .020 .014 233 .018

Teacher assistants.............................................................. .862 .456 -.406 -47 1.403

Registered nurses .............................................................. 1.187 1.308 .121 10 2.297

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses............. .376 .297 -.079 -21 .509

Home health aides.............................................................. .547 .509 -.038 -7 .587

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants............................ .532 .466 -.066 -12 1.002

Private detectives and investigators................................... .019 .074 .055 289 .029

Security guards................................................................... 1.035 .935 -.100 -10 .866

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and 

 serving workers ................................................................ .558 .412 -.146 -26 .442

Cooks, fast food.................................................................. .527 .397 -.130 -25 .347

Cooks, restaurant ............................................................... .472 .326 -.146 -31 .438

Food preparation workers................................................... .652 .436 -.216 -33 .610

Bartenders.......................................................................... .237 .206 -.031 -13 .252

Combined food preparation and serving workers, 

 including fast food............................................................. 2.304 1.339 -.965 -42 1.441

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and 

 coffee shop....................................................................... .254 .300 .046 18 .297

Waiters and waitresses ...................................................... 1.318 .884 -.434 -33 1.223

Food servers, nonrestaurant .............................................. .247 .100 -.147 -60 .151

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender 

 helpers.............................................................................. .387 .115 -.272 -70 .259

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping 

 cleaners............................................................................ 1.674 1.591 -.083 -5 1.814

Maids and housekeeping cleaners..................................... .825 .721 -.104 -13 .734

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers........................ .496 .575 .079 16 .584

Slot key persons................................................................. .002 .011 .009 450 .013

Amusement and recreation attendants............................... .267 .115 -.152 -57 .126

Flight attendants................................................................. .395 .565 .170 43 .150

Child care workers.............................................................. .286 .365 .079 28 .483

Personal and home care aides........................................... .441 .368 -.073 -17 .484

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers...... .561 .783 .222 40 .976

Cashiers ............................................................................. 2.007 2.186 .179 9 2.963

Gaming change persons and booth cashiers..................... .016 .005 -.011 -69 .027

Counter and rental clerks ................................................... .234 .316 .082 35 .355

Parts salespersons............................................................. .142 .125 -.017 -12 .211

Retail salespersons ............................................................ 2.153 3.001 .848 39 3.697

Sales representatives, services, all other........................... .209 .446 .237 113 .291

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

 except technical and scientific products ........................... .784 1.117 .333 42 1.032

Telemarketers..................................................................... .490 .390 -.100 -20 .208

First-line supervisors/managers of office and 

 administrative support workers......................................... .996 1.116 .120 12 .988

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Billing and posting clerks and machine operators .............. .299 .348 .049 16 .387

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ................... 1.037 1.446 .409 39 1.355

Tellers ................................................................................. .317 .606 .289 91 .627

Customer service representatives...................................... 1.904 1.724 -.180 -9 1.483

Eligibility interviewers, government programs .................... .001 .008 .007 700 .004

Receptionists and information clerks.................................. .759 .738 -.021 -3 .806

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and 

 travel clerks ...................................................................... .326 .397 .071 22 .172

Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... .343 .425 .082 24 .239

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks................................. .724 .871 .147 20 .628

Stock clerks and order fillers .............................................. 1.203 1.282 .079 7 1.489

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .......... .963 1.271 .308 32 .989

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.............. .929 1.027 .098 11 1.311

Office clerks, general.......................................................... 1.903 1.893 -.010 -.1 2.097

Office and administrative support workers, all other........... .484 .137 -.347 -72 .204

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and 

 greenhouse....................................................................... .425 .222 -.203 -48 .209

First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades 

 and extraction workers ..................................................... .419 .540 .121 29 .414

Carpenters.......................................................................... .920 .934 .014 2 .782

Construction laborers ......................................................... .832 .794 -.038 -5 .659

Electricians ......................................................................... .782 .822 .040 5 .515

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............................... .446 .326 -.120 -27 .344

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners .................. .002 .020 .018 900 .014

Roustabouts, oil and gas.................................................... .017 .056 .039 229 .021

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, 

 and repairers .................................................................... .283 .369 .086 30 .345

Telecommunications equipment installers and 

 repairers, except line installers......................................... .281 .412 .131 47 .144

Industrial machinery mechanics ......................................... .197 .345 .148 75 .237

Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................... .885 1.150 .265 30 1.086

First-line supervisors/managers of production and 

 operating workers............................................................. .720 .939 .219 30 .641

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ................ .588 .518 -.070 -12 .196

Team assemblers ............................................................... 1.494 1.647 .153 10 1.187

Assemblers and fabricators, all other................................. .614 .501 -.113 -18 .284

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, 

 operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ........................ .376 .410 .034 9 .281

Machinists........................................................................... .403 .636 .233 58 .381

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers............................ .449 .454 .005 1 .352

Sewing machine operators................................................. .355 .437 .082 23 .213

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ......... .672 .757 .085 13 .471

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders........ .315 .352 .037 12 .329

Helpers--production workers .............................................. .439 .493 .054 12 .506

Production workers, all other.............................................. .757 .526 -.231 -31 .235

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer............................... .981 1.036 .055 6 1.227

Truck drivers, light or delivery services .............................. .552 .562 .010 2 .701

Industrial truck and tractor operators.................................. .564 .669 .105 19 .567

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .... 2.310 1.924 -.386 -17 1.745

Packers and packagers, hand............................................ .993 .862 -.131 -13 .721

Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators......... .001 .006 .005 500 .003

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Table 4. Occupational shares in scheduled air transportation (NAICS 4811) 

 

 

Managers, all other............................................................. 3.246 1.014 -2.232 -69 0.348

Management analysts ........................................................ 1.173 2.146 .973 83 .701

All other business operations and human resources 

 specialists......................................................................... 4.170 1.482 -2.688 -64 1.205

Financial specialists, all other............................................. 1.257 .346 -.911 -72 .080

Computer programmers ..................................................... .086 1.033 .947 1101 .236

Computer specialists, all other ........................................... 1.587 .807 -.780 -49 .160

Baggage porters and bellhops............................................ 1.085 .305 -.780 -72 2.486

Flight attendants............................................................... 3.323 16.665 13.342 402 21.952

First-line supervisors/managers of office and 

 administrative support workers......................................... 1.769 1.451 -.318 -18 2.330

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ................... 1.166 .909 -.257 -22 .434

Customer service representatives...................................... 4.580 1.390 -3.190 -70 1.194

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and 

 travel clerks..................................................................... 16.653 12.982 -3.671 -22 17.302

Cargo and freight agents.................................................... 1.089 1.831 .742 68 2.750

Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... .680 1.125 .445 65 .920

Stock clerks and order fillers .............................................. 1.926 1.155 -.771 -40 1.132

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.............. 1.465 .069 -1.396 -95 .115

Office and administrative support workers, all other........... 3.588 1.307 -2.281 -64 .421

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians.................. 23.473 12.506 -10.967 -47 9.495

Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................... 1.281 1.413 .132 10 1.372

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ......... 1.808 .163 -1.645 -91 .035

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 5.059 11.555 6.496 128 12.951

Commercial pilots............................................................... .040 2.202 2.162 5405 .508

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment .................................. 1.675 2.306 .631 38 1.083

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .... .037 2.709 2.672 7222 1.631

Material moving workers, all other...................................... 1.511 7.289 5.778 382 2.010

All other business operations and human resources 

 specialists......................................................................... 1.295 1.015 -.280 -22 1.205

Baggage porters and bellhops............................................ 4.825 4.921 .096 2 2.486

Flight attendants............................................................... 24.521 27.477 2.956 12 21.952

First-line supervisors/managers of office and 

 administrative support workers......................................... 1.117 2.169 1.052 94 2.330

Customer service representatives...................................... 5.732 .858 -4.874 -85 1.194

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

 travel clerks.................................................................... 15.813 15.713 -.100 -1 17.302

Cargo and freight agents.................................................... .795 1.244 .449 56 2.750

Stock clerks and order fillers .............................................. 1.335 1.671 .336 25 1.132

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians.................. 6.402 10.159 3.757 59 9.495

Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................... 1.915 2.843 .928 48 1.372

Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other..... 7.984 .186 -7.798 -98 .128

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 10.962 10.761 -.201 -2 12.951

Transportation workers, all other........................................ 1.264 6.255 4.991 395 4.217

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment .................................. 1.743 1.827 .084 5 1.083

Material moving workers, all other...................................... .596 2.634 2.038 342 2.010

Aerospace engineering and operations technicians........... 1.340 .000 1.340 – .095

 

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Table 5. Occupational shares in employment services (NAICS 5613) 

 

 

General and operations managers..................................... 1.043 0.415 -0.628 -60 0.495

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists ........ 1.773 1.119 -.654 -37 1.773

Registered nurses .............................................................. 1.231 2.182 .951 77 1.941

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses............. .509 1.001 .492 97 1.069

Security guards................................................................... .759 1.058 .299 39 .739

Cooks, short order.............................................................. 1.085 .010 -1.075 -99 .004

Waiters and waitresses ...................................................... 1.043 .234 -.809 -78 .207

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and 

 housekeeping cleaners..................................................... 1.850 1.334 -.516 -28 1.212

Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers........................ 3.570 .402 -3.168 -89 .166

Telemarketers..................................................................... .668 .346 -.322 -48 .611

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ................... 1.177 .787 -.390 -33 .873

Customer service representatives...................................... 2.628 3.255 .627 24 3.170

Receptionists and information clerks.................................. 2.388 1.559 -.829 -35 2.114

Information and record clerks, all other.............................. .347 1.345 .998 288 1.815

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks................................. .794 2.059 1.265 159 1.639

Stock clerks and order fillers .............................................. 1.588 1.234 -.354 -22 1.220

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .......... 2.407 1.593 -.814 -34 2.370

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.............. 2.122 1.628 -.494 -23 1.567

Data entry keyers ............................................................... 1.643 1.544 -.099 -6 1.932

Office clerks, general.......................................................... 4.412 6.182 1.770 40 6.121

Carpenters.......................................................................... 1.587 .705 -.882 -56 .678

Construction laborers ......................................................... 1.664 1.575 -.089 -5 2.018

Team assemblers ............................................................... .796 9.214 8.418 1058 7.676

Assemblers and fabricators, all other................................. 3.267 1.122 -2.145 -66 .924

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, 

 and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................... 1.042 .150 -.892 -86 .073

Machinists........................................................................... .899 1.097 .198 22 .731

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ......... .976 1.115 .139 14 .983

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders........ 1.820 1.884 .064 4 1.645

Helpers--production workers .............................................. 1.966 5.777 3.811 194 4.415

Production workers, all other.............................................. 1.392 3.136 1.744 125 3.181

Industrial truck and tractor operators.................................. .993 1.310 .317 32 1.149

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .... 11.643 11.258 -.385 -3 12.342

Packers and packagers, hand............................................ 7.849 5.918 -1.931 -25 5.307

 

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists ........ .643 2.604 1.961 305 1.773

All other life, physical, and social science technicians ....... 1.003 .038 -.965 -96 .069

Registered nurses .............................................................. 1.416 2.581 1.165 82 1.941

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses............. 1.873 1.560 -.313 -17 1.069

Home health aides.............................................................. 1.126 1.696 .570 51 .713

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants............................ 2.591 1.595 -.996 -38 .978

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping 

 cleaners............................................................................ 1.062 1.246 .184 17 1.212

Telemarketers..................................................................... .288 1.531 1.243 432 .611

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ................... 1.664 .919 -.745 -45 .873

Customer service representatives...................................... 1.546 2.565 1.019 66 3.170

File clerks ........................................................................... 1.206 1.324 .118 10 .793

Receptionists and information clerks.................................. 2.331 3.188 .857 37 2.114

Information and record clerks, all other.............................. .312 2.280 1.968 631 1.815

Stock clerks and order fillers .............................................. 1.412 .865 -.547 -39 1.220

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .......... 2.184 4.562 2.378 109 2.370

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.............. 4.079 1.870 -2.209 -54 1.567

Data entry keyers ............................................................... 2.358 2.158 -.200 -8 1.932

Office clerks, general.......................................................... 7.473 6.538 -.935 -13 6.121

Office and administrative support workers, all other........... 1.047 .200 -.847 -81 .403

Construction laborers ......................................................... 2.130 2.268 .138 6 2.018

Team assemblers ............................................................... 1.142 5.460 4.318 378 7.676

Assemblers and fabricators, all other................................. 2.961 .271 -2.690 -91 .924

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, 

 operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ........................ 1.247 1.077 -.170 -14 1.220

Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders........ 1.598 1.186 -.412 -26 1.645

Helpers--production workers .............................................. 1.480 2.697 1.217 82 4.415

Production workers, all other.............................................. 3.379 3.569 .190 6 3.181

Industrial truck and tractor operators.................................. .567 1.160 .593 105 1.149

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .... 17.748 13.355 -4.393 -25 12.342

Packers and packagers, hand............................................ 5.839 3.611 -2.228 -38 5.307

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Table 6. Occupational shares in psychiatric hospitals (NAICS 6222) 

 

Medical and health services managers .............................. 2.538 1.456 -1.082 -43 1.753

Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 1.190 3.922 2.732 230 1.524

Mental health counselors ................................................ 2.247 5.762 3.515 156 1.635

Rehabilitation counselors................................................ 1.010 1.079 .069 7 .471

Child, family, and school social workers ............................. .526 1.088 .562 107 .793

Medical and public health social workers ........................... .568 2.341 1.773 312 1.166

Mental health and substance abuse social workers..... 4.308 4.401 .093 2 3.976

Social and human service assistants ................................. 3.513 2.115 -1.398 -40 2.632

Community and social service specialists, all other ........... .095 1.857 1.762 1855 .440

Teachers and instructors, all other...................................... 1.796 .754 -1.042 -58 .305

Psychiatrists ..................................................................... 1.160 1.033 .873 546 1.819

Registered nurses .............................................................. 1.497 11.661 .164 1 12.796

Recreational therapists....................................................... 1.302 .846 -.456 -35 1.228

Psychiatric technicians.................................................... 4.100 3.413 -.687 -17 8.943

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses............. 2.141 4.849 2.708 126 3.757

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants............................ 2.324 15.718 13.394 576 3.796

Psychiatric aides .............................................................. 3.999 1.662 -2.337 -58 12.012

Medical assistants .............................................................. .410 1.956 1.546 377 .193

Healthcare support workers, all other................................. 16.999 .249 -16.750 -99 .742

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .......................................... 1.014 .651 -.363 -36 1.096

Food servers, nonrestaurant .............................................. 4.163 .125 -4.038 -97 .850

Maids and housekeeping cleaners..................................... 4.545 2.946 -1.599 -35 1.449

First-line supervisors/managers of office and 

 administrative support workers......................................... 1.007 .633 -.374 -37 .667

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .......... .725 1.209 .484 67 1.058

Office clerks, general.......................................................... .623 1.025 .402 65 1.372

Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................... 1.118 1.085 -.033 -3 1.510

Combined food preparation and serving workers, 

 Including fast food ............................................................ .000 1.655 1.655 – .719

 

Medical and health services managers .............................. 1.643 1.599 -.044 -3 1.753

Managers, all other............................................................. 1.081 .187 -.894 -83 .264

Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists................... 3.726 1.602 -2.124 -57 1.764

Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors 1.162 2.169 1.007 87 1.524

Mental health counselors ................................................ 2.994 .552 -2.442 -82 1.635

Rehabilitation counselors................................................ 1.174 .277 -.897 -76 .471

Mental health and substance abuse social workers..... 6.139 3.469 -2.670 -43 3.976

Social and human service assistants ................................. 2.697 2.256 -.441 -16 2.632

Community and social service specialists, all other ........... 3.154 .455 -2.699 -86 .440

Psychiatrists ..................................................................... 2.384 1.445 -.939 -39 1.819

Registered nurses .............................................................. 11.092 10.744 -.348 -3 12.796

Recreational therapists....................................................... 1.377 1.325 -.052 -4 1.228

All other health diagnosing and treating practitioners......... 1.150 .254 -.896 -78 .298

Psychiatric technicians.................................................... 4.994 9.516 4.522 91 8.943

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses............. 2.944 4.496 1.552 53 3.757

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants............................ .609 1.535 .926 1522 3.796

Psychiatric aides .............................................................. 12.240 21.179 8.939 73 12.012

Healthcare support workers, all tther.................................. 2.476 .216 -2.260 -91 .742

Security guards................................................................... 5.382 1.793 -3.589 -67 2.151

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

 including fast food............................................................. .052 1.027 .975 1875 .719

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and 

 housekeeping cleaners..................................................... 2.415 2.395 -.020 -1 1.901

Recreation workers............................................................. .240 2.038 1.798 749 .407

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .......... .412 1.506 1.094 266 1.058

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive.............. 3.565 .764 -2.801 -79 1.555

Word processors and typists .............................................. 1.176 .145 -1.031 -88 .727

Office clerks, general.......................................................... .940 2.778 1.838 196 1.372

Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................... 1.096 2.135 1.039 95 1.510

Child, family, and school social workers ............................. 1.549 .000 -1.719 – .793

Protective service workers, all other................................... .000 4.561 4.651 – .262

 Bolded occupations are those specifically related to this industry and highlighted in the text.

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