Employment by Occupational Group

North Carolina Occupational Trends

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Employment by Occupational Group
in 2008 and Projected to 2018

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Major Occupational Group
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	60,750	65,350	0.73
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	58,000	64,150	1.01
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	151,920	164,370	0.79
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	177,730	205,510	1.46
Community and Social Services Occupations	78,160	90,700	1.50
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	97,380	110,850	1.30
Construction and Extraction Occupations	233,890	262,890	1.18
Education, Training, and Library Occupations	255,030	286,830	1.18
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	20,490	17,040	-1.83
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	351,560	393,970	1.15
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	224,160	278,340	2.19
Healthcare Support Occupations	148,990	198,540	2.91
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	179,980	190,790	0.58
Legal Occupations	27,270	31,830	1.56
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	44,790	52,210	1.54
Management Occupations	286,300	297,100	0.37
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	650,360	701,800	0.76
Personal Care and Service Occupations	121,060	142,770	1.66
Production Occupations	385,160	357,390	-0.75
Protective Service Occupations	98,240	107,880	0.94
Sales and Related Occupations	479,630	523,200	0.87
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	317,010	323,990	0.22

* Indicates suppressed employment lower than 10