| | Fastest Declining Occupations by Job Growth
Employment Outlook 2008 - 2018 Select Geography
| Occupation |
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Decline in
Total Growth
Openings |
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Total
Percentage
Change |
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| Sewing Machine Operators | | -4,200 | | | -33.55 | | | Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine | | -3,720 | | | -47.81 | | | Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Oper | | -3,490 | | | -45.68 | | | First-line Supervisors/Managers Of Production and | | -2,610 | | | -9.95 | | | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers & Weighers | | -2,140 | | | -11.31 | | | Machine Feeders and Offbearers | | -1,690 | | | -27.57 | | | Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | | -1,640 | | | -7.28 | | | Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Op. & Tenders | | -1,610 | | | -45.74 | | | Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand | | -1,550 | | | -1.94 | | | Computer Programmers | | -1,490 | | | -11.98 | | | Order Clerks | | -1,470 | | | -28.16 | | | Packers and Packagers, Hand | | -1,460 | | | -5.28 | | | Helpers--production Workers | | -870 | | | -4.26 | | | Computer Operators | | -820 | | | -26.11 | | | Industrial Production Managers | | -780 | | | -13.54 | | | Data Entry Keyers | | -710 | | | -9.57 | | | File Clerks | | -710 | | | -22.68 | | | General and Operations Managers | | -700 | | | -1.24 | | | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | | -690 | | | -2.03 | | | Postal Service Mail Carriers | | -680 | | | -7.36 | | | Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, | | -620 | | | -25.41 | | | Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers | | -590 | | | -8.60 | | | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | | -590 | | | -20.34 | | | Upholsterers | | -560 | | | -7.80 | | | Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Oper | | -550 | | | -7.16 | |
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