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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
Table 2. Employment and percent of total employment for the largest and smallest occupational groups, May 2010
Occupational groupEmploymentPercent of total employment
Largest groups:

Office and administrative support

21,503,80016.9

Sales and related

13,437,98010.6

Food preparation and serving related

11,027,3408.7

Transportation and material moving

8,547,9806.7

Education, training, and library

8,457,8706.7

Production

8,236,3406.5
Smallest groups:

Protective service

3,187,8102.5

Architecture and engineering

2,305,5301.8

Community and social service

1,901,1801.5

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

1,716,6401.4

Life, physical, and social science

1,064,5100.8

Legal

992,6500.8

Note: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were excluded because OES does not cover the majority of the agricultural sector.

 

Last Modified Date: June 20, 2011