Chart 15. Projected percent change in employment, by major occupational group, 2020–30
Occupational group Percent change excluding pandemic recovery[1] Percent change due to expected pandemic recovery

Office and administrative support

-2.8 0.0

Sales and related

-1.4 0.0

Production

-0.4 0.0

Farming, fishing, and forestry

0.0 2.5

Architecture and engineering

0.8 4.8

Construction and extraction

0.3 5.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair

1.9 4.8

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

0.0 7.5

Total, all occupations

1.7 6.0

Life, physical, and social science

6.8 1.1

Business and financial operations

8.0 0.0

Protective service

2.6 5.8

Legal

8.3 0.5

Transportation and material moving

5.2 3.6

Management

0.0 9.3

Educational instruction and library

3.4 6.7

Healthcare practitioners and technical

9.5 1.4

Community and social service

12.4 0.0

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

3.3 9.8

Computer and mathematical

14.1 0.0

Food preparation and serving related

0.5 19.1

Personal care and service

0.0 21.7

Healthcare support

20.5 2.6

[1] Pandemic recovery is defined as a reversal of declines in employment between 2019 and 2020 for occupational groups that experienced declines during that period.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.