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National Employment Matrix


43-9051 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2023 and projected 2033.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2023 Employment 2023 Percent of Occupation 2023 Percent of Industry Projected 2033 Employment Projected 2033 Percent of Occupation Projected 2033 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2023-2033 Employment Percent Change, 2023-2033 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 70.6 100.0 0.0 66.2 100.0 0.0 -4.4 -6.2 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -41.7 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 70.3 99.7 0.0 66.1 99.8 0.0 -4.3 -6.1 3 1

Utilities

220000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -8.4 19 2

Utilities

221000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -8.4 20 3

Construction

230000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -5.8 34 2

Construction of buildings

236000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -5.8 35 3

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 4.4 6.2 0.0 3.4 5.2 0.0 -1.0 -22.2 60 2

Printing and related support activities

323000 Line Item 4.0 5.6 1.1 3.0 4.6 1.0 -0.9 -23.7 87 3

Chemical manufacturing

325000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -5.4 89 3

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -9.6 127 3

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.6 138 3

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

339100 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.5 139 4

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 1.1 1.6 0.0 1.0 1.6 0.0 -0.1 -4.6 143 2

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

423000 Summary 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 -4.2 144 3

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

423400 Line Item 0.8 1.1 0.1 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 -4.1 146 4

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

424000 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -5.8 151 3

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4242,6)

4240A2 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -2.8 154 4

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4241,7,9)

4240A3 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -6.4 156 4

Retail trade

44-450 Summary 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.0 -0.1 -10.2 158 2

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

441000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -9.3 159 3

Food and beverage retailers

445000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -13.1 163 3

Grocery and specialty food retailers

4450A1 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -13.1 164 4

All other retail trade (444, 449, 456-9)

4445R0 Summary 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -9.9 167 3

Health and personal care retailers

456000 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -9.4 174 4

Health and personal care retailers

456100 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -9.4 175 5

Pharmacies and drug retailers

456110 Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -9.5 176 6

Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers

459000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 -9.7 185 4

Miscellaneous store retailers (4594 and 4595 only)

4590A1 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -14.9 190 5

Other miscellaneous retailers

459900 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -6.9 191 5

Transportation and warehousing

48-490 Summary 4.5 6.4 0.1 4.5 6.8 0.1 0.0 -0.5 192 2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation and support activities for transportation

487-80 Summary 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 -4.1 212 3

Support activities for transportation

488000 Summary 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 -4.1 217 4

Support activities for air transportation

488100 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -4.3 218 5

Other support activities for transportation

488900 Line Item 0.7 1.0 1.6 0.6 1.0 1.5 0.0 -4.3 223 5

Couriers and messengers

492000 Summary 3.2 4.5 0.3 3.2 4.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 224 3

Couriers and express delivery services

492100 Line Item 2.7 3.9 0.3 2.8 4.2 0.3 0.0 0.9 225 4

Local messengers and local delivery

492200 Line Item 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.2 226 4

Warehousing and storage

493000 Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 8.0 227 3

Information

510000 Summary 4.4 6.2 0.1 3.7 5.6 0.1 -0.7 -16.2 228 2

Motion picture and sound recording industries

512000 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.5 229 3

Motion picture and video industries

512100 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.3 230 4

Publishing, broadcasting, and content providers

5136-9 Summary 4.2 6.0 0.2 3.5 5.3 0.1 -0.7 -16.9 234 3

Miscellaneous information services (5131, 516, 519)

5136A9 Summary 3.1 4.5 0.4 2.3 3.5 0.3 -0.8 -25.2 236 4

Newspaper publishers

513110 Line Item 2.6 3.7 2.7 1.9 2.8 2.5 -0.7 -27.5 237 5

Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services

518000 Line Item 1.0 1.5 0.2 1.1 1.7 0.2 0.1 7.6 244 4

Finance and insurance

520000 Summary 8.0 11.3 0.1 7.7 11.6 0.1 -0.3 -3.8 245 2

Monetary authorities - central bank, and credit intermediation and related activities

521-20 Summary 2.1 3.0 0.1 2.0 3.1 0.1 -0.1 -4.9 246 3

Credit intermediation and related activities

522000 Summary 2.1 3.0 0.1 2.0 3.0 0.1 -0.1 -4.9 248 4

Nondepository credit intermediation

522200 Summary 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 -4.7 249 5

Other nondepository credit intermediation

522290 Line Item 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 -4.1 250 6

Credit intermediation and related activities (5221,3)

5220A1 Line Item 1.8 2.6 0.1 1.7 2.6 0.1 -0.1 -4.9 252 5

Insurance carriers and related activities

524000 Summary 5.5 7.9 0.2 5.3 8.1 0.2 -0.2 -3.8 253 3

Insurance carriers

524100 Summary 3.8 5.4 0.2 3.6 5.5 0.2 -0.2 -5.4 254 4

Direct health and medical insurance carriers

524114 Line Item 1.3 1.9 0.2 1.3 2.0 0.2 0.0 -2.2 255 5

Direct insurance (except life, health, and medical) carriers

524120 Line Item 1.8 2.6 0.3 1.7 2.6 0.3 -0.1 -6.4 256 5

Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities

524200 Summary 1.7 2.4 0.1 1.7 2.6 0.1 0.0 -0.3 258 4

Insurance agencies and brokerages

524210 Line Item 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 -1.0 259 5

Other insurance related activities

524290 Line Item 1.3 1.8 0.3 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 -0.1 260 5

Securities, commodity contracts, fund, trusts and other financial investments and vehicles and related activities

523,50 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 5.3 261 3

Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities

523000 Line Item 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 6.1 262 4

Real estate and rental and leasing

530000 Summary 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 -5.5 266 2

Real estate

531000 Line Item 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 -5.1 267 3

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 9.2 13.0 0.1 8.9 13.5 0.1 -0.2 -2.6 272 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 9.2 13.0 0.1 8.9 13.5 0.1 -0.2 -2.6 273 3

Legal services

541100 Line Item 1.5 2.2 0.1 1.5 2.2 0.1 -0.1 -5.0 274 4

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

541200 Line Item 1.5 2.2 0.1 1.5 2.2 0.1 -0.1 -5.2 275 4

Computer systems design and related services

541500 Line Item 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 6.0 282 4

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

541600 Line Item 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.8 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.9 283 4

Scientific research and development services

541700 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.5 284 4

Advertising, public relations, and related services

541800 Line Item 4.6 6.5 0.9 4.5 6.8 0.8 -0.1 -2.7 287 4

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

541900 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.5 288 4

Management of companies and enterprises

550000 Summary 2.1 3.0 0.1 2.0 3.1 0.1 -0.1 -3.1 292 2

Management of companies and enterprises

551000 Line Item 2.1 3.0 0.1 2.0 3.1 0.1 -0.1 -3.1 293 3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 19.7 27.9 0.2 19.1 28.8 0.2 -0.6 -3.1 294 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 19.7 27.9 0.2 19.1 28.8 0.2 -0.6 -3.1 295 3

Office administrative services

561100 Line Item 3.0 4.3 0.5 3.1 4.7 0.5 0.1 3.5 296 4

Facilities support services

561200 Line Item 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 1.9 297 4

Employment services

561300 Summary 4.4 6.2 0.1 4.0 6.1 0.1 -0.3 -7.8 298 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 3.9 5.5 0.1 3.6 5.5 0.1 -0.3 -7.0 299 5

Business support services

561400 Line Item 11.2 15.8 1.5 10.8 16.3 1.5 -0.4 -3.2 301 4

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 5.8 8.3 0.0 5.4 8.1 0.0 -0.5 -7.8 315 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 5.8 8.3 0.0 5.4 8.1 0.0 -0.5 -7.8 316 3

Educational services; private

6110P0 Summary 3.1 4.4 0.1 2.8 4.3 0.1 -0.3 -9.2 317 4

Elementary and secondary schools; private

61110P Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -9.4 318 5

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; private (6112,3)

6110P1 Summary 3.0 4.2 0.2 2.7 4.1 0.2 -0.3 -9.2 319 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private

61130P Line Item 2.9 4.2 0.2 2.7 4.0 0.2 -0.3 -9.2 321 6

Other educational services; private (6114-7)

6110P2 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -7.0 322 5

Educational services; state and local

6110Y0 Summary 2.7 3.8 0.0 2.5 3.8 0.0 -0.2 -6.3 327 4

Elementary and secondary schools; local

61110L Line Item 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 -10.9 329 5

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state and local (6112,3)

6110Y1 Summary 2.4 3.3 0.1 2.2 3.4 0.1 -0.1 -5.6 330 5

Junior colleges; state

61120S Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 -7.9 331 6

Junior colleges; local

61120L Line Item 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 -8.6 332 6

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

61130S Line Item 1.8 2.5 0.1 1.7 2.6 0.1 -0.1 -5.1 333 6

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; local

61130L Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 334 6

Healthcare and social assistance

620000 Summary 1.9 2.7 0.0 1.7 2.6 0.0 -0.1 -7.3 344 2

Ambulatory healthcare services

621000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.8 345 3

Offices of physicians

621100 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -5.9 346 4

Outpatient care centers

621400 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 7.3 354 4

Hospitals; state, local, and private

622000 Summary 1.1 1.6 0.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 -0.1 -6.6 362 3

Hospitals; private

6220P0 Summary 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.9 1.3 0.0 -0.1 -5.9 363 4

General medical and surgical hospitals; private

62210P Line Item 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.0 -0.1 -6.3 364 5

Hospitals; state and local

6220Y0 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -10.2 367 4

General medical and surgical hospitals; local

62210L Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -7.9 369 5

Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals; state

62220S Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -16.0 370 5

Nursing and residential care facilities

623000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -4.8 374 3

Social assistance

624000 Summary 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 -0.1 -14.7 381 3

Community food and housing, emergency and other relief services, and vocational rehabilitation services

6242-3 Summary 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 -0.1 -17.6 385 4

Vocational rehabilitation services

624300 Line Item 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 -0.1 -19.3 387 5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

710000 Summary 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 -1.1 389 2

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

713000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.3 400 3

Accommodation and food services

720000 Summary 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 -3.3 406 2

Accommodation

721000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -2.0 407 3

Traveler accommodation

721100 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 408 4

RV (recreational vehicle) parks and recreational camps

721200 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -4.4 411 4

Food services and drinking places

722000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 -4.0 413 3

Special food services

722300 Line Item 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 -4.0 414 4

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 2.0 2.9 0.0 1.9 2.8 0.0 -0.1 -7.2 419 2

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

813000 Summary 2.0 2.8 0.1 1.9 2.8 0.1 -0.1 -7.2 433 3

Grantmaking and giving services and social advocacy organizations

8132-3 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -2.7 435 4

Grantmaking and giving services

813200 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.0 436 5

Civic, social, professional, and similar organizations

8134-9 Summary 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 -6.1 438 4

Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations

813900 Summary 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 -6.4 440 5

Government

900000 Summary 5.2 7.4 0.0 4.8 7.3 0.0 -0.4 -8.3 444 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 2.4 3.4 0.1 2.1 3.2 0.1 -0.2 -9.9 445 3

Federal government, excluding postal service

999100 Line Item 2.4 3.4 0.1 2.1 3.2 0.1 -0.2 -9.9 447 4

State and local government, excluding education and hospitals

9992-3 Summary 2.9 4.1 0.0 2.7 4.0 0.0 -0.2 -6.9 448 3

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 1.6 2.2 0.1 1.5 2.2 0.1 -0.1 -7.5 449 4

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 1.3 1.9 0.0 1.2 1.9 0.0 -0.1 -6.2 450 4