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Change in employment from 2019 to 2025, OEWS.

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1Solar photovoltaic installers

+59.3%

2Wind turbine service technicians

+54.3%

3Chemical processing operators

+48.5%

4Building inspectors

+32.9%

5Construction supervisors

+29.7%

6Rail-track equipment operators

+29.0%

7Mechanics and repair supervisors

+27.1%

8Forklift and industrial truck operators

+23.0%

9Insulation workers

+21.9%

10Alarm system installers

+20.7%

11Precision instrument repairers

+19.9%

12HVAC mechanics and installers

+19.8%

13Hazmat removal workers

+18.9%

14Tire builders

+18.9%

15Power-line installers

+17.4%

16Construction equipment operators

+14.8%

17Heavy equipment technicians

+13.7%

18Industrial machinery mechanics

+13.5%

19Mobile home installers

+12.2%

20CNC operators & programmers

+11.8%

21Glaziers

+11.6%

22Other engineering techs

+10.9%

23Other repair workers

+10.6%

24Electricians

+10.0%

25Diesel mechanics

+8.9%

26Ship and boat captains

+8.2%

27General maintenance workers

+7.8%

28Auto service technicians

+7.5%

29Fence erectors

+7.3%

30Industrial electronics repairers

+7.2%

31Locomotive engineers and operators

+7.0%

32Auto glass installers

+6.9%

33Railroad conductors

+6.8%

34Production supervisors

+6.7%

35Plumbers and pipefitters

+5.2%

36Roofers

+4.5%

37Cement masons and concrete finishers

+4.5%

38Water treatment operators

+3.9%

39Painting workers

+3.8%

40Sailors and marine oilers

+3.6%

41Auto body repairers

+3.6%

42Production inspectors and testers

+3.5%

43Ship engineers

+2.9%

44Small engine mechanics

+2.9%

45Highway maintenance workers

+2.8%

46Other assemblers and fabricators

+2.4%

47Septic and sewer servicers

+2.3%

48Aircraft assemblers

+1.8%

49Other vehicle and equipment mechanics

+1.8%

50Home appliance repairers

+1.6%

51Welders and solderers

+1.3%

52Control and valve installers

+1.3%

53Commercial divers

+0.8%

54Aircraft mechanics

-0.2%

55Mining machine operators

-1.6%

56Riggers

-3.0%

57Painters and paperhangers

-3.6%

58Electric motor and tool repairers

-3.8%

59Repair helpers

-3.9%

60Crane and tower operators

-5.3%

61Jewelers

-6.2%

62Pipelayers

-6.5%

63Other construction workers

-6.8%

64Sheet metal workers

-8.7%

65Carpenters

-8.7%

66Structural iron and steel workers

-10.4%

67Locksmiths and safe repairers

-10.4%

68Metal furnace operators

-11.0%

69Floor and tile installers

-11.1%

70Furniture finishers

-11.1%

71Stationary engineers

-11.3%

72Press and cutting machine operators

-12.3%

73Elevator installers

-12.5%

74Grinding and polishing machine operators

-12.6%

75Electronics assemblers

-12.6%

76Other woodworkers

-13.1%

77Adhesive bonding operators

-13.5%

78Molding machine operators

-14.0%

79Other plant operators

-14.1%

80Power plant operators

-14.6%

81Vehicle electronics installers

-14.7%

82Vending machine servicers

-15.2%

83Millwrights

-15.6%

84Avionics technicians

-15.8%

85Printing press operators

-16.8%

86Maintenance workers, machinery

-17.0%

87Dental and medical appliance technicians

-17.5%

88Extruding and forming machine operators

-18.1%

89Metal forming machine operators

-18.6%

90Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

-18.7%

91Telecom line installers

-19.0%

92Wood sawing machine operators

-19.1%

93Other metal and plastic workers

-19.2%

94Tool and die makers

-19.6%

95Transportation inspectors

-19.7%

96Brickmasons and stonemasons

-20.4%

97Drywall installers and tapers

-20.6%

98Woodworking machine operators

-20.8%

99Excavating machine operators

-20.9%

100Oil and gas drill operators

-21.2%

101Electrical engineering techs

-22.4%

102Cabinetmakers

-22.4%

103Prepress technicians and workers

-22.7%

104Engine assemblers

-23.1%

105Roustabouts, oil and gas

-23.3%

106Electronics repairers, transport equipment

-23.7%

107Furnace and kiln operators

-24.2%

108Plasterers and stucco masons

-24.4%

109Etchers and engravers

-24.7%

110Machinists

-25.1%

111Molders and casters, other materials

-26.2%

112AV equipment installers

-29.6%

113Other extraction workers

-31.7%

114Telecom equipment installers

-32.0%

115Metal fabricators

-33.1%

116Office machine repairers

-33.3%

117Hoist and conveyor operators

-35.5%

118Model makers and patternmakers

-38.3%

119Other machine tool operators

-38.8%

120Boilermakers

-38.9%

121Other rail transportation workers

-60.0%

122Grinding & blending workers

-63.8%

122 of 124 occupations shown; 2 lack a published figure here (withheld estimates or thin survey samples). table view

Occupation	Employment growth	Workers
Solar photovoltaic installers	+59.3%	26,790
Wind turbine service technicians	+54.3%	9,200
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders	+48.5%	199,540
Construction and building inspectors	+32.9%	146,760
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	+29.7%	812,230
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators	+29.0%	17,560
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	+27.1%	617,470
Industrial truck and tractor operators	+23.0%	774,060
Insulation workers	+21.9%	67,710
Security and fire alarm systems installers	+20.7%	86,330
Precision instrument and equipment repairers	+19.9%	80,170
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	+19.8%	409,690
Hazardous materials removal workers	+18.9%	51,670
Tire builders	+18.9%	12,280
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	+17.4%	131,080
Construction equipment operators	+14.8%	520,860
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics	+13.7%	234,180
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics	+13.5%	440,280
Manufactured building and mobile home installers	+12.2%	1,900
Computer numerically controlled tool operators and programmers	+11.8%	197,800
Glaziers	+11.6%	58,460
Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters	+10.9%	220,030
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers	+10.6%	183,330
Electricians	+10.0%	757,240
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	+8.9%	289,940
Ship and boat captains and operators	+8.2%	36,630
Maintenance and repair workers, general	+7.8%	1,529,700
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	+7.5%	704,640
Fence erectors	+7.3%	21,100
Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility	+7.2%	84,440
Locomotive engineers and operators	+7.0%	28,820
Automotive glass installers and repairers	+6.9%	20,110
Railroad conductors and yardmasters	+6.8%	36,030
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	+6.7%	673,440
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	+5.2%	465,820
Roofers	+4.5%	135,490
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers	+4.5%	206,260
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators	+3.9%	127,680
Painting workers	+3.8%	164,640
Sailors and marine oilers	+3.6%	31,550
Automotive body and related repairers	+3.6%	149,310
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	+3.5%	597,390
Ship engineers	+2.9%	7,760
Small engine mechanics	+2.9%	71,870
Highway maintenance workers	+2.8%	154,860
Other assemblers and fabricators	+2.4%	1,405,050
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners	+2.3%	30,310
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers	+1.8%	32,310
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	+1.8%	137,220
Home appliance repairers	+1.6%	31,340
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	+1.3%	416,160
Control and valve installers and repairers	+1.3%	74,220
Commercial divers	+0.8%	1,460
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	-0.2%	138,030
Underground mining machine operators	-1.6%	20,260
Riggers	-3.0%	22,100
Painters and paperhangers	-3.6%	226,090
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	-3.8%	13,810
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	-3.9%	95,560
Crane and tower operators	-5.3%	41,870
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	-6.2%	22,350
Pipelayers	-6.5%	32,370
Miscellaneous construction and related workers	-6.8%	27,710
Sheet metal workers	-8.7%	119,680
Carpenters	-8.7%	670,080
Structural iron and steel workers	-10.4%	67,530
Locksmiths and safe repairers	-10.4%	14,910
Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters	-11.0%	20,500
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	-11.1%	72,830
Furniture finishers	-11.1%	14,390
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	-11.3%	28,260
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	-12.3%	171,100
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers	-12.5%	22,030
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	-12.6%	66,940
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers	-12.6%	259,580
Other woodworkers	-13.1%	4,340
Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders	-13.5%	11,310
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	-14.0%	162,880
Miscellaneous plant and system operators	-14.1%	79,710
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers	-14.6%	29,900
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles	-14.7%	7,520
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	-15.2%	26,240
Millwrights	-15.6%	39,610
Avionics technicians	-15.8%	17,400
Printing press operators	-16.8%	144,290
Maintenance workers, machinery	-17.0%	59,630
Dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians and medical appliance technicians	-17.5%	62,140
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	-18.1%	58,530
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	-18.6%	93,040
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	-18.7%	11,950
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	-19.0%	97,760
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	-19.1%	40,790
Other metal workers and plastic workers	-19.2%	195,060
Tool and die makers	-19.6%	56,900
Transportation inspectors	-19.7%	23,160
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons	-20.4%	57,230
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers	-20.6%	94,410
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	-20.8%	61,380
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining	-20.9%	33,590
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil and gas	-21.2%	64,900
Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians	-22.4%	95,110
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	-22.4%	77,060
Prepress technicians and workers	-22.7%	23,690
Engine and other machine assemblers	-23.1%	28,300
Roustabouts, oil and gas	-23.3%	44,170
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment	-23.7%	5,930
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	-24.2%	14,240
Plasterers and stucco masons	-24.4%	17,930
Etchers and engravers	-24.7%	7,170
Machinists	-25.1%	287,050
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	-26.2%	32,990
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers	-29.6%	17,490
Other extraction workers	-31.7%	13,200
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers	-32.0%	150,890
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	-33.1%	50,200
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	-33.3%	65,550
Conveyor, dredge, and hoist and winch operators	-35.5%	250
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic	-38.3%	2,990
Other machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	-38.8%	32,160
Boilermakers	-38.9%	8,920
Other rail transportation workers	-60.0%	640
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers	-63.8%	10,130

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