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Labor Shortage Index

Every occupation in the United States

Each occupation's percentile on the Labor Shortage Index among all occupations scored in the same place, nationally or in the selected state: the structural pressure on filling it, not a count of vacancies.

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1Industrial machinery mechanics
99th percentile
2Stationary engineers
96th percentile
3Precision instrument repairers
95th percentile
4Locomotive engineers and operators
93rd percentile
5Mechanics and repair supervisors
93rd percentile
6Building inspectors
91st percentile
7Transportation inspectors
91st percentile
8Tool and die makers
91st percentile
9General maintenance workers
89th percentile
10Elevator installers
89th percentile
11Construction supervisors
89th percentile
12Crane and tower operators
88th percentile
13Highway maintenance workers
87th percentile
14Alarm system installers
86th percentile
15Millwrights
86th percentile
16Machinists
85th percentile
17Electricians
85th percentile
18Heavy equipment technicians
85th percentile
19Other rail transportation workers
84th percentile
20Home appliance repairers
82nd percentile
21Electronics assemblers
82nd percentile
22Etchers and engravers
82nd percentile
23Construction equipment operators
81st percentile
24Small engine mechanics
79th percentile
25Plasterers and stucco masons
78th percentile
26Cabinetmakers
78th percentile
27Electrical engineering techs
78th percentile
28Auto body repairers
78th percentile
29Production supervisors
78th percentile
30Control and valve installers
77th percentile
31Floor and tile installers
76th percentile
32Molders and casters, other materials
75th percentile
33Electric motor and tool repairers
75th percentile
34Carpenters
75th percentile
35Glaziers
75th percentile
36Painters and paperhangers
74th percentile
37Structural iron and steel workers
74th percentile
38HVAC mechanics and installers
74th percentile
39Plumbers and pipefitters
73rd percentile
40Railroad conductors
72nd percentile
41Brickmasons and stonemasons
71st percentile
42Furniture finishers
71st percentile
43Jewelers
69th percentile
44Earth drillers, except oil and gas
67th percentile
45Ship and boat captains
67th percentile
46Power-line installers
67th percentile
47Water treatment operators
66th percentile
48Drywall installers and tapers
65th percentile
49Sheet metal workers
65th percentile
50Aircraft mechanics
64th percentile
51Locksmiths and safe repairers
63rd percentile
52Hazmat removal workers
61st percentile
53Other plant operators
60th percentile
54Diesel mechanics
59th percentile
55Furnace and kiln operators
58th percentile
56Boilermakers
58th percentile
57Forklift and industrial truck operators
57th percentile
58AV equipment installers
57th percentile
59Adhesive bonding operators
56th percentile
60Riggers
56th percentile
61Rail-track equipment operators
56th percentile
62Molding machine operators
55th percentile
63Maintenance workers, machinery
55th percentile
64Other repair workers
54th percentile
65Auto service technicians
54th percentile
66Production inspectors and testers
53rd percentile
67Cement masons and concrete finishers
53rd percentile
68Insulation workers
53rd percentile
69Extruding and forming machine operators
52nd percentile
70Chemical processing operators
48th percentile
71Painting workers
47th percentile
72Vending machine servicers
47th percentile
73Other engineering techs
46th percentile
74Other metal and plastic workers
46th percentile
75Metal forming machine operators
45th percentile
76Metal furnace operators
45th percentile
77Other assemblers and fabricators
44th percentile
78Telecom equipment installers
43rd percentile
79Tire builders
43rd percentile
80Printing press operators
42nd percentile
81Telecom line installers
42nd percentile
82Dental and medical appliance technicians
41st percentile
83Office machine repairers
40th percentile
84Welders and solderers
40th percentile
85Other extraction workers
39th percentile
86Other woodworkers
38th percentile
87Roofers
38th percentile
88Solar photovoltaic installers
37th percentile
89Hoist and conveyor operators
36th percentile
90Oil and gas drill operators
34th percentile
91Other construction workers
33rd percentile
92Wood sawing machine operators
33rd percentile
93Auto glass installers
32nd percentile
94Press and cutting machine operators
30th percentile
95Fence erectors
28th percentile
96CNC operators & programmers
27th percentile
97Mining machine operators
27th percentile
98Grinding & blending workers
26th percentile
99Avionics technicians
26th percentile
100Woodworking machine operators
25th percentile
101Power plant operators
25th percentile
102Other machine tool operators
21st percentile
103Industrial electronics repairers
21st percentile
104Grinding and polishing machine operators
19th percentile
105Metal fabricators
16th percentile
106Pipelayers
15th percentile
107Prepress technicians and workers
15th percentile
108Other vehicle and equipment mechanics
14th percentile
109Repair helpers
14th percentile
110Sailors and marine oilers
14th percentile
111Engine assemblers
8th percentile
112Explosives workers and blasters
5th percentile
112 of 124 occupations shown; 12 lack a published figure here (withheld estimates or thin survey samples). table view