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Employment is the number of jobs in this Industry. The latest available data are from 2010 to 2020. Read more about Industry employment.

Percent change is the expected employment change for each industry.

Industry trends data are updated in two year cycles and are released in even-ending years. For more detailed information about the program or the survey, refer to the OES Projections webpage.

The model used to produce the occupation and industry trends data does include outsourcing. For more details about this, refer to an article about projections data and models in the Labor Market Review.

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These are the industries that are projected to grow the fastest during the 2010-2020 time period. Select an industry to learn more about it in the Industry Profile.

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#	Industry	Employment		Percent Change
#	Industry	2010	2020	Percent Change
1	Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities	674,000	1,260,500	87%
2	Home health care services	1,080,600	1,952,400	81%
3	Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians)	61,300	104,200	70%
4	Masonry contractors	131,900	221,000	68%
5	Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists	280,600	468,900	67%
6	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	991,400	1,567,000	58%
7	Educational support services; private	100,800	157,400	56%
8	Community care facilities for the elderly	736,600	1,145,800	56%
9	Satellite telecommunications	11,500	17,500	52%
10	Offices of all other health practitioners	103,000	156,300	52%
11	Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing	64,700	94,900	47%
12	Computer systems design and related services	1,441,500	2,112,800	47%
13	Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities	189,200	276,600	46%
14	Power and communication line and related structures construction	139,400	202,500	45%
15	Ambulance services	152,800	220,700	44%
16	Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)	170,500	243,400	43%
17	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	805,100	1,147,200	43%
18	Offices of optometrists	109,900	156,300	42%
19	Other general merchandise stores	1,483,000	2,103,700	42%
20	Land subdivision	52,000	73,700	42%
21	Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors	794,000	1,104,700	39%
22	Other financial investment activities	332,300	461,100	39%
23	Urban transit systems	42,800	58,900	38%
24	Sporting goods stores	235,300	323,600	38%
25	Cement and concrete product manufacturing	171,800	236,100	37%
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections

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