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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.

Top 50 Fastest-Growing Industries

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#	Industry	Employment		Percent Change
#	Industry	2010	2020	Percent Change
26	Painting and wall covering contractors	160,900	221,000	37%
27	Specialized freight trucking	382,400	525,000	37%
28	Veterinary services	293,900	402,900	37%
29	Other transit and ground passenger transportation	80,300	109,800	37%
30	Other specialty trade contractors	512,400	699,700	37%
31	Social advocacy organizations	205,600	280,900	37%
32	Nonscheduled air transportation	42,300	57,600	36%
33	Other automotive repair and maintenance	205,600	280,000	36%
34	Poured concrete foundation and structure contractors	148,700	202,500	36%
35	Pharmacies and drug stores	713,500	970,900	36%
36	Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals; private	204,900	278,200	36%
37	Residential building construction	571,600	773,300	35%
38	Residential mental retardation facilities	379,600	513,600	35%
39	Software publishers	259,800	351,600	35%
40	Waste collection	141,700	191,200	35%
41	Landscaping services	612,300	817,900	34%
42	Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing	113,500	151,200	33%
43	RV (recreational vehicle) parks and recreational camps	57,100	76,000	33%
44	Offices of physicians	2,315,800	3,073,600	33%
45	Facilities support services	134,000	177,600	33%
46	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)	25,200	33,400	33%
47	Vocational rehabilitation services	413,700	548,000	33%
48	Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services	143,800	190,400	32%
49	Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors	723,200	957,500	32%
50	Other heavy and civil engineering construction	97,500	128,900	32%
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections

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