ElevateTrak- Careers with Declining Employment

Career Reports

Career Reports helps job seekers research different careers, and find the one that is right for them. This module offers the following five different reports: Highest-Paying Careers, Fastest-Growing Careers, Careers with Declining Employment, Careers with Largest Employment, Careers with Most Openings.

Careers with Declining Employment

Rank Occupation Estimated Employment Projected Employment Typical Education
79 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 52,300 49,000 High school diploma or equivalent
79 Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters 200 200 High school diploma or equivalent
79 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 131,000 123,500 High school diploma or equivalent
104 Chemical Plant and System Operators 16,700 15,900 High school diploma or equivalent
104 Cooks, Short Order 138,700 131,500 No formal educational credential
104 Customer Service Representatives 2,666,000 2,524,100 High school diploma or equivalent
104 Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 157,600 149,300 High school diploma or equivalent
104 Lighting Technicians 9,900 9,400 Postsecondary non-degree award
104 Packers and Packagers, Hand 555,500 528,000 No formal educational credential
104 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 101,200 95,900 No formal educational credential
104 Pourers and Casters, Metal 4,600 4,300 High school diploma or equivalent
104 Power Plant Operators 29,800 28,300 High school diploma or equivalent
104 Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 16,600 15,700 High school diploma or equivalent
104 Stonemasons 9,300 8,800 High school diploma or equivalent
104 Survey Researchers 9,800 9,300 Master's degree
104 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 53,600 51,000 High school diploma or equivalent
117 Advertising and Promotions Managers 33,200 31,900 Bachelor's degree
117 Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 12,900 12,400 High school diploma or equivalent
117 Computer User Support Specialists 750,600 724,400 Some college, no degree
117 Credit Analysts 64,700 61,900 Bachelor's degree
117 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,419,800 1,367,400 High school diploma or equivalent
117 Fishing and Hunting Workers 28,200 27,000 No formal educational credential
117 Furniture Finishers 15,900 15,300 High school diploma or equivalent
117 Insurance Underwriters 125,600 120,800 Bachelor's degree
117 Logging Equipment Operators 29,300 28,200 High school diploma or equivalent
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