Insight

Current Demand versus Long-Term Outlook

The Job Market Health score combines a near-term demand measure with a long-term projection measure. This page shows, for every occupation with both components published, how far apart the two horizons are.

Data as of: July 2026
Release generated: Sep 19, 2026
Methodology version: v1.0
Comparable occupations: 754 of 754

Definitions

Gap: Current Demand component minus Long-Term Outlook component, in score points. Positive means the near-term measure is higher than the long-term measure; negative means the long-term measure is higher. Neither is better: they describe different horizons and carry different weights in the composite score.
Comparability: Occupations missing either component are excluded rather than treated as zero, so the denominator here is 754.
Distribution: 316 occupations have Current Demand above Long-Term Outlook, 428 below and 10 equal.

All comparable occupations, largest positive gap first

Career field

Occupation	SOC	Current Demand	Long-Term Outlook	Gap	Score	Band
Roof bolters, mining	47-5043	65	3	+62.0	45	Balanced
Foundry mold and coremakers	51-4071	66	7	+59.0	41	Balanced
Engine and other machine assemblers	51-2031	64	8	+56.0	41	Balanced
Patternmakers, metal and plastic	51-4062	65	9	+56.0	39	Weak
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4022	65	10	+55.0	40	Balanced
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	51-9022	63	8	+55.0	38	Weak
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other	51-6099	64	9	+55.0	41	Balanced
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4033	65	11	+54.0	46	Balanced
Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining	47-5044	65	11	+54.0	55	Balanced
Print binding and finishing workers	51-5113	63	12	+51.0	41	Balanced
Computer numerically controlled tool operators	51-9161	65	17	+48.0	53	Balanced
Plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4193	66	18	+48.0	44	Balanced
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4023	66	19	+47.0	43	Balanced
Tool and die makers	51-4111	65	19	+46.0	46	Balanced
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4031	64	19	+45.0	44	Balanced
Fabric and apparel patternmakers	51-6092	56	11	+45.0	35	Weak
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4191	65	20	+45.0	44	Balanced
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4035	65	21	+44.0	43	Balanced
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-4122	64	20	+44.0	47	Balanced
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4034	66	23	+43.0	43	Balanced
Word processors and typists	43-9022	44	2	+42.0	30	Weak
Carpet installers	47-2041	43	2	+41.0	25	Weak
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4032	66	25	+41.0	43	Balanced
Sewing machine operators	51-6031	63	22	+41.0	42	Balanced
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-9023	65	25	+40.0	45	Balanced
Chemical plant and system operators	51-8091	64	25	+39.0	42	Balanced
Shoe machine operators and tenders	51-6042	65	28	+37.0	45	Balanced
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-6063	65	28	+37.0	44	Balanced
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers	51-6091	65	29	+36.0	45	Balanced
Gas plant operators	51-8092	58	22	+36.0	52	Balanced
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-6062	65	29	+36.0	44	Balanced
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	51-4194	63	27	+36.0	47	Balanced
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	51-4051	66	31	+35.0	54	Balanced
Upholsterers	51-6093	61	26	+35.0	42	Balanced
Cutters and trimmers, hand	51-9031	56	22	+34.0	39	Weak
Maintenance workers, machinery	49-9043	60	26	+34.0	51	Balanced
Model makers, metal and plastic	51-4061	51	17	+34.0	35	Weak
Nuclear power reactor operators	51-8011	57	23	+34.0	45	Balanced
Pourers and casters, metal	51-4052	65	31	+34.0	44	Balanced
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks	43-5071	53	19	+34.0	47	Balanced
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders	51-6061	66	32	+34.0	45	Balanced
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers	51-2011	65	32	+33.0	48	Balanced
Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare	11-9031	48	15	+33.0	53	Balanced
Machine feeders and offbearers	53-7063	62	29	+33.0	40	Balanced
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	51-8093	65	32	+33.0	46	Balanced
Prepress technicians and workers	51-5111	56	23	+33.0	40	Balanced
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	51-6021	55	22	+33.0	39	Weak
Printing press operators	51-5112	58	25	+33.0	42	Balanced
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-9012	61	28	+33.0	56	Balanced
Conveyor operators and tenders	53-7011	59	27	+32.0	44	Balanced
Dentists, all other specialists	29-1029	53	21	+32.0	46	Balanced
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	51-4199	55	23	+32.0	38	Weak
Petroleum engineers	17-2171	60	28	+32.0	45	Balanced
Procurement clerks	43-3061	44	12	+32.0	34	Weak
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	51-6041	65	33	+32.0	51	Balanced
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-6064	65	33	+32.0	47	Balanced
Correctional officers and jailers	33-3012	47	16	+31.0	43	Balanced
Mechanical drafters	17-3013	47	16	+31.0	38	Weak
Order clerks	43-4151	50	19	+31.0	31	Weak
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-9196	66	35	+31.0	51	Balanced
Stonemasons	47-2022	42	11	+31.0	27	Weak
Geographers	19-3092	51	21	+30.0	43	Balanced
Political scientists	19-3094	50	20	+30.0	40	Balanced
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	51-7042	64	34	+30.0	46	Balanced
Career/technical education teachers, secondary school	25-2032	48	19	+29.0	52	Balanced
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	51-2021	64	35	+29.0	52	Balanced
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-9021	65	36	+29.0	47	Balanced
Detectives and criminal investigators	33-3021	54	25	+29.0	54	Balanced
First-line supervisors of correctional officers	33-1011	48	19	+29.0	47	Balanced
Furniture finishers	51-7021	64	35	+29.0	49	Balanced
Meter readers, utilities	43-5041	44	15	+29.0	31	Weak
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4072	64	35	+29.0	50	Balanced
Power plant operators	51-8013	53	24	+29.0	40	Balanced
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	47-2171	42	13	+29.0	28	Weak
Watch and clock repairers	49-9064	57	28	+29.0	40	Balanced
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	51-7011	60	32	+28.0	44	Balanced
Elementary school teachers, except special education	25-2021	49	21	+28.0	43	Balanced
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	41-1011	55	27	+28.0	49	Balanced
Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education	25-2022	49	21	+28.0	44	Balanced
Computer programmers	15-1251	33	6	+27.0	26	Weak
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary	11-9032	48	21	+27.0	52	Balanced
Insurance appraisers, auto damage	13-1032	34	7	+27.0	29	Weak
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education	25-2031	48	21	+27.0	45	Balanced
Transportation security screeners	33-9093	56	29	+27.0	56	Balanced
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators	51-8031	49	22	+27.0	48	Balanced
Wellhead pumpers	53-7073	65	38	+27.0	59	Balanced
Career/technical education teachers, middle school	25-2023	47	21	+26.0	51	Balanced
Dental laboratory technicians	51-9081	63	37	+26.0	55	Balanced
Layout workers, metal and plastic	51-4192	54	28	+26.0	39	Weak
Locomotive engineers	53-4011	57	31	+26.0	41	Balanced
Pediatricians, general	29-1221	48	22	+26.0	55	Balanced
Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school	25-2052	48	22	+26.0	51	Balanced
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	51-2041	57	31	+26.0	41	Balanced
Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents	13-2081	53	27	+26.0	45	Balanced
Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary	25-1194	48	23	+25.0	45	Balanced
Industrial production managers	11-3051	63	38	+25.0	64	Strong
School psychologists	19-3034	47	22	+25.0	45	Balanced
Special education teachers, middle school	25-2057	47	22	+25.0	48	Balanced
Special education teachers, secondary school	25-2058	48	23	+25.0	48	Balanced
Tapers	47-2082	42	17	+25.0	29	Weak
Underground mining machine operators, all other	47-5049	65	40	+25.0	50	Balanced
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	13-1031	35	11	+24.0	38	Weak
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4021	66	42	+24.0	50	Balanced
Obstetricians and gynecologists	29-1218	47	23	+24.0	49	Balanced
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	43-3051	37	13	+24.0	45	Balanced
Pipelayers	47-2151	42	18	+24.0	34	Weak
Podiatrists	29-1081	49	25	+24.0	47	Balanced
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	47-5012	65	41	+24.0	46	Balanced
Sewers, hand	51-6051	59	35	+24.0	42	Balanced
Social scientists and related workers, all other	19-3099	48	24	+24.0	45	Balanced
Credit analysts	13-2041	33	10	+23.0	30	Weak
Fish and game wardens	33-3031	48	25	+23.0	37	Weak
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	25-1124	48	25	+23.0	39	Weak
New accounts clerks	43-4141	34	11	+23.0	27	Weak
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	41-4012	54	31	+23.0	43	Balanced
Service unit operators, oil and gas	47-5013	65	42	+23.0	51	Balanced
Derrick operators, oil and gas	47-5011	65	43	+22.0	56	Balanced
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	49-2094	51	29	+22.0	51	Balanced
Etchers and engravers	51-9194	61	39	+22.0	46	Balanced
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	47-3011	42	20	+22.0	28	Weak
Locksmiths and safe repairers	49-9094	32	10	+22.0	29	Weak
Network and computer systems administrators	15-1244	33	11	+22.0	32	Weak
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons	49-9045	49	27	+22.0	52	Balanced
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	43-5111	54	32	+22.0	39	Weak
Home appliance repairers	49-9031	55	34	+21.0	51	Balanced
Insurance underwriters	13-2053	34	13	+21.0	40	Balanced
Railroad conductors and yardmasters	53-4031	57	36	+21.0	56	Balanced
Tire builders	51-9197	66	45	+21.0	57	Balanced
Woodworkers, all other	51-7099	64	43	+21.0	47	Balanced
Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors	25-3011	47	27	+20.0	39	Weak
Boilermakers	47-2011	44	24	+20.0	31	Weak
Computer user support specialists	15-1232	32	12	+20.0	36	Weak
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	49-2011	52	32	+20.0	35	Weak
Education administrators, all other	11-9039	49	29	+20.0	54	Balanced
File clerks	43-4071	35	15	+20.0	27	Weak
Helpers--production workers	51-9198	58	38	+20.0	39	Weak
Psychologists, all other	19-3039	51	31	+20.0	53	Balanced
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	51-7041	65	45	+20.0	49	Balanced
Terrazzo workers and finishers	47-2053	42	22	+20.0	28	Weak
Bicycle repairers	49-3091	54	35	+19.0	50	Balanced
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	43-4041	37	18	+19.0	27	Weak
Farm and home management educators	25-9021	49	30	+19.0	45	Balanced
Machinists	51-4041	64	45	+19.0	49	Balanced
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4081	62	43	+19.0	50	Balanced
Nuclear engineers	17-2161	39	20	+19.0	39	Weak
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators	47-4061	51	32	+19.0	45	Balanced
Survey researchers	19-3022	33	14	+19.0	28	Weak
Bill and account collectors	43-3011	33	15	+18.0	24	Weak
Education administrators, postsecondary	11-9033	48	30	+18.0	54	Balanced
Electrical and electronics drafters	17-3012	42	24	+18.0	37	Weak
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-9041	64	46	+18.0	51	Balanced
Graphic designers	27-1024	38	20	+18.0	33	Weak
Physical scientists, all other	19-2099	46	28	+18.0	47	Balanced
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers	53-4022	57	39	+18.0	41	Balanced
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	23-1023	48	31	+17.0	43	Balanced
Log graders and scalers	45-4023	65	48	+17.0	48	Balanced
Special education teachers, all other	25-2059	49	32	+17.0	46	Balanced
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers	51-6052	53	36	+17.0	39	Weak
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-9032	64	48	+16.0	50	Balanced
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	51-1011	63	47	+16.0	61	Strong
Loan interviewers and clerks	43-4131	33	17	+16.0	29	Weak
Radiation therapists	29-1124	47	31	+16.0	47	Balanced
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other	25-1069	47	31	+16.0	42	Balanced
Database administrators	15-1242	33	18	+15.0	28	Weak
Dredge operators	53-7031	50	35	+15.0	34	Weak
Emergency medicine physicians	29-1214	47	32	+15.0	43	Balanced
Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary	25-1192	47	32	+15.0	51	Balanced
Fashion designers	27-1022	48	33	+15.0	39	Weak
Floral designers	27-1023	55	40	+15.0	48	Balanced
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	43-4111	41	26	+15.0	30	Weak
Model makers, wood	51-7031	62	47	+15.0	45	Balanced
Physicians, all other	29-1229	48	33	+15.0	56	Balanced
Brickmasons and blockmasons	47-2021	42	28	+14.0	33	Weak
Bridge and lock tenders	53-6011	53	39	+14.0	43	Balanced
Budget analysts	13-2031	42	28	+14.0	45	Balanced
Cost estimators	13-1051	42	28	+14.0	48	Balanced
Desktop publishers	43-9031	23	9	+14.0	18	Very Weak
Family medicine physicians	29-1215	47	33	+14.0	50	Balanced
Floor sanders and finishers	47-2043	42	28	+14.0	31	Weak
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	51-9071	56	42	+14.0	55	Balanced
Labor relations specialists	13-1075	52	38	+14.0	46	Balanced
Lighting technicians	27-4015	28	14	+14.0	37	Weak
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	25-1022	47	33	+14.0	43	Balanced
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers	17-2151	52	38	+14.0	50	Balanced
Office and administrative support workers, all other	43-9199	39	25	+14.0	41	Balanced
Patternmakers, wood	51-7032	65	51	+14.0	60	Strong
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	47-2071	42	28	+14.0	35	Weak
Radiologists	29-1224	47	33	+14.0	43	Balanced
Tellers	43-3071	34	20	+14.0	32	Weak
Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders	51-9191	64	51	+13.0	52	Balanced
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary	25-1061	47	34	+13.0	43	Balanced
Communications teachers, postsecondary	25-1122	47	34	+13.0	46	Balanced
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	51-3091	63	50	+13.0	56	Balanced
Foresters	19-1032	49	36	+13.0	49	Balanced
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary	25-1043	47	34	+13.0	46	Balanced
Parking enforcement workers	33-3041	48	35	+13.0	51	Balanced
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	25-1126	47	34	+13.0	41	Balanced
Pile driver operators	47-2072	42	29	+13.0	30	Weak
Postsecondary teachers, all other	25-1199	48	35	+13.0	39	Weak
Power distributors and dispatchers	51-8012	53	40	+13.0	43	Balanced
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary	25-1193	47	34	+13.0	41	Balanced
Special education teachers, preschool	25-2051	48	35	+13.0	55	Balanced
Anesthesiologists	29-1211	47	35	+12.0	56	Balanced
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	25-1121	48	36	+12.0	46	Balanced
Bailiffs	33-3011	48	36	+12.0	44	Balanced
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	43-5032	44	32	+12.0	40	Balanced
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	51-3093	61	49	+12.0	58	Balanced
Industrial truck and tractor operators	53-7051	54	42	+12.0	52	Balanced
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators	51-2090	60	48	+12.0	56	Balanced
Office machine operators, except computer	43-9071	33	21	+12.0	26	Weak
Packers and packagers, hand	53-7064	52	40	+12.0	41	Balanced
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary	25-1051	47	36	+11.0	40	Balanced
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	25-1052	47	36	+11.0	43	Balanced
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers	41-1012	40	29	+11.0	39	Weak
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators	53-7071	58	47	+11.0	46	Balanced
Glaziers	47-2121	42	31	+11.0	41	Balanced
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	43-4161	37	26	+11.0	34	Weak
Hydrologists	19-2043	39	28	+11.0	37	Weak
Physics teachers, postsecondary	25-1054	47	36	+11.0	44	Balanced
Plant and system operators, all other	51-8099	58	47	+11.0	49	Balanced
Slaughterers and meat packers	51-3023	66	55	+11.0	53	Balanced
Sociology teachers, postsecondary	25-1067	47	36	+11.0	41	Balanced
Switchboard operators, including answering service	43-2011	34	23	+11.0	27	Weak
Air traffic controllers	53-2021	56	46	+10.0	47	Balanced
Cement masons and concrete finishers	47-2051	41	31	+10.0	39	Weak
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians	29-2010	45	35	+10.0	48	Balanced
Economics teachers, postsecondary	25-1063	47	37	+10.0	41	Balanced
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	43-4061	49	39	+10.0	47	Balanced
Millwrights	49-9044	46	36	+10.0	41	Balanced
Rail car repairers	49-3043	56	46	+10.0	50	Balanced
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	41-4011	49	39	+10.0	43	Balanced
Social workers, all other	21-1029	51	41	+10.0	52	Balanced
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	29-2031	47	38	+9.0	52	Balanced
Clergy	21-2011	54	45	+9.0	58	Balanced
Education teachers, postsecondary	25-1081	47	38	+9.0	47	Balanced
First-line supervisors of police and detectives	33-1012	50	41	+9.0	61	Strong
Forest and conservation technicians	19-4071	54	45	+9.0	50	Balanced
Library science teachers, postsecondary	25-1082	47	38	+9.0	41	Balanced
Loan officers	13-2072	34	25	+9.0	33	Weak
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	43-9051	33	24	+9.0	29	Weak
Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric	29-1242	47	38	+9.0	43	Balanced
Personal financial advisors	13-2052	34	25	+9.0	45	Balanced
Political science teachers, postsecondary	25-1065	47	38	+9.0	49	Balanced
Surgeons, all other	29-1249	47	38	+9.0	43	Balanced
Transit and railroad police	33-3052	50	41	+9.0	52	Balanced
Advertising and promotions managers	11-2011	28	20	+8.0	32	Weak
Cashiers	41-2011	52	44	+8.0	41	Balanced
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-9124	62	54	+8.0	59	Balanced
General internal medicine physicians	29-1216	47	39	+8.0	57	Balanced
Law teachers, postsecondary	25-1112	47	39	+8.0	54	Balanced
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians	17-3027	49	41	+8.0	47	Balanced
Music directors and composers	27-2041	48	40	+8.0	60	Strong
Ophthalmologists, except pediatric	29-1241	48	40	+8.0	43	Balanced
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	43-6014	36	28	+8.0	35	Weak
Social work teachers, postsecondary	25-1113	47	39	+8.0	43	Balanced
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	47-2081	42	35	+7.0	33	Weak
Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other	29-1299	54	47	+7.0	56	Balanced
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	43-9041	33	26	+7.0	28	Weak
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	53-3011	47	41	+6.0	38	Weak
Architecture teachers, postsecondary	25-1031	47	41	+6.0	49	Balanced
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary	25-1062	47	41	+6.0	50	Balanced
Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors	21-1012	48	42	+6.0	55	Balanced
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary	25-1053	47	41	+6.0	51	Balanced
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	47-2131	42	36	+6.0	47	Balanced
Nuclear medicine technologists	29-2033	48	42	+6.0	49	Balanced
Pharmacy aides	31-9095	56	50	+6.0	50	Balanced
Signal and track switch repairers	49-9097	55	49	+6.0	57	Balanced
Telemarketers	41-9041	33	27	+6.0	26	Weak
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	43-3031	39	34	+5.0	40	Balanced
Cardiologists	29-1212	47	42	+5.0	46	Balanced
Chemical engineers	17-2041	48	43	+5.0	47	Balanced
Continuous mining machine operators	47-5041	66	61	+5.0	53	Balanced
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	51-9051	67	62	+5.0	54	Balanced
Gambling cage workers	43-3041	34	29	+5.0	44	Balanced
Industrial engineering technologists and technicians	17-3026	59	54	+5.0	63	Strong
Office clerks, general	43-9061	38	33	+5.0	34	Weak
Pharmacists	29-1051	50	45	+5.0	51	Balanced
Roustabouts, oil and gas	47-5071	64	59	+5.0	54	Balanced
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	41-3031	34	29	+5.0	42	Balanced
Automotive body and related repairers	49-3021	56	52	+4.0	55	Balanced
Automotive glass installers and repairers	49-3022	55	51	+4.0	54	Balanced
Compensation and benefits managers	11-3111	33	29	+4.0	47	Balanced
Computer network support specialists	15-1231	30	26	+4.0	28	Weak
First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers	33-1021	47	43	+4.0	56	Balanced
Geography teachers, postsecondary	25-1064	47	43	+4.0	43	Balanced
Motorcycle mechanics	49-3052	57	53	+4.0	53	Balanced
Religious workers, all other	21-2099	56	52	+4.0	66	Strong
Retail salespersons	41-2031	55	51	+4.0	49	Balanced
Artists and related workers, all other	27-1019	49	46	+3.0	43	Balanced
Brokerage clerks	43-4011	33	30	+3.0	30	Weak
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door	49-9012	55	52	+3.0	50	Balanced
Engineers, all other	17-2199	42	39	+3.0	45	Balanced
Funeral home managers	11-9171	56	53	+3.0	64	Strong
Helpers--carpenters	47-3012	41	38	+3.0	32	Weak
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	25-2012	49	46	+3.0	45	Balanced
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators	51-9151	42	39	+3.0	34	Weak
Technical writers	27-3042	32	29	+3.0	29	Weak
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	51-9011	65	63	+2.0	67	Strong
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders	51-9192	65	63	+2.0	59	Balanced
Credit counselors	13-2071	41	39	+2.0	40	Balanced
Electronics engineers, except computer	17-2072	40	38	+2.0	39	Weak
Extraction workers, all other	47-5099	64	62	+2.0	55	Balanced
Helpers, construction trades, all other	47-3019	41	39	+2.0	35	Weak
Musical instrument repairers and tuners	49-9063	54	52	+2.0	45	Balanced
Transportation inspectors	53-6051	53	51	+2.0	43	Balanced
Dentists, general	29-1021	48	47	+1.0	59	Balanced
Earth drillers, except oil and gas	47-5023	47	46	+1.0	50	Balanced
Helpers--extraction workers	47-5081	52	51	+1.0	39	Weak
Hydrologic technicians	19-4044	50	49	+1.0	42	Balanced
Library technicians	25-4031	45	44	+1.0	40	Balanced
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	33-3051	49	48	+1.0	49	Balanced
Production workers, all other	51-9199	48	47	+1.0	53	Balanced
Radiologic technologists and technicians	29-2034	47	46	+1.0	54	Balanced
Real estate brokers	41-9021	34	33	+1.0	36	Weak
Rehabilitation counselors	21-1015	48	47	+1.0	48	Balanced
Sheet metal workers	47-2211	43	42	+1.0	41	Balanced
Commercial and industrial designers	27-1021	45	45	0.0	45	Balanced
Customer service representatives	43-4051	39	39	0.0	36	Weak
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	29-9099	47	47	0.0	44	Balanced
Highway maintenance workers	47-4051	46	46	0.0	46	Balanced
Medical dosimetrists	29-2036	47	47	0.0	59	Balanced
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons	29-1022	47	47	0.0	57	Balanced
Paramedics	29-2043	48	48	0.0	52	Balanced
Photographers	27-4021	28	28	0.0	42	Balanced
Public relations specialists	27-3031	37	37	0.0	43	Balanced
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	51-4121	53	53	0.0	51	Balanced
Barbers	39-5011	56	57	-1.0	59	Balanced
Butchers and meat cutters	51-3021	57	58	-1.0	51	Balanced
Educational instruction and library workers, all other	25-9099	48	49	-1.0	43	Balanced
Instructional coordinators	25-9031	47	48	-1.0	55	Balanced
Library assistants, clerical	43-4121	41	42	-1.0	42	Balanced
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	29-2061	47	48	-1.0	48	Balanced
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	51-9083	58	59	-1.0	47	Balanced
Registered nurses	29-1141	47	48	-1.0	55	Balanced
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders	53-7121	58	59	-1.0	46	Balanced
Advertising sales agents	41-3011	21	23	-2.0	27	Weak
Broadcast technicians	27-4012	17	19	-2.0	18	Very Weak
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	49-3031	49	51	-2.0	58	Balanced
Childcare workers	39-9011	48	50	-2.0	45	Balanced
Correspondence clerks	43-4021	35	37	-2.0	31	Weak
Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians	17-3024	50	52	-2.0	58	Balanced
Information and record clerks, all other	43-4199	47	49	-2.0	40	Balanced
Musicians and singers	27-2042	45	47	-2.0	45	Balanced
Orthodontists	29-1023	47	49	-2.0	58	Balanced
Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other	49-9069	53	55	-2.0	49	Balanced
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	25-1066	47	49	-2.0	52	Balanced
School bus monitors	33-9094	50	52	-2.0	58	Balanced
Teaching assistants, except postsecondary	25-9045	47	49	-2.0	51	Balanced
Directors, religious activities and education	21-2021	55	58	-3.0	62	Strong
Embalmers	39-4011	55	58	-3.0	50	Balanced
First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other	33-1099	38	41	-3.0	36	Weak
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	17-2111	45	48	-3.0	46	Balanced
Helpers--electricians	47-3013	41	44	-3.0	36	Weak
Helpers--roofers	47-3016	42	45	-3.0	34	Weak
Neurologists	29-1217	47	50	-3.0	60	Strong
Opticians, dispensing	29-2081	51	54	-3.0	59	Balanced
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	43-4181	53	56	-3.0	58	Balanced
Surgical technologists	29-2055	45	48	-3.0	53	Balanced
Zoologists and wildlife biologists	19-1023	43	46	-3.0	46	Balanced
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	49-9091	37	41	-4.0	42	Balanced
Court reporters and simultaneous captioners	27-3092	37	41	-4.0	35	Weak
Dermatologists	29-1213	48	52	-4.0	58	Balanced
Firefighters	33-2011	47	51	-4.0	54	Balanced
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	51-9061	55	59	-4.0	55	Balanced
Media and communication equipment workers, all other	27-4099	30	34	-4.0	25	Weak
News analysts, reporters, and journalists	27-3023	15	19	-4.0	19	Very Weak
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	21-1092	48	52	-4.0	51	Balanced
Real estate sales agents	41-9022	35	39	-4.0	42	Balanced
Sales engineers	41-9031	40	44	-4.0	43	Balanced
Chief executives	11-1011	34	39	-5.0	43	Balanced
Legal support workers, all other	23-2099	37	42	-5.0	45	Balanced
Parts salespersons	41-2022	57	62	-5.0	62	Strong
Psychiatrists	29-1223	47	52	-5.0	54	Balanced
Ship engineers	53-5031	54	59	-5.0	52	Balanced
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	49-9052	21	26	-5.0	24	Weak
Urban and regional planners	19-3051	43	48	-5.0	50	Balanced
Billing and posting clerks	43-3021	34	40	-6.0	37	Weak
Bus drivers, school	53-3051	50	56	-6.0	50	Balanced
Carpenters	47-2031	42	48	-6.0	40	Balanced
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	51-2051	64	70	-6.0	54	Balanced
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons	47-3014	41	47	-6.0	34	Weak
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	53-7062	50	56	-6.0	46	Balanced
Materials engineers	17-2131	50	56	-6.0	51	Balanced
Painters, construction and maintenance	47-2141	41	47	-6.0	41	Balanced
Receptionists and information clerks	43-4171	38	44	-6.0	37	Weak
Statistical assistants	43-9111	35	41	-6.0	31	Weak
Surgical assistants	29-9093	47	53	-6.0	59	Balanced
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	49-3023	54	61	-7.0	58	Balanced
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	25-1021	48	55	-7.0	52	Balanced
Editors	27-3041	22	29	-7.0	29	Weak
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment	49-2093	53	60	-7.0	45	Balanced
Hazardous materials removal workers	47-4041	34	41	-7.0	41	Balanced
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	27-1026	52	59	-7.0	55	Balanced
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers	39-4031	56	63	-7.0	52	Balanced
Purchasing managers	11-3061	44	51	-7.0	50	Balanced
Tutors	25-3041	48	55	-7.0	49	Balanced
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators	23-1022	34	42	-8.0	52	Balanced
Conservation scientists	19-1031	51	59	-8.0	57	Balanced
Emergency management directors	11-9161	46	54	-8.0	58	Balanced
Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other	17-3029	44	52	-8.0	43	Balanced
Librarians and media collections specialists	25-4022	44	52	-8.0	51	Balanced
Medical appliance technicians	51-9082	58	66	-8.0	49	Balanced
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	51-9111	62	70	-8.0	56	Balanced
Subway and streetcar operators	53-4041	49	57	-8.0	43	Balanced
Tire repairers and changers	49-3093	57	65	-8.0	58	Balanced
Aerospace engineers	17-2011	48	57	-9.0	58	Balanced
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	49-3011	55	64	-9.0	56	Balanced
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels	53-5021	54	63	-9.0	57	Balanced
Chiropractors	29-1011	47	56	-9.0	51	Balanced
Craft artists	27-1012	38	47	-9.0	43	Balanced
Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers	51-2028	64	73	-9.0	55	Balanced
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	19-2042	45	54	-9.0	43	Balanced
Industrial engineers	17-2112	55	64	-9.0	64	Strong
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	49-9099	43	52	-9.0	51	Balanced
Lawyers	23-1011	33	42	-9.0	49	Balanced
Legal secretaries and administrative assistants	43-6012	31	40	-9.0	35	Weak
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists	29-2035	46	55	-9.0	51	Balanced
Optometrists	29-1041	48	57	-9.0	58	Balanced
Parking attendants	53-6021	49	58	-9.0	54	Balanced
Property appraisers and assessors	13-2020	40	49	-9.0	46	Balanced
Riggers	49-9096	43	52	-9.0	47	Balanced
Acupuncturists	29-1291	47	57	-10.0	54	Balanced
Architectural and engineering managers	11-9041	45	55	-10.0	54	Balanced
Computer numerically controlled tool programmers	51-9162	64	74	-10.0	63	Strong
Cooks, short order	35-2015	32	42	-10.0	37	Weak
Crane and tower operators	53-7021	45	55	-10.0	48	Balanced
Economists	19-3011	36	46	-10.0	42	Balanced
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers	49-2092	52	62	-10.0	50	Balanced
Health technologists and technicians, all other	29-2099	47	57	-10.0	60	Strong
Historians	19-3093	39	49	-10.0	50	Balanced
Insulation workers, mechanical	47-2132	42	52	-10.0	39	Weak
Interior designers	27-1025	37	47	-10.0	46	Balanced
Material moving workers, all other	53-7199	48	58	-10.0	42	Balanced
Nuclear technicians	19-4051	46	56	-10.0	50	Balanced
Nurse anesthetists	29-1151	47	57	-10.0	59	Balanced
Sailors and marine oilers	53-5011	53	63	-10.0	56	Balanced
Sales and related workers, all other	41-9099	42	52	-10.0	37	Weak
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	49-2022	18	28	-10.0	22	Weak
Architects, except landscape and naval	17-1011	32	43	-11.0	41	Balanced
Audiologists	29-1181	47	58	-11.0	53	Balanced
Court, municipal, and license clerks	43-4031	47	58	-11.0	52	Balanced
Fundraisers	13-1131	46	57	-11.0	55	Balanced
Funeral attendants	39-4021	56	67	-11.0	51	Balanced
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	53-3032	52	63	-11.0	53	Balanced
Physical therapists	29-1123	48	59	-11.0	62	Strong
Psychiatric aides	31-1133	48	59	-11.0	41	Balanced
Public safety telecommunicators	43-5031	46	57	-11.0	56	Balanced
Sales managers	11-2022	42	53	-11.0	55	Balanced
Structural iron and steel workers	47-2221	43	54	-11.0	41	Balanced
Writers and authors	27-3043	26	37	-11.0	32	Weak
Agricultural inspectors	45-2011	52	64	-12.0	49	Balanced
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers	17-2031	43	55	-12.0	57	Balanced
Child, family, and school social workers	21-1021	48	60	-12.0	61	Strong
Financial specialists, all other	13-2099	36	48	-12.0	44	Balanced
Food processing workers, all other	51-3099	64	76	-12.0	65	Strong
Interpreters and translators	27-3091	31	43	-12.0	34	Weak
Judicial law clerks	23-1012	48	60	-12.0	50	Balanced
Medical transcriptionists	31-9094	34	46	-12.0	33	Weak
Nurse midwives	29-1161	47	59	-12.0	56	Balanced
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics	49-3053	43	55	-12.0	51	Balanced
Paralegals and legal assistants	23-2011	32	44	-12.0	47	Balanced
Respiratory therapists	29-1126	47	59	-12.0	57	Balanced
Web developers	15-1254	30	42	-12.0	25	Weak
Atmospheric and space scientists	19-2021	30	43	-13.0	37	Weak
Baggage porters and bellhops	39-6011	33	46	-13.0	37	Weak
Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys	27-3011	17	30	-13.0	19	Very Weak
Chemists	19-2031	47	60	-13.0	49	Balanced
Clinical and counseling psychologists	19-3033	46	59	-13.0	57	Balanced
Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders	51-9193	64	77	-13.0	56	Balanced
Demonstrators and product promoters	41-9011	43	56	-13.0	41	Balanced
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	47-3015	41	54	-13.0	36	Weak
Insurance sales agents	41-3021	34	47	-13.0	48	Balanced
Rock splitters, quarry	47-5051	66	79	-13.0	52	Balanced
Business teachers, postsecondary	25-1011	47	61	-14.0	51	Balanced
Compliance officers	13-1041	36	50	-14.0	53	Balanced
Dental hygienists	29-1292	48	62	-14.0	60	Strong
Emergency medical technicians	29-2042	48	62	-14.0	55	Balanced
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers	47-1011	42	56	-14.0	54	Balanced
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers	49-1011	41	55	-14.0	58	Balanced
Fundraising managers	11-2033	46	60	-14.0	61	Strong
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers	51-3022	64	78	-14.0	59	Balanced
Roofers	47-2181	42	56	-14.0	44	Balanced
Teaching assistants, postsecondary	25-9044	49	63	-14.0	57	Balanced
Travel agents	41-3041	31	45	-14.0	35	Weak
Biological scientists, all other	19-1029	38	53	-15.0	52	Balanced
Calibration technologists and technicians	17-3028	50	65	-15.0	65	Strong
Computer occupations, all other	15-1299	33	48	-15.0	46	Balanced
Food preparation workers	35-2021	34	49	-15.0	39	Weak
Mechanical engineers	17-2141	47	62	-15.0	54	Balanced
Miscellaneous construction and related workers	47-4090	41	56	-15.0	38	Weak
Occupational therapists	29-1122	48	63	-15.0	60	Strong
Sociologists	19-3041	35	50	-15.0	39	Weak
Special effects artists and animators	27-1014	19	34	-15.0	21	Weak
Animal scientists	19-1011	36	52	-16.0	48	Balanced
Automotive and watercraft service attendants	53-6031	54	70	-16.0	47	Balanced
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	53-7061	54	70	-16.0	53	Balanced
Computer hardware engineers	17-2061	41	57	-16.0	56	Balanced
Crematory operators	39-4012	55	71	-16.0	62	Strong
Nursing assistants	31-1131	47	63	-16.0	50	Balanced
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	47-2073	42	58	-16.0	49	Balanced
Substitute teachers, short-term	25-3031	42	58	-16.0	48	Balanced
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers	23-2093	33	49	-16.0	36	Weak
Camera operators, television, video, and film	27-4031	20	37	-17.0	30	Weak
Civil engineers	17-2051	37	54	-17.0	54	Balanced
Dietitians and nutritionists	29-1031	44	61	-17.0	58	Balanced
Electrical engineers	17-2071	43	60	-17.0	52	Balanced
Environmental engineers	17-2081	37	54	-17.0	40	Balanced
Exercise physiologists	29-1128	49	66	-17.0	61	Strong
Orthotists and prosthetists	29-2091	54	71	-17.0	58	Balanced
Recreational therapists	29-1125	48	65	-17.0	48	Balanced
Speech-language pathologists	29-1127	48	65	-17.0	60	Strong
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	51-8021	44	61	-17.0	50	Balanced
Surveyors	17-1022	35	52	-17.0	50	Balanced
Therapists, all other	29-1129	47	64	-17.0	65	Strong
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	11-3071	50	67	-17.0	67	Strong
Accountants and auditors	13-2011	37	55	-18.0	50	Balanced
Cargo and freight agents	43-5011	55	73	-18.0	55	Balanced
Agricultural engineers	17-2021	40	59	-19.0	50	Balanced
Civil engineering technologists and technicians	17-3022	35	54	-19.0	46	Balanced
Diagnostic medical sonographers	29-2032	47	66	-19.0	61	Strong
Dietetic technicians	29-2051	46	65	-19.0	60	Strong
Dishwashers	35-9021	32	51	-19.0	41	Balanced
Environmental engineering technologists and technicians	17-3025	36	55	-19.0	39	Weak
Gambling change persons and booth cashiers	41-2012	33	52	-19.0	48	Balanced
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers	53-7072	50	69	-19.0	46	Balanced
Semiconductor processing technicians	51-9141	65	84	-19.0	62	Strong
Animal control workers	33-9011	49	69	-20.0	54	Balanced
Astronomers	19-2011	34	54	-20.0	45	Balanced
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	25-1042	47	67	-20.0	50	Balanced
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers	47-4021	42	62	-20.0	42	Balanced
Landscape architects	17-1012	32	52	-20.0	41	Balanced
Property, real estate, and community association managers	11-9141	34	54	-20.0	52	Balanced
Athletic trainers	29-9091	46	67	-21.0	57	Balanced
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	53-3052	52	73	-21.0	51	Balanced
Counselors, all other	21-1019	48	69	-21.0	53	Balanced
Food batchmakers	51-3092	64	85	-21.0	69	Strong
General and operations managers	11-1021	39	60	-21.0	58	Balanced
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	37-2012	33	54	-21.0	40	Balanced
Managers, all other	11-9199	36	57	-21.0	53	Balanced
Mechanical door repairers	49-9011	42	63	-21.0	53	Balanced
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	51-9195	59	80	-21.0	52	Balanced
Physician assistants	29-1071	48	69	-21.0	64	Strong
Physicists	19-2012	34	55	-21.0	49	Balanced
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	53-7081	33	54	-21.0	43	Balanced
Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel	41-3091	33	54	-21.0	47	Balanced
Security guards	33-9032	32	53	-21.0	47	Balanced
Social and community service managers	11-9151	48	69	-21.0	59	Balanced
Software quality assurance analysts and testers	15-1253	29	50	-21.0	32	Weak
Audio and video technicians	27-4011	29	51	-22.0	39	Weak
Business operations specialists, all other	13-1199	36	58	-22.0	43	Balanced
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	25-1032	47	69	-22.0	53	Balanced
Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians	49-3041	57	79	-22.0	60	Strong
Genetic counselors	29-9092	46	68	-22.0	64	Strong
Microbiologists	19-1022	41	63	-22.0	46	Balanced
Motor vehicle operators, all other	53-3099	42	64	-22.0	46	Balanced
Aircraft service attendants	53-6032	57	80	-23.0	64	Strong
Cartographers and photogrammetrists	17-1021	35	58	-23.0	50	Balanced
Commercial pilots	53-2012	50	73	-23.0	57	Balanced
Cooks, fast food	35-2011	31	54	-23.0	41	Balanced
Epidemiologists	19-1041	42	65	-23.0	58	Balanced
Fence erectors	47-4031	42	65	-23.0	41	Balanced
First-line supervisors of security workers	33-1091	32	55	-23.0	51	Balanced
Industrial machinery mechanics	49-9041	64	87	-23.0	68	Strong
Paperhangers	47-2142	39	62	-23.0	35	Weak
Pharmacy technicians	29-2052	53	76	-23.0	60	Strong
Private detectives and investigators	33-9021	41	64	-23.0	51	Balanced
Project management specialists	13-1082	39	62	-23.0	55	Balanced
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors	53-1041	57	81	-24.0	53	Balanced
Counter and rental clerks	41-2021	39	63	-24.0	43	Balanced
Facilities managers	11-3013	38	62	-24.0	59	Balanced
Hearing aid specialists	29-2092	53	77	-24.0	69	Strong
Human resources managers	11-3121	35	59	-24.0	51	Balanced
Light truck drivers	53-3033	54	78	-24.0	54	Balanced
Motorboat mechanics and service technicians	49-3051	48	72	-24.0	56	Balanced
Occupational therapy aides	31-2012	47	71	-24.0	43	Balanced
Preschool teachers, except special education	25-2011	49	73	-24.0	61	Strong
Protective service workers, all other	33-9099	47	71	-24.0	46	Balanced
Self-enrichment teachers	25-3021	43	67	-24.0	59	Balanced
Veterinarians	29-1131	32	56	-24.0	52	Balanced
Actuaries	15-2011	32	57	-25.0	47	Balanced
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	49-3042	45	70	-25.0	56	Balanced
Physical therapist aides	31-2022	48	73	-25.0	52	Balanced
Public relations managers	11-2032	36	61	-25.0	53	Balanced
Soil and plant scientists	19-1013	37	62	-25.0	49	Balanced
Tile and stone setters	47-2044	43	68	-25.0	44	Balanced
Airfield operations specialists	53-2022	54	80	-26.0	62	Strong
Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers	49-2097	43	69	-26.0	43	Balanced
Community and social service specialists, all other	21-1099	47	73	-26.0	61	Strong
Computer network architects	15-1241	29	55	-26.0	45	Balanced
Computer systems analysts	15-1211	32	58	-26.0	39	Weak
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay	49-2095	51	77	-26.0	51	Balanced
Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles	47-2042	42	68	-26.0	54	Balanced
Health education specialists	21-1091	47	73	-26.0	59	Balanced
Healthcare support workers, all other	31-9099	49	75	-26.0	56	Balanced
Maintenance and repair workers, general	49-9071	38	64	-26.0	49	Balanced
Residential advisors	39-9041	47	73	-26.0	44	Balanced
Administrative services managers	11-3012	34	61	-27.0	53	Balanced
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	53-2011	57	84	-27.0	62	Strong
Financial and investment analysts	13-2051	32	59	-27.0	52	Balanced
Financial examiners	13-2061	35	62	-27.0	44	Balanced
Fire inspectors and investigators	33-2021	43	70	-27.0	49	Balanced
First-line supervisors of gambling services workers	39-1013	33	60	-27.0	48	Balanced
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	19-1042	35	62	-27.0	53	Balanced
Personal service managers, all other	11-9179	39	66	-27.0	59	Balanced
Shampooers	39-5093	56	83	-27.0	55	Balanced
Traffic technicians	53-6041	42	69	-27.0	46	Balanced
Archivists	25-4011	35	63	-28.0	51	Balanced
Buyers and purchasing agents	13-1020	45	73	-28.0	57	Balanced
Chemical technicians	19-4031	48	76	-28.0	55	Balanced
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	35-2012	39	67	-28.0	46	Balanced
Dancers	27-2031	31	59	-28.0	41	Balanced
Medical records specialists	29-2072	36	64	-28.0	51	Balanced
Orderlies	31-1132	46	74	-28.0	56	Balanced
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	47-2152	42	70	-28.0	52	Balanced
Producers and directors	27-2012	19	47	-28.0	35	Weak
Statisticians	15-2041	34	62	-28.0	42	Balanced
Taxi drivers	53-3054	57	85	-28.0	69	Strong
Construction laborers	47-2061	41	70	-29.0	47	Balanced
Gambling and sports book writers and runners	39-3012	32	61	-29.0	45	Balanced
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	43-4081	30	59	-29.0	41	Balanced
Building cleaning workers, all other	37-2019	31	61	-30.0	38	Weak
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	13-1141	34	64	-30.0	56	Balanced
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	19-2041	36	66	-30.0	47	Balanced
First-line supervisors of personal service workers	39-1022	47	77	-30.0	54	Balanced
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	39-5012	56	86	-30.0	60	Strong
Healthcare social workers	21-1022	46	76	-30.0	57	Balanced
Human resources specialists	13-1071	36	66	-30.0	55	Balanced
Manicurists and pedicurists	39-5092	55	85	-30.0	72	Strong
Web and digital interface designers	15-1255	24	54	-30.0	40	Balanced
Architectural and civil drafters	17-3011	36	67	-31.0	50	Balanced
Commercial divers	49-9092	39	70	-31.0	47	Balanced
Concierges	39-6012	34	65	-31.0	49	Balanced
Database architects	15-1243	28	59	-31.0	48	Balanced
Software developers	15-1252	28	59	-31.0	46	Balanced
Anthropologists and archeologists	19-3091	33	65	-32.0	51	Balanced
Construction managers	11-9021	41	73	-32.0	60	Strong
Financial risk specialists	13-2054	32	64	-32.0	48	Balanced
Gambling managers	11-9071	33	65	-32.0	55	Balanced
Health information technologists and medical registrars	29-9021	38	70	-32.0	50	Balanced
Media and communication workers, all other	27-3099	22	54	-32.0	30	Weak
Motion picture projectionists	39-3021	14	46	-32.0	20	Weak
Operations research analysts	15-2031	33	65	-32.0	50	Balanced
Passenger attendants	53-6061	54	86	-32.0	60	Strong
Choreographers	27-2032	34	67	-33.0	36	Weak
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	49-9051	43	76	-33.0	59	Balanced
Film and video editors	27-4032	20	53	-33.0	36	Weak
First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers	37-1011	32	65	-33.0	54	Balanced
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	21-1023	47	80	-33.0	60	Strong
Museum technicians and conservators	25-4013	34	67	-33.0	46	Balanced
Waiters and waitresses	35-3031	31	64	-33.0	43	Balanced
Art directors	27-1011	28	62	-34.0	45	Balanced
Bakers	51-3011	48	82	-34.0	62	Strong
Flight attendants	53-2031	57	91	-34.0	70	Strong
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	51-6011	42	76	-34.0	49	Balanced
Lodging managers	11-9081	31	65	-34.0	49	Balanced
Social and human service assistants	21-1093	48	82	-34.0	55	Balanced
Training and development managers	11-3131	34	68	-34.0	52	Balanced
Disc jockeys, except radio	27-2091	30	65	-35.0	48	Balanced
Financial managers	11-3031	34	69	-35.0	55	Balanced
First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	37-1012	31	66	-35.0	50	Balanced
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	25-1072	47	82	-35.0	62	Strong
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	37-3012	36	71	-35.0	46	Balanced
Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians	17-3021	48	84	-36.0	56	Balanced
Electricians	47-2111	42	78	-36.0	56	Balanced
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	25-1071	47	83	-36.0	58	Balanced
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	19-4099	38	74	-36.0	54	Balanced
Marketing managers	11-2021	33	69	-36.0	54	Balanced
Marriage and family therapists	21-1013	47	83	-36.0	59	Balanced
Natural sciences managers	11-9121	37	73	-36.0	58	Balanced
Nurse practitioners	29-1171	47	83	-36.0	68	Strong
Recreation workers	39-9032	43	79	-36.0	46	Balanced
Recreational vehicle service technicians	49-3092	54	90	-36.0	64	Strong
Stockers and order fillers	53-7065	56	92	-36.0	63	Strong
Phlebotomists	31-9097	47	84	-37.0	55	Balanced
Tax preparers	13-2082	32	69	-37.0	46	Balanced
Couriers and messengers	43-5021	44	82	-38.0	47	Balanced
Gambling dealers	39-3011	33	71	-38.0	49	Balanced
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	49-9098	43	81	-38.0	53	Balanced
Personal care and service workers, all other	39-9099	47	85	-38.0	47	Balanced
Biochemists and biophysicists	19-1021	38	77	-39.0	50	Balanced
Crossing guards and flaggers	33-9091	34	73	-39.0	45	Balanced
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other	27-2099	31	70	-39.0	52	Balanced
First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services	39-1014	32	71	-39.0	51	Balanced
Market research analysts and marketing specialists	13-1161	34	73	-39.0	53	Balanced
Security and fire alarm systems installers	49-2098	39	78	-39.0	55	Balanced
Skincare specialists	39-5094	51	90	-39.0	67	Strong
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	21-1018	47	86	-39.0	67	Strong
Tree trimmers and pruners	37-3013	32	71	-39.0	44	Balanced
Curators	25-4012	34	74	-40.0	47	Balanced
Dental assistants	31-9091	48	88	-40.0	65	Strong
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	49-9021	42	82	-40.0	54	Balanced
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners	47-4071	36	76	-40.0	44	Balanced
Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs	53-3053	48	88	-40.0	59	Balanced
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	39-3031	19	59	-40.0	40	Balanced
Athletes and sports competitors	27-2021	31	72	-41.0	50	Balanced
Computer and information research scientists	15-1221	33	74	-41.0	52	Balanced
Medical equipment repairers	49-9062	48	89	-41.0	64	Strong
Meeting, convention, and event planners	13-1121	33	74	-41.0	53	Balanced
Community health workers	21-1094	46	88	-42.0	58	Balanced
Driver/sales workers	53-3031	40	82	-42.0	45	Balanced
Food servers, nonrestaurant	35-3041	37	79	-42.0	48	Balanced
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	35-9031	31	73	-42.0	50	Balanced
Medical and health services managers	11-9111	45	87	-42.0	66	Strong
Psychiatric technicians	29-2053	47	89	-42.0	63	Strong
Amusement and recreation attendants	39-3091	32	75	-43.0	52	Balanced
Coaches and scouts	27-2022	39	82	-43.0	57	Balanced
Information security analysts	15-1212	30	73	-43.0	55	Balanced
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	37-3011	32	75	-43.0	42	Balanced
Logisticians	13-1081	45	88	-43.0	65	Strong
Agricultural technicians	19-4012	38	82	-44.0	53	Balanced
Gambling service workers, all other	39-3019	33	77	-44.0	53	Balanced
Computer and information systems managers	11-3021	30	75	-45.0	54	Balanced
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists	33-2022	48	93	-45.0	55	Balanced
Management analysts	13-1111	34	79	-45.0	53	Balanced
Massage therapists	31-9011	48	93	-45.0	63	Strong
Cooks, all other	35-2019	35	81	-46.0	43	Balanced
Forensic science technicians	19-4092	48	94	-46.0	62	Strong
Medical assistants	31-9092	47	93	-46.0	65	Strong
Medical equipment preparers	31-9093	46	92	-46.0	62	Strong
Occupational health and safety technicians	19-5012	45	92	-47.0	64	Strong
Pest control workers	37-2021	32	79	-47.0	57	Balanced
Surveying and mapping technicians	17-3031	33	80	-47.0	48	Balanced
Training and development specialists	13-1151	36	83	-47.0	56	Balanced
Animal caretakers	39-2021	48	96	-48.0	61	Strong
Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling	11-9072	33	81	-48.0	59	Balanced
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	39-3099	30	78	-48.0	52	Balanced
Food service managers	11-9051	31	79	-48.0	53	Balanced
Bartenders	35-3011	32	81	-49.0	52	Balanced
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	35-1012	32	81	-49.0	57	Balanced
Home health and personal care aides	31-1120	48	97	-49.0	64	Strong
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials	27-2023	34	83	-49.0	42	Balanced
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes	13-1011	29	79	-50.0	35	Weak
Biological technicians	19-4021	36	86	-50.0	45	Balanced
Occupational health and safety specialists	19-5011	42	92	-50.0	63	Strong
Occupational therapy assistants	31-2011	48	98	-50.0	62	Strong
Ophthalmic medical technicians	29-2057	48	98	-50.0	67	Strong
Wind turbine service technicians	49-9081	45	95	-50.0	65	Strong
Chefs and head cooks	35-1011	31	82	-51.0	53	Balanced
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	35-9099	31	82	-51.0	48	Balanced
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	33-9092	34	85	-51.0	57	Balanced
Physical therapist assistants	31-2021	47	98	-51.0	61	Strong
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	35-9011	31	83	-52.0	49	Balanced
Veterinary technologists and technicians	29-2056	32	84	-52.0	54	Balanced
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	19-4042	35	88	-53.0	52	Balanced
Data scientists	15-2051	30	84	-54.0	56	Balanced
Fast food and counter workers	35-3023	32	86	-54.0	46	Balanced
Solar photovoltaic installers	47-2231	40	96	-56.0	60	Strong
Tour and travel guides	39-7010	32	88	-56.0	51	Balanced
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants	39-3093	32	89	-57.0	53	Balanced
Costume attendants	39-3092	29	87	-58.0	47	Balanced
Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors	39-9031	32	91	-59.0	59	Balanced
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	31-9096	32	93	-61.0	53	Balanced
Cooks, restaurant	35-2014	31	95	-64.0	51	Balanced
Makeup artists, theatrical and performance	39-5091	18	85	-67.0	32	Weak

Provenance

Every figure comes from the frozen National Job Market Health release, July 2026. Components are JobMarketHealth derived indicators built from published BLS JOLTS, CES and Employment Projections data; see the methodology, data sources and how to cite.