This statistic shows the top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected wage and salary employment growth from 2018 to 2028. By the year 2028, the number of employees working in home construction will have increased by around 807,500.
Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected wage and salary employment growth from 2018 to 2028
(in 1,000)
Industry
Employment change in thousands
Food services and drinking places
1,389.5
Construction
807.5
Individual and family services
791.5
Home health care services
713.7
Computer systems design and related services
520.7
Offices of physicians
349.9
Nursing and residential care facilities
336.5
Outpatient care centers
331
Hospitals
322.7
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
292.8
Offices of other health practitioners
254.6
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools
221.6
Services to buildings and dwellings
197.6
Warehousing and storage
169.4
Elementary and secondary schools
137.1
Other amusement and recreation industries
122.7
Local government, other compensation
121.4
Other educational services
114.8
Management of companies and enterprises
110
Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities
Wage data cover non-farm wage and salary workers and do not cover the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, or household workers.
Figures are taken from accompanying data tables, available here.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 4, 2019). Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected wage and salary employment growth from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217932/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-growth/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected wage and salary employment growth from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000)." Chart. September 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217932/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-growth/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected wage and salary employment growth from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217932/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-growth/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Top 20 Industries in The U.S. with Largest Projected Wage and Salary Employment Growth from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217932/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-growth/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected wage and salary employment growth from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217932/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-growth/ (last visited January 22, 2020)
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