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Projections · 2025–2035

Which jobs are projected to grow, and which to shrink

Every ten years of projections BLS publishes, for 831 occupations. Openings count both new positions and the ones left behind by people who retire or move on — which is why a shrinking occupation can still be hiring.

176.2M

jobs projected for 2035

From 170.3 million in 2025

+3.5%

growth across all occupations

5,917,600 more jobs over the decade

17.5M

openings a year, on average

New positions plus replacements for people leaving

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Fastest growing occupations, 2025 to 2035
OccupationJobs 2025Change
Couriers and messengersOffice & administrative support228,900+8.0%
Cargo and freight agentsOffice & administrative support100,300+6.2%
Medical secretaries and administrative assistantsOffice & administrative support979,000+4.8%
Public safety telecommunicatorsOffice & administrative support105,600+3.7%
Court, municipal, and license clerksOffice & administrative support187,000+3.4%
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerksOffice & administrative support120,100+2.5%
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerksOffice & administrative support264,600+1.8%
Eligibility interviewers, government programsOffice & administrative support162,800+1.6%
Communications equipment operators, all otherOffice & administrative support1,200+1.0%
Information and record clerks, all otherOffice & administrative support143,100+0.8%
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workersOffice & administrative support1,506,100+0.1%
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistantsOffice & administrative support489,3000.0%
Financial clerks, all otherOffice & administrative support38,5000.0%
Billing and posting clerksOffice & administrative support418,000-0.1%
Postal service clerksOffice & administrative support70,900-0.3%
Postal service mail carriersOffice & administrative support316,400-0.3%
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulanceOffice & administrative support203,500-0.7%
Proofreaders and copy markersOffice & administrative support8,500-0.9%
Production, planning, and expediting clerksOffice & administrative support392,100-1.3%
Receptionists and information clerksOffice & administrative support947,500-1.7%
Statistical assistantsOffice & administrative support5,100-1.8%
Insurance claims and policy processing clerksOffice & administrative support239,100-1.9%
Loan interviewers and clerksOffice & administrative support169,100-2.4%
Gambling cage workersOffice & administrative support15,000-3.1%
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeepingOffice & administrative support53,600-4.8%
Legal secretaries and administrative assistantsOffice & administrative support157,600-5.2%
Customer service representativesOffice & administrative support2,666,000-5.3%
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operatorsOffice & administrative support101,200-5.3%
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerksOffice & administrative support1,532,400-5.6%
Correspondence clerksOffice & administrative support4,800-5.6%
Office clerks, generalOffice & administrative support2,600,000-6.0%
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executiveOffice & administrative support1,889,800-6.0%
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeepingOffice & administrative support96,500-6.2%
Library assistants, clericalOffice & administrative support89,500-6.4%
New accounts clerksOffice & administrative support37,900-6.5%
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal serviceOffice & administrative support57,800-7.2%
Office and administrative support workers, all otherOffice & administrative support231,100-7.3%
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerksOffice & administrative support12,200-7.4%
Brokerage clerksOffice & administrative support36,900-7.6%
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerksOffice & administrative support827,700-7.6%
Procurement clerksOffice & administrative support56,900-8.1%
Bill and account collectorsOffice & administrative support160,200-10.4%
Interviewers, except eligibility and loanOffice & administrative support153,600-10.4%
Meter readers, utilitiesOffice & administrative support19,700-10.5%
TellersOffice & administrative support339,200-13.2%
Desktop publishersOffice & administrative support4,600-14.5%
Office machine operators, except computerOffice & administrative support25,800-14.9%
File clerksOffice & administrative support76,200-15.8%
Payroll and timekeeping clerksOffice & administrative support159,600-15.9%
Order clerksOffice & administrative support78,900-17.5%
Data entry keyersOffice & administrative support131,800-25.5%
Switchboard operators, including answering serviceOffice & administrative support35,400-26.0%
Telephone operatorsOffice & administrative support3,500-27.6%
Word processors and typistsOffice & administrative support40,400-34.4%