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Occupations with Declining Employment
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Employment is the number of jobs in this occupation. The latest available data are from 2006 to 2016. Read more about national employment projections.

Percent change is the expected job growth for this occupation.

The estimate for Job Openings includes both turnover that results from people who leave the occupation(e.g. quit, retire, death) and new jobs that are created. Read more about Job Openings

Earnings symbols show average wages for that occupation. The latest available earnings data are from 2006. Read more about wage data.

Training needed is the level of education or training needed by most workers in this occupation. Read more about education and training levels.



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These are the occupations that are projected to have the largest decline in employment during the 2006-2016 time period. Select an occupation to learn more about it in the Occupation Profile.

Top 50 Occupations with Declining Employment
Displaying Records 1 - 25 of 50   Next 25 >  Show All Records   
# Occupation Employment  Percent  *
 Change    		 Earnings Training Needed 
  2006   2016
1 Photographic processing machine operators 49,300  24,700  -50%  Average salary is very low, or less than $21,220 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
2 File clerks 233,800  137,200  -41%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
3 Model makers, wood 1,900  1,100  -41%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Long-term on-the-job training 
4 Patternmakers, wood 2,300  1,400  -40%  Average salary is high, or between $30,630 to $46,300 per year Long-term on-the-job training 
5 Telephone operators 26,700  16,100  -40%  Average salary is high, or between $30,630 to $46,300 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
6 Photographic process workers 23,700  15,100  -36%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
7 Shoe machine operators and tenders 4,100  2,600  -36%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
8 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 40,100  27,700  -31%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Long-term on-the-job training 
9 Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 22,800  15,900  -30%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
10 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 31,100  21,600  -30%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
11 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 19,400  13,600  -30%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
12 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 9,200  6,600  -29%  Average salary is high, or between $30,630 to $46,300 per year Long-term on-the-job training 
13 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 18,700  13,600  -27%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
14 Sewing machine operators 232,800  169,500  -27%  Average salary is very low, or less than $21,220 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
15 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 213,400  156,200  -27%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
16 Computer operators 130,000  97,900  -25%  Average salary is high, or between $30,630 to $46,300 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
17 Order clerks 270,900  204,900  -24%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
18 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 43,300  32,800  -24%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
19 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 67,800  52,000  -23%  Average salary is high, or between $30,630 to $46,300 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
20 Foundry mold and coremakers 14,500  11,200  -23%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
21 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 42,700  33,200  -22%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
22 Bindery workers 64,900  50,700  -22%  Average salary is low, or between $21,260 and $30,560 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
23 Prepress technicians and workers 70,900  56,000  -21%  Average salary is high, or between $30,630 to $46,300 per year Postsecondary vocational award 
24 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 29,200  23,100  -21%  Average salary is high, or between $30,630 to $46,300 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
25 Lay-out workers, metal and plastic 10,200  8,100  -20%  Average salary is high, or between $30,630 to $46,300 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
 

* The national average percent change is 10.36% for the 2006-2016 employment projection series.

National Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections

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