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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 2008 to 2018. 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 2008. 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 2008-2018 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 
  2008   2018
1 Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders 16,000  8,800  -45%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
2 Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders 34,900  20,700  -41%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
3 Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 29,200  17,700  -39%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Long-term on-the-job training 
4 Shoe machine operators and tenders 4,800  3,100  -35%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
5 Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers 14,100  9,300  -34%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
6 Sewing machine operators 212,400  140,900  -34%  Average salary is very low, or less than $21,550 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
7 Semiconductor processors 31,600  21,600  -32%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Postsecondary vocational award 
8 Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders 19,400  13,400  -31%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
9 Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators 179,900  125,300  -30%  Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
10 Fabric menders, except garment 1,100  800  -30%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
11 Wellhead pumpers 18,600  13,300  -28%  Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
12 Fabric and apparel patternmakers 8,200  6,000  -27%  Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Long-term on-the-job training 
13 Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 33,000  24,200  -27%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
14 Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 55,700  40,800  -27%  Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
15 Order clerks 245,700  181,500  -26%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
16 Coil winders, tapers, and finishers 22,100  16,500  -25%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
17 Photographic processing machine operators 51,300  38,800  -24%  Average salary is very low, or less than $21,550 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
18 File clerks 212,200  162,600  -23%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
19 Derrick operators, oil and gas 25,000  19,300  -23%  Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
20 Desktop publishers 26,400  20,400  -23%  Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Postsecondary vocational award 
21 Machine feeders and offbearers 140,600  109,500  -22%  Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Short-term on-the-job training 
22 Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders 103,300  81,100  -22%  Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
23 Rotary drill operators, oil and gas 28,600  22,500  -22%  Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
24 Chemical plant and system operators 45,100  35,800  -21%  Average salary is very high, or greater than $51,580 per year Long-term on-the-job training 
25 Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators 4,300  3,400  -21%  Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training 
 

* The national average percent change is 10.12% for the 2008-2018 employment projection series.

Note: The data for the State Employment Trends and the National Employment Trends are not directly comparable. The projections period for state data is 2006-2016, while the projections period for national data is 2008-2018.

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

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