Alabama Department of Labor

Workforce Development Region 3

Declining Occupations Base Year 2012 and Projected Year 2022 Table of Contents,  Printable Format

SOC Occupation 2012 2022 Net Change Percent Change 119013 Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 1,840 1,550 -290 -15.71 513022 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 760 600 -160 -21.16 435052 Postal Service Mail Carriers 300 210 -90 -30.36 475061 Roof Bolters, Mining *** *** -80 -16.94 311013 Psychiatric Aides 410 370 -40 -9.71 516031 Sewing Machine Operators 130 100 -30 -20.80 537032 Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators 170 150 -20 -11.11 516063 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders *** *** -20 -11.36 435021 Couriers and Messengers 130 110 -20 -11.90 516064 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine 120 100 -20 -17.36 439021 Data Entry Keyers 70 50 -20 -25.00 273022 Reporters and Correspondents 50 30 -20 -29.79 435051 Postal Service Clerks 60 40 -20 -35.48 439071 Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 70 60 -10 -9.23 537011 Conveyor Operators and Tenders 90 80 -10 -9.41 499052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers *** *** -10 -11.11 514033 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine 50 40 -10 -13.33 273041 Editors 90 80 -10 -13.79 413011 Advertising Sales Agents 50 40 -10 -14.29 439051 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Pos 40 30 -10 -14.29

Note: The occupations that are projected to experience the largest decline over the projected period were selected using unrounded data & based on two variables: 1. net drop in employment over the reporting period. 2. percentage drop in employment over the reporting period. Data provided by the Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division in cooperation with the Projections Managing Partnership and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Totals in some occupational groups may not add due to exclusion of sub-groups and/or individual occupations with employment of less than 10 in the base (2012) and projected (2022) years or where publication of the occupation would violate confidentiality. ***The data for these occupations are confidential according to standards provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. * Percent change is based on unrounded data. 1. Employment is rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Average Annual Growth is compounded. 3. Openings are rounded to the nearest 5.