Alabama Department of Labor

Alabama Declining Occupations Base Year 2014 and Projected Year 2024 Table of Contents

SOC Occupation 2014 2024 Net Change Percent Change (%) 433031 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 24,790 23,020 -1,770 -7.14 435052 Postal Service Mail Carriers 5,030 3,750 -1,280 -25.45 352011 Cooks, Fast Food 8,340 7,130 -1,210 -14.51 433071 Tellers 9,280 8,320 -960 -10.34 514031 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 5,680 5,060 -620 -10.92 151131 Computer Programmers 6,380 5,840 -540 -8.46 516064 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2,480 1,980 -500 -20.16 432011 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 1,440 960 -480 -33.33 516031 Sewing Machine Operators 3,040 2,600 -440 -14.47 516063 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,050 620 -430 -40.95 433011 Bill and Account Collectors 4,870 4,510 -360 -7.39 435053 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 1,040 700 -340 -32.69 435051 Postal Service Clerks 1,250 940 -310 -24.80 436011 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 4,060 3,810 -250 -6.16 492022 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 4,440 4,210 -230 -5.18 519196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,920 1,690 -230 -11.98 514072 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,680 1,460 -220 -13.10 475061 Roof Bolters, Mining *** ***   -35.71 352015 Cooks, Short Order 2,800 2,610 -190 -6.79 514033 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,170 990 -180 -15.38

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 (2014) and projected (2024) 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. 1. Employment is rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Average Annual Growth is compounded. 3. Openings are rounded to the nearest 5.