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National Employment Matrix


19-1030 Conservation scientists and foresters
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2023 and projected 2033.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2023 Employment 2023 Percent of Occupation 2023 Percent of Industry Projected 2033 Employment Projected 2033 Percent of Occupation Projected 2033 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2023-2033 Employment Percent Change, 2023-2033 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 41.4 100.0 0.0 43.3 100.0 0.0 1.9 4.6 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 1.7 4.0 0.0 1.7 4.0 0.0 0.1 3.3 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 39.7 96.0 0.0 41.6 96.0 0.0 1.9 4.7 3 1

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

110000 Summary 5.9 14.3 0.4 6.0 14.0 0.4 0.1 2.2 4 2

Animal production and aquaculture

112000 Line Item 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.0 -1.0 6 3

Forestry and logging

113000 Summary 0.6 1.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.2 -0.1 -9.3 7 3

Logging

113300 Line Item 0.6 1.6 1.4 0.6 1.4 1.4 -0.1 -9.3 9 4

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

115000 Line Item 4.8 11.7 3.8 5.0 11.6 3.8 0.2 4.0 11 3

Electric power generation

221110 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 -19.6 22 5

Hydroelectric power generation

221111 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.0 3.3 23 6

Fossil fuel electric power generation

221112 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -31.8 24 6

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.6 1.4 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.0 0.0 -1.8 60 2

Wood product manufacturing

321000 Summary 0.5 1.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.9 80 3

Sawmills and wood preservation

321100 Line Item 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.8 81 4

Paper manufacturing

322000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -25.2 84 3

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

322100 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 -25.2 85 4

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 143 2

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

423000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.8 144 3

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (4232,3,5,6,7,9)

4230A1 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.1 150 4

Transportation and warehousing

48-490 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.7 192 2

Real estate and rental and leasing

530000 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 5.5 266 2

Real estate

531000 Line Item 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 5.5 267 3

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 1.9 4.6 0.0 2.1 4.9 0.0 0.2 10.8 272 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 1.9 4.6 0.0 2.1 4.9 0.0 0.2 10.8 273 3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 5.5 276 4

Engineering services

541330 Line Item 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 5.5 278 5

Testing laboratories and services

541380 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.3 280 5

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

541600 Line Item 1.2 2.8 0.1 1.3 3.0 0.1 0.2 13.3 283 4

Scientific research and development services

541700 Summary 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 9.7 284 4

Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

541710 Line Item 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 11.1 285 5

Management of companies and enterprises

550000 Summary 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 7.7 292 2

Management of companies and enterprises

551000 Line Item 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 7.7 293 3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.1 294 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.1 295 3

Employment services

561300 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -3.0 298 4

Services to buildings and dwellings

561700 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.8 306 4

Landscaping services

561730 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.8 308 5

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 1.5 3.6 0.0 1.6 3.6 0.0 0.1 5.2 315 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 1.5 3.6 0.0 1.6 3.6 0.0 0.1 5.2 316 3

Educational services; private

6110P0 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.7 317 4

Other educational services; private (6114-7)

6110P2 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.0 322 5

Other schools and instruction; private

61160P Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.1 325 6

Educational services; state and local

6110Y0 Summary 1.4 3.4 0.0 1.5 3.4 0.0 0.1 5.3 327 4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state and local (6112,3)

6110Y1 Summary 1.4 3.4 0.0 1.5 3.4 0.0 0.1 5.4 330 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

61130S Line Item 1.4 3.3 0.1 1.4 3.3 0.1 0.1 5.5 333 6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

710000 Summary 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 14.2 389 2

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

712000 Line Item 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 14.6 399 3

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 4.9 11.8 0.1 5.8 13.3 0.1 0.9 18.1 419 2

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

813000 Summary 4.9 11.8 0.2 5.8 13.3 0.2 0.9 18.1 433 3

Grantmaking and giving services and social advocacy organizations

8132-3 Summary 4.7 11.3 1.0 5.5 12.8 1.1 0.9 18.7 435 4

Grantmaking and giving services

813200 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 7.8 436 5

Social advocacy organizations

813300 Line Item 4.6 11.1 1.7 5.5 12.6 1.8 0.9 18.8 437 5

Civic, social, professional, and similar organizations

8134-9 Summary 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 6.1 438 4

Civic and social organizations

813400 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 7.3 439 5

Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations

813900 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 4.5 440 5

Government

900000 Summary 23.3 56.3 0.2 23.8 55.0 0.2 0.5 2.1 444 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 9.0 21.7 0.3 9.0 20.8 0.3 0.0 0.1 445 3

Federal government, excluding postal service

999100 Line Item 9.0 21.7 0.4 9.0 20.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 447 4

State and local government, excluding education and hospitals

9992-3 Summary 14.3 34.6 0.2 14.8 34.2 0.2 0.5 3.4 448 3

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 7.7 18.7 0.3 8.0 18.4 0.3 0.2 2.7 449 4

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 6.6 15.9 0.1 6.8 15.8 0.1 0.3 4.2 450 4