50 Careers With Largest Decline in Employment

Review a list of the top 50 careers and occupations that are experiencing the largest declines in employment. Includes details about employment, earnings, and career education.

# Occupation Workers
in 2010		 Workers
in 2020		 % Change Earning Train Required
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
26 Bindery workers 60,400 48,200 -20% Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Short-term on-the-job training
27 Meter readers, utilities 45,300 36,300 -20% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Short-term on-the-job training
28 Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 9,700 7,800 -20% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
29 Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 28,100 22,600 -19% Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
30 Helpers--Extraction workers 26,300 21,200 -19% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Short-term on-the-job training
31 Computer operators 110,000 89,600 -19% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
32 Postal service clerks 75,800 62,100 -18% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Short-term on-the-job training
33 Prepress technicians and workers 61,200 50,400 -18% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Postsecondary vocational award
34 Tire builders 21,400 17,600 -18% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
35 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 92,700 77,900 -16% Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
36 Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 26,200 22,000 -16% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
37 Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 34,400 29,000 -16% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
38 Camera and photographic equipment repairers 4,600 3,900 -15% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Long-term on-the-job training
39 Numerical tool and process control programmers 16,800 14,200 -15% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Work experience in a related occupation
40 Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers 47,100 40,000 -15% Average salary is very high, or greater than $51,580 per year Long-term on-the-job training
41 Postmasters and mail superintendents 25,600 21,700 -15% Average salary is very high, or greater than $51,580 per year Work experience in a related occupation
42 Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers 181,600 154,800 -15% Average salary is very low, or less than $21,550 per year Short-term on-the-job training
43 Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining 39,100 33,400 -15% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
44 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 86,000 73,400 -15% Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
45 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 213,300 182,000 -15% Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Short-term on-the-job training
46 Paperhangers 7,400 6,300 -14% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
47 Shoe and leather workers and repairers 9,200 7,900 -14% Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Long-term on-the-job training
48 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 236,800 203,500 -14% Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Moderate-term on-the-job training
49 Watch repairers 3,300 2,800 -14% Average salary is high, or between $32,930 to $51,450 per year Long-term on-the-job training
50 Correspondence clerks 14,200 12,200 -14% Average salary is low, or between $21,790 and $32,380 per year Short-term on-the-job training
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