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Growth of an occupation is closely tied to growth of the industries in which it is concentrated. Employment growth also depends on changes in an occupation’s share of each industry’s workforce. Business decisions to transfer job duties from one occupation to another also may affect occupational growth.
The Bureau analyzes these factors to project employment for more than 500 detailed occupations. To provide an understanding of broad occupational employment trends, the occupations are grouped in two ways: by type of work performed and by education and training usually required. Although some charts use the first classification scheme, most use the second. Data presented by education and training are better suited to career guidance.
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