Top 20 Fastest Growing Industries

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Healthcare-related and construction related fields are expected to see exponential growth in the next decade, whilst jobs at the newspapers and Post Office, well, they might just go the way of the dodo.

Largest Percentage of Growth by Industry

1. Home Health Care Services – 6.1%
2. Individual and Family Services – 5.5%
3. Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services – 4.7%
4. Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing – 3.9%
5. Computer Systems Design and Related Services – 3.9%
6. Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing – 3.2%
7. Outpatient, Laboratory, and other Ambulatory Care Services – 3.2%
8. Offices of Health Practitioners – 3.2%
9. Software Publishers – 3.1%
10. Construction – 3.1%
11. Commercial and Industrial Machinery/Equipment Rental and Leasing – 2.9%
12. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services – 2.9%
13. Facilities Support Services – 2.9%
14. Community and Vocational Rehabilitation Services – 2.9%
15. Non-Financial Intangible Assets – 2.9%
16. Educational Services – 2.7%
17. Automotive Repair and Maintenance – 2.6%
18. Grant Making and Giving Services and Social Advocacy Organizations – 2.6%
19. Sawmills and Wood Preservation – 2.6%
20. Child Day Care Services – 2.6%

Largest Percentage of Decline by Industry

1. Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing – (-1.3%)
2. Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers – (-1.3%)
3. Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills – (-1.4%)
4. Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills – (-1.4%)
5. Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing – (-1.4%)
6. Electrical Equipment Manufacturing – (-1.5%)
7. Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing – (-1.6%)
8. Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing – (-1.6%)
9. Basic Chemical Manufacturing – (-1.6%)
10. Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing – (-1.6%)
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing – (-2.3%)
12. Federal Enterprises except Postal Service and Electrical Utilities – (-2.4%)
13. Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agriculture Chemical Manufacturing – (-2.5%)
14. Metal Ore Mining – (-2.5%)
15. Pipeline Transportation – (-2.6%)
16. Communications Equipment Manufacturing – (-3.1%)
17. Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing – (-3.1%)
18. Postal Service – (-3.2%)
19. Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing, and Product Manufacturing – (-7.6%)
20. Apparel Knitting Mills (-8.3%)