Where U.S. employment sits across occupation families
A treemap of current national employment aggregated into the twelve largest SOC major groups.
Office and Administrative Support Occupations is the largest displayed occupation family at 17,753,420 jobs. The treemap describes employment scale, not wages, growth, or job quality.
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Twelve largest occupation families by May 2025 employment
- Office and Administrative Support Occupations
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
- Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
- Sales and Related Occupations
- Management Occupations
- Business and Financial Operations Occupations
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
- Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
- Production Occupations
- Healthcare Support Occupations
- Construction and Extraction Occupations
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
| Occupation family | Employment |
|---|---|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 17,753,420 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 13,680,760 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 13,677,170 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 13,424,280 |
| Management Occupations | 11,119,550 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 10,537,240 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 9,823,910 |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 9,100,600 |
| Production Occupations | 8,565,770 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 7,901,670 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 6,425,200 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 6,086,210 |