Jobs by Industry Type
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Education and Health Care is the largest employer in the United States. About 35 million people are working in the education and health services industry.
The largest percent of Jobs by Industry Type
Total employed persons in the U.S by industry (2018)
- Education and health services – 35.04 million
- Wholesale and retail trade – 20.27 million
- Professional and business services – 18.95 million
- Manufacturing – 15.56 million
- Leisure and hospitality – 14.27 million
- Construction – 11.18 millions
- Financial activities – 10.65 million
- Transportation and utilities – 8.56 million
- Other services – 7.74 million
- Public administrations – 7.42 million
Fastest-Growing Industries
Top 10 Fastest-Growing Industries, according to Department of Labor
- Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians)
- Home healthcare services
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses
- Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities
- Specialty hospitals (except psychiatric and substance abuse)
- All other ambulatory healthcare services
- Insurance and employee benefit funds
- Offices of all other health practitioners
- Solar electric power generation
- Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists
Fastest-disappearing job in every U.S. state
According to Business Insider, Administrative and office support jobs are the fastest dying jobs in the United States.
