29-2055 Surgical technologists
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2023 and projected 2033.

Employment in thousands.
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Industry Title	Industry Code	Industry Type	2023 Employment	2023 Percent of Occupation	2023 Percent of Industry	Projected 2033 Employment	Projected 2033 Percent of Occupation	Projected 2033 Percent of Industry	Employment Change, 2023-2033	Employment Percent Change, 2023-2033	Industry Sort	Display Level
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Total employment	TE1000	Summary	112.8	100.0	0.1	119.3	100.0	0.1	6.5	5.8		0
Total wage and salary employment	TE1200	Summary	112.8	100.0	0.1	119.3	100.0	0.1	6.5	5.8	3	1
Wholesale trade	420000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	6.6	143	2
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	423000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	6.6	144	3
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers	423400	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	6.6	146	4
Professional, scientific, and technical services	540000	Summary	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	13.2	272	2
Professional, scientific, and technical services	541000	Summary	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	13.2	273	3
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	541600	Line Item	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	13.3	283	4
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	560000	Summary	3.7	3.3	0.0	3.8	3.2	0.0	0.1	1.9	294	2
Administrative and support services	561000	Summary	3.7	3.3	0.0	3.8	3.2	0.0	0.1	1.9	295	3
Employment services	561300	Summary	3.6	3.2	0.1	3.7	3.1	0.1	0.1	1.5	298	4
Temporary help services	561320	Line Item	2.8	2.5	0.1	2.9	2.4	0.1	0.1	3.3	299	5
Educational services; state, local, and private	610000	Summary	0.9	0.8	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.1	5.7	315	2
Educational services; state, local, and private	611000	Summary	0.9	0.8	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.1	5.7	316	3
Educational services; private	6110P0	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.9	317	4
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; private (6112,3)	6110P1	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.9	319	5
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private	61130P	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.9	321	6
Educational services; state and local	6110Y0	Summary	0.8	0.7	0.0	0.9	0.7	0.0	0.1	6.1	327	4
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state and local (6112,3)	6110Y1	Summary	0.8	0.7	0.0	0.9	0.7	0.0	0.1	6.1	330	5
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state	61130S	Line Item	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.8	0.7	0.0	0.0	5.5	333	6
Healthcare and social assistance	620000	Summary	107.3	95.2	0.5	113.6	95.3	0.5	6.3	5.9	344	2
Ambulatory healthcare services	621000	Summary	29.0	25.7	0.3	32.1	26.9	0.3	3.2	10.9	345	3
Offices of physicians	621100	Line Item	12.9	11.5	0.4	13.5	11.3	0.4	0.6	4.6	346	4
Offices of dentists	621200	Line Item	2.5	2.2	0.2	2.7	2.3	0.2	0.2	8.9	347	4
Offices of other health practitioners	621300	Summary	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.1	13.5	348	4
Offices of optometrists	621320	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	8.7	350	5
Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists	621340	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	24.1	352	5
Offices of all other health practitioners	621390	Line Item	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	11.7	353	5
Outpatient care centers	621400	Summary	12.3	11.0	1.2	14.5	12.2	1.1	2.2	17.6	354	4
Medical and diagnostic laboratories	621500	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	7.8	357	4
Home healthcare services	621600	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	20.6	358	4
Other ambulatory healthcare services	621900	Summary	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.1	16.2	359	4
All other ambulatory healthcare services	621990	Line Item	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	16.2	361	5
Hospitals; state, local, and private	622000	Summary	78.3	69.4	1.2	81.5	68.3	1.2	3.2	4.0	362	3
Hospitals; private	6220P0	Summary	67.2	59.6	1.3	70.1	58.8	1.2	2.9	4.3	363	4
General medical and surgical hospitals; private	62210P	Line Item	65.9	58.5	1.3	68.7	57.6	1.3	2.7	4.1	364	5
Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals; private	62230P	Line Item	1.3	1.1	0.4	1.4	1.2	0.4	0.2	11.6	366	5
Hospitals; state and local	6220Y0	Summary	11.1	9.8	1.0	11.4	9.5	1.0	0.3	2.7	367	4
General medical and surgical hospitals; state	62210S	Line Item	3.0	2.7	1.1	3.1	2.6	1.0	0.1	3.5	368	5
General medical and surgical hospitals; local	62210L	Line Item	7.9	7.0	1.2	8.1	6.8	1.1	0.2	2.4	369	5
Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals; state	62230S	Line Item	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.0	4.2	372	5
Government	900000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.2	444	2
State and local government, excluding education and hospitals	9992-3	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.2	448	3
Local government, excluding education and hospitals	999300	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.2	450	4

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