| # | Occupation | Predicted change in employment (2024 to 2028) | Employment in 2024 (UK) | Predicted employment in 2028 (UK) |
|---|
| 1 | Non-commissioned officers and other ranks | 7.43% | 64,885 | 69,704 |
| 2 | Travel agency managers and proprietors | 6.69% | 15,013 | 16,018 |
| 3 | Publicans and managers of licensed premises | 6.24% | 25,011 | 26,571 |
| 4 | Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors | 6.23% | 19,511 | 20,727 |
| 5 | Managers and directors in the creative industries | 6.23% | 56,590 | 60,116 |
| 6 | Property, housing and estate managers | 6.23% | 219,210 | 232,868 |
| 7 | Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 6.23% | 153,044 | 162,579 |
| 8 | Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 6.23% | 60,688 | 64,469 |
| 9 | Managers in transport and distribution | 6.23% | 88,328 | 93,831 |
| 10 | Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture | 6.23% | 33,389 | 35,469 |
| 11 | Leisure and sports managers and proprietors | 6.23% | 81,599 | 86,682 |
| 12 | Managers in storage and warehousing | 6.23% | 89,942 | 95,544 |
| 13 | Garage managers and proprietors | 6.23% | 26,862 | 28,535 |
| 14 | Waste disposal and environmental services managers | 6.22% | 19,182 | 20,376 |
| 15 | Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. | 5.84% | 116,763 | 123,587 |
| 16 | Police officers (sergeant and below) | 5.84% | 193,185 | 204,470 |
| 17 | Fire service officers (watch manager and below) | 5.84% | 40,117 | 42,458 |
| 18 | Prison service officers (below principal officer) | 5.83% | 47,434 | 50,201 |
| 19 | Market research interviewers | 5.80% | 24,973 | 26,422 |
| 20 | Customer service supervisors | 5.80% | 81,865 | 86,614 |
| 21 | Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 5.80% | 475,571 | 503,158 |
| 22 | Call and contact centre occupations | 5.80% | 139,701 | 147,804 |
| 23 | Communication operators | 5.80% | 36,938 | 39,080 |
| 24 | Fishmongers and poultry dressers | 5.43% | 3,924 | 4,137 |
| 25 | Professional/chartered company secretaries | 5.33% | 5,383 | 5,670 |
| 26 | Horticultural trades | 5.10% | 7,878 | 8,280 |
| 27 | Actuaries, economists and statisticians | 4.91% | 92,357 | 96,888 |
| 28 | Business and related research professionals | 4.91% | 71,512 | 75,020 |
| 29 | IT network professionals | 4.91% | 33,596 | 35,244 |
| 30 | Marketing and commercial managers | 4.91% | 110,540 | 115,962 |
| 31 | Clergy | 4.90% | 70,663 | 74,129 |
| 32 | Social workers | 4.90% | 139,473 | 146,314 |
| 33 | Chartered and certified accountants | 4.90% | 219,077 | 229,822 |
| 34 | Management consultants and business analysts | 4.90% | 197,068 | 206,733 |
| 35 | Solicitors and lawyers | 4.90% | 210,607 | 220,935 |
| 36 | Legal professionals n.e.c. | 4.90% | 85,793 | 90,000 |
| 37 | Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants | 4.90% | 60,141 | 63,090 |
| 38 | Taxation experts | 4.90% | 68,979 | 72,361 |
| 39 | Architects | 4.90% | 47,819 | 50,163 |
| 40 | Archivists, conservators and curators | 4.90% | 16,280 | 17,078 |
| 41 | Librarians | 4.90% | 21,401 | 22,450 |
| 42 | Probation officers | 4.82% | 17,444 | 18,284 |
| 43 | Aerospace engineers | 4.70% | 23,276 | 24,370 |
| 44 | Dancers and choreographers | 4.48% | 12,499 | 13,059 |
| 45 | Clothing, fashion and accessories designers | 4.48% | 25,349 | 26,484 |
| 46 | Authors, writers and translators | 4.48% | 123,448 | 128,975 |
| 47 | Artists | 4.48% | 54,566 | 57,009 |
| 48 | Actors, entertainers and presenters | 4.48% | 43,065 | 44,993 |
| 49 | Arts officers, producers and directors | 4.48% | 120,672 | 126,073 |
| 50 | Musicians | 4.48% | 44,686 | 46,686 |
| 51 | Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators | 4.48% | 93,398 | 97,578 |
| 52 | Interior designers | 4.47% | 31,364 | 32,767 |
| 53 | Web design professionals | 4.44% | 33,552 | 35,042 |
| 54 | Biological scientists | 4.44% | 29,642 | 30,958 |
| 55 | Chemical scientists | 4.44% | 41,136 | 42,962 |
| 56 | Graphic and multimedia designers | 4.44% | 107,031 | 111,782 |
| 57 | Cyber security professionals | 4.44% | 35,618 | 37,199 |
| 58 | Biochemists and biomedical scientists | 4.44% | 51,031 | 53,296 |
| 59 | Programmers and software development professionals | 4.44% | 490,536 | 512,306 |
| 60 | IT quality and testing professionals | 4.44% | 33,890 | 35,394 |
| 61 | Information technology professionals n.e.c. | 4.44% | 145,365 | 151,816 |
| 62 | Electrical engineers | 4.44% | 33,981 | 35,489 |
| 63 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers | 4.44% | 147,215 | 153,748 |
| 64 | Civil engineers | 4.44% | 121,078 | 126,451 |
| 65 | Engineering professionals n.e.c. | 4.44% | 78,585 | 82,072 |
| 66 | Electronics engineers | 4.44% | 39,439 | 41,189 |
| 67 | Mechanical engineers | 4.44% | 76,880 | 80,291 |
| 68 | Engineering project managers and project engineers | 4.44% | 52,315 | 54,636 |
| 69 | Physical scientists | 4.44% | 30,323 | 31,668 |
| 70 | Pest control officers | 4.43% | 8,617 | 8,999 |
| 71 | Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | 4.23% | 41,116 | 42,857 |
| 72 | Higher level teaching assistants | 4.15% | 43,535 | 45,342 |
| 73 | Public relations and communications directors | 4.07% | 13,526 | 14,076 |
| 74 | Health associate professionals n.e.c. | 4.05% | 38,112 | 39,655 |
| 75 | Medical and dental technicians | 4.05% | 32,922 | 34,254 |
| 76 | Midwifery nurses | 3.93% | 44,063 | 45,796 |
| 77 | Occupational therapists | 3.93% | 51,033 | 53,040 |
| 78 | Physiotherapists | 3.93% | 66,985 | 69,619 |
| 79 | Specialist medical practitioners | 3.93% | 190,455 | 197,944 |
| 80 | Generalist medical practitioners | 3.93% | 197,401 | 205,163 |
| 81 | Registered community nurses | 3.93% | 89,703 | 93,230 |
| 82 | Therapy professionals n.e.c. | 3.93% | 59,645 | 61,990 |
| 83 | Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 3.92% | 298,422 | 310,115 |
| 84 | Speech and language therapists | 3.87% | 26,848 | 27,888 |
| 85 | Groundsmen and greenkeepers | 3.84% | 31,413 | 32,620 |
| 86 | Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. | 3.84% | 39,330 | 40,841 |
| 87 | Gardeners and landscape gardeners | 3.84% | 169,939 | 176,467 |
| 88 | Farmers | 3.84% | 133,064 | 138,174 |
| 89 | Production managers and directors in mining and energy | 3.83% | 29,049 | 30,162 |
| 90 | Charitable organisation managers and directors | 3.83% | 54,785 | 56,884 |
| 91 | Functional managers and directors n.e.c. | 3.83% | 95,361 | 99,013 |
| 92 | Marketing, sales and advertising directors | 3.83% | 277,738 | 288,374 |
| 93 | Production managers and directors in construction | 3.83% | 174,569 | 181,254 |
| 94 | Human resource managers and directors | 3.83% | 246,800 | 256,251 |
| 95 | Financial managers and directors | 3.83% | 344,178 | 357,358 |
| 96 | Production managers and directors in manufacturing | 3.83% | 267,581 | 277,827 |
| 97 | Purchasing managers and directors | 3.83% | 60,500 | 62,816 |
| 98 | Nursery education teaching professionals | 3.76% | 26,645 | 27,646 |
| 99 | Teachers of english as a foreign language | 3.68% | 31,578 | 32,741 |
| 100 | Further education teaching professionals | 3.68% | 86,115 | 89,286 |
| 101 | Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 3.68% | 139,562 | 144,701 |
| 102 | Higher education teaching professionals | 3.68% | 261,224 | 270,842 |
| 103 | Primary education teaching professionals | 3.68% | 479,512 | 497,167 |
| 104 | Special and additional needs education teaching professionals | 3.68% | 78,343 | 81,227 |
| 105 | Importers and exporters | 3.10% | 6,389 | 6,587 |
| 106 | Electrical and electronics technicians | 3.02% | 18,695 | 19,260 |
| 107 | Quality assurance technicians | 2.90% | 28,411 | 29,234 |
| 108 | IT operations technicians | 2.90% | 119,160 | 122,611 |
| 109 | Laboratory technicians | 2.90% | 61,431 | 63,210 |
| 110 | IT user support technicians | 2.90% | 100,183 | 103,084 |
| 111 | Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. | 2.90% | 42,205 | 43,427 |
| 112 | Engineering technicians | 2.90% | 47,940 | 49,328 |
| 113 | Planning, process and production technicians | 2.89% | 31,969 | 32,894 |
| 114 | Pre-press technicians | 2.68% | 1,342 | 1,378 |
| 115 | Ship and hovercraft officers | 2.20% | 19,617 | 20,048 |
| 116 | Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers | 2.02% | 24,983 | 25,488 |
| 117 | Insurance underwriters | 1.97% | 46,490 | 47,407 |
| 118 | Legal associate professionals | 1.93% | 56,885 | 57,982 |
| 119 | Project support officers | 1.93% | 41,902 | 42,710 |
| 120 | Estimators, valuers and assessors | 1.93% | 51,549 | 52,543 |
| 121 | Brokers | 1.93% | 58,353 | 59,478 |
| 122 | Financial accounts managers | 1.93% | 142,800 | 145,553 |
| 123 | Data analysts | 1.93% | 123,050 | 125,422 |
| 124 | Financial and accounting technicians | 1.86% | 15,012 | 15,291 |
| 125 | Rail travel assistants | 1.56% | 25,848 | 26,251 |
| 126 | Housekeepers and related occupations | 1.56% | 52,507 | 53,325 |
| 127 | Sports and leisure assistants | 1.56% | 68,363 | 69,428 |
| 128 | Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors | 1.56% | 95,531 | 97,019 |
| 129 | Hairdressers and barbers | 1.56% | 170,588 | 173,245 |
| 130 | Caretakers | 1.56% | 90,474 | 91,883 |
| 131 | Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 1.56% | 38,784 | 39,388 |
| 132 | Beauticians and related occupations | 1.56% | 101,844 | 103,429 |
| 133 | Travel agents | 1.56% | 39,736 | 40,354 |
| 134 | Building and civil engineering technicians | 1.55% | 6,516 | 6,617 |
| 135 | Marine and waterways transport operatives | 1.29% | 2,948 | 2,986 |
| 136 | Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. | 0.77% | 27,191 | 27,401 |
| 137 | Footwear and leather working trades | 0.47% | 5,741 | 5,768 |
| 138 | Print finishing and binding workers | 0.23% | 11,045 | 11,070 |
| 139 | Other skilled trades n.e.c. | 0.20% | 62,937 | 63,062 |
| 140 | Bakers and flour confectioners | 0.20% | 35,322 | 35,392 |
| 141 | Cooks | 0.20% | 72,788 | 72,931 |
| 142 | Butchers | 0.20% | 30,569 | 30,629 |
| 143 | Chefs | 0.20% | 221,369 | 221,803 |
| 144 | Florists | 0.20% | 15,871 | 15,902 |
| 145 | Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers | 0.19% | 33,921 | 33,987 |
| 146 | Printers | 0.19% | 22,639 | 22,683 |
| 147 | Upholsterers | 0.19% | 24,763 | 24,811 |
| 148 | Catering and bar managers | 0.19% | 70,218 | 70,354 |
| 149 | Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers | 0.19% | 7,871 | 7,886 |
| 150 | Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c. | 0.19% | 9,995 | 10,014 |
| 151 | Tailors and dressmakers | 0.15% | 11,867 | 11,885 |
| 152 | Elementary storage occupations n.e.c. | 0.02% | 17,982 | 17,986 |
| 153 | Fork-lift truck drivers | -0.08% | 69,069 | 69,011 |
| 154 | Bus and coach drivers | -0.15% | 118,290 | 118,113 |
| 155 | Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. | -0.15% | 69,394 | 69,290 |
| 156 | Driving instructors | -0.15% | 46,679 | 46,609 |
| 157 | Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers | -0.15% | 313,960 | 313,489 |
| 158 | Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | -0.15% | 177,894 | 177,627 |
| 159 | Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c. | -0.15% | 29,226 | 29,182 |
| 160 | Delivery drivers and couriers | -0.15% | 349,162 | 348,636 |
| 161 | School midday and crossing patrol occupations | -0.15% | 76,518 | 76,401 |
| 162 | Rail transport operatives | -0.27% | 14,971 | 14,931 |
| 163 | Energy plant operatives | -0.41% | 5,875 | 5,851 |
| 164 | Mining and quarry workers and related operatives | -0.51% | 6,676 | 6,642 |
| 165 | Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | -0.54% | 25,070 | 24,935 |
| 166 | Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | -0.54% | 33,973 | 33,790 |
| 167 | Metal making and treating process operatives | -0.54% | 22,643 | 22,521 |
| 168 | Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | -0.54% | 53,105 | 52,817 |
| 169 | Water and sewerage plant operatives | -0.54% | 24,703 | 24,569 |
| 170 | Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | -0.54% | 188,990 | 187,964 |
| 171 | Process operatives n.e.c. | -0.54% | 43,276 | 43,041 |
| 172 | Routine inspectors and testers | -0.54% | 83,492 | 83,038 |
| 173 | Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) | -0.54% | 31,036 | 30,867 |
| 174 | Paper and wood machine operatives | -0.55% | 30,184 | 30,019 |
| 175 | Textile process operatives | -0.55% | 8,586 | 8,539 |
| 176 | Chemical and related process operatives | -0.57% | 28,862 | 28,698 |
| 177 | Printing machine assistants | -0.78% | 11,447 | 11,358 |
| 178 | Crane drivers | -0.78% | 11,877 | 11,784 |
| 179 | Air transport operatives | -0.83% | 8,193 | 8,125 |
| 180 | Plastics process operatives | -0.91% | 32,428 | 32,133 |
| 181 | Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. | -1.26% | 25,376 | 25,057 |
| 182 | Exam invigilators | -1.26% | 32,136 | 31,731 |
| 183 | Elementary sales occupations n.e.c. | -1.26% | 46,415 | 45,830 |
| 184 | Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers | -1.26% | 182,128 | 179,831 |
| 185 | Security guards and related occupations | -1.26% | 176,059 | 173,838 |
| 186 | Shelf fillers | -1.26% | 68,617 | 67,751 |
| 187 | Elementary storage supervisors | -1.26% | 45,837 | 45,258 |
| 188 | Roundspersons and van salespersons | -1.67% | 7,250 | 7,129 |
| 189 | Market and street traders and assistants | -1.67% | 25,176 | 24,755 |
| 190 | Debt, rent and other cash collectors | -1.67% | 36,346 | 35,738 |
| 191 | Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants | -1.67% | 116,626 | 114,675 |
| 192 | Sales and retail assistants | -1.67% | 1,223,029 | 1,202,569 |
| 193 | Telephone salespersons | -1.67% | 23,730 | 23,333 |
| 194 | Retail cashiers and check-out operators | -1.67% | 150,560 | 148,041 |
| 195 | Sales related occupations n.e.c. | -1.67% | 40,096 | 39,425 |
| 196 | Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers | -1.67% | 44,553 | 43,807 |
| 197 | Library clerks and assistants | -1.71% | 32,664 | 32,106 |
| 198 | Transport and distribution clerks and assistants | -1.73% | 62,314 | 61,238 |
| 199 | Bank and post office clerks | -1.73% | 97,003 | 95,328 |
| 200 | Local government administrative occupations | -1.73% | 147,947 | 145,392 |
| 201 | Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. | -1.73% | 211,807 | 208,149 |
| 202 | Records clerks and assistants | -1.73% | 128,888 | 126,662 |
| 203 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | -1.73% | 541,082 | 531,734 |
| 204 | Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants | -1.73% | 97,762 | 96,073 |
| 205 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | -1.73% | 571,859 | 561,978 |
| 206 | Finance officers | -1.73% | 53,123 | 52,205 |
| 207 | Stock control clerks and assistants | -1.73% | 77,249 | 75,914 |
| 208 | Credit controllers | -1.73% | 51,206 | 50,321 |
| 209 | Sales administrators | -1.73% | 59,240 | 58,216 |
| 210 | Officers of non-governmental organisations | -1.73% | 57,023 | 56,037 |
| 211 | Sheet metal workers | -1.84% | 16,384 | 16,082 |
| 212 | Visual merchandisers and related occupations | -1.96% | 5,447 | 5,340 |
| 213 | Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | -2.07% | 46,560 | 45,596 |
| 214 | Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers | -2.07% | 89,481 | 87,627 |
| 215 | Farm workers | -2.07% | 28,019 | 27,438 |
| 216 | Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c. | -2.07% | 27,003 | 26,443 |
| 217 | Forestry and related workers | -2.07% | 7,762 | 7,601 |
| 218 | Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | -2.16% | 17,044 | 16,675 |
| 219 | Boat and ship builders and repairers | -2.17% | 12,444 | 12,174 |
| 220 | Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors | -2.17% | 46,225 | 45,222 |
| 221 | Vehicle body builders and repairers | -2.17% | 28,431 | 27,814 |
| 222 | Electricians and electrical fitters | -2.17% | 243,078 | 237,801 |
| 223 | Metal working production and maintenance fitters | -2.17% | 161,128 | 157,630 |
| 224 | Telecoms and related network installers and repairers | -2.17% | 85,071 | 83,224 |
| 225 | Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | -2.17% | 157,499 | 154,079 |
| 226 | Computer system and equipment installers and servicers | -2.17% | 52,993 | 51,842 |
| 227 | Welding trades | -2.17% | 52,693 | 51,548 |
| 228 | Precision instrument makers and repairers | -2.17% | 26,355 | 25,782 |
| 229 | Security system installers and repairers | -2.18% | 20,492 | 20,046 |
| 230 | Pipe fitters | -2.18% | 10,763 | 10,528 |
| 231 | Stonemasons and related trades | -2.27% | 13,294 | 12,992 |
| 232 | Floorers and wall tilers | -2.27% | 45,553 | 44,518 |
| 233 | Roofers, roof tilers and slaters | -2.27% | 33,177 | 32,423 |
| 234 | Construction and building trades supervisors | -2.27% | 61,962 | 60,553 |
| 235 | Bricklayers | -2.27% | 45,815 | 44,773 |
| 236 | Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers | -2.27% | 149,480 | 146,080 |
| 237 | Carpenters and joiners | -2.27% | 201,530 | 196,946 |
| 238 | Construction and building trades n.e.c. | -2.27% | 219,708 | 214,710 |
| 239 | Painters and decorators | -2.28% | 86,125 | 84,165 |
| 240 | Plasterers | -2.28% | 54,371 | 53,133 |
| 241 | Metal machining setters and setter-operators | -2.32% | 26,822 | 26,201 |
| 242 | Steel erectors | -2.37% | 6,505 | 6,351 |
| 243 | Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations | -2.38% | 10,278 | 10,033 |
| 244 | Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. | -2.40% | 20,542 | 20,050 |
| 245 | Aircraft maintenance and related trades | -2.65% | 29,161 | 28,389 |
| 246 | Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out | -2.98% | 9,208 | 8,934 |
| 247 | Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers | -3.09% | 15,479 | 15,001 |
| 248 | Train and tram drivers | -4.00% | 25,428 | 24,412 |
| 249 | Receptionists | -7.10% | 247,326 | 229,770 |
| 250 | Personal assistants and other secretaries | -7.10% | 223,532 | 207,664 |
| 251 | School secretaries | -7.10% | 65,166 | 60,540 |
| 252 | Medical secretaries | -7.10% | 88,433 | 82,155 |
| 253 | Legal secretaries | -7.10% | 57,568 | 53,481 |
| 254 | Typists and related keyboard occupations | -7.22% | 6,886 | 6,389 |
| 255 | Company secretaries and administrators | -10.06% | 29,704 | 26,715 |
| 256 | Collector salespersons and credit agents | -12.50% | 8,528 | 7,462 |
