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Federal Employment Statistics

THE TWENTY LARGEST WHITE-COLLAR OCCUPATIONS AS
OF SEPTEMBER 2008 AND COMPARED TO SEPTEMBER 1998

Occupation Code	Occupation	September 2008	September 1998	Change	Percent Change
0301	Miscellaneous Administration and Program	88,812	57,010	31,802	55.8%
0303	Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant	76,086	75,885	201	0.3%
2210	Information Technology Management	68,626	N/A
0610	Nurse	60,889	44,085	16,804	38.1%
1802	Compliance Inspection and Support	56,774	7,581	49,193	648.9%
0343	Management and Program Analysis	55,828	40,482	15,346	37.9%
1811	Criminal Investigating	41,654	35,465	6,189	17.5%
0905	General Attorney	30,928	26,690	4,238	15.9%
1101	General Business and Industry	29,963	20,626	9,337	45.3%
1102	Contracting	29,928	27,817	2,111	7.6%
1801	General Inspection, Investigation, & Comp	29,420	10,622	18,798	177.0%
0105	Social Insurance Administration	27,406	26,388	1,018	3.9%
0318	Secretary	27,176	59,699	-32,523	-54.5%
0962	Contact Representative	27,043	16,012	11,031	68.9%
0602	Medical Officer	26,542	39,569	-13,027	-32.9%
0201	Human Resources Management	24,624	11,186	13,438	120.1%
2152	Air Traffic Control	21,726	24,213	-2,487	-10.3%
0501	Financial Administration and Program	21,266	8,633	12,633	146.3%
0801	General Engineering	21,179	18,425	2,754	14.9%
1895	Customs and Border Protection	19,629	N/A

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of Workforce Information, Central Personnel Data File (CPDF)

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