The positions with the best (and worst) job security in America
Recent data from the site 27/7 Wall St. shows that appraisers and assessors of real estate have the best job security, and reported that the current unemployment rate is 3.9%.
The site examined unemployment rates of different jobs based on information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to come up with these lists. It also noted that “the 30 jobs with the highest job security have unemployment rates below 1.0%, while the 30 jobs with the lowest job security have unemployment rates of 7.5% or above.”
Check out the rankings below to see if you currently work in a field with the best or worst job security in the country.
Here are the positions with the best job security
Here are the 10 jobs with the best security, with each position’s unemployment rate and projected job growth:
1) Appraisers and assessors of real estate
Unemployment rate: 0.2% (note: “tied – the highest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +14.4%
2) First-line supervisors of correctional officers
Unemployment rate: 0.2% (note: “tied – the highest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: -7.8%
3) Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
Unemployment rate: 0.3% (note: “tied – 3rd highest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: -3.2%
4) Respiratory therapists
Unemployment rate: 0.3% (note: “tied – 3rd highest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +23.4%
5) Court, municipal, and license clerks
Unemployment rate: 0.3% (note: “tied – 3rd highest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +6.6%
6) Precision instrument and equipment repairers
Unemployment rate: 0.3% (note: “tied – 3rd highest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016-2026: N/A
7) Dental hygienists
Unemployment rate: 0.4% (note: “7th highest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +19.6%
8) Physicians and surgeons
Unemployment rate: 0.5% (note: “tied – 8th highest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: N/A
9) Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
Unemployment rate: 0.5% (note: “tied – 8th highest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +15.1%
10) Occupational therapists
Unemployment rate: 0.5% (note: “tied – 8th highest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +21.2%
And here are the remaining 20 jobs with the best job security:
11) First-line supervisors of police and detectives
12) Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
13) Private detectives and investigators
14) Directors of religious activities and education
15) Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents
16) Chiropractors
17) Clergy
18) Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
19) Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
20) Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
21) Special education teachers
22) Librarians
23) Speech-language pathologists
24) Physician assistants
25) Lawyers
26) Postal service mail carriers
27) Psychologists
28) Dentists
29) Insurance underwriters
30) Statisticians
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Here are the positions with the worst job security
Here are the 10 jobs with the worst security, with each position’s unemployment rate and projected job growth:
1) Actors
Unemployment rate: 24.2% (note: “the lowest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +11.7%
2) Crossing guards
Unemployment rate: 14.7% (note: “2nd lowest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +8.5%
3) Telemarketers
Unemployment rate: 14.4% (note: “3rd lowest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +0.0%
4) Dishwashers
Unemployment rate: 12.9% (note: “4th lowest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016-2026: +4.3%
5) Graders and sorters of agricultural products
Unemployment rate: 11.0% (note: “5th lowest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: -0.9%
6) Roofers
Unemployment rate: 10.6% (note: “6th lowest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +11.3%
7) Hand packers and packagers
Unemployment rate: 10.2% (note: “7th lowest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +1.8%
8) Order clerks
Unemployment rate: 9.8% (note: “8th lowest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: -2.0%
9) Construction laborers
Unemployment rate: 9.7% (note: “9th lowest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +12.6%
10) Lifeguards and other recreational, and all other protective service workers
Unemployment rate: 9.5% (note: “10th lowest job security”)
Projected job growth from 2016 to 2026: +7.7%
And here are the remaining 20 jobs with the worst job security:
11) Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
12) Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
13) Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders for metal and plastic
14) Miscellaneous agricultural workers
15) Models, demonstrators, and product promoters
16) Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
17) Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
18) Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
19) Helpers–production workers
20) Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
21) Grounds maintenance workers
22) Painters, construction and maintenance
23) Gaming services workers
24) Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers
25) First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
26) Food preparation workers
27) Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
28) Tax preparers
29) Cashiers
30) Stock clerks and order fillers
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