Tech Professionals Seeing Most Gains in Self-Employment

A recent CareerBuilder survey indicated self-employment seeing a decline in the U.S.—with an estimated 10 million self-employed jobs as of 2013—down to 6.6% (from 7.2% in

ass="amp-ad-wrapper amp_ad_1 ampforwp-incontent-custom-banner ampforwp-incontent-ad1"> 2006). However, the findings of the survey, done in conjunction with Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI), revealed key insights on specific industries that show gains in self-employment (defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, as those who “consider self-employment to be a significant part of their income or time working.” Incorporated business owners are not counted among the self-employed nor are freelancers or professionals who have other smaller, secondary sources of income.)

If you’re looking to become self-employed or want to know the trending industries seeing an uptick, take a look at further findings of the study in terms of booming markets and those that aren’t doing so well in that department.

Self-Employed Occupations with the Most Total New Jobs (2006-2013)

Description	Change	% Change
Managers, All Other	39,839	15%
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers	37,939	13%
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners	37,102	9%
Construction Laborers	30,287	10%
Personal Care Aides	17,367	18%
Web Developers	10,819	67%
Recreation Workers	9,116	40%
Medical Transcriptionists	8,902	375%
Home Health Aides	8,151	22%
Photographers	7,968	12%

 

Self-Employed Occupations with the Most Total Job Losses (2006-2013)

Description	Change	% Change
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	-124,620	-22%
Construction Managers	-93,185	-38%
Real Estate Sales Agents	-71,132	-22%
Carpenters	-67,497	-14%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	-64,446	-33%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers2	-62,494	-19%
Childcare Workers	-52,502	-9%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	-35,342	-15%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	-28,054	-13%
First-Line Supervisors, Non-Retail Sales Workers	-27,568	-21%