Fastest declining jobs in Virgin Islands, 2024–34

Ranked by projected percent change in employment from 2024 to 2034 in Virgin Islands, most negative first. A declining projection does not mean a job is disappearing — most of these still hire steadily to replace people who leave.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, Virgin Islands · Growth 2024–34

1Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,450
No formal educational credential
$27,740 – $42,800-20.9%
2Waiters and Waitresses$36,340
No formal educational credential
$23,200 – $80,510-10.8%
3Registered Nurses$84,120
Bachelor's degree
$63,250 – $102,250-9.4%
4Food Preparation Workers$30,460
No formal educational credential
$27,150 – $31,960-8.0%
5First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$55,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,100 – $88,170-6.4%
6Office Clerks, General$37,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,850 – $61,920-5.9%
7Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,380 – $56,490-5.8%
8Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$38,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,380 – $63,830-5.5%
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$65,170
Bachelor's degree
$44,990 – $106,330-4.4%
10Cooks, Restaurant$37,430
No formal educational credential
$31,770 – $46,990+1.3%
11Fast Food and Counter Workers$24,410
No formal educational credential
$23,330 – $26,780+3.5%
12Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$31,810
No formal educational credential
$26,620 – $38,940+3.7%
13General and Operations Managers$82,850
Bachelor's degree
$46,300 – $164,720+4.6%
14Security Guards$31,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,750 – $44,720+7.7%
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,560
Bachelor's degree
$49,410 – $76,420+8.2%
16Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$29,000
No formal educational credential
$23,590 – $36,850+8.6%
17Cashiers$28,040
No formal educational credential
$23,020 – $34,900+15.3%
18Retail Salespersons$28,790
No formal educational credential
$22,950 – $46,990+18.8%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianVirgin Islands	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Growth 2024–34
1	Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$31,450	$27,740 – $42,800	-20.9%
2	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$36,340	$23,200 – $80,510	-10.8%
3	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$84,120	$63,250 – $102,250	-9.4%
4	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$30,460	$27,150 – $31,960	-8.0%
5	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,630	$39,100 – $88,170	-6.4%
6	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,330	$27,850 – $61,920	-5.9%
7	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,040	$32,380 – $56,490	-5.8%
8	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,850	$29,380 – $63,830	-5.5%
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$65,170	$44,990 – $106,330	-4.4%
10	Cooks, RestaurantNo formal educational credential	$37,430	$31,770 – $46,990	+1.3%
11	Fast Food and Counter WorkersNo formal educational credential	$24,410	$23,330 – $26,780	+3.5%
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$31,810	$26,620 – $38,940	+3.7%
13	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$82,850	$46,300 – $164,720	+4.6%
14	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,990	$22,750 – $44,720	+7.7%
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,560	$49,410 – $76,420	+8.2%
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$29,000	$23,590 – $36,850	+8.6%
17	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$28,040	$23,020 – $34,900	+15.3%
18	Retail SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$28,790	$22,950 – $46,990	+18.8%

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