2010-2020 State Occupational Projections
Occupation | 2010 | 2020 | Change | Percent Change | Average Annual Openings |
Physician Assistants | 30 | 40 | 10 | 44 | |
Dental Assistants | 100 | 140 | 40 | 42.6 | 10 |
Medical Assistants | 90 | 120 | 40 | 41.4 | 10 |
Physical Therapists | 20 | 20 | 10 | 40 | |
Compliance Officers | 380 | 520 | 140 | 36.7 | 20 |
Home Health Aides | 20 | 30 | 10 | 33.3 | |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 60 | 80 | 20 | 33.3 | |
Cost Estimators | 50 | 60 | 20 | 31.9 | |
Environmental Engineering Technicians | 20 | 30 | 10 | 31.6 | |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 50 | 60 | 20 | 30.6 | |
Physicans and Surgeons | 120 | 150 | 40 | 29.7 | 10 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 20 | 20 | 10 | 29.4 | |
Massage Therapists | 150 | 190 | 40 | 28.5 | 10 |
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | 90 | 120 | 30 | 27.7 | 10 |
Cargo and Freight Agents | 200 | 260 | 60 | 27.6 | 10 |
Dentists, General | 30 | 30 | 10 | 26.9 | |
Construction Managers | 190 | 240 | 50 | 26.6 | 10 |
Registered Nurses | 380 | 480 | 100 | 26.6 | 20 |
Construction Laborers | 750 | 950 | 200 | 26.3 | 30 |
Helpers–Carpenters | 100 | 130 | 30 | 26 | 10 |
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture | 40 | 40 | 10 | 25.7 | |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 280 | 360 | 70 | 25.4 | 20 |
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | 110 | 140 | 30 | 25 | 10 |
Public Relations Specialists | 20 | 30 | 10 | 25 | |
Dental Hygienists | 50 | 70 | 10 | 25 | |
Concierges | 50 | 70 | 10 | 25 | |
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 20 | 30 | 10 | 23.8 | |
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 920 | 1,140 | 220 | 23.8 | 40 |
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | 20 | 30 | 10 | 23.8 | |
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | 230 | 290 | 60 | 23.6 | 10 |
Pharmacy Technicians | 50 | 60 | 10 | 21.7 | |
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 110 | 130 | 20 | 21 | 10 |
Childcare Workers | 160 | 200 | 30 | 20.9 | 10 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 80 | 100 | 20 | 20.7 | 10 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 140 | 170 | 30 | 20.6 | 10 |
Customer Service Representatives | 1,190 | 1,430 | 240 | 20.2 | 60 |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 160 | 190 | 30 | 19.5 | 10 |
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | 120 | 140 | 20 | 19.1 | |
Air Traffic Controllers | 50 | 60 | 10 | 18.8 | |
Bill and Account Collectors | 190 | 220 | 40 | 18.6 | 10 |
Accountants and Auditors | 710 | 830 | 130 | 18.2 | 30 |
Pharmacists | 30 | 30 | 10 | 17.9 | |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 80 | 90 | 10 | 17.5 | |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 50 | 50 | 10 | 17.4 | |
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | 40 | 40 | 10 | 17.1 | |
Cooks, Fast Food | 220 | 260 | 40 | 16.8 | 10 |
Cooks, Restaurant | 720 | 840 | 120 | 16.8 | 30 |
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians | 100 | 110 | 20 | 16.7 | |
Sales Managers | 410 | 470 | 70 | 16.5 | 20 |
Parts Salespersons | 90 | 100 | 10 | 16.5 | |
Postsecondary Teachers | 50 | 60 | 10 | 16.3 | |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 40 | 40 | 10 | 16.2 | |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 240 | 280 | 40 | 16 | 10 |
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs | 60 | 70 | 10 | 15.9 | |
Procurement Clerks | 70 | 80 | 10 | 15.7 | |
Baggage Porters and Bellhops | 100 | 110 | 20 | 15.5 | 10 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 50 | 60 | 10 | 15.4 | |
Waiters and Waitresses | 1,800 | 2,080 | 270 | 15.1 | 130 |
Dishwashers | 470 | 540 | 70 | 14.8 | 30 |
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 70 | 80 | 10 | 14.7 | |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 70 | 80 | 10 | 14.7 | |
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 70 | 80 | 10 | 14.7 | |
Recreation Workers | 200 | 230 | 30 | 14.7 | 10 |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 200 | 230 | 30 | 14.7 | 10 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 350 | 400 | 50 | 14.6 | 10 |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 40 | 50 | 10 | 14.6 | |
Carpenters | 1,450 | 1,660 | 210 | 14.5 | 40 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | 100 | 110 | 10 | 14.4 | |
Civil Engineers | 300 | 350 | 40 | 14.1 | 10 |
Helpers–Electricians | 70 | 80 | 10 | 14.1 | |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 570 | 650 | 80 | 14 | 20 |
Receptionists and Information Clerks | 320 | 370 | 40 | 13.3 | 10 |
Marketing Managers | 120 | 140 | 20 | 12.9 | 10 |
Helpers–Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 50 | 50 | 10 | 12.8 | |
Bartenders | 230 | 260 | 30 | 12.7 | 10 |
Tire Repairers and Changers | 40 | 50 | 10 | 12.5 | |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 920 | 1,040 | 110 | 12.4 | 30 |
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 70 | 70 | 10 | 12.3 | |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 280 | 310 | 30 | 12.3 | 10 |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 110 | 130 | 10 | 12.3 | |
Security Guards | 590 | 660 | 70 | 12.2 | 20 |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 190 | 210 | 20 | 12.2 | 10 |
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 230 | 260 | 30 | 11.7 | 10 |
Food Service Managers | 240 | 270 | 30 | 11.6 | 10 |
Lawyers | 250 | 280 | 30 | 11.5 | 10 |
Social and Human Service Assistants | 110 | 130 | 10 | 11.4 | |
Photographers | 50 | 60 | 10 | 11.1 | |
Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 230 | 250 | 30 | 11.1 | 10 |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | 50 | 60 | 10 | 11.1 | |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 280 | 310 | 30 | 11 | 10 |
Total, All Occupations | 62,170 | 68,940 | 6,780 | 10.9 | 2,200 |
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 50 | 50 | 10 | 10.9 | |
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers | 60 | 70 | 10 | 10.9 | |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 600 | 670 | 70 | 10.8 | 10 |
Office Clerks, General | 1,320 | 1,460 | 140 | 10.8 | 30 |
Food Preparation Workers | 820 | 910 | 90 | 10.6 | 40 |
Sheet Metal Workers | 120 | 140 | 10 | 10.5 | |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 80 | 90 | 10 | 10.3 | |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 1,300 | 1,430 | 130 | 10.1 | 30 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 100 | 110 | 10 | 9.9 | |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 990 | 1,090 | 100 | 9.9 | 20 |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 140 | 160 | 10 | 9.9 | |
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | 70 | 80 | 10 | 9.6 | |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 160 | 170 | 20 | 9.6 | 10 |
Graphic Designers | 140 | 150 | 10 | 9.5 | 10 |
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 250 | 280 | 20 | 9.5 | 10 |
Financial Managers | 270 | 290 | 30 | 9.4 | 10 |
Amusement and Recreation Attendants | 110 | 120 | 10 | 9.4 | 10 |
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 210 | 230 | 20 | 9.4 | 10 |
Environmental Engineers | 70 | 70 | 10 | 9.1 | |
Construction and Building Inspectors | 100 | 110 | 10 | 9 | |
Billing and Posting Clerks | 150 | 160 | 10 | 8.8 | |
Administrative Services Managers | 450 | 490 | 40 | 8.7 | 10 |
Management Analysts | 210 | 230 | 20 | 8.7 | 10 |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 880 | 950 | 80 | 8.6 | 30 |
Retail Salespersons | 1,470 | 1,600 | 130 | 8.5 | 50 |
Purchasing Managers | 70 | 80 | 10 | 8.3 | |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 140 | 160 | 10 | 8.3 | 10 |
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 1,230 | 1,330 | 100 | 8.2 | 40 |
Loan Officers | 60 | 70 | 10 | 8.1 | |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 240 | 260 | 20 | 8 | 10 |
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 90 | 100 | 10 | 8 | |
Cooks, Short Order | 60 | 70 | 10 | 7.9 | |
Driver/Sales Workers | 210 | 230 | 20 | 7.9 | 10 |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 90 | 100 | 10 | 7.8 | |
Surveying and Mapping Technicians | 70 | 70 | 10 | 7.7 | |
Chefs and Head Cooks | 180 | 200 | 10 | 7.7 | |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 300 | 320 | 20 | 7.7 | 10 |
Electrical Engineers | 100 | 100 | 10 | 7.4 | |
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 100 | 110 | 10 | 6.9 | |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 220 | 230 | 20 | 6.9 | 10 |
Helpers–Production Workers | 180 | 190 | 10 | 6.8 | |
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand | 80 | 80 | 10 | 6.7 | |
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 650 | 690 | 40 | 6.6 | 20 |
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | 220 | 230 | 10 | 6.5 | |
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 110 | 120 | 10 | 6.4 | |
Bakers | 140 | 150 | 10 | 5.8 | 10 |
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 190 | 200 | 10 | 5.2 | 10 |
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | 610 | 640 | 30 | 5.1 | 10 |
Cashiers | 1,690 | 1,760 | 80 | 4.5 | 80 |
Butchers and Meat Cutters | 160 | 170 | 10 | 4.4 | 10 |
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 300 | 310 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 130 | 140 | 10 | 3.8 | |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 780 | 810 | 30 | 3.7 | 20 |
Tellers | 270 | 280 | 10 | 3.7 | 10 |
Electricians | 550 | 570 | 20 | 3.7 | 20 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 430 | 440 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 280 | 290 | 10 | 2.9 | 10 |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 180 | 180 | 10 | 2.8 | |
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 280 | 290 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 690 | 700 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
General and Operations Managers | 1,720 | 1,700 | -20 | -1.1 | 50 |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 120 | 120 | -10 | -4.2 | |
Packers and Packagers, Hand | 230 | 220 | -10 | -5.6 | |
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | 110 | 110 | -10 | -6.2 | |
Insurance Underwriters | 70 | 60 | -10 | -7.4 | |
Demonstrators and Product Promoters | 120 | 110 | -10 | -8.2 | |
Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 200 | 180 | -20 | -9.1 | 10 |
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 130 | 120 | -10 | -9.5 | |
Data Entry Keyers | 180 | 160 | -20 | -11.6 | |
Postal Service Clerks | 50 | 40 | -10 | -12.8 | |
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 50 | 40 | -10 | -15.2 | |
Computer Operators | 70 | 60 | -10 | -16.4 | |
Telemarketers | 40 | 30 | -10 | -16.7 | |
File Clerks | 50 | 40 | -10 | -23.4 | |
Order Clerks | 30 | 20 | -10 | -25 |
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