Fastest Growing Occupations
2010 - 2020 Download (xls)
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It is projected that the
Rhode Island
economy will generate over 54,000 new jobs during the
2010-2020
projection period. The fastest growing occupations in
Rhode Island
are considered to be those with both a
projected 2020 employment level of 500 or more and a growth rate of
at least 15 percent.
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SOC
Code
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Occupational Title
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2010
Average
Employment |
2020 Projected Employment |
Openings
Due To Growth |
Openings
Due To Replacements |
Total Openings |
| 29-1111 |
Registered
Nurses |
12,961 |
14,998 |
2,346 |
2,037 |
4,383 |
| 35-3021 |
Combined
Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
8,332 |
9,884 |
2,325 |
1,552 |
3,877 |
| 31-1012 |
Nursing
Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants |
9,360 |
10,809 |
1,207 |
1,449 |
2,656 |
| 31-1011 |
Home
Health Aides |
4,610 |
6,479 |
595 |
1,869 |
2,464 |
| 37-3011 |
Landscaping
& Groundskeeping Workers |
4,564 |
5,311 |
807 |
747 |
1,554 |
| 39-9021 |
Personal
Care Aides |
2,978 |
4,294 |
236 |
1,316 |
1,552 |
| 35-2014 |
Cooks,
Restaurant |
3,859 |
4,542 |
822 |
683 |
1,505 |
| 43-6013 |
Medical
Secretaries |
3,092 |
3,840 |
415 |
748 |
1,163 |
| 53-3032 |
Heavy
& Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
2,858 |
3,340 |
569 |
482 |
1,051 |
| 13-1111 |
Management
Analysts |
2,796 |
3,294 |
455 |
498 |
953 |
| 29-2052 |
Pharmacy
Technicians |
1,429 |
1,890 |
248 |
461 |
709 |
| 15-1133 |
Software
Developers, Systems Software |
1,431 |
1,913 |
149 |
482 |
631 |
| 41-3021 |
Insurance
Sales Agents |
1,547 |
1,800 |
354 |
253 |
607 |
| 47-1011 |
First-Line
Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers |
1,445 |
1,705 |
333 |
260 |
593 |
| 13-2051 |
Financial
Analysts |
1,328 |
1,626 |
281 |
298 |
579 |
| 15-1121 |
Computer
Systems Analysts |
1,467 |
1,758 |
275 |
291 |
566 |
| 29-1051 |
Pharmacists |
1,189 |
1,441 |
302 |
252 |
554 |
| 15-1142 |
Network
& Computer Systems Administrators |
1,225 |
1,553 |
207 |
328 |
535 |
| 13-1161 |
Market
Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists |
801 |
1,115 |
213 |
314 |
527 |
| 47-2061 |
Construction
Laborers |
2,140 |
2,479 |
171 |
339 |
510 |
| 27-2022 |
Coaches
& Scouts |
956 |
1,211 |
242 |
255 |
497 |
| 35-2012 |
Cooks,
Institution & Cafeteria |
1,130 |
1,338 |
241 |
208 |
449 |
| 41-4011 |
Sales
Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical
& Scientific Products |
1,023 |
1,209 |
241 |
186 |
427 |
| 39-9031 |
Fitness
Trainers & Aerobics Instructors |
1,205 |
1,423 |
193 |
218 |
411 |
| 15-1179 |
Information
Security Analysts, Web Developers, & Computer Network
Architects |
1,253 |
1,465 |
185 |
212 |
397 |
| 13-2052 |
Personal
Financial Advisors |
1,012 |
1,286 |
117 |
274 |
391 |
| 25-2041 |
Special
Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, &
Elementary School |
851 |
989 |
251 |
138 |
389 |
| 11-3021 |
Computer
& Information Systems Managers |
1,154 |
1,365 |
176 |
211 |
387 |
| 15-1132 |
Software
Developers, Applications |
990 |
1,268 |
103 |
278 |
381 |
| 29-1123 |
Physical
Therapists |
1,134 |
1,373 |
132 |
239 |
371 |
| 35-3041 |
Food
Servers, Nonrestaurant |
793 |
928 |
224 |
135 |
359 |
| 29-2037 |
Radiologic
Technologists & Technicians |
1,103 |
1,278 |
171 |
175 |
346 |
| 47-2073 |
Operating
Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators |
771 |
931 |
179 |
160 |
339 |
| 29-2041 |
Emergency
Medical Technicians & Paramedics |
796 |
972 |
160 |
176 |
336 |
| 49-9021 |
Heating,
Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics &
Installers |
870 |
1,052 |
154 |
182 |
336 |
| 29-2021 |
Dental
Hygienists |
889 |
1,037 |
178 |
148 |
326 |
| 21-1023 |
Mental
Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers |
782 |
921 |
185 |
139 |
324 |
| 29-2056 |
Veterinary
Technologists & Technicians |
468 |
680 |
81 |
212 |
293 |
| 13-2072 |
Loan
Officers |
680 |
793 |
174 |
113 |
287 |
| 13-1051 |
Cost
Estimators |
598 |
766 |
115 |
168 |
283 |
| 29-1062 |
Family
& General Practitioners |
706 |
823 |
140 |
117 |
257 |
| 47-2021 |
Brickmasons
& Blockmasons |
498 |
651 |
103 |
153 |
256 |
| 13-1151 |
Training
& Development Specialists |
587 |
733 |
99 |
146 |
245 |
| 53-7081 |
Refuse
& Recyclable Material Collectors |
499 |
592 |
148 |
93 |
241 |
| 21-1011 |
Substance
Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselors |
553 |
658 |
118 |
105 |
223 |
| 21-1022 |
Healthcare
Social Workers |
467 |
571 |
111 |
104 |
215 |
| 49-9041 |
Industrial
Machinery Mechanics |
580 |
684 |
111 |
104 |
215 |
| 25-9031 |
Instructional
Coordinators |
556 |
644 |
123 |
88 |
211 |
| 29-1122 |
Occupational
Therapists |
522 |
629 |
99 |
107 |
206 |
| 21-1014 |
Mental
Health Counselors |
445 |
552 |
95 |
107 |
202 |
| 29-1126 |
Respiratory
Therapists |
431 |
516 |
82 |
85 |
167 |
| 11-9041 |
Architectural
& Engineering Managers |
471 |
543 |
92 |
72 |
164 |
| 13-1041 |
Compliance
Officers |
545 |
640 |
66 |
95 |
161 |
| 25-1121 |
Art,
Drama, & Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
478 |
553 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
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