Top 50 Occupations with Largest Growth
2010 - 2020 Download (xls)
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The top 50 occupations with the greatest number of annual openings
due to growth represent numerous
opportunities for finding employment in the years ahead.
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SOC
Code
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Occupational TitleĀ
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2010
Average
Employment |
2020 Projected Employment |
Openings
Due To Replacements |
Openings
Due To Growth |
Total Openings |
| 00-0000 |
Total,
All Occupations |
488,178 |
540,550 |
115,672 |
54,695 |
170,367 |
| 41-2031 |
Retail
Salespersons |
14,703 |
16,785 |
4,319 |
2,082 |
6,401 |
| 29-1111 |
Registered
Nurses |
12,961 |
14,998 |
2,346 |
2,037 |
4,383 |
| 31-1011 |
Home
Health Aides |
4,610 |
6,479 |
595 |
1,869 |
2,464 |
| 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 |
| 39-9021 |
Personal
Care Aides |
2,978 |
4,294 |
236 |
1,316 |
1,552 |
| 43-4051 |
Customer
Service Representatives |
8,871 |
10,066 |
2,519 |
1,195 |
3,714 |
| 35-3031 |
Waiters
& Waitresses |
8,824 |
10,013 |
4,405 |
1,189 |
5,594 |
| 41-2011 |
Cashiers |
10,888 |
11,936 |
4,940 |
1,048 |
5,988 |
| 43-9061 |
Office
Clerks, General |
8,889 |
9,833 |
1,573 |
944 |
2,517 |
| 43-3031 |
Bookkeeping,
Accounting, & Auditing Clerks |
7,783 |
8,610 |
856 |
827 |
1,683 |
| 43-6013 |
Medical
Secretaries |
3,092 |
3,840 |
415 |
748 |
1,163 |
| 37-3011 |
Landscaping
& Groundskeeping Workers |
4,564 |
5,311 |
807 |
747 |
1,554 |
| 35-2014 |
Cooks,
Restaurant |
3,859 |
4,542 |
822 |
683 |
1,505 |
| 53-7062 |
Laborers
& Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand |
5,186 |
5,840 |
1,658 |
654 |
2,312 |
| 47-2031 |
Carpenters |
4,066 |
4,665 |
862 |
599 |
1,461 |
| 41-4012 |
Sales
Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Except
Technical & Scientific Products |
4,675 |
5,256 |
1,100 |
581 |
1,681 |
| 43-1011 |
First-Line
Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers |
5,807 |
6,370 |
1,553 |
563 |
2,116 |
| 43-4171 |
Receptionists
& Information Clerks |
3,624 |
4,124 |
1,096 |
500 |
1,596 |
| 13-1111 |
Management
Analysts |
2,796 |
3,294 |
455 |
498 |
953 |
| 15-1133 |
Software
Developers, Systems Software |
1,431 |
1,913 |
149 |
482 |
631 |
| 53-3032 |
Heavy
& Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
2,858 |
3,340 |
569 |
482 |
1,051 |
| 39-9011 |
Childcare
Workers |
4,770 |
5,242 |
1,502 |
472 |
1,974 |
| 29-2052 |
Pharmacy
Technicians |
1,429 |
1,890 |
248 |
461 |
709 |
| 13-2011 |
Accountants
& Auditors |
3,739 |
4,195 |
803 |
456 |
1,259 |
| 37-2011 |
Janitors
& Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners |
7,292 |
7,746 |
1,375 |
454 |
1,829 |
| 25-2021 |
Elementary
School Teachers, Except Special Education |
3,473 |
3,926 |
763 |
453 |
1,216 |
| 35-3022 |
Counter
Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop |
4,031 |
4,466 |
2,923 |
435 |
3,358 |
| 21-1093 |
Social
& Human Service Assistants |
2,961 |
3,377 |
641 |
416 |
1,057 |
| 49-9071 |
Maintenance
& Repair Workers, General |
4,058 |
4,444 |
746 |
386 |
1,132 |
| 25-9041 |
Teacher
Assistants |
4,516 |
4,898 |
1,019 |
382 |
1,401 |
| 33-9032 |
Security
Guards |
2,861 |
3,242 |
454 |
381 |
835 |
| 35-1012 |
First-Line
Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers |
2,754 |
3,110 |
584 |
356 |
940 |
| 35-3011 |
Bartenders |
2,761 |
3,102 |
961 |
341 |
1,302 |
| 47-2061 |
Construction
Laborers |
2,140 |
2,479 |
171 |
339 |
510 |
| 41-1011 |
First-Line
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
5,171 |
5,506 |
1,206 |
335 |
1,541 |
| 15-1142 |
Network
& Computer Systems Administrators |
1,225 |
1,553 |
207 |
328 |
535 |
| 15-1150 |
Computer
Support Specialists |
2,249 |
2,567 |
591 |
318 |
909 |
| 13-1161 |
Market
Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists |
801 |
1,115 |
213 |
314 |
527 |
| 39-5012 |
Hairdressers,
Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists |
2,562 |
2,876 |
489 |
314 |
803 |
| 13-2051 |
Financial
Analysts |
1,328 |
1,626 |
281 |
298 |
579 |
| 15-1121 |
Computer
Systems Analysts |
1,467 |
1,758 |
275 |
291 |
566 |
| 35-9021 |
Dishwashers |
2,751 |
3,039 |
1,256 |
288 |
1,544 |
| 53-3033 |
Light
Truck or Delivery Services Drivers |
2,956 |
3,238 |
588 |
282 |
870 |
| 15-1132 |
Software
Developers, Applications |
990 |
1,268 |
103 |
278 |
381 |
| 13-2052 |
Personal
Financial Advisors |
1,012 |
1,286 |
117 |
274 |
391 |
| 25-2022 |
Middle
School Teachers, Except Special & Career/Technical
Education |
2,090 |
2,363 |
459 |
273 |
732 |
| 47-1011 |
First-Line
Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers |
1,445 |
1,705 |
333 |
260 |
593 |
| 53-3031 |
Driver/Sales
Workers |
2,206 |
2,463 |
439 |
257 |
696 |
| 27-2022 |
Coaches
& Scouts |
956 |
1,211 |
242 |
255 |
497 |
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