Top 50 RI Occupations with Largest Growth

SOC
Code

Occupational Title

2006
Estimated
Employment

2016
Estimated
Employment

Total
Growth

Growth
Rate

29-1111	Registered Nurses	12,707	15,139	2,432	19.1%
31-1012	Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants	8,731	10,517	1,786	20.5%
41-2031	Retail Salespersons	14,890	16,629	1,739	11.7%
35-3031	Waiters and Waitresses	10,968	12,545	1,577	14.4%
35-3021	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	7,108	8,609	1,501	21.1%
31-1011	Home Health Aides	3,761	5,185	1,424	37.9%
43-4051	Customer Service Representatives	6,586	7,999	1,413	21.5%
21-1093	Social and Human Service Assistants	3,133	4,374	1,241	39.6%
39-9011	Child Care Workers	4,189	5,224	1,035	24.7%
43-9061	Office Clerks, General	11,532	12,547	1,015	8.8%
39-9021	Personal and Home Care Aides	2,106	2,887	781	37.1%
43-3031	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	7,368	8,116	748	10.2%
37-2012	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,057	4,805	748	18.4%
35-2021	Food Preparation Workers	3,613	4,317	704	19.5%
13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	4,670	5,364	694	14.9%
47-2031	Carpenters	6,698	7,381	683	10.2%
37-2011	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	7,663	8,309	646	8.4%
43-4171	Receptionists and Information Clerks	4,705	5,296	591	12.6%
25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	4,320	4,870	550	12.7%
35-3022	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	4,439	4,972	533	12.0%
37-3011	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	4,839	5,356	517	10.7%
31-9092	Medical Assistants	1,814	2,307	493	27.2%
15-1051	Computer Systems Analysts	1,898	2,385	487	25.7%
13-1111	Management Analysts	1,792	2,258	466	26.0%
13-2052	Personal Financial Advisors	966	1,426	460	47.6%
15-1031	Computer Software Engineers, Applications	1,259	1,690	431	34.2%
43-6011	Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	3,822	4,239	417	10.9%
25-9041	Teacher Assistants	4,977	5,389	412	8.3%
29-2052	Pharmacy Technicians	1,258	1,669	411	32.7%
35-2014	Cooks, Restaurant	2,696	3,097	401	14.9%
41-1011	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers	5,458	5,850	392	7.2%
43-3071	Tellers	2,442	2,833	391	16.0%
35-1012	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,615	2,998	383	14.6%
35-3011	Bartenders	3,098	3,468	370	11.9%
53-3032	Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	3,933	4,302	369	9.4%
47-2061	Construction Laborers	3,784	4,147	363	9.6%
53-3033	Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	4,311	4,673	362	8.4%
41-4012	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	5,127	5,468	341	6.7%
43-6013	Medical Secretaries	3,369	3,706	337	10.0%
39-5012	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	3,019	3,343	324	10.7%
29-2061	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,001	2,303	302	15.1%
35-9021	Dishwashers	2,066	2,366	300	14.5%
49-3023	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,670	2,959	289	10.8%
15-1032	Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	987	1,267	280	28.4%
53-3022	Bus Drivers, School	1,874	2,146	272	14.5%
11-3031	Financial Managers	2,099	2,361	262	12.5%
33-9032	Security Guards	3,223	3,474	251	7.8%
47-2152	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	2,420	2,670	250	10.3%
35-2011	Cooks, Fast Food	2,151	2,399	248	11.5%
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	4,776	5,017	241	5.0%