Annual Average Openings by Occupational Group

North Carolina Occupational Trends

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Annual Average Job Openings by Occupational
Group in 2008 and Projected to 2018

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Major Occupational Group
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	1,790	500	1,290
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ	2,120	650	1,470
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occup.	3,780	1,310	2,470
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	6,370	2,820	3,550
Community and Social Services Occupations	2,960	1,250	1,710
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	3,280	1,490	1,790
Construction and Extraction Occupations	7,040	2,930	4,110
Education, Training, and Library Occupations	8,730	3,170	5,560
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	560	0	560
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	16,310	4,260	12,050
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	9,990	5,420	4,570
Healthcare Support Occupations	6,570	4,960	1,610
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	4,860	1,180	3,680
Legal Occupations	920	480	440
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	2,150	770	1,380
Management Occupations	7,480	1,660	5,820
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	19,860	6,170	13,690
Personal Care and Service Occupations	5,300	2,170	3,130
Production Occupations	7,750	490	7,260
Protective Service Occupations	3,890	960	2,930
Sales and Related Occupations	18,260	4,390	13,870
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	8,760	1,280	7,480

Total, All Occupations	148,730	48,310	100,420