Employment by Major Industry GroupEmployment by Occupational GroupAnnual Average Openings by Occupational GroupFastest Growing Occupations by Job GrowthFastest Declining Occupations by Job GrowthFastest Growing Occupations by Percentage ChangeOccupational Employment and Annual Average Job Needs
  
North Carolina Occupational Trends

 

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Healthcare Support Occupations
Employment by Occupational Group
in 2006 and Projected to 2016

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Major Occupational Group
2006
Emp.
2016
Emp.
Annualized
Change
Dental Assistants  7,110  9,670  3.13 
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other  10,160  13,050  2.54 
Home Health Aides  72,130  99,990  3.32 
Massage Therapists  2,340  3,120  2.90 
Medical Assistants  9,420  14,050  4.08 
Medical Equipment Preparers  1,550  1,890  2.03 
Medical Transcriptionists  2,970  3,600  1.96 
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants  21,780  28,360  2.67 
Occupational Therapist Aides  180  220  1.77 
Occupational Therapist Assistants  790  1,040  2.81 
Pharmacy Aides  1,070  1,010  -0.55 
Physical Therapist Aides  780  1,070  3.15 
Physical Therapist Assistants  2,020  2,990  3.97 
Psychiatric Aides  490  680  3.37 
Veterinary Asst. and Laboratory Animal Caretakers  3,060  3,740  2.02 

* Indicates suppressed employment lower than 10