| | Fastest Growing Occupations by Job Growth
Employment Outlook 2006 - 2016 Select Geography
| Occupation |
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Total
Growth
Openings |
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Total
Percentage
Change |
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| Home Health Aides | | 27,860 | | | 38.63 | | | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Inc | | 25,970 | | | 26.33 | | | Registered Nurses | | 25,100 | | | 31.64 | | | Retail Salespersons | | 23,510 | | | 17.40 | | | Customer Service Representatives | | 19,410 | | | 27.71 | | | Waiters and Waitresses | | 15,870 | | | 23.18 | | | Personal and Home Care Aides | | 13,900 | | | 75.78 | | | Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants | | 11,060 | | | 20.26 | | | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeepi | | 10,310 | | | 19.92 | | | Office Clerks, General | | 10,130 | | | 15.80 | | | Construction Laborers | | 9,370 | | | 26.38 | | | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | | 9,150 | | | 15.88 | | | Elementary School Teachers, Exc. Special Educ. | | 8,770 | | | 23.98 | | | First-line Supervisors/Managers Of Construction Tr | | 8,420 | | | 23.51 | | | Receptionists and Information Clerks | | 8,350 | | | 26.50 | | | Social and Human Service Assistants | | 8,340 | | | 66.40 | | | Business Operations Specialists, All Other | | 8,270 | | | 29.06 | | | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | | 8,100 | | | 23.96 | | | Carpenters | | 7,840 | | | 21.44 | | | Food Preparation Workers | | 7,490 | | | 24.28 | | | Teacher Assistants | | 7,270 | | | 19.65 | | | Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-trailer | | 7,070 | | | 12.29 | | | First-line Supervis./Managers Of Retail Sales Work | | 6,990 | | | 9.84 | | | Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants | | 6,580 | | | 30.19 | | | Cooks, Restaurant | | 6,330 | | | 24.11 | |
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