State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2016-2026 Ranked by Openings

State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2016-2026 Ranked by Openings State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2016-2026 Ranked by Openings

State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2016-2026 Ranked by Openings

Last Updated: August 29, 2018

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2016 - 2026 Annual				1Q2018 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
		2016	2026	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual		Find Employers Search for Employment
	Retail Salespersons	52,416	51,997	-419	-0.8%	3,305	4,143	-42	7,406	$12.32	$25,630	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Cashiers	39,218	38,090	-1,128	-2.9%	3,629	3,542	-113	7,058	$11.45	$23,801	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	29,512	33,510	3,998	13.6%	2,790	2,918	400	6,108	$11.48	$23,884	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Waiters and Waitresses	28,650	30,322	1,672	5.8%	2,183	3,344	167	5,694	$10.40	$21,632	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	33,137	35,264	2,127	6.4%	2,226	2,152	213	4,591	$14.22	$29,573	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Customer Service Representatives	32,328	33,016	688	2.1%	1,670	2,451	69	4,190	$18.66	$38,804	High School Short OJT

	Office Clerks, General	33,994	33,077	-917	-2.7%	1,968	1,918	-92	3,794	$18.00	$37,453	High School Short OJT

	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	23,796	25,915	2,119	8.9%	1,231	2,125	212	3,568	$14.87	$30,938	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	General and Operations Managers	34,692	37,819	3,127	9.0%	752	2,163	313	3,228	$60.04	$124,882	Bachelors +5 years

	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	34,017	31,035	-2,982	-8.8%	1,752	1,704	-298	3,158	$21.60	$44,936	High School Short OJT

	Childcare Workers	19,634	21,091	1,457	7.4%	1,662	1,261	146	3,069	$12.21	$25,397	High School Short OJT

	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	23,104	23,745	641	2.8%	1,279	1,669	64	3,012	$12.30	$25,590	High School Short OJT

	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	19,299	21,369	2,070	10.7%	1,506	1,137	207	2,850	$12.42	$25,829	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Nursing Assistants	22,487	22,874	387	1.7%	1,378	1,146	39	2,563	$15.79	$32,844	Postsecondary

	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	25,104	25,592	488	1.9%	984	1,463	49	2,496	$30.56	$63,575	High School <5 years

	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	17,315	18,940	1,625	9.4%	847	1,295	162	2,304	$16.42	$34,140	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	21,450	21,831	381	1.8%	799	1,456	38	2,293	$22.35	$46,497	High School <5 years

	Cooks, Restaurant	13,898	15,393	1,495	10.8%	858	1,172	150	2,180	$14.01	$29,141	No Formal Credential <5 yearsMod. OJT

	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	20,117	19,689	-428	-2.1%	1,232	956	-43	2,145	$22.38	$46,532	Some college No degree Mod. OJT

	Registered Nurses	34,378	37,542	3,164	9.2%	1,030	782	316	2,128	$38.81	$80,730	Bachelors

	Teacher Assistants	21,517	21,220	-297	-1.4%	1,173	975	-30	2,118	$	$31,398	Some college No degree

	Receptionists and Information Clerks	13,920	14,702	782	5.6%	890	950	78	1,918	$16.40	$34,116	High School Short OJT

	Accountants and Auditors	18,460	20,106	1,646	8.9%	569	1,110	165	1,844	$36.74	$76,423	Bachelors

	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	16,523	17,534	1,011	6.1%	562	1,141	101	1,804	$31.15	$64,771	High School Mod. OJT

	Food Preparation Workers	10,108	10,547	439	4.3%	825	895	44	1,764	$12.44	$25,880	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	14,981	16,109	1,128	7.5%	659	976	113	1,748	$23.48	$48,839	Postsecondary Short OJT

	Security Guards	11,656	11,794	138	1.2%	695	827	14	1,536	$14.97	$31,116	High School Short OJT

	Carpenters	14,451	15,402	951	6.6%	513	830	95	1,438	$26.77	$55,677	High School Apprenticeship

	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	10,113	11,341	1,228	12.1%	716	536	123	1,375	$13.95	$29,007	Postsecondary

	Bartenders	7,935	8,317	382	4.8%	391	932	38	1,361	$10.40	$21,632	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	11,434	12,327	893	7.8%	504	746	89	1,339	$17.49	$36,381	High School Short OJT

	Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	9,419	10,278	859	9.1%	312	850	86	1,248	$28.49	$59,265	High School Mod. OJT

	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	8,209	8,731	522	6.4%	380	808	52	1,240	$16.33	$33,975	High School <5 years

	Bus Drivers, School or Special Client	9,555	10,091	536	5.6%	770	401	54	1,225	$17.64	$36,702	High School Short OJT

	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	5,565	5,708	143	2.6%	677	532	14	1,223	$11.19	$23,288	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Construction Laborers	10,464	11,419	955	9.1%	382	721	96	1,199	$22.16	$46,089	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	11,014	11,855	841	7.6%	466	636	84	1,186	$22.61	$47,029	High School Mod. OJT

	Packers and Packagers, Hand	7,247	7,814	567	7.8%	510	615	57	1,182	$14.00	$29,120	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Managers, All Other	14,658	15,900	1,242	8.5%	413	641	124	1,178	$55.44	$115,309	Bachelors <5 years

	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	17,260	16,737	-523	-3.0%	561	629	-52	1,138	$	$78,597	Bachelors

	Social and Human Service Assistants	8,119	8,931	812	10.0%	381	610	81	1,072	$18.55	$38,598	High School Short OJT

	Electricians	8,771	9,195	424	4.8%	313	668	42	1,023	$28.11	$58,476	High School Apprenticeship

	Dishwashers	6,264	6,424	160	2.5%	469	505	16	990	$11.43	$23,771	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Team Assemblers	9,846	8,851	-995	-10.1%	399	677	-100	976	$15.10	$31,413	High School Mod. OJT

	Machinists	7,847	8,871	1,024	13.1%	290	544	102	936	$24.15	$50,215	High School Long OJT

	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	9,684	9,962	278	2.9%	310	593	28	931	$22.78	$47,374	Postsecondary Short OJT

	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	8,489	9,193	704	8.3%	282	566	70	918	$33.59	$69,878	High School <5 years

	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	3,897	4,096	199	5.1%	460	437	20	917	$11.13	$23,154	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	13,957	13,513	-444	-3.2%	421	512	-44	889	$	$80,273	Bachelors

	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	8,229	7,695	-534	-6.5%	331	610	-53	888	$23.07	$47,974	High School Mod. OJT

	Coaches and Scouts	6,049	6,613	564	9.3%	353	477	56	886	$	$34,891	Bachelors

	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,760	5,221	461	9.7%	327	499	46	872	$24.86	$51,709	High School Short OJT

	Recreation Workers	5,070	5,219	149	2.9%	337	515	15	867	$13.33	$27,731	High School Short OJT

	Insurance Sales Agents	8,220	8,670	450	5.5%	343	454	45	842	$29.63	$61,621	High School Mod. OJT

	Cooks, Fast Food	6,404	5,977	-427	-6.7%	363	495	-43	815	$11.25	$23,401	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	7,826	8,486	660	8.4%	256	470	66	792	$35.67	$74,188	Bachelors

	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	6,811	7,188	377	5.5%	304	445	38	787	$11.38	$23,665	High School Short OJT

	Substitute Teachers	6,995	6,911	-84	-1.2%	424	325	-8	741	$13.58	$28,240	Bachelors

	Computer and Information Systems Managers	8,072	9,164	1,092	13.5%	152	470	109	731	$67.47	$140,354	Bachelors +5 years

	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	6,096	6,763	667	10.9%	233	430	67	730	$28.69	$59,677	High School Apprenticeship

	Sales Managers	7,611	8,187	576	7.6%	180	480	58	718	$63.10	$131,251	Bachelors <5 years

	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	6,655	7,151	496	7.4%	221	435	50	706	$37.06	$77,092	High School +5 years

	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	6,939	7,183	244	3.5%	304	377	24	705	$16.84	$35,013	Associates

	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	6,668	6,912	244	3.7%	265	404	24	693	$17.35	$36,082	High School Short OJT

	Billing and Posting Clerks	6,042	6,724	682	11.3%	273	351	68	692	$22.01	$45,785	High School Mod. OJT

	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	6,219	6,569	350	5.6%	380	259	35	674	$12.87	$26,764	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Computer User Support Specialists	7,860	8,625	765	9.7%	168	424	76	668	$27.77	$57,770	Some college No degree

	Human Resources Specialists	6,067	6,534	467	7.7%	183	414	47	644	$31.48	$65,472	Bachelors

	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	8,457	6,753	-1,704	-20.1%	410	398	-170	638	$34.38	$71,518	High School <5 years

	Financial Analysts	6,466	7,023	557	8.6%	134	424	56	614	$44.95	$93,488	Bachelors

	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,449	5,870	421	7.7%	203	360	42	605	$33.58	$69,844	Bachelors

	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	5,293	5,827	534	10.1%	238	312	53	603	$23.70	$49,286	High School Mod. OJT

	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	5,059	5,722	663	13.1%	178	358	66	602	$28.09	$58,420	Associates

	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	8,015	8,319	304	3.8%	288	284	30	602	$28.00	$58,227	Postsecondary

	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	3,424	3,519	95	2.8%	309	275	10	594	$10.80	$22,475	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Lawyers	12,259	12,959	700	5.7%	250	273	70	593	$63.60	$132,275	Doctoral Professional

	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	6,086	6,267	181	3.0%	162	407	18	587	$46.46	$96,630	Bachelors Mod. OJT

	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	8,633	8,367	-266	-3.1%	280	315	-27	568	$	$80,181	Bachelors

	Food Service Managers	4,873	5,212	339	7.0%	160	372	34	566	$30.87	$64,217	High School <5 years

	Counter and Rental Clerks	4,208	4,431	223	5.3%	227	317	22	566	$13.89	$28,904	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	3,618	3,941	323	8.9%	195	328	32	555	$12.10	$25,163	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,751	5,138	387	8.1%	182	323	39	544	$32.39	$67,366	Masters

	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	4,635	5,189	554	11.9%	170	319	55	544	$24.66	$51,292	High School Mod. OJT

	Real Estate Sales Agents	5,452	5,787	335	6.1%	288	219	34	541	$18.93	$39,359	High School Mod. OJT

	Computer Systems Analysts	7,267	7,885	618	8.5%	138	338	62	538	$45.88	$95,424	Bachelors

	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	3,549	3,629	80	2.3%	270	252	8	530	$13.07	$27,186	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	3,454	3,750	296	8.6%	211	288	30	529	$17.66	$36,742	No Formal Credential Short OJT

	Marketing Managers	5,170	5,743	573	11.1%	124	331	57	512	$65.17	$135,537	Bachelors +5 years

	Tellers	5,147	4,609	-538	-10.4%	250	313	-54	509	$16.09	$33,471	High School Short OJT


	* Annual Job Openings refer to expected number of new workers needed due to growth in employment or to replace workers who have left the workforce. N/A = Not Available.

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