State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2012-2022 Ranked by Openings

State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2012-2022 Ranked by Openings State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2012-2022 Ranked by Openings

State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2012-2022 Ranked by Openings

Last Updated: September 12, 2014

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				Annual Openings		2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs

	Retail Salespersons	53,799	57,267	3,468	6.4%	347	2,187	10.78	22,425		Less than HS Short-term


	Cashiers	38,509	39,410	901	2.3%	90	1,755	9.63	20,016		Less than HS Short-term


	Waiters and Waitresses	26,237	27,868	1,631	6.2%	163	1,425	9.23	19,206		Less than HS Short-term


	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	26,728	30,736	4,008	15.0%	401	1,422	9.43	19,629		Less than HS Short-term


	Registered Nurses	35,985	41,234	5,249	14.5%	525	1,223	36.5	75,929		Associate


	Personal Care Aides	23,244	32,090	8,846	38.1%	885	1,051	11.77	24,476		Less than HS Short-term


	Customer Service Representatives	28,888	31,056	2,168	7.5%	217	1,003	17.80	37,030		High School Short-term


	General and Operations Managers	31,160	34,422	3,262	10.5%	326	909	58.24	121,137		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	26,358	28,895	2,537	9.6%	254	879	27.51	57,221		High School 1-5yrs


	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	21,474	23,303	1,829	8.5%	183	848	13.24	27,550		Less than HS Short-term


	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	34,526	38,644	4,118	11.9%	412	828	18.97	39,450		High School Short-term


	Childcare Workers	18,300	21,167	2,867	15.7%	287	825	10.55	21,947		High School Short-term


	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	28,848	31,219	2,371	8.2%	237	780	12.65	26,310		Less than HS Short-term


	Office Clerks, General	28,986	29,930	944	3.3%	94	703	16.26	33,830		High School Short-term


	Accountants and Auditors	16,185	18,024	1,839	11.4%	184	663	34.44	71,636		Bachelor


	Teacher Assistants	19,690	21,514	1,824	9.3%	182	629		28,095		Some college


	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	17,804	20,555	2,751	15.4%	275	628	10.89	22,652		Less than HS Short-term


	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	17,516	19,295	1,779	10.2%	178	620	14.16	29,444		Less than HS Short-term


	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	18,746	18,353	-393	-2.1%	0	566	11.70	24,322		Less than HS Short-term


	Nursing Assistants	22,781	23,921	1,140	5.0%	114	547	15.03	31,267		Postsecondary non-degree award


	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	14,739	16,918	2,179	14.8%	218	542		70,466		Bachelor Internship/Resid.


	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	21,224	21,694	470	2.2%	47	509	20.13	41,856		High School 1-5yrs


	Receptionists and Information Clerks	12,808	14,153	1,345	10.5%	134	479	15.41	32,058		High School Short-term


	Home Health Aides	8,251	11,446	3,195	38.7%	320	477	13.47	28,023		Less than HS Short-term


	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	13,228	14,246	1,018	7.7%	102	462		70,587		Bachelor Internship/Resid.


	Food Preparation Workers	13,540	13,866	326	2.4%	33	421	10.62	22,098		Less than HS Short-term


	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	6,838	6,703	-135	-2.0%	0	417	9.25	19,236		Less than HS Short-term


	Social and Human Service Assistants	9,048	10,836	1,788	19.8%	179	415	17.42	36,230		High School Short-term


	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	14,738	15,957	1,219	8.3%	122	409	30.58	63,596		High School Moderate


	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	21,294	23,383	2,089	9.8%	209	405	20.56	42,761		High School Moderate


	Graduate Teaching Assistants	16,310	17,754	1,444	8.9%	144	389				Bachelor


	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	8,845	10,422	1,577	17.8%	158	374	26.64	55,412		Postsecondary non-degree award


	Bartenders	7,219	8,102	883	12.2%	88	355	9.17	19,065		Less than HS Short-term


	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	8,477	9,579	1,102	13.0%	110	349	15.99	33,273		High School 1-5yrs


	Financial Managers	13,948	14,801	853	6.1%	85	347	57.99	120,633		Bachelor +5yrs


	Managers, All Other	13,160	13,706	546	4.2%	55	343	52.36	108,916		High School 1-5yrs


	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	13,032	14,370	1,338	10.3%	134	342	21.09	43,851		Postsecondary Short-term


	Medical Assistants	7,312	9,315	2,003	27.4%	200	340	16.09	33,464		Postsecondary non-degree award


	Computer Systems Analysts	8,579	10,594	2,015	23.5%	202	337	42.47	88,353		Bachelor


	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	9,150	10,497	1,347	14.7%	135	336		71,903		Bachelor Internship/Resid.


	Cooks, Restaurant	9,574	11,006	1,432	15.0%	143	332	12.00	24,970		Less than HS Moderate/1-5yrs


	Management Analysts	11,550	12,945	1,395	12.1%	140	319	41.17	85,631		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	8,727	9,485	758	8.7%	76	314	28.24	58,738		High School Short-term


	Dishwashers	6,059	6,378	319	5.3%	32	299	9.48	19,720		Less than HS Short-term


	Construction Laborers	7,466	8,845	1,379	18.5%	138	298	20.41	42,461		Less than HS Short-term


	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	11,108	11,949	841	7.6%	84	297	20.63	42,920		High School Long-term


	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	3,611	3,831	220	6.1%	22	294	9.42	19,589		Less than HS


	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	6,847	7,823	976	14.3%	98	290	14.46	30,078		Associate


	Machinists	8,900	9,762	862	9.7%	86	290	21.08	43,860		High School Long-term


	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	10,033	10,570	537	5.3%	54	289	11.53	23,972		Postsecondary non-degree award


	Computer User Support Specialists	8,077	9,641	1,564	19.4%	156	283	26.13	54,359		Some college Moderate/


	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,589	8,442	1,853	28.1%	185	275	30.48	63,385		Bachelor


	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	9,236	9,631	395	4.3%	40	274	19.51	40,590		High School Long-term


	Carpenters	9,350	10,878	1,528	16.3%	153	268	23.60	49,089		High School Apprenticeship


	Financial Analysts	6,392	7,514	1,122	17.5%	112	267	41.08	85,450		Bachelor


	Packers and Packagers, Hand	7,406	8,117	711	9.6%	71	265	11.80	24,532		Less than HS Short-term


	Security Guards	11,803	12,609	806	6.8%	81	262	12.95	26,924		High School Short-term


	Bus Drivers, School or Special Client	8,799	9,790	991	11.3%	99	261	15.51	32,266		High School Short-term


	Tellers	5,510	4,870	-640	-11.6%	0	257	14.11	29,344		High School Short-term


	Software Developers, Applications	7,667	9,239	1,572	20.5%	157	255	44.12	91,773		Bachelor


	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	7,841	8,551	710	9.1%	71	243	20.54	42,721		High School Moderate


	Mechanical Engineers	6,072	6,418	346	5.7%	35	242	40.64	84,529		Bachelor


	Electricians	6,001	7,276	1,275	21.3%	128	241	27.20	56,577		High School Apprenticeship


	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	6,593	6,891	298	4.5%	30	237	31.71	65,951		High School Moderate


	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	6,759	7,521	762	11.3%	76	234	73.51	152,901		Bachelor Moderate


	Substitute Teachers	9,603	10,230	627	6.5%	63	227	13.16	27,377		Bachelor Internship/Resid.


	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	7,917	8,070	153	1.9%	15	223	15.50	32,250		High School Short-term


	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	6,288	6,740	452	7.2%	45	221	10.11	21,021		High School Short-term


	Lawyers	9,392	10,084	692	7.4%	69	219	59.32	123,389		Doctoral Professional


	Medical and Health Services Managers	4,998	5,970	972	19.5%	97	218	47.18	98,135		Bachelor


	Sales Managers	7,511	8,069	558	7.4%	56	217	56.73	118,004		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Physical Therapists	3,919	5,094	1,175	30.0%	118	214	40.18	83,558		Doctoral Professional


	Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,146	8,297	1,151	16.1%	115	214	59.34	123,434		Bachelor +5yrs


	Personal Financial Advisors	4,924	6,243	1,319	26.8%	132	212	48.36	100,593		Bachelor


	Billing and Posting Clerks	6,334	7,284	950	15.0%	95	212	19.21	39,956		High School Short-term


	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	11,481	11,728	247	2.2%	25	209	15.63	32,499		High School Short-term


	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	4,281	4,470	189	4.4%	19	207	9.04	18,803		Less than HS Short-term


	Coaches and Scouts	5,011	5,583	572	11.4%	57	206		31,505		Bachelor


	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	6,257	7,072	815	13.0%	82	204	42.15	87,673		Bachelor Moderate


	Marketing Managers	5,604	6,361	757	13.5%	76	196	59.18	123,102		Bachelor +5yrs


	Medical Secretaries	4,381	5,731	1,350	30.8%	135	188	17.74	36,898		High School Moderate


	Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,193	4,172	979	30.7%	98	185	19.79	41,157		Postsecondary non-degree award


	Team Assemblers	10,414	10,597	183	1.8%	18	183	13.80	28,705		High School Moderate


	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	5,065	5,518	453	8.9%	45	182	33.15	68,946		High School 1-5yrs


	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,231	5,933	702	13.4%	70	181	31.15	64,790		Bachelor


	Software Developers, Systems Software	4,057	5,123	1,066	26.3%	107	159	43.11	89,658		Bachelor


	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	3,699	4,212	513	13.9%	51	159	12.05	25,070		Less than HS Short-term


	Dental Hygienists	3,827	4,414	587	15.3%	59	157	40.14	83,497		Associate


	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	4,861	5,868	1,007	20.7%	101	153	33.10	68,852		High School +5 years


	Counter and Rental Clerks	4,543	4,917	374	8.2%	37	153	11.81	24,571		Less than HS Short-term


	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	4,897	5,839	942	19.2%	94	152	12.13	25,243		Less than HS Short-term


	Insurance Sales Agents	6,209	6,262	53	0.9%	5	151	27.04	56,258		High School Moderate


	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3,904	4,910	1,006	25.8%	101	150	28.39	59,067		High School Apprenticeship


	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	4,747	5,480	733	15.4%	73	150	24.88	51,749		Associate


	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	3,612	4,181	569	15.8%	57	147	90.00	187,200		Doctoral/Prof. Intern./Residency


	Human Resources Specialists	5,208	5,725	517	9.9%	52	147	32.03	66,609		Bachelor


	Construction Managers	5,031	5,697	666	13.2%	67	146	49.16	102,246		Bachelor Moderate


	Postal Service Mail Carriers	4,157	3,389	-768	-18.5%	0	145	27.50	57,210		High School Short-term


	Bill and Account Collectors	3,706	4,104	398	10.7%	40	144	20.15	41,910		High School Moderate


	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	1,820	2,025	205	11.3%	20	144	10.51	21,866		High School Short-term


	Social and Community Service Managers	3,743	4,378	635	17.0%	64	141	29.90	62,196		Bachelor +5yrs


	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary non-degree award	2,808	3,771	963	34.3%	96	138				Doctoral Professional / 1-5yrs


	Civil Engineers	3,169	3,779	610	19.3%	61	138	40.40	84,013		Bachelor


	Residential Advisors	2,189	2,585	396	18.1%	40	135	14.25	29,635		High School Short-term


	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	3,849	4,356	507	13.2%	51	133	26.61	55,341		Masters


	Recreation Workers	5,911	6,528	617	10.4%	62	132	12.64	26,280		Bachelor


	Computer Programmers	3,915	4,209	294	7.5%	29	131	41.03	85,338		Bachelor


	Nurse Practitioners	2,659	3,428	769	28.9%	77	129	45.45	94,525		Masters


	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	3,344	3,784	440	13.2%	44	129	26.72	55,562		Postsecondary Long-term


	Industrial Engineers	3,702	3,890	188	5.1%	19	127	38.56	80,189		Bachelor


	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	10,463	10,080	-383	-3.7%	0	126	29.26	60,856		High School 1-5yrs


	Dental Assistants	4,181	4,534	353	8.4%	35	122	19.79	41,163		Postsecondary non-degree award


	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,454	5,098	644	14.5%	64	117	20.37	42,382		High School Short-term


	Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,489	3,798	309	8.9%	31	117	59.48	123,716		Bachelor +5yrs


	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	1,812	2,068	256	14.1%	26	117	9.55	19,871		Less than HS Short-term


	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	3,864	4,074	210	5.4%	21	117	23.48	48,847		High School Moderate


	Cooks, Fast Food	5,913	5,912	-1	0.0%	0	117	9.83	20,455		Less than HS Short-term


	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	3,826	4,127	301	7.9%	30	116	27.23	56,654		High School 1-5yrs


	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	3,210	3,484	274	8.5%	27	116	11.30	23,506		Less than HS Short-term


	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	8,245	8,203	-42	-0.5%	0	116	31.05	64,585		Postsecondary 1-5yrs


	Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	2,360	3,009	649	27.5%	65	115	22.12	46,013		High School Moderate


	Rehabilitation Counselors	2,711	3,279	568	21.0%	57	115	18.47	38,415		Masters


	Musicians and Singers	3,618	3,786	168	4.6%	17	115				High School Long-term


	Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	2,557	2,982	425	16.6%	42	114	19.54	40,638		High School Moderate


	Insurance Underwriters	4,214	3,611	-603	-14.3%	0	114	35.35	73,541		Bachelor Moderate


	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	3,848	4,197	349	9.1%	35	111	15.76	32,779		Less than HS Short-term


	Cost Estimators	2,149	2,562	413	19.2%	41	110	34.26	71,243		Bachelor


	Administrative Services Managers	4,337	4,730	393	9.1%	39	110	44.50	92,573		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	7,319	7,414	95	1.3%	10	110	34.49	71,747		High School


	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	4,133	4,042	-91	-2.2%	0	110	21.38	44,462		High School Moderate


	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	4,657	4,499	-158	-3.4%	0	108	31.67	65,873		High School Long-term


	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	2,598	3,077	479	18.4%	48	106	29.37	61,091		High School Moderate


	Library Technicians	1,835	1,903	68	3.7%	7	106	17.19	35,754		Postsecondary non-degree award


	Multimedia Artists and Animators	2,883	3,255	372	12.9%	37	105				Bachelor Moderate


	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	2,016	2,474	458	22.7%	46	104	25.76	53,577		High School Long-term


	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	3,201	3,483	282	8.8%	28	104	22.19	46,151		High School 1-5yrs


	Pharmacists	3,027	3,333	306	10.1%	31	103	60.24	125,291		Doctoral Professional


	Correctional Officers and Jailers	3,000	3,232	232	7.7%	23	103	25.73	53,506		High School Moderate


	Graphic Designers	3,291	3,449	158	4.8%	16	103	24.71	51,385		Bachelor


	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	2,717	2,914	197	7.3%	20	102	10.64	22,121		Less than HS Short-term


	Driver/Sales Workers	3,956	4,329	373	9.4%	37	100	13.05	27,144		High School Short-term


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