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State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2012 - 2022 - Labor Market Information

State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2012-2022

Last Updated: September 12, 2014

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Management Occupations	132,558	143,890	11,332	8.6%	1,194	3,858		53.32	110,900

Top Executives		33,837	37,202	3,365	9.9%	336	976

	Chief Executives	2,297	2,381	84	3.7%	8	57		90.00	187,200		Bachelor +5yrs


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

Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers		14,768	16,197	1,429	9.7%	143	465

	Advertising and Promotions Managers	564	581	17	3.0%	2	19		59.25	123,243		Bachelor 1-5yrs


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


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


	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,089	1,186	97	8.9%	10	33		45.91	95,505		Bachelor +5yrs

Operations Specialties Managers		34,586	37,373	2,787	8.1%	280	915

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


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


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


	Industrial Production Managers	3,156	3,149	-7	-0.2%	0	57		49.63	103,243		Bachelor +5yrs


	Purchasing Managers	1,470	1,511	41	2.8%	4	36		47.90	99,626		Bachelor +5yrs


	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,383	1,458	75	5.4%	8	40		46.47	96,654		High School +5yrs


	Compensation and Benefits Managers	358	355	-3	-0.8%	0	9		53.16	110,578		Bachelor +5yrs


	Human Resources Managers	2,054	2,287	233	11.3%	23	77		53.98	112,291		Bachelor +5yrs


	Training and Development Managers	734	785	51	6.9%	5	24		50.23	104,462		Bachelor +5yrs

Other Management Occupations		49,367	53,118	3,751	7.6%	435	1,502

	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	3,333	2,782	-551	-16.5%	0	54		44.03	91,576		High School +5yrs


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


	Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program	1,177	1,332	155	13.2%	16	47		21.66	45,047		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	2,774	2,988	214	7.7%	21	95			122,971		Master +5yrs


	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	2,049	2,332	283	13.8%	28	82		49.06	102,044		Master +5yrs


	Education Administrators, All Other	301	329	28	9.3%	3	11		43.73	90,961		Bachelor 1-5yrs


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


	Food Service Managers	3,257	3,307	50	1.5%	5	63		24.25	50,438		High School 1-5yrs


	Funeral Service Managers	75	85	10	13.3%	1	3		35.45	73,732		Associate 1-5yrs


	Lodging Managers	403	396	-7	-1.7%	0	12		24.15	50,226		High School 1-5yrs


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


	Natural Sciences Managers	1,361	1,536	175	12.9%	18	46		65.04	135,273		Bachelor +5yrs


	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	187	158	-29	-15.5%	0	4		35.94	74,740		High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


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


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


	Emergency Management Directors	140	146	6	4.3%	1	3		35.21	73,248		Bachelor +5yrs


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

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Business and Financial Operations	95,152	104,525	9,373	9.9%	1,020	2,995		34.71	72,201

Business Operations Specialists		54,395	59,740	5,345	9.8%	557	1,508

	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	167	184	17	10.2%	2	6		33.26	69,168		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products	141	152	11	7.8%	1	4		16.88	35,093		High School Long-Term


	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	1,198	1,286	88	7.3%	9	39		24.15	50,236		High School Long-Term


	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	3,765	3,829	64	1.7%	6	74		31.46	65,430		High School Long-Term


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


	Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	150	127	-23	-15.3%	0	4		30.46	63,364		Postsecondary Moderate


	Compliance Officers	3,182	3,341	159	5.0%	16	75		35.13	73,077		Bachelor Moderate


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


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


	Labor Relations Specialists	736	689	-47	-6.4%	0	13		18.89	39,294		Bachelor


	Logisticians	1,062	1,305	243	22.9%	24	36		35.86	74,578		Bachelor


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


	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	801	1,037	236	29.5%	24	35		25.58	53,198		Bachelor


	Fundraisers	1,324	1,478	154	11.6%	15	41		22.91	47,667		Bachelor


	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,471	1,503	32	2.2%	3	30		30.69	63,848		Bachelor


	Training and Development Specialists	2,926	3,222	296	10.1%	30	84		32.14	66,861		Bachelor 1-5yrs


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

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

Financial Specialists		40,757	44,785	4,028	9.9%	463	1,487

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


	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	754	757	3	0.4%	0	7		35.01	72,825		Bachelor Long-Term


	Budget Analysts	1,009	1,088	79	7.8%	8	48		37.73	78,478		Bachelor


	Credit Analysts	1,289	1,393	104	8.1%	10	42		41.04	85,359		Bachelor


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


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


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


	Financial Examiners	384	388	4	1.0%	0	10		37.53	78,075		Bachelor Moderate


	Credit Counselors	120	129	9	7.5%	1	3		21.78	45,299		Bachelor Moderate


	Loan Officers	2,186	2,186	0	0.0%	0	40		31.70	65,924		Bachelor Moderate


	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	841	868	27	3.2%	3	32		38.72	80,543		Bachelor Moderate


	Tax Preparers	955	1,038	83	8.7%	8	27		21.19	44,070		High School Moderate


	Financial Specialists, All Other	1,504	1,546	42	2.8%	4	20		28.41	59,103		Bachelor Moderate

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Computer and Mathematical	47,470	55,747	8,277	17.4%	828	1,618		39.76	82,708

Computer Occupations		44,548	52,252	7,704	17.3%	770	1,482

	Computer and Information Research Scientists	397	406	9	2.3%	1	7		54.29	112,918		Doctoral Professional


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


	Information Security Analysts	731	867	136	18.6%	14	26		43.40	90,265		Bachelor 1-5yrs


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


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


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


	Web Developers	1,998	2,305	307	15.4%	31	62		31.40	65,306		Associate


	Database Administrators	1,545	1,692	147	9.5%	15	44		40.66	84,569		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,670	4,000	330	9.0%	33	91		39.89	82,971		Bachelor


	Computer Network Architects	1,193	1,243	50	4.2%	5	24		48.97	101,849		Bachelor +5yrs


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


	Computer Network Support Specialists	1,157	1,247	90	7.8%	9	27		37.12	77,214		Associate


	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,562	1,686	124	7.9%	12	36		44.33	92,218		Bachelor

Mathematical Science Occupations		2,922	3,495	573	19.6%	57	135

	Actuaries	1,431	1,672	241	16.8%	24	65		49.75	103,478		Bachelor Long-Term


	Operations Research Analysts	1,053	1,254	201	19.1%	20	44		41.52	86,350		Bachelor


	Statisticians	417	547	130	31.2%	13	26		41.64	86,623		Master

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Architecture and Engineering	33,391	35,688	2,297	6.9%	237	1,057		37.65	78,297

Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers		1,984	2,216	232	11.7%	23	69

	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	1,228	1,389	161	13.1%	16	45		41.05	85,379		Bachelor Intern./Resid.


	Landscape Architects	257	287	30	11.7%	3	9		30.80	64,062		Bachelor Intern./Resid.


	Surveyors	454	490	36	7.9%	4	14		31.47	65,458		Bachelor 1-5yrs

Engineers		22,993	24,827	1,834	8.0%	187	810

	Aerospace Engineers	2,985	3,202	217	7.3%	22	91		45.80	95,263		Bachelor


	Biomedical Engineers	67	85	18	26.9%	2	4		44.20	91,935		Bachelor


	Chemical Engineers	349	397	48	13.8%	5	13		45.33	94,302		Bachelor


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


	Computer Hardware Engineers	486	480	-6	-1.2%	0	10		45.51	94,646		Bachelor


	Electrical Engineers	2,091	2,210	119	5.7%	12	58		41.82	87,008		Bachelor


	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	787	756	-31	-3.9%	0	17		41.35	86,006		Bachelor


	Environmental Engineers	469	540	71	15.1%	7	18		41.96	87,271		Bachelor


	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	159	173	14	8.8%	1	6		41.15	85,581		Bachelor


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


	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	207	238	31	15.0%	3	8		45.52	94,676		Bachelor


	Materials Engineers	676	719	43	6.4%	4	25		43.21	89,871		Bachelor


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


	Engineers, All Other	1,327	1,430	103	7.8%	10	34		38.39	79,855		Bachelor

Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians		8,414	8,645	231	2.8%	26	176

	Architectural and Civil Drafters	718	693	-25	-3.5%	0	10		27.68	57,567		Associate


	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	414	449	35	8.4%	4	10		28.81	59,924		Associate


	Mechanical Drafters	1,885	1,891	6	0.3%	1	26		26.89	55,928		Associate


	Drafters, All Other	103	111	8	7.8%	1	2		26.06	54,208		Associate


	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	158	154	-4	-2.5%	0	3		28.10	58,437		Associate


	Civil Engineering Technicians	417	422	5	1.2%	0	9		30.01	62,403		Associate


	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	1,727	1,756	29	1.7%	3	39		28.60	59,499		Associate


	Electro-Mechanical Technicians	216	211	-5	-2.3%	0	4		24.40	50,748		Associate


	Environmental Engineering Technicians	130	154	24	18.5%	2	5		27.39	56,960		Associate


	Industrial Engineering Technicians	908	911	3	0.3%	0	19		30.45	63,344		Associate


	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	969	1,037	68	7.0%	7	27		26.73	55,594		Associate


	Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	460	488	28	6.1%	3	13		30.27	62,969		Associate


	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	309	368	59	19.1%	6	12		23.05	47,935		High School Moderate

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Life, Physical, and Social Science	12,966	14,859	1,893	14.6%	189	531		36.67	76,283

Life Scientists		3,358	4,014	656	19.5%	66	144

	Soil and Plant Scientists	117	128	11	9.4%	1	5		32.82	68,271		Bachelor


	Biochemists and Biophysicists	345	422	77	22.3%	8	18		49.18	102,284		Doctoral Professional


	Microbiologists	95	104	9	9.5%	1	4		33.86	70,436		Bachelor


	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	61	63	2	3.3%	0	2		41.96	87,281		Bachelor


	Biological Scientists, All Other	63	64	1	1.6%	0	2		40.28	83,780		Bachelor


	Conservation Scientists	68	73	5	7.3%	0	2		42.32	88,019		Bachelor


	Foresters	73	81	8	11.0%	1	3		36.01	74,887		Bachelor


	Epidemiologists	103	111	8	7.8%	1	3		37.81	78,641		Master


	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	2,233	2,750	517	23.1%	52	99		53.75	111,805		Doctoral Professional


	Life Scientists, All Other	159	175	16	10.1%	2	5		39.51	82,182		Bachelor

Physical Scientists		2,886	3,303	417	14.4%	42	119

	Physicists	200	211	11	5.5%	1	6		46.93	97,620		Doctoral Professional


	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	55	75	20	36.4%	2	3		40.25	83,699		Bachelor


	Chemists	1,474	1,680	206	14.0%	21	59		38.37	79,824		Bachelor


	Materials Scientists	85	92	7	8.2%	1	3		45.47	94,565		Bachelor


	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	735	854	119	16.2%	12	34		33.30	69,262		Bachelor


	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	136	161	25	18.4%	2	6		33.00	68,645		Bachelor


	Hydrologists	95	117	22	23.2%	2	5		34.36	71,468		Master


	Physical Scientists, All Other	106	113	7	6.6%	1	3		44.30	92,147		Bachelor

Social Scientists and Related Workers		3,936	4,303	367	9.3%	37	136

	Economists	206	218	12	5.8%	1	7		42.93	89,294		Master


	Survey Researchers	825	946	121	14.7%	12	23		31.95	66,460		Master


	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,244	2,422	178	7.9%	18	79		39.64	82,435		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Psychologists, All Other	100	110	10	10.0%	1	4		46.38	96,457		Master Intern/Res.


	Urban and Regional Planners	308	330	22	7.1%	2	16		38.12	79,298		Master


	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	223	238	15	6.7%	2	6		37.35	77,690		Bachelor

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians		2,786	3,239	453	16.3%	45	133

	Biological Technicians	859	964	105	12.2%	10	36		24.60	51,173		Bachelor


	Chemical Technicians	915	1,089	174	19.0%	17	40		21.94	45,638		Associate Moderate


	Social Science Research Assistants	64	74	10	15.6%	1	3		26.14	54,370		Associate


	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	349	404	55	15.8%	6	20		22.41	46,610		Associate


	Forensic Science Technicians	84	93	9	10.7%	1	4		33.14	68,938		Bachelor Moderate


	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	334	399	65	19.5%	6	19		26.74	55,624		Associate

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Community and Social Service	36,345	42,789	6,444	17.7%	644	1,483		23.26	48,380

Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists		33,609	39,784	6,175	18.4%	618	1,391

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


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


	Marriage and Family Therapists	389	494	105	27.0%	10	18		25.46	52,953		Master Intern/Res.


	Mental Health Counselors	1,847	2,357	510	27.6%	51	90		18.66	38,809		Master Intern/Res.


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


	Counselors, All Other	263	317	54	20.5%	5	11		22.20	46,165		Master


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


	Healthcare Social Workers	2,250	2,596	346	15.4%	35	83		29.57	61,522		Master


	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,178	2,599	421	19.3%	42	88		28.69	59,681		Bachelor


	Social Workers, All Other	356	421	65	18.3%	6	14		20.51	42,654		Bachelor


	Health Educators	671	821	150	22.4%	15	33		25.30	52,629		Bachelor


	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,126	1,164	38	3.4%	4	33		36.60	76,132		Bachelor 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


	Community Health Workers	632	781	149	23.6%	15	31		18.11	37,666		High School Short-Term


	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	698	821	123	17.6%	12	30		18.50	38,486		Master

Religious Workers		2,736	3,005	269	9.8%	27	93

	Clergy	1,455	1,604	149	10.2%	15	45		26.92	55,998		Bachelor Moderate


	Directors, Religious Activities and Education	628	688	60	9.6%	6	27		29.75	61,897		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Religious Workers, All Other	653	713	60	9.2%	6	21		12.43	25,870		Bachelor

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Legal	15,226	16,715	1,489	9.8%	149	394		41.84	87,038

Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers		9,993	10,721	728	7.3%	73	233

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


	Judicial Law Clerks	164	176	12	7.3%	1	4		34.87	72,540		Doctoral Professional


	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	150	157	7	4.7%	1	3		41.49	86,309		Doctoral or Prof. 1-5yrs


	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	111	114	3	2.7%	0	2		39.87	82,940		Bachelor Moderate / 1-5yrs


	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	176	190	14	7.9%	1	4		78.20	162,654		Doctoral or Prof. +5yrs

Legal Support Workers		5,233	5,994	761	14.5%	76	161

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


	Court Reporters	190	207	17	8.9%	2	5		25.55	53,125		Postsecondary Short-term


	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	90	94	4	4.4%	0	2		26.45	55,007		High School Short-Term


	Legal Support Workers, All Other	206	213	7	3.4%	1	4		28.04	58,325		High School Short-Term

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Education, Training, and Library	132,689	147,398	14,709	11.1%	1,471	4,209		26.17	54,440

Postsecondary Teachers		35,457	40,235	4,778	13.5%	478	1,011

	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	2,015	2,316	301	14.9%	30	60			96,720		Doctoral Professional


	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	424	479	55	13.0%	6	12			77,184		Doctoral Professional


	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	795	898	103	13.0%	10	22			69,677		Doctoral Professional


	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	463	513	50	10.8%	5	12			78,054		Doctoral Professional


	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1,009	1,200	191	18.9%	19	34			77,457		Doctoral Professional


	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	246	281	35	14.2%	4	8			71,801		Doctoral Professional


	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	116	131	15	12.9%	2	4			88,758		Doctoral Professional


	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	207	234	27	13.0%	3	6			71,892		Doctoral Professional


	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	158	178	20	12.7%	2	4			73,734		Doctoral Professional


	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	260	296	36	13.9%	4	8			91,216		Doctoral Professional


	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	236	269	33	14.0%	3	7			80,806		Doctoral Professional


	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	555	632	77	13.9%	8	16			70,982		Doctoral Professional


	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	296	335	39	13.2%	4	8			72,682		Doctoral Professional


	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	2,808	3,771	963	34.3%	96	138					Doctoral or Prof. 1-5yrs


	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	701	939	238	34.0%	24	34			75,201		Master / 1-5yrs


	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	842	958	116	13.8%	12	25			62,079		Doctoral Professional


	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	132	151	19	14.4%	2	4			56,353		Doctoral Professional


	Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	348	390	42	12.1%	4	9			67,957		Doctoral Professional


	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	913	1,053	140	15.3%	14	28			73,430		Master


	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	378	428	50	13.2%	5	11			70,466		Doctoral Professional


	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	974	1,101	127	13.0%	13	28			63,161		Doctoral Professional


	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	394	445	51	12.9%	5	11			71,994		Doctoral Professional


	History Teachers, Postsecondary	337	384	47	13.9%	5	10			72,742		Doctoral Professional


	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	328	390	62	18.9%	6	11			75,616		Doctoral Professional


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


	Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	333	376	43	12.9%	4	9			67,431		Doctoral Professional


	Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	1,015	1,092	77	7.6%	8	23		21.51	44,728		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	1,643	1,853	210	12.8%	21	46			58,740		Doctoral Professional

Preschool, Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers		54,336	60,849	6,513	12.0%	651	1,946

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


	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	1,853	2,128	275	14.8%	28	80			70,395		Bachelor Intern./Resid.


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


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


	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	219	235	16	7.3%	2	7			75,170		Bachelor Intern/Res./ 1-5yrs


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


	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	1,947	2,089	142	7.3%	14	67			75,595		Bachelor Intern/Res./ 1-5yrs


	Special Education Teachers, Preschool	166	195	29	17.5%	3	6			63,870		Bachelor Intern./Resid.


	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	2,518	2,717	199	7.9%	20	63			74,280		Bachelor Intern./Resid.


	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	1,272	1,365	93	7.3%	9	31			75,383		Bachelor Intern./Resid.


	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	1,998	2,147	149	7.5%	15	49			76,273		Bachelor Intern./Resid.


	Special Education Teachers, All Other	399	489	90	22.6%	9	16			50,646		Bachelor Intern./Resid.

Other Teachers and Instructors		16,538	17,755	1,217	7.4%	122	404

	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	942	1,021	79	8.4%	8	24		31.78	66,095		Bachelor Intern./Resid.


	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	3,158	3,441	283	9.0%	28	82		19.56	40,681		High School 1-5yrs


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


	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	2,835	3,063	228	8.0%	23	71			56,828		Bachelor Intern./Resid.

Librarians, Curators, and Archivists		4,776	4,991	215	4.5%	22	187

	Archivists	91	103	12	13.2%	1	3		18.23	37,919		Master


	Curators	174	188	14	8.1%	1	5		34.96	72,722		Master


	Museum Technicians and Conservators	238	264	26	10.9%	3	8		26.10	54,289		Bachelor


	Librarians	2,438	2,533	95	3.9%	10	65		33.26	69,161		Master


	Library Technicians	1,835	1,903	68	3.7%	7	106		17.19	35,754		Postsecondary

Other Education, Training, and Library Occupations		21,582	23,568	1,986	9.2%	199	662

	Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists	182	178	-4	-2.2%	0	2		25.76	53,591		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Instructional Coordinators	1,032	1,145	113	10.9%	11	20		35.65	74,159		Master +5yrs


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


	Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other	662	714	52	7.8%	5	11		20.39	42,401		Bachelor

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	36,036	38,839	2,803	7.8%	303	1,195		23.55	48,977

Art and Design Workers		12,266	13,046	780	6.4%	83	393

	Art Directors	1,590	1,629	39	2.5%	4	42		34.45	71,650		Bachelor +5yrs


	Craft Artists	155	160	5	3.2%	0	4		14.31	29,744		High School Long-Term


	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	557	598	41	7.4%	4	17		25.17	52,346		High School Long-Term


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


	Artists and Related Workers, All Other	80	86	6	7.5%	1	3		26.03	54,137		High School Long-Term


	Commercial and Industrial Designers	416	454	38	9.1%	4	15		31.16	64,800		Bachelor


	Fashion Designers	98	105	7	7.1%	1	4					Bachelor


	Floral Designers	886	835	-51	-5.8%	0	23		14.80	30,786		High School Moderate


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


	Interior Designers	1,278	1,389	111	8.7%	11	45		27.65	57,516		Bachelor


	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	848	891	43	5.1%	4	26		12.77	26,547		High School Moderate


	Set and Exhibit Designers	63	67	4	6.3%	0	2		21.40	44,495		Bachelor


	Designers, All Other	121	128	7	5.8%	1	4		26.89	55,938		Bachelor

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers		12,652	13,849	1,197	9.5%	120	492

	Actors	560	628	68	12.1%	7	25		9.62			Some College Long-Term


	Producers and Directors	1,974	2,280	306	15.5%	31	98		49.53	103,023		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Athletes and Sports Competitors	253	266	13	5.1%	1	9			38,698		High School Long-Term


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


	Dancers	121	118	-3	-2.5%	0	4		9.41			High School Long-Term


	Choreographers	199	229	30	15.1%	3	9					High School Long-Term +5yrs


	Music Directors and Composers	848	886	38	4.5%	4	27		23.09	48,016		Bachelor 1-5yrs


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

Media and Communication Workers		7,098	7,497	399	5.6%	57	212

	Radio and Television Announcers	410	422	12	2.9%	1	9		12.78	26,588		Bachelor


	Broadcast News Analysts	85	85	0	0.0%	0	3					Bachelor


	Reporters and Correspondents	500	398	-102	-20.4%	0	17		16.41	34,125		Bachelor


	Public Relations Specialists	1,602	1,751	149	9.3%	15	37		28.38	59,023		Bachelor


	Editors	1,282	1,212	-70	-5.5%	0	31		25.74	53,540		Bachelor 1-5yrs


	Technical Writers	1,074	1,228	154	14.3%	15	48		38.04	79,126		Bachelor Short / 1-5yrs


	Writers and Authors	1,411	1,447	36	2.5%	4	34		28.64	59,570		Bachelor Moderate


	Interpreters and Translators	457	654	197	43.1%	20	26		26.89	55,928		Bachelor Short-Term


	Media and Communication Workers, All Other	244	266	22	9.0%	2	5		17.79	36,988		High School Short-Term

Media and Communication Equipment Workers		4,020	4,447	427	10.6%	43	98

	Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	1,123	1,301	178	15.9%	18	38		20.18	41,976		Postsecondary Short-term


	Broadcast Technicians	454	514	60	13.2%	6	14		21.51	44,738		Associate Short-term


	Sound Engineering Technicians	330	369	39	11.8%	4	10		21.44	44,596		Postsecondary Short-term


	Photographers	1,336	1,359	23	1.7%	2	16		14.97	31,141		High School Long-Term


	Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture	431	505	74	17.2%	7	10		13.30	27,660		Bachelor


	Film and Video Editors	216	252	36	16.7%	4	6		20.74	43,129		Bachelor


	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	130	147	17	13.1%	2	4		32.54	67,684		High School Short-Term

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	105,792	124,021	18,229	17.2%	1,823	3,984		35.17	73,147

Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners		68,090	79,200	11,110	16.3%	1,111	2,505

	Chiropractors	237	272	35	14.8%	4	9		34.20	71,134		Doctoral Professional


	Dentists, General	1,605	1,678	73	4.6%	7	46		89.48	186,115		Doctoral Professional


	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	98	102	4	4.1%	0	2		90.00	187,200		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Orthodontists	54	55	1	1.9%	0	1		85.80	178,456		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Dentists, All Other Specialists	51	51	0	0.0%	0	1		43.37	90,225		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Dietitians and Nutritionists	815	954	139	17.1%	14	24		31.35	65,205		Bachelor Intern/Resident


	Optometrists	353	439	86	24.4%	9	19		61.91	128,761		Doctoral Professional


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


	Anesthesiologists	455	553	98	21.5%	10	21					Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Family and General Practitioners	1,390	1,558	168	12.1%	17	52		90.08	187,370		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Internists, General	1,202	1,340	138	11.5%	14	44		79.51	165,375		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	431	494	63	14.6%	6	17		90.00	187,200		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Pediatricians, General	515	581	66	12.8%	7	20		76.72	159,578		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Psychiatrists	981	1,115	134	13.7%	13	38		87.57	182,149		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Surgeons	835	1,009	174	20.8%	17	38		90.00	187,200		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


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


	Physician Assistants	1,716	2,270	554	32.3%	55	86		50.22	104,450		Master


	Podiatrists	123	153	30	24.4%	3	5		61.94	128,822		Doctoral or Prof. Intern./Resid.


	Occupational Therapists	1,819	2,185	366	20.1%	37	62		39.34	81,807		Master


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

	Radiation Therapists	324	372	48	14.8%	5	12		46.25	96,194		Associate


	Recreational Therapists	504	509	5	1.0%	0	10		22.56	46,923		Bachelor


	Respiratory Therapists	1,236	1,414	178	14.4%	18	36		32.32	67,239		Associate


	Speech-Language Pathologists	1,758	2,026	268	15.2%	27	53		39.79	82,758		Master


	Exercise Physiologists	96	112	16	16.7%	2	3		25.25	52,538		Bachelor


	Therapists, All Other	469	597	128	27.3%	13	19		22.12	46,003		Bachelor


	Veterinarians	771	855	84	10.9%	8	33		51.89	107,940		Doctoral Professional


	Registered Nurses	35,985	41,234	5,249	14.6%	525	1,223		36.50	75,929		Associate


	Nurse Anesthetists	407	501	94	23.1%	9	17		81.99	170,535		Master


	Nurse Midwives	121	148	27	22.3%	3	5		45.61	94,869		Master


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


	Audiologists	130	169	39	30.0%	4	7		36.72	76,374		Doctoral Professional


	Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	392	418	26	6.6%	3	11		50.86	105,785		Master

Health Technologists and Technicians		36,022	42,884	6,862	19.0%	686	1,407

	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	2,357	2,496	139	5.9%	14	76		34.12	70,952		Bachelor


	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	1,500	1,835	335	22.3%	34	73		23.44	48,765		Associate


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


	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	607	790	183	30.1%	18	26		31.63	65,782		Associate


	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	999	1,382	383	38.3%	38	52		37.91	78,863		Associate


	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	372	434	62	16.7%	6	11		40.89	85,065		Associate


	Radiologic Technologists	2,561	2,985	424	16.6%	42	78		30.61	63,677		Associate


	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	301	351	50	16.6%	5	9		36.95	76,860		Associate 1-5yrs


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


	Dietetic Technicians	317	338	21	6.6%	2	5		15.61	32,456		Associate


	Pharmacy Technicians	3,457	4,004	547	15.8%	55	89		15.02	31,252		High School Moderate

	Psychiatric Technicians	1,171	1,224	53	4.5%	5	17		23.28	48,421		Postsecondary Short-Term


	Respiratory Therapy Technicians	102	112	10	9.8%	1	2		31.66	65,853		Associate Moderate


	Surgical Technologists	1,153	1,458	305	26.5%	30	41		26.27	54,653		Postsecondary


	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	1,277	1,649	372	29.1%	37	50		16.75	34,854		Associate


	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	684	827	143	20.9%	14	21		19.56	40,691		Postsecondary


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


	Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	1,400	1,653	253	18.1%	25	62		19.77	41,116		Postsecondary


	Opticians, Dispensing	762	913	151	19.8%	15	37		23.44	48,755		High School Long-Term


	Orthotists and Prosthetists	83	113	30	36.1%	3	4		41.79	86,927		Master Intern/Res.


	Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	1,022	1,274	252	24.7%	25	35		26.08	54,258		High School

Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations		1,680	1,937	257	15.3%	26	72

	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	566	595	29	5.1%	3	18		35.88	74,614		Bachelor Short-Term


	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	169	181	12	7.1%	1	6		27.77	57,759		High School Moderate


	Athletic Trainers	612	775	163	26.6%	16	33			40,863		Bachelor


	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	326	376	50	15.3%	5	14		38.73	80,553		Bachelor

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Healthcare Support	52,336	60,641	8,305	15.9%	830	1,828		15.52	32,275

Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides		32,472	37,003	4,531	13.9%	453	1,071

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


	Psychiatric Aides	848	971	123	14.5%	12	28		16.02	33,333		High School Short-Term


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


	Orderlies	592	665	73	12.3%	7	18		14.92	31,046		High School Short-Term

Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides		1,722	2,334	612	35.5%	61	101

	Occupational Therapy Assistants	491	665	174	35.4%	17	29		28.47	59,210		Associate


	Occupational Therapy Aides	72	98	26	36.1%	3	5		12.75	26,521		High School Short-Term


	Physical Therapist Assistants	537	738	201	37.4%	20	32		26.59	55,310		Associate


	Physical Therapist Aides	622	833	211	33.9%	21	35		13.39	27,862		High School Short-Term

Other Healthcare Support Occupations		18,142	21,304	3,162	17.4%	316	656

	Massage Therapists	1,511	1,786	275	18.2%	28	44		20.30	42,221		Postsecondary


	Dental Assistants	4,181	4,534	353	8.4%	35	122		19.79	41,163		Postsecondary


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


	Medical Equipment Preparers	553	663	110	19.9%	11	22		17.64	36,689		High School Moderate


	Medical Transcriptionists	839	849	10	1.2%	1	17		19.75	41,082		Postsecondary


	Pharmacy Aides	322	350	28	8.7%	3	9		10.55	21,947		High School Short-Term


	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	1,009	1,090	81	8.0%	8	27		13.00	27,035		High School Short-Term


	Phlebotomists	1,638	1,856	218	13.3%	22	53		17.40	36,195		Postsecondary


	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	777	861	84	10.8%	8	23		19.20	39,933		High School

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Protective Service	34,307	36,320	2,013	5.9%	202	1,134		22.84	47,511

Supervisors of Protective Service Workers		3,590	3,743	153	4.3%	15	133

	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	412	445	33	8.0%	3	17		36.75	76,451		High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	1,595	1,661	66	4.1%	7	54		41.36	86,033		High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	1,029	1,063	34	3.3%	3	47		36.20	75,302		Postsecondary Moderate / 1-5yrs


	First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	554	574	20	3.6%	2	15		23.63	49,153		High School 1-5yrs

Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers		3,432	3,544	112	3.3%	11	106

	Firefighters	2,904	2,993	89	3.1%	9	88		28.79	59,875		Postsecondary Long-Term

Law Enforcement Workers		10,675	11,239	564	5.3%	57	369

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


	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	789	821	32	4.1%	3	20		35.78	74,425		High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


	Fish and Game Wardens	113	120	7	6.2%	1	4		24.70	51,360		High School Short-Term


	Parking Enforcement Workers	119	110	-9	-7.6%	0	3		18.33	38,120		High School Short-Term


	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	6,593	6,891	298	4.5%	30	237		31.71	65,951		High School Moderate
Other Protective Service Workers		16,610	17,794	1,184	7.1%	119	527

	Animal Control Workers	250	258	8	3.2%	1	7		17.84	37,092		High School Moderate


	Private Detectives and Investigators	277	294	17	6.1%	2	10		22.76	47,350		High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


	Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators	115	113	-2	-1.7%	0	2					High School Short-Term


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


	Crossing Guards	1,223	1,280	57	4.7%	6	25		11.17	23,236		High School Short-Term


	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


	Transportation Security Screeners	186	196	10	5.4%	1	5		19.08	39,691		High School Short-Term


	Protective Service Workers, All Other	936	1,019	83	8.9%	8	72		13.26	27,590		High School Short-Term

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Food Preparation and Serving Related	131,884	142,863	10,979	8.3%	1,115	6,044		9.78	20,345

Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers		10,842	12,052	1,210	11.2%	121	399

	Chefs and Head Cooks	2,365	2,473	108	4.6%	11	49		22.07	45,899		High School +5yrs


	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

Cooks and Food Preparation Workers		36,011	38,183	2,172	6.0%	217	1,048

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


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


	Cooks, Private Household	104	120	16	15.4%	2	4					Postsecondary 1-5yrs


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


	Cooks, Short Order	2,732	2,731	-1	0.0%	0	54		10.67	22,189		Less than HS Short-Term


	Cooks, All Other	300	351	51	17.0%	5	11		13.73	28,567		Less than HS Moderate


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

Food and Beverage Serving Workers		70,721	77,621	6,900	9.8%	704	3,779

	Bartenders	7,219	8,102	883	12.2%	88	355		9.17	19,065		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


	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


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


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

Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers		14,310	15,007	697	4.9%	73	818

	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


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


	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	359	328	-31	-8.6%	0	19		10.61	22,078		Less than HS Short-Term

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	72,056	79,758	7,702	10.7%	770	2,248		13.21	27,489

Supervisors of Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Workers		7,138	7,827	689	9.6%	69	190

	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


	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	3,937	4,344	407	10.3%	41	86		25.14	52,297		High School 1-5yrs

Building Cleaning and Pest Control Workers		47,129	52,332	5,203	11.0%	520	1,428

	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


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


	Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	62	79	17	27.4%	2	3		12.42	25,846		Less than HS Short-Term


	Pest Control Workers	415	479	64	15.4%	6	17		14.81	30,804		High School Moderate

Grounds Maintenance Workers		17,789	19,599	1,810	10.2%	181	629

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


	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	98	110	12	12.2%	1	3		18.23	37,908		High School Moderate


	Tree Trimmers and Pruners	86	95	9	10.5%	1	3		23.38	48,619		High School Short-Term


	Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	89	99	10	11.2%	1	3		17.16	35,701		Less than HS Short-Term

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Personal Care and Service	87,511	102,188	14,677	16.8%	1,560	3,221		11.58	24,083

Supervisors of Personal Care and Service Workers		7,165	7,371	206	2.9%	43	178

	Slot Supervisors	184	153	-31	-16.9%	0	4					High School 1-5yrs

Animal Care and Service Workers		2,797	3,161	364	13.0%	36	74

	Animal Trainers	123	145	22	17.9%	2	7		15.16	31,529		High School Moderate


	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	2,674	3,016	342	12.8%	34	66		10.59	22,017		Less than HS Short-Term

Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers		6,612	6,209	-403	-6.1%	27	235

	Gaming Dealers	3,370	2,789	-581	-17.2%	0	58					High School Short-Term


	Motion Picture Projectionists	96	91	-5	-5.2%	0	4		10.81	22,491		Less than HS Short-Term


	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	701	704	3	0.4%	0	37		9.34	19,438		Less than HS Short-Term


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


	Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	172	184	12	7.0%	1	10		11.24	23,378		High School Short-Term

Funeral Service Workers		762	797	35	4.6%	4	20

	Funeral Attendants	467	475	8	1.7%	1	11		16.30	33,918		High School Short-Term


	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	249	282	33	13.3%	3	8		26.40	54,917		Associate Long-Term

Personal Appearance Workers		14,520	15,506	986	6.8%	100	394

	Barbers	1,240	1,321	81	6.5%	8	40		11.90	24,748		Postsecondary


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


	Manicurists and Pedicurists	2,304	2,458	154	6.7%	15	34		9.20	19,135		Postsecondary


	Shampooers	175	158	-17	-9.7%	0	1		10.33	21,483		Less than HS Short-Term


	Skincare Specialists	764	995	231	30.2%	23	29		12.37	25,735		Postsecondary

Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges		420	457	37	8.8%	4	14

	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	274	278	4	1.5%	0	7		9.93	20,647		High School Short-Term


	Concierges	146	179	33	22.6%	3	7		12.64	26,290		High School Moderate

Tour and Travel Guides		324	336	12	3.7%	1	17

	Tour Guides and Escorts	323	335	12	3.7%	1	17		10.13	21,060		High School Moderate

Other Personal Care and Service Workers		54,911	68,351	13,440	24.5%	1,344	2,288

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


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


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


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


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


	Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	813	883	70	8.6%	7	30		9.42	19,609		High School Short-Term

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Sales and Related	178,904	187,538	8,634	4.8%	942	6,328		13.61	28,311

Supervisors of Sales Workers		26,062	26,308	246	0.9%	47	571

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


	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	4,838	4,614	-224	-4.6%	0	62		36.54	76,022		High School 1-5yrs

Retail Sales Workers		99,528	104,114	4,586	4.6%	482	4,183

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


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


	Parts Salespersons	1,975	2,047	72	3.7%	7	57		17.00	35,356		Less than HS Moderate


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

Sales Representatives, Services		24,479	25,748	1,269	5.2%	157	769

	Advertising Sales Agents	1,757	1,746	-11	-0.6%	0	54		24.46	50,887		High School Moderate


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


	Travel Agents	1,027	734	-293	-28.5%	0	16		17.46	36,303		High School Moderate


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

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing		20,995	23,029	2,034	9.7%	203	612

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


	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

Other Sales and Related Workers		7,840	8,339	499	6.4%	53	193

	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	1,269	1,512	243	19.1%	24	60		16.42	34,156		High School Short-Term


	Real Estate Brokers	563	607	44	7.8%	4	9					High School 1-5yrs


	Real Estate Sales Agents	1,684	1,809	125	7.4%	12	28		24.93	51,864		High School Long-Term


	Sales Engineers	1,108	1,130	22	2.0%	2	21		40.28	83,783		Bachelor Moderate


	Telemarketers	2,065	2,120	55	2.7%	6	49		16.70	34,731		Less than HS Short-Term


	Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	190	162	-28	-14.7%	0	2					High School Short-Term


	Sales and Related Workers, All Other	961	999	38	4.0%	4	23		17.38	36,142		High School

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Office and Administrative Support	267,007	280,208	13,201	4.9%	1,811	7,583		18.59	38,660

Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers		26,358	28,895	2,537	9.6%	254	879

	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
Communications Equipment Operators		1,557	1,321	-236	-15.2%	0	30

	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	1,410	1,185	-225	-16.0%	0	26		13.92	28,970		High School Short-Term

Financial Clerks		40,407	43,433	3,026	7.5%	371	1,137

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


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


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


	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,113	2,313	200	9.5%	20	66		21.95	45,657		High School Moderate


	Procurement Clerks	917	959	42	4.6%	4	37		20.84	43,338		High School Moderate


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

Information and Record Clerks		59,523	63,347	3,824	6.4%	425	1,994

	Brokerage Clerks	1,400	1,474	74	5.3%	7	43		29.23	60,805		High School Moderate


	Correspondence Clerks	115	117	2	1.7%	0	3		19.38	40,321		High School Short-Term


	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	1,106	1,218	112	10.1%	11	28		22.62	47,054		High School Moderate


	Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	287	275	-12	-4.2%	0	3		20.96	43,601		High School Short-Term


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


	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	853	1,038	185	21.7%	18	35		25.06	52,127		High School Moderate


	File Clerks	2,181	2,095	-86	-3.9%	0	50		14.17	29,466		High School Short-Term


	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	1,617	1,801	184	11.4%	18	95		11.01	22,904		High School Short-Term


	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	2,036	2,057	21	1.0%	2	40		18.64	38,771		High School Short-Term


	Library Assistants, Clerical	1,505	1,638	133	8.8%	13	79		12.07	25,112		High School Short-Term


	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	1,501	1,528	27	1.8%	3	13		19.95	41,495		High School Short-Term


	New Accounts Clerks	155	135	-20	-12.9%	0	4		18.26	37,972		High School Moderate


	Order Clerks	1,971	1,880	-91	-4.6%	0	52		17.30	35,987		High School Short-Term


	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	1,332	1,282	-50	-3.8%	0	34		21.33	44,371		High School Short-Term


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


	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	855	725	-130	-15.2%	0	11		15.22	31,663		High School Short-Term


	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	913	875	-38	-4.2%	0	20		17.98	37,404		High School Short-Term

Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers		42,460	41,387	-1,073	-2.5%	74	1,250

	Cargo and Freight Agents	586	650	64	10.9%	6	22		26.81	55,773		High School Short-Term


	Couriers and Messengers	759	669	-90	-11.9%	0	10		14.94	31,056		High School Short-Term


	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	1,373	1,475	102	7.4%	10	50		23.22	48,300		High School Moderate


	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	1,894	2,046	152	8.0%	15	70		20.83	43,318		High School Moderate


	Meter Readers, Utilities	152	150	-2	-1.3%	0	4		30.07	62,557		High School Short-Term


	Postal Service Clerks	955	725	-230	-24.1%	0	14		26.22	54,517		High School Short-Term


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


	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	1,521	1,190	-331	-21.8%	0	11		25.80	53,666		High School Short-Term


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


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


	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	536	596	60	11.2%	6	18		16.77	34,873		High School Short-Term

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants		51,758	56,701	4,943	9.6%	547	1,170

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


	Legal Secretaries	2,388	2,246	-142	-5.9%	0	29		20.55	42,741		High School Moderate


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


	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

Other Office and Administrative Support Workers		44,944	45,124	180	0.4%	140	1,123

	Computer Operators	630	502	-128	-20.3%	0	6		21.99	45,738		High School Moderate


	Data Entry Keyers	1,774	1,299	-475	-26.8%	0	21		16.33	33,962		High School Moderate


	Word Processors and Typists	598	463	-135	-22.6%	0	2		18.92	39,369		High School Short-Term


	Desktop Publishers	111	97	-14	-12.6%	0	2		19.55	40,675		Associate Short-Term


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


	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	1,484	1,252	-232	-15.6%	0	34		13.82	28,747		High School Short-Term


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


	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	657	521	-136	-20.7%	0	16		14.74	30,661		High School Short-Term


	Proofreaders and Copy Markers	149	140	-9	-6.0%	0	3		15.14	31,481		Bachelor


	Statistical Assistants	134	138	4	3.0%	0	4		28.83	59,954		Bachelor


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

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	3,754	4,039	285	7.6%	30	139		12.07	25,116

Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers		183	191	8	4.4%	1	5

	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	183	191	8	4.4%	1	5		22.69	47,197		High School 1-5yrs

Agricultural Workers		3,455	3,741	286	8.3%	29	132

	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	117	121	4	3.4%	0	2					Less than HS Short-Term


	Agricultural Equipment Operators	192	229	37	19.3%	4	10					Less than HS Short-Term


	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


	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	355	395	40	11.3%	4	15		15.56	32,372		Less than HS Short-Term

Fishing and Hunting Workers		85	75	-10	-11.8%	0	2

	Fishers and Related Fishing Workers	85	75	-10	-11.8%	0	2					Less than HS Moderate

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Construction and Extraction	52,459	61,490	9,031	17.2%	903	1,773		24.89	51,781

Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers		4,861	5,868	1,007	20.7%	101	153

	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 +5yrs

Construction Trades Workers		40,555	47,575	7,020	17.3%	702	1,389

	Boilermakers	127	154	27	21.3%	3	9		26.05	54,179		High School Apprenticeship


	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	683	830	147	21.5%	15	22		28.35	58,976		High School Apprenticeship


	Stonemasons	223	264	41	18.4%	4	6		24.12	50,172		High School Apprenticeship


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


	Carpet Installers	407	427	20	4.9%	2	9		23.72	49,342		Less than HS Short-Term


	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	278	295	17	6.1%	2	7		17.41	36,197		High School Moderate


	Floor Sanders and Finishers	65	68	3	4.6%	0	1		18.49	38,454		High School Moderate


	Tile and Marble Setters	130	143	13	10.0%	1	3		25.09	52,165		Less than High School Long-Term


	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	609	714	105	17.2%	10	17		22.80	47,419		Less than HS Moderate


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


	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	473	515	42	8.9%	4	11		19.72	41,024		High School Moderate


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


	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	556	580	24	4.3%	2	7		23.28	48,431		Less than HS Moderate


	Tapers	208	215	7	3.4%	1	3		24.88	51,760		Less than HS Moderate


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


	Glaziers	649	697	48	7.4%	5	20		22.60	46,994		High School Apprenticeship


	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	129	160	31	24.0%	3	5		17.65	36,703		Less than HS Short-Term


	Insulation Workers, Mechanical	212	351	139	65.6%	14	17		20.20	42,005		High School Apprenticeship


	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2,592	2,887	295	11.4%	30	69		18.14	37,735		Less than HS Moderate


	Pipelayers	216	295	79	36.6%	8	11		29.58	61,526		Less than HS Short-Term


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


	Roofers	1,186	1,212	26	2.2%	3	28		22.37	46,549		Less than HS Moderate


	Sheet Metal Workers	1,745	1,953	208	11.9%	21	54		24.62	51,214		High School Apprenticeship


	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	556	583	27	4.9%	3	21		29.35	61,040		High School Apprenticeship

Helpers, Construction Trades		1,210	1,525	315	26.0%	32	51

	Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	201	260	59	29.4%	6	9		16.94	35,236		Less than HS Short-Term


	Helpers--Carpenters	329	390	61	18.5%	6	11		13.62	28,334		Less than HS Short-Term


	Helpers--Electricians	269	375	106	39.4%	11	15		16.25	33,809		High School Short-Term


	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	215	281	66	30.7%	7	10		14.65	30,469		High School Short-Term


	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	155	178	23	14.8%	2	4		16.50	34,325		Less than HS Short-Term

Other Construction and Related Workers		5,543	6,145	602	10.9%	60	164

	Construction and Building Inspectors	908	979	71	7.8%	7	29		32.20	66,980		High School Moderate / +5yrs


	Elevator Installers and Repairers	237	295	58	24.5%	6	10		45.59	94,818		High School Apprenticeship


	Fence Erectors	481	550	69	14.4%	7	18		17.88	37,199		High School Moderate


	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	716	891	175	24.4%	18	34		17.42	36,227		High School Moderate


	Highway Maintenance Workers	2,455	2,574	119	4.8%	12	49		23.90	49,716		High School Moderate


	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	320	346	26	8.1%	3	10					High School Moderate


	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	185	256	71	38.4%	7	11		23.04	47,925		Less than HS Moderate


	Construction and Related Workers, All Other	241	254	13	5.4%	1	5		18.20	37,856		High School Moderate

Extraction Workers		290	377	87	30.0%	9	17

	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	232	307	75	32.3%	8	14		19.44	40,427		High School Moderate

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	55,329	59,665	4,336	7.8%	455	1,728		23.47	48,814

Supervisors of Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers		5,065	5,518	453	8.9%	45	182

	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

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers		6,800	6,986	186	2.7%	29	155

	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	1,448	1,505	57	3.9%	6	36		21.41	44,529		Some College


	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	1,989	2,032	43	2.2%	4	31		29.66	61,678		Postsecondary Moderate


	Avionics Technicians	773	750	-23	-3.0%	0	16					Associate


	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	203	185	-18	-8.9%	0	4		24.33	50,605		Postsecondary Long-Term


	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	103	101	-2	-1.9%	0	2		26.16	54,401		Postsecondary Long-Term


	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	666	728	62	9.3%	6	19		27.26	56,681		Postsecondary Long-Term


	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	81	94	13	16.0%	1	3		39.95	83,093		Postsecondary Long-Term


	Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	331	296	-35	-10.6%	0	3		16.00	33,282		Postsecondary Short-Term


	Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers	344	316	-28	-8.1%	0	12		21.10	43,877		Postsecondary


	Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	840	956	116	13.8%	12	29		22.82	47,460		High School Moderate

Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers		18,017	18,945	928	5.2%	97	540

	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	1,731	1,713	-18	-1.0%	0	46		33.47	69,617		Postsecondary


	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	1,957	2,125	168	8.6%	17	55		20.74	43,155		High School Moderate


	Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	212	229	17	8.0%	2	7		16.12	33,547		High School Moderate


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


	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	2,462	2,652	190	7.7%	19	71		25.60	53,241		High School Long-Term


	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	613	702	89	14.5%	9	27		26.89	55,938		High School Long-Term


	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	445	474	29	6.5%	3	12		21.82	45,394		High School Long-Term


	Motorcycle Mechanics	119	108	-11	-9.2%	0	2		17.99	37,435		High School Long-Term


	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	376	405	29	7.7%	3	11		19.31	40,162		High School Moderate


	Bicycle Repairers	74	95	21	28.4%	2	5		13.80	28,702		High School Moderate


	Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	142	137	-5	-3.5%	0	5		17.27	35,938		High School Long-Term


	Tire Repairers and Changers	573	599	26	4.5%	3	23		12.57	26,137		High School Short-Term

Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations		25,447	28,216	2,769	10.9%	284	851

	Mechanical Door Repairers	253	301	48	19.0%	5	13		23.63	49,149		High School Moderate


	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	440	550	110	25.0%	11	26		33.00	68,620		High School Moderate


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


	Home Appliance Repairers	254	254	0	0.0%	0	8		19.28	40,101		High School Moderate


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


	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	816	910	94	11.5%	9	19		21.58	44,875		High School Moderate


	Millwrights	305	359	54	17.7%	5	10		23.38	48,630		High School Apprenticeship


	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	965	1,259	294	30.5%	29	62		39.79	82,757		High School Long-Term


	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	730	699	-31	-4.3%	0	18		23.62	49,139		High School Long-Term


	Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	166	152	-14	-8.4%	0	5					Associate Long-Term


	Medical Equipment Repairers	294	366	72	24.5%	7	15		24.95	51,887		Associate Moderate


	Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	100	101	1	1.0%	0	3		17.77	36,966		High School Apprenticeship


	Watch Repairers	159	167	8	5.0%	1	5		19.01	39,541		High School Long-Term


	Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	88	100	12	13.6%	1	3		19.05	39,623		High School Long-Term


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


	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	357	336	-21	-5.9%	0	4		15.88	33,017		High School Short-Term


	Commercial Divers	89	114	25	28.1%	2	4		22.28	46,340		Postsecondary Moderate


	Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	181	189	8	4.4%	1	7		23.19	48,233		High School Long-Term


	Riggers	183	239	56	30.6%	6	10		22.80	47,419		High School Short-Term


	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	151	157	6	4.0%	1	5					High School Moderate


	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	993	1,099	106	10.7%	11	41		15.88	33,017		High School Moderate


	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	2,396	2,600	204	8.5%	20	60		19.58	40,732		High School Moderate

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Production	98,734	101,308	2,574	2.6%	495	2,434		18.03	37,497

Supervisors of Production Workers		8,245	8,203	-42	-0.5%	0	116

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

Assemblers and Fabricators		21,831	22,684	853	3.9%	91	457

	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	2,185	2,487	302	13.8%	30	65		30.31	63,040		High School Moderate


	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	178	177	-1	-0.6%	0	2		15.20	31,612		High School Short-Term


	Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	3,530	3,637	107	3.0%	11	54		13.94	28,989		High School Short-Term


	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	1,008	961	-47	-4.7%	0	12		17.09	35,545		High School Short-Term


	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	399	393	-6	-1.5%	0	6		14.44	30,036		High School Short-Term


	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	1,566	1,583	17	1.1%	2	65		21.22	44,144		High School Moderate


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


	Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other	2,529	2,826	297	11.7%	30	70		13.58	28,247		High School Moderate

Food Processing Workers		3,568	3,772	204	5.7%	22	115

	Bakers	1,546	1,641	95	6.1%	10	48		11.39	23,704		Less than HS Long-Term


	Butchers and Meat Cutters	744	803	59	7.9%	6	24		20.52	42,681		Less than HS Long-Term


	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	153	161	8	5.2%	1	5		15.94	33,136		Less than HS Short-Term


	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	127	109	-18	-14.2%	0	3		11.96	24,873		Less than HS Short-Term


	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	65	69	4	6.2%	0	2		11.98	24,923		Less than HS Moderate


	Food Batchmakers	569	581	12	2.1%	1	19		13.24	27,556		High School Moderate


	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	308	341	33	10.7%	3	11		14.03	29,172		High School Moderate


	Food Processing Workers, All Other	56	67	11	19.6%	1	3		12.57	26,163		Less than HS Moderate

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers		28,998	29,618	620	2.1%	181	760

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


	Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	709	932	223	31.5%	22	42		22.70	47,214		High School Long-Term


	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,033	894	-139	-13.5%	0	20		18.36	38,188		High School Moderate


	Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	367	305	-62	-16.9%	0	7		16.48	34,265		High School Moderate


	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	407	379	-28	-6.9%	0	8		18.35	38,158		High School Moderate


	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2,106	1,985	-121	-5.8%	0	18		15.88	33,014		High School Moderate


	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	361	285	-76	-21.0%	0	7		17.57	36,552		High School Moderate


	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,830	1,685	-145	-7.9%	0	41		18.16	37,781		High School Moderate


	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	902	794	-108	-12.0%	0	17		20.36	42,345		High School Moderate


	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	353	318	-35	-9.9%	0	7		22.89	47,611		High School Moderate


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


	Pourers and Casters, Metal	65	60	-5	-7.7%	0	1		20.42	42,467		High School Moderate


	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	195	197	2	1.0%	0	4		25.18	52,368		High School Moderate


	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,223	948	-275	-22.5%	0	15		14.53	30,209		High School Moderate


	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,767	1,611	-156	-8.8%	0	34		17.97	37,375		High School Moderate


	Tool and Die Makers	1,895	2,000	105	5.5%	10	21		26.49	55,102		High School Long-Term


	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,214	2,289	75	3.4%	8	62		19.51	40,577		High School Moderate


	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	455	548	93	20.4%	9	20		19.66	40,882		High School Moderate


	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	292	303	11	3.8%	1	7		19.00	39,520		High School Moderate


	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	731	692	-39	-5.3%	0	14		16.09	33,462		High School Moderate


	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	150	153	3	2.0%	0	3		23.31	48,475		High School Moderate


	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	316	323	7	2.2%	1	4		19.80	41,187		High School Moderate

Printing Workers		3,227	2,407	-820	-25.4%	0	60

	Prepress Technicians and Workers	356	257	-99	-27.8%	0	9		22.43	46,655		Postsecondary


	Printing Press Operators	2,219	1,689	-530	-23.9%	0	39		18.94	39,387		High School Moderate


	Print Binding and Finishing Workers	652	461	-191	-29.3%	0	12		16.82	34,986		High School Short-Term

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers		4,668	4,820	152	3.3%	19	103

	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	1,897	2,032	135	7.1%	14	70		12.07	25,086		Less than HS Short-Term


	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	893	951	58	6.5%	6	15		11.23	23,358		Less than HS Short-Term


	Sewing Machine Operators	815	815	0	0.0%	0	4		13.95	29,009		Less than HS Short-Term


	Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	74	70	-4	-5.4%	0	1		9.40	19,556		High School Moderate


	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	399	389	-10	-2.5%	0	4		14.10	29,325		Less than HS Moderate


	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57	54	-3	-5.3%	0	1		15.10	31,418		High School Moderate


	Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	89	84	-5	-5.6%	0	1					High School Moderate


	Upholsterers	187	179	-8	-4.3%	0	5		18.02	37,477		High School Moderate


	Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	155	153	-2	-1.3%	0	1		11.62	24,171		High School Short-Term

	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	929	1,002	73	7.9%	7	14		20.84	43,352		High School Moderate


	Furniture Finishers	125	129	4	3.2%	0	2		17.82	37,060		High School Short-Term


	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	173	184	11	6.4%	1	6		14.88	30,951		High School Short-Term


	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	262	312	50	19.1%	5	6		13.17	27,414		High School Short-Term


	Woodworkers, All Other	257	283	26	10.1%	3	11		17.60	36,613		High School Moderate

Plant and System Operators		2,382	2,598	216	9.1%	22	104

	Power Plant Operators	205	214	9	4.4%	1	7		32.52	67,635		High School Long-Term


	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	311	323	12	3.9%	1	11		27.94	58,121		High School Long-Term


	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	1,140	1,198	58	5.1%	6	46		27.47	57,155		High School Long-Term

Other Production Occupations		24,067	25,294	1,227	5.1%	143	678

	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	531	604	73	13.8%	7	25		19.26	40,058		High School Moderate


	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	74	77	3	4.1%	0	3		20.50	42,640		High School Moderate


	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	231	244	13	5.6%	1	7		16.74	34,813		High School Moderate


	Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	487	487	0	0.0%	0	14		16.21	33,726		Less than HS Moderate


	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	829	864	35	4.2%	4	27		17.64	36,674		High School Moderate


	Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	81	82	1	1.2%	0	1		12.46	25,930		Less than HS Short-Term


	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	737	656	-81	-11.0%	0	12		16.56	34,437		High School Short-Term


	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	458	510	52	11.4%	5	17		16.80	34,946		High School Moderate


	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	73	75	2	2.7%	0	2		20.28	42,183		High School Moderate


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


	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	244	232	-12	-4.9%	0	5		23.06	47,966		High School Long-Term


	Dental Laboratory Technicians	373	377	4	1.1%	0	13		18.83	39,184		High School Moderate


	Medical Appliance Technicians	229	242	13	5.7%	1	9		16.05	33,370		High School Long-Term


	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	368	418	50	13.6%	5	17		15.94	33,157		High School Moderate


	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	2,047	2,062	15	0.7%	2	50		13.10	27,241		High School Moderate


	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	822	832	10	1.2%	1	16		17.10	35,566		High School Moderate


	Painters, Transportation Equipment	620	682	62	10.0%	6	17		27.07	56,301		High School Moderate


	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	135	145	10	7.4%	1	3		15.46	32,171		Less than HS Moderate


	Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	539	503	-36	-6.7%	0	16		13.66	28,420		High School Short-Term


	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	89	87	-2	-2.3%	0	2		15.78	32,821		High School Moderate


	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	115	121	6	5.2%	1	4		14.78	30,737		Less than HS Moderate


	Etchers and Engravers	152	125	-27	-17.8%	0	4		19.82	41,217		High School Moderate


	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	209	231	22	10.5%	2	9		16.33	33,980		High School Long-Term


	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,002	966	-36	-3.6%	0	9		21.24	44,185		High School Moderate


	Helpers--Production Workers	4,008	4,293	285	7.1%	28	97		11.93	24,812		Less than HS Short-Term


	Production Workers, All Other	1,649	1,708	59	3.6%	6	49		14.99	31,185		High School Moderate

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Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		Employment Projections				2012-2022 Annual Openings			2014 Wages			Education/Job Requirements	Find Employment
Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Title		2012	2022	Change/Pct		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	All	Work Experience~Training	Employers~CTJobs
	Transportation and Material Moving	93,332	101,221	7,889	8.4%	802	2,959		15.24	31,696

Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers		4,232	4,520	288	6.8%	29	145

	First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	2,113	2,225	112	5.3%	11	69		25.24	52,509		High School 1-5yrs


	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	2,071	2,245	174	8.4%	17	74		30.37	63,159		High School 1-5yrs

Air Transportation Workers		797	795	-2	-0.3%	2	28

	Commercial Pilots	533	517	-16	-3.0%	0	15			103,900		High School Moderate


	Air Traffic Controllers	148	159	11	7.4%	1	7		37.76	78,545		Associate Long-Term


	Airfield Operations Specialists	63	68	5	7.9%	0	3		18.24	37,946		High School Long-Term

Motor Vehicle Operators		44,166	48,335	4,169	9.4%	417	1,131

	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	1,516	1,720	204	13.5%	20	48		18.61	38,709		High School Moderate


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


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


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


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

Rail Transportation Workers		1,626	1,701	75	4.6%	8	57

	Locomotive Engineers	621	654	33	5.3%	3	22					High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	898	943	45	5.0%	4	31					High School Moderate

Water Transportation Workers		908	961	53	5.8%	6	47

	Sailors and Marine Oilers	441	482	41	9.3%	4	24		13.44	27,977		Less than HS Moderate


	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	320	333	13	4.1%	1	16		32.81	68,251		Bachelor

Other Transportation Workers		2,846	3,012	166	5.8%	20	130

	Parking Lot Attendants	1,408	1,372	-36	-2.6%	0	68		9.95	20,701		Less than HS Short-Term


	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	1,054	1,219	165	15.6%	16	46		10.63	22,113		Less than HS Short-Term


	Transportation Inspectors	142	154	12	8.4%	1	6		31.70	65,923		High School Moderate


	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	72	81	9	12.5%	1	2		9.74	20,254		High School Short-Term


	Transportation Workers, All Other	126	141	15	11.9%	2	7		15.49	32,205		High School Short-Term

Material Moving Workers		38,757	41,897	3,140	8.1%	322	1,422

	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	187	193	6	3.2%	1	6		18.29	38,038		Less than HS Short-Term


	Crane and Tower Operators	308	341	33	10.7%	3	14		31.48	65,486		High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	271	325	54	19.9%	5	7		21.18	44,044		High School Moderate / 1-5yrs


	Hoist and Winch Operators	75	86	11	14.7%	1	3		25.63	53,312		Less than HS Short-Term


	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	3,346	3,326	-20	-0.6%	0	77		16.05	33,373		Less than HS Short-Term


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


	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


	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	911	858	-53	-5.8%	0	18		11.52	23,973		Less than HS Short-Term


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


	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	1,023	1,225	202	19.8%	20	41		19.21	39,938		Less than HS Short-Term


	Material Moving Workers, All Other	489	580	91	18.6%	9	23		9.15	19,014		Less than HS Short-Term

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