State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2014-2024

State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2014-2024 - Labor Market Information

State of Connecticut Occupational Projections: 2014-2024

Last Updated: August 10, 2016

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014 - 2024 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
Total, All Occupations		1,850,862	1,964,003	113,141	6.1%	12,860	55,816		$21.45	$44,615

	Management	141,262	151,573	10,311	7.3%	1,040	4,273		$55.95	$116,375

Top Executives		41,366	44,244	2,878	7.0%	289	1,286

	Chief Executives	5,932	6,173	241	4.1%	24	125		$90.00	$187,200		Bachelors +5 years



	General and Operations Managers	35,083	37,731	2,648	7.6%	265	1,153		$57.22	$119,005		Bachelors +5 years


Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers		13,585	14,645	1,060	7.8%	106	442

	Advertising and Promotions Managers	299	306	7	2.3%	1	11		$57.18	$118,934		Bachelors <5 years



	Marketing Managers	4,945	5,462	517	10.5%	52	169		$62.64	$130,283		Bachelors +5 years



	Sales Managers	7,169	7,610	441	6.2%	44	214		$64.60	$134,386		Bachelors <5 years



	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,172	1,267	95	8.1%	10	50		$54.38	$113,121		Bachelors +5 years


Operations Specialties Managers		33,771	36,958	3,187	9.4%	319	1,043

	Administrative Services Managers	4,335	4,619	284	6.6%	28	109		$48.61	$101,117		Bachelors <5 years



	Computer and Information Systems Managers	6,907	8,443	1,536	22.2%	154	236		$63.52	$132,114		Bachelors +5 years



	Financial Managers	14,136	15,063	927	6.6%	93	428		$61.99	$128,952		Bachelors +5 years



	Industrial Production Managers	2,686	2,768	82	3.0%	8	84		$51.98	$108,107		Bachelors +5 years



	Purchasing Managers	1,330	1,379	49	3.7%	5	36		$55.87	$116,222		Bachelors +5 years



	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,152	1,220	68	5.9%	7	32		$49.07	$102,069		High School +5 years



	Compensation and Benefits Managers	306	322	16	5.2%	2	11		$60.42	$125,667		Bachelors +5 years



	Human Resources Managers	2,027	2,214	187	9.2%	19	78		$56.74	$118,033		Bachelors +5 years



	Training and Development Managers	892	930	38	4.3%	4	30		$56.79	$118,105		Bachelors +5 years


Other Management Occupations		52,540	55,726	3,186	6.1%	326	1,502

	Construction Managers	6,183	6,537	354	5.7%	35	121		$49.79	$103,563		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program	971	1,015	44	4.5%	4	32		$25.06	$52,140		Bachelors <5 years



	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	3,416	3,468	52	1.5%	5	104			$131,193		Masters +5 years



	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	1,937	2,117	180	9.3%	18	74		$37.98	$78,982		Masters <5 years



	Education Administrators, All Other	382	403	21	5.5%	2	13		$51.42	$106,971		Bachelors <5 years



	Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,247	3,493	246	7.6%	25	125		$67.55	$140,496		Bachelors +5 years



	Food Service Managers	5,450	5,654	204	3.7%	20	130		$26.35	$54,811		High School <5 years



	Lodging Managers	241	256	15	6.2%	2	7		$24.70	$51,372		High School <5 years



	Medical and Health Services Managers	5,356	5,821	465	8.7%	46	181		$52.68	$109,580		Bachelors <5 years



	Natural Sciences Managers	1,139	1,182	43	3.8%	4	28		$66.79	$138,940		Bachelors +5 years



	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	171	123	-48	-28.1%	0	4		$37.57	$78,133		High School < 5 years Moderate OJT



	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	3,861	4,180	319	8.3%	32	99		$30.28	$62,987		High School <5 years



	Social and Community Service Managers	4,199	4,765	566	13.5%	57	168		$31.90	$66,354		Bachelors +5 years



	Emergency Management Directors	133	131	-2	-1.5%	0	2		$38.69	$80,476		Bachelors +5 years



	Managers, All Other	13,115	13,845	730	5.6%	73	362		$53.26	$110,778		Bachelors <5 years

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Business and Financial Operations	102,730	111,613	8,883	8.6%	954	3,102		$35.53	$73,896

Business Operations Specialists		58,640	63,943	5,303	9.0%	541	1,618

	Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products	85	91	6	7.1%	1	3		$17.59	$36,585		Bachelors Long OJT



	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	1,172	1,206	34	2.9%	3	40		$26.01	$54,115		Bachelors Long OJT



	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	4,256	4,421	165	3.9%	16	133		$31.94	$66,426		Bachelors Long OJT



	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	5,481	5,609	128	2.3%	13	149		$32.29	$67,162		High School Long OJT



	Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	215	205	-10	-4.7%	0	5		$33.11	$68,851		Postsecondary Moderate OJT



	Compliance Officers	3,417	3,587	170	5.0%	17	65		$37.62	$78,256		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Cost Estimators	2,175	2,385	210	9.7%	21	83		$36.20	$75,298		Bachelors



	Human Resources Specialists	5,862	6,315	453	7.7%	45	188		$31.31	$65,136		Bachelors



	Labor Relations Specialists	1,171	1,072	-99	-8.4%	0	28		$26.27	$54,637		Bachelors <5 years



	Logisticians	1,142	1,209	67	5.9%	7	23		$35.81	$74,469		Bachelors



	Management Analysts	11,991	13,850	1,859	15.5%	186	352		$43.81	$91,109		Bachelors <5 years



	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	1,158	1,249	91	7.9%	9	23		$29.61	$61,575		Bachelors



	Fundraisers	1,726	1,896	170	9.9%	17	41		$26.57	$55,251		Bachelors



	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,250	1,338	88	7.0%	9	39		$34.22	$71,174		Bachelors <5 years



	Training and Development Specialists	2,913	3,126	213	7.3%	21	92		$34.43	$71,604		Bachelors <5 years



	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,171	8,501	1,330	18.5%	133	219		$30.32	$63,069		Bachelors



	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	7,278	7,693	415	5.7%	42	129		$34.61	$71,982		Bachelors



Financial Specialists		44,090	47,670	3,580	8.1%	413	1,483

	Accountants and Auditors	18,359	20,179	1,820	9.9%	182	672		$35.85	$74,551		Bachelors



	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	938	952	14	1.5%	1	16		$34.24	$71,225		Bachelors Long OJT



	Budget Analysts	850	884	34	4.0%	3	24		$40.64	$84,529		Bachelors



	Credit Analysts	1,401	1,373	-28	-2.0%	0	61		$42.43	$88,243		Bachelors



	Financial Analysts	6,167	6,918	751	12.2%	75	202		$39.50	$82,154		Bachelors



	Personal Financial Advisors	5,847	7,255	1,408	24.1%	141	288		$49.04	$101,997		Bachelors Long OJT



	Insurance Underwriters	4,278	3,786	-492	-11.5%	0	81		$35.58	$74,009		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Financial Examiners	595	621	26	4.4%	3	18		$40.36	$83,945		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Credit Counselors	117	123	6	5.1%	1	3		$21.51	$44,731		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Loan Officers	2,297	2,284	-13	-0.6%	0	38		$34.44	$71,634		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	845	825	-20	-2.4%	0	35		$40.16	$83,526		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Tax Preparers	1,026	1,044	18	1.8%	2	28		$19.75	$41,087		High School Moderate OJT



	Financial Specialists, All Other	1,370	1,426	56	4.1%	6	20		$33.98	$70,673		Bachelors Moderate OJT

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Computer and Mathematical	48,013	55,623	7,610	15.9%	803	1,538		$41.30	$85,897

Computer Occupations		45,386	52,269	6,883	15.2%	730	1,406

	Computer Systems Analysts	7,892	9,773	1,881	23.8%	188	290		$44.36	$92,278		Bachelors



	Computer Programmers	5,147	4,727	-420	-8.2%	0	127		$38.87	$80,835		Bachelors



	Software Developers, Applications	8,832	10,806	1,974	22.4%	197	323		$45.64	$94,926		Bachelors



	Software Developers, Systems Software	4,421	5,430	1,009	22.8%	101	164		$48.52	$100,922		Bachelors



	Web Developers	1,610	2,019	409	25.4%	41	62		$32.50	$67,616		Associates



	Database Administrators	1,484	1,617	133	9.0%	13	45		$42.84	$89,103		Bachelors <5 years



	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,742	4,101	359	9.6%	36	84		$40.10	$83,412		Bachelors



	Computer Network Architects	1,295	1,436	141	10.9%	14	31		$53.87	$112,041		Bachelors +5 years



	Computer User Support Specialists	7,292	8,262	970	13.3%	97	191		$26.69	$55,523		None



	Computer Network Support Specialists	1,162	1,304	142	12.2%	14	29		$36.95	$76,858		Associates



	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,526	1,664	138	9.0%	14	34		$45.30	$94,216		Bachelors



Mathematical Science Occupations		2,627	3,354	727	27.7%	73	132

	Actuaries	995	1,159	164	16.5%	16	46		$47.82	$99,471		Bachelors Long OJT



	Operations Research Analysts	1,192	1,607	415	34.8%	42	63		$44.19	$91,913		Bachelors



	Statisticians	420	567	147	35.0%	15	22		$48.62	$101,135		Masters

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Architecture and Engineering	35,496	38,389	2,893	8.1%	308	1,202		$39.77	$82,712

Architects, Surveyors, and Cartographers		3,240	3,279	39	1.2%	8	70

	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	2,402	2,465	63	2.6%	6	46		$39.71	$82,590		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Landscape Architects	278	283	5	1.8%	0	5		$35.94	$74,758		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Surveyors	512	472	-40	-7.8%	0	16		$28.76	$59,814		Bachelors <5 years



Engineers		23,885	26,168	2,283	9.6%	232	908

	Aerospace Engineers	2,081	2,082	1	0.1%	0	60		$51.80	$107,739		Bachelors



	Biomedical Engineers	123	161	38	30.9%	4	7		$44.04	$91,609		Bachelors



	Chemical Engineers	341	353	12	3.5%	1	10		$44.58	$92,725		Bachelors



	Civil Engineers	3,947	4,150	203	5.1%	20	136		$42.76	$88,951		Bachelors



	Computer Hardware Engineers	360	397	37	10.3%	4	11		$50.23	$104,472		Bachelors



	Electrical Engineers	1,986	1,961	-25	-1.3%	0	44		$44.28	$92,116		Bachelors



	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	743	730	-13	-1.8%	0	16		$47.80	$99,430		Bachelors



	Environmental Engineers	604	664	60	9.9%	6	23		$44.65	$92,877		Bachelors



	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	163	175	12	7.4%	1	6		$46.91	$97,584		Bachelors



	Industrial Engineers	4,274	4,639	365	8.5%	36	161		$41.91	$87,175		Bachelors



	Materials Engineers	581	662	81	13.9%	8	28		$48.34	$100,546		Bachelors



	Mechanical Engineers	6,066	7,323	1,257	20.7%	126	318		$40.03	$83,259		Bachelors



	Nuclear Engineers	842	858	16	1.9%	2	24		$55.92	$116,301		Bachelors



	Engineers, All Other	1,530	1,697	167	10.9%	17	48		$48.09	$100,019		Bachelors



Drafters, Engineering Technicians, and Mapping Technicians		8,371	8,942	571	6.8%	68	225

	Architectural and Civil Drafters	797	735	-62	-7.8%	0	9		$27.57	$57,349		Associates



	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	376	420	44	11.7%	4	8		$32.66	$67,920		Associates



	Mechanical Drafters	1,797	2,036	239	13.3%	24	45		$28.49	$59,246		Associates



	Drafters, All Other	125	114	-11	-8.8%	0	2		$26.33	$54,762		Associates



	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	115	121	6	5.2%	1	4		$37.19	$77,345		Associates



	Civil Engineering Technicians	434	433	-1	-0.2%	0	11		$30.50	$63,426		Associates



	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	1,521	1,587	66	4.3%	7	44		$30.39	$63,213		Associates



	Electro-Mechanical Technicians	70	67	-3	-4.3%	0	2		$31.06	$64,623		Associates



	Environmental Engineering Technicians	175	192	17	9.7%	2	6		$23.30	$48,462		Associates



	Industrial Engineering Technicians	964	1,005	41	4.3%	4	28		$30.81	$64,096		Associates



	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	916	1,096	180	19.6%	18	40		$30.56	$63,558		Associates



	Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	588	659	71	12.1%	7	21		$33.62	$69,919		Associates



	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	286	257	-29	-10.1%	0	3		$26.02	$54,113		High School Moderate OJT

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Life, Physical, and Social Science	14,305	15,821	1,516	10.6%	153	531		$38.46	$80,003

Life Scientists		3,838	4,056	218	5.7%	22	140

	Soil and Plant Scientists	101	104	3	3.0%	0	4		$33.68	$70,051		Bachelors



	Biochemists and Biophysicists	321	352	31	9.7%	3	12		$54.56	$113,481		Doctoral Professional



	Microbiologists	157	163	6	3.8%	1	5		$39.75	$82,681		Bachelors



	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	67	67	0	0.0%	0	2		$44.66	$92,877		Bachelors



	Foresters	76	80	4	5.3%	0	3		$38.92	$80,936		Bachelors



	Epidemiologists	106	105	-1	-0.9%	0	3		$41.63	$86,607		Masters



	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	2,720	2,886	166	6.1%	17	101		$54.73	$113,836		Doctoral Professional



	Life Scientists, All Other	181	188	7	3.9%	1	7		$42.43	$88,251		Bachelors



Physical Scientists		2,581	2,822	241	9.3%	24	86

	Physicists	133	136	3	2.3%	0	2					Doctoral Professional



	Chemists	1,366	1,508	142	10.4%	14	44		$38.23	$79,506		Bachelors



	Materials Scientists	117	123	6	5.1%	1	4		$47.39	$98,568		Bachelors



	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	716	784	68	9.5%	7	29		$33.68	$70,061		Bachelors



	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	67	68	1	1.5%	0	2		$38.57	$80,226		Bachelors



	Hydrologists	62	71	9	14.5%	1	3		$36.95	$76,848		Bachelors



	Physical Scientists, All Other	94	96	2	2.1%	0	1		$44.80	$93,191		Bachelors



Social Scientists and Related Workers		5,155	6,032	877	17.0%	88	190

	Economists	164	174	10	6.1%	1	5		$44.14	$91,801		Masters



	Survey Researchers	494	556	62	12.6%	6	12		$33.59	$69,868		Masters



	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,608	4,358	750	20.8%	75	152		$41.99	$87,348		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Psychologists, All Other	184	204	20	10.9%	2	6		$45.91	$95,484		Masters Internship/ Residency



	Urban and Regional Planners	324	329	5	1.5%	0	6		$39.65	$82,468		Masters



	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	286	314	28	9.8%	3	6		$42.54	$88,484		Bachelors



Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians		2,731	2,911	180	6.6%	18	113

	Biological Technicians	594	647	53	8.9%	5	22		$24.56	$51,080		Bachelors



	Chemical Technicians	906	941	35	3.9%	4	31		$23.26	$48,381		Associates Moderate OJT



	Nuclear Technicians	118	135	17	14.4%	2	7		$40.90	$85,086		Associates Moderate OJT



	Social Science Research Assistants	90	86	-4	-4.4%	0	4		$22.94	$47,712		Bachelors



	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	332	337	5	1.5%	0	14		$19.10	$39,738		Associates



	Forensic Science Technicians	97	107	10	10.3%	1	5		$35.74	$74,342		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	520	580	60	11.5%	6	28		$24.87	$51,709		Associates

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Community and Social Service	40,317	44,760	4,443	11.0%	446	1,310		$24.32	$50,572

Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists		36,963	41,124	4,161	11.3%	418	1,208

	Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	3,256	3,855	599	18.4%	60	128		$22.54	$46,890		Bachelors



	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,737	5,208	471	9.9%	47	146		$27.87	$57,968		Masters



	Marriage and Family Therapists	443	517	74	16.7%	7	16		$23.00	$47,823		Masters Internship/ Residency



	Mental Health Counselors	2,776	3,245	469	16.9%	47	105		$21.63	$44,983		Masters Internship/ Residency



	Rehabilitation Counselors	2,581	3,019	438	17.0%	44	98		$20.00	$41,584		Masters



	Counselors, All Other	472	519	47	10.0%	5	15		$20.20	$42,010		Masters



	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,688	5,945	257	4.5%	26	163		$33.15	$68,955		Bachelors



	Healthcare Social Workers	2,253	2,429	176	7.8%	18	72		$30.29	$63,010		Masters



	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,222	2,523	301	13.6%	30	84		$29.24	$60,819		Bachelors



	Health Educators	615	655	40	6.5%	4	16		$24.91	$51,800		Bachelors



	Social and Human Service Assistants	8,086	9,089	1,003	12.4%	100	259		$18.37	$38,216		High School Short OJT



	Community Health Workers	699	790	91	13.0%	9	23		$18.96	$39,433		High School Short OJT



	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	1,753	1,952	199	11.4%	20	54		$18.40	$38,277		Masters



Religious Workers		3,354	3,636	282	8.4%	28	102

	Clergy	2,321	2,512	191	8.2%	19	69		$26.37	$54,833		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Directors, Religious Activities and Education	571	621	50	8.8%	5	20		$28.70	$59,703		Bachelors <5 years



	Religious Workers, All Other	462	503	41	8.9%	4	12		$20.83	$43,309		Bachelors

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Legal	20,806	21,615	809	3.9%	86	441		$41.80	$86,932

Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers		14,133	14,549	416	2.9%	46	254

	Lawyers	12,616	13,075	459	3.6%	46	230		$62.46	$129,926		Doctoral Professional



	Judicial Law Clerks	204	182	-22	-10.8%	0	4		$37.03	$77,020		Doctoral Professional



	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	242	234	-8	-3.3%	0	4		$48.53	$100,952		Doctoral Professional +5 years Short OJT



	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	879	874	-5	-0.6%	0	13					Bachelors < 5 years Moderate OJT



	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	192	184	-8	-4.2%	0	3		$88.58	$184,242		Doctoral Professional +5 years Short OJT



Legal Support Workers		6,673	7,066	393	5.9%	40	187

	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	5,468	5,840	372	6.8%	37	157		$24.90	$51,780		Associates



	Court Reporters	264	262	-2	-0.8%	0	6		$24.56	$51,080		Postsecondary Short OJT



	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	251	243	-8	-3.2%	0	6		$24.33	$50,593		High School Short OJT



	Legal Support Workers, All Other	690	721	31	4.5%	3	18					High School Short OJT

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Education, Training, and Library	132,746	138,864	6,118	4.6%	618	3,476		$27.84	$57,897

Postsecondary Teachers		32,842	36,253	3,411	10.4%	342	923

	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	1,659	1,822	163	9.8%	16	45			$68,996		Doctoral Professional



	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	366	398	32	8.7%	3	9			$80,967		Doctoral Professional



	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	645	744	99	15.4%	10	21			$71,359		Doctoral Professional



	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	649	735	86	13.3%	9	21			$89,357		Doctoral Professional



	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	962	1,107	145	15.1%	14	31			$80,571		Doctoral Professional



	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	240	278	38	15.8%	4	8			$80,439		Doctoral Professional



	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	139	151	12	8.6%	1	3			$73,297		Doctoral Professional



	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	180	206	26	14.4%	3	6			$81,078		Doctoral Professional



	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	113	123	10	8.9%	1	3			$78,014		Doctoral Professional



	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	528	608	80	15.1%	8	17			$69,939		Doctoral Professional



	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	235	259	24	10.2%	2	6			$94,825		Doctoral Professional



	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	264	290	26	9.9%	3	8			$93,820		Doctoral Professional



	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	508	588	80	15.8%	8	17			$74,565		Doctoral Professional



	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	219	252	33	15.1%	3	7			$78,319		Doctoral Professional



	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	52	60	8	15.4%	1	2			$62,452		Doctoral Professional



	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	3,197	3,826	629	19.7%	63	120			$131,001		Doctoral Professional <5 years



	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	968	1,136	168	17.4%	17	34			$78,735		Masters <5 years



	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	666	729	63	9.5%	6	18			$64,217		Doctoral Professional <5 years



	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	134	161	27	20.1%	3	5			$59,662		Doctoral Professional



	Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	361	412	51	14.1%	5	11			$72,719		Doctoral Professional



	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	1,085	1,203	118	10.9%	12	31			$61,732		Masters



	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	384	420	36	9.4%	4	11			$68,428		Doctoral Professional



	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	812	888	76	9.4%	8	22			$73,896		Doctoral Professional



	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	281	310	29	10.3%	3	8			$68,904		Doctoral Professional



	History Teachers, Postsecondary	313	343	30	9.6%	3	9			$78,917		Doctoral Professional



	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	317	356	39	12.3%	4	10			$79,354		Doctoral Professional



	Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	208	227	19	9.1%	2	6			$71,035		Doctoral Professional



	Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	611	649	38	6.2%	4	15		$22.64	$47,103		Bachelors <5 years



	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	1,621	1,754	133	8.2%	13	42			$62,300		Doctoral Professional



Preschool, Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers		56,946	58,002	1,056	1.9%	111	1,437

	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	7,188	7,495	307	4.3%	31	241		$15.42	$32,078		Associates



	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	1,748	1,775	27	1.5%	3	54			$72,080		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	17,391	17,647	256	1.5%	26	411			$77,030		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	9,207	9,339	132	1.4%	13	217			$78,643		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	174	177	3	1.7%	0	4			$73,997		Bachelors < 5 years Internship/ Residency



	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	13,312	13,494	182	1.4%	18	334			$76,422		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	1,567	1,511	-56	-3.6%	0	37			$78,836		Bachelors < 5 years Internship/ Residency



	Special Education Teachers, Preschool	373	420	47	12.6%	5	12			$71,207		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	2,577	2,613	36	1.4%	4	53			$80,104		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	1,093	1,115	22	2.0%	2	23			$72,993		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	1,985	2,027	42	2.1%	4	41			$78,045		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Special Education Teachers, All Other	331	389	58	17.5%	6	12			$60,991		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



Other Teachers and Instructors		14,881	15,743	862	5.8%	86	366

	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	670	692	22	3.3%	2	15		$32.03	$66,612		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	3,506	3,992	486	13.9%	49	115		$20.04	$41,665		High School <5 years



	Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers	2,856	3,034	178	6.2%	18	72			$53,393		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Substitute Teachers	7,849	8,025	176	2.2%	18	166		$13.90	$28,913		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



Librarians, Curators, and Archivists		4,595	4,713	118	2.6%	12	154

	Archivists	126	128	2	1.6%	0	4		$27.89	$58,019		Masters



	Curators	212	225	13	6.1%	1	8		$30.44	$63,314		Masters



	Museum Technicians and Conservators	278	294	16	5.8%	2	11		$25.44	$52,916		Bachelors



	Librarians	2,308	2,323	15	0.6%	2	45		$31.94	$66,429		Masters



	Library Technicians	1,671	1,743	72	4.3%	7	87		$19.29	$40,113		Postsecondary



Other Education, Training, and Library Occupations		23,482	24,153	671	2.9%	67	595

	Instructional Coordinators	1,184	1,227	43	3.6%	4	15		$38.89	$80,875		Masters +5 years



	Teacher Assistants	21,062	21,605	543	2.6%	54	559			$30,161		Some college No degree



	Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other	937	995	58	6.2%	6	15		$21.28	$44,283		Bachelors

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	37,816	39,288	1,472	3.9%	173	1,142		$25.03	$52,054

Art and Design Workers		11,013	11,292	279	2.5%	31	277

	Art Directors	1,399	1,435	36	2.6%	4	30		$36.93	$76,797		Bachelors +5 years



	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	202	210	8	4.0%	1	5		$25.48	$53,017		Bachelors Long OJT



	Multimedia Artists and Animators	1,321	1,382	61	4.6%	6	31		$35.98	$74,839		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Artists and Related Workers, All Other	124	128	4	3.2%	0	2		$25.46	$52,967		No Formal Credential Long OJT



	Commercial and Industrial Designers	509	531	22	4.3%	2	14		$30.07	$62,533		Bachelors



	Floral Designers	785	755	-30	-3.8%	0	19		$16.89	$35,142		High School Moderate OJT



	Graphic Designers	3,631	3,730	99	2.7%	10	96		$25.14	$52,287		Bachelors



	Interior Designers	1,037	1,076	39	3.8%	4	29		$23.67	$49,223		Bachelors



	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	1,505	1,517	12	0.8%	1	37		$12.18	$25,332		High School Moderate OJT



	Set and Exhibit Designers	291	313	22	7.6%	2	9		$32.08	$66,733		Bachelors



	Designers, All Other	99	99	0	0.0%	0	2		$24.87	$51,719		Bachelors



Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers		14,634	15,469	835	5.7%	84	555

	Actors	671	736	65	9.7%	6	32					Some college No degree Long OJT



	Producers and Directors	2,528	2,656	128	5.1%	13	94		$31.88	$66,297		Bachelors <5 years



	Coaches and Scouts	5,693	5,983	290	5.1%	29	221			$41,493		Bachelors



	Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	299	316	17	5.7%	2	12			$22,096		High School Moderate OJT



	Choreographers	232	241	9	3.9%	1	9		$27.11	$56,375		High School +5 years Long OJT



	Music Directors and Composers	1,204	1,276	72	6.0%	7	42		$16.90	$35,152		Bachelors <5 years



	Musicians and Singers	3,242	3,438	196	6.1%	20	114		$26.27	$		No Formal Credential Long OJT



Media and Communication Workers		7,337	7,517	180	2.5%	37	198

	Radio and Television Announcers	541	482	-59	-10.9%	0	16		$12.91	$26,854		Bachelors Short OJT



	Public Address System and Other Announcers	92	94	2	2.2%	0	3					High School Short OJT



	Reporters and Correspondents	501	446	-55	-11.0%	0	16		$17.84	$37,120		Bachelors



	Public Relations Specialists	1,491	1,579	88	5.9%	9	27		$32.75	$68,123		Bachelors



	Editors	1,332	1,260	-72	-5.4%	0	48		$27.24	$56,670		Bachelors <5 years



	Technical Writers	643	733	90	14.0%	9	24		$40.32	$83,848		Bachelors < 5 years Short OJT



	Writers and Authors	1,770	1,819	49	2.8%	5	35		$29.38	$61,103		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Interpreters and Translators	460	571	111	24.1%	11	18		$25.01	$52,013		Bachelors Short OJT



Media and Communication Equipment Workers		4,832	5,010	178	3.7%	21	112

	Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	1,138	1,233	95	8.4%	10	32		$23.64	$49,162		Postsecondary Short OJT



	Broadcast Technicians	550	526	-24	-4.4%	0	10		$19.56	$40,671		Associates Short OJT



	Sound Engineering Technicians	350	366	16	4.6%	2	9					Postsecondary Short OJT



	Photographers	1,530	1,559	29	1.9%	3	40		$19.26	$40,042		High School Long OJT



	Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture	529	522	-7	-1.3%	0	5		$29.70	$61,783		Bachelors



	Film and Video Editors	426	500	74	17.4%	7	11					Bachelors



	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	309	304	-5	-1.6%	0	6		$33.72	$70,142		High School Short OJT

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	110,967	121,051	10,084	9.1%	1,021	3,488		$35.74	$74,342

Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners		71,969	78,837	6,868	9.5%	692	2,402

	Chiropractors	324	363	39	12.0%	4	10		$34.38	$71,512		Doctoral Professional



	Dentists, General	2,636	2,995	359	13.6%	36	90		$81.88	$170,323		Doctoral Professional



	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	104	116	12	11.5%	1	3		$90.00	$187,200		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Dietitians and Nutritionists	913	1,000	87	9.5%	9	16		$31.29	$65,090		Bachelors Internship/ Residency



	Optometrists	307	372	65	21.2%	6	17		$75.21	$156,445		Doctoral Professional



	Pharmacists	2,812	2,764	-48	-1.7%	0	66		$58.59	$121,861		Doctoral Professional



	Anesthesiologists	489	574	85	17.4%	8	21		$90.00	$187,200		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Family and General Practitioners	1,694	1,818	124	7.3%	12	58		$90.00	$187,200		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Internists, General	1,272	1,360	88	6.9%	9	43		$90.00	$187,200		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	548	621	73	13.3%	7	22		$90.00	$187,200		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Pediatricians, General	924	1,011	87	9.4%	9	34		$69.89	$145,377		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Psychiatrists	1,067	1,176	109	10.2%	11	40		$90.00	$187,200		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Surgeons	1,182	1,342	160	13.5%	16	48		$90.00	$187,200		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	6,916	7,767	851	12.3%	85	271		$90.00	$187,200		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Physician Assistants	1,982	2,359	377	19.0%	38	82		$54.38	$113,096		Masters



	Podiatrists	98	106	8	8.2%	1	3		$69.68	$144,910		Doctoral Professional Internship/ Residency



	Occupational Therapists	1,819	2,078	259	14.2%	26	61		$42.08	$87,530		Masters



	Physical Therapists	3,933	4,681	748	19.0%	75	180		$41.56	$86,455		Doctoral Professional



	Radiation Therapists	209	215	6	2.9%	1	6		$44.68	$92,928		Associates



	Recreational Therapists	425	439	14	3.3%	1	11		$26.53	$55,188		Bachelors



	Respiratory Therapists	1,183	1,216	33	2.8%	3	31		$31.54	$65,607		Associates



	Speech-Language Pathologists	1,939	2,192	253	13.1%	25	74		$43.22	$89,894		Masters



	Exercise Physiologists	105	116	11	10.5%	1	2		$27.81	$57,846		Bachelors



	Veterinarians	1,139	1,236	97	8.5%	10	28		$52.76	$109,748		Doctoral Professional



	Registered Nurses	33,567	35,583	2,016	6.0%	202	994		$37.29	$77,568		Bachelors



	Nurse Anesthetists	337	385	48	14.2%	5	13		$82.31	$171,186		Masters



	Nurse Midwives	121	142	21	17.4%	2	5		$50.70	$105,457		Masters



	Nurse Practitioners	2,752	3,454	702	25.5%	70	135		$49.51	$102,971		Masters



	Audiologists	130	154	24	18.5%	2	5		$39.74	$82,651		Doctoral Professional



	Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	346	360	14	4.1%	1	9		$38.65	$80,399		Masters



Health Technologists and Technicians		36,771	39,766	2,995	8.1%	307	1,020

	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	2,588	2,633	45	1.7%	4	66		$34.63	$72,039		Bachelors



	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	1,808	1,948	140	7.7%	14	57		$22.87	$47,559		Associates



	Dental Hygienists	3,840	4,229	389	10.1%	39	102		$39.86	$82,904		Associates



	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	511	583	72	14.1%	7	17		$33.37	$69,401		Associates



	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,167	1,347	180	15.4%	18	40		$36.44	$75,793		Associates



	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	269	252	-17	-6.3%	0	5		$43.63	$90,757		Associates



	Radiologic Technologists	2,285	2,259	-26	-1.1%	0	43		$30.76	$63,984		Associates



	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	364	371	7	1.9%	1	8		$37.02	$77,000		Associates <5 years



	Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,244	3,608	364	11.2%	36	89		$21.54	$44,800		Postsecondary



	Dietetic Technicians	350	344	-6	-1.7%	0	4		$16.47	$34,249		Associates



	Pharmacy Technicians	3,555	3,741	186	5.2%	19	54		$15.28	$31,774		High School Moderate OJT



	Psychiatric Technicians	961	977	16	1.7%	2	12		$25.33	$52,683		Postsecondary < 5 years Short OJT



	Respiratory Therapy Technicians	107	79	-28	-26.2%	0	1		$24.29	$50,512		Associates



	Surgical Technologists	1,046	1,070	24	2.3%	2	12		$25.72	$53,484		Postsecondary



	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	1,597	1,876	279	17.5%	28	44		$17.68	$36,775		Associates



	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	702	823	121	17.2%	12	19		$19.99	$41,574		Postsecondary



	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	8,848	9,594	746	8.4%	75	327		$27.19	$56,548		Postsecondary



	Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	1,532	1,685	153	10.0%	15	49		$21.06	$43,806		Postsecondary



	Opticians, Dispensing	961	1,146	185	19.3%	18	44		$19.10	$39,738		High School Long OJT



	Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	905	1,026	121	13.4%	12	21		$23.16	$48,178		High School



Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations		2,227	2,448	221	9.9%	22	66

	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	622	635	13	2.1%	1	13		$37.49	$77,974		Bachelors



	Athletic Trainers	664	760	96	14.5%	10	23			$44,110		Bachelors



	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	766	869	103	13.4%	10	25		$24.91	$51,800		Postsecondary

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Healthcare Support	53,676	59,845	6,169	11.5%	630	1,805		$15.32	$31,867

Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides		33,396	36,839	3,443	10.3%	348	1,102

	Home Health Aides	8,709	10,774	2,065	23.7%	206	403		$13.15	$27,360		No Formal Credential Short OJT



	Psychiatric Aides	1,196	1,376	180	15.1%	18	45		$17.34	$36,058		High School Short OJT



	Nursing Assistants	22,826	24,059	1,233	5.4%	123	639		$15.08	$31,357		Postsecondary



	Orderlies	665	630	-35	-5.3%	0	15		$14.32	$29,787		High School Short OJT



Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides		1,743	2,236	493	28.3%	49	99

	Occupational Therapy Assistants	468	597	129	27.6%	13	27		$29.59	$61,562		Associates



	Occupational Therapy Aides	102	133	31	30.4%	3	6		$13.66	$28,420		High School Short OJT



	Physical Therapist Assistants	524	676	152	29.0%	15	30		$27.18	$56,524		Associates



	Physical Therapist Aides	649	830	181	27.9%	18	37		$14.20	$29,552		High School Short OJT



Other Healthcare Support Occupations		18,537	20,770	2,233	12.1%	233	603

	Massage Therapists	2,317	2,775	458	19.8%	46	63		$22.10	$45,970		Postsecondary



	Dental Assistants	3,819	4,204	385	10.1%	38	132		$20.33	$42,288		Postsecondary



	Medical Assistants	7,251	8,486	1,235	17.0%	124	275		$16.76	$34,865		Postsecondary



	Medical Equipment Preparers	484	503	19	3.9%	2	12		$18.38	$38,220		High School Moderate OJT



	Medical Transcriptionists	839	744	-95	-11.3%	0	18		$20.82	$43,308		Postsecondary



	Pharmacy Aides	100	96	-4	-4.0%	0	2		$11.16	$23,209		High School Short OJT



	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	973	1,047	74	7.6%	7	27		$13.40	$27,880		High School Short OJT



	Phlebotomists	1,641	1,792	151	9.2%	15	49		$18.14	$37,730		Postsecondary



	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	1,113	1,123	10	0.9%	1	24		$16.96	$35,273		High School

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014-24 Annual Openings			1Q2016 Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Protective Service	34,099	34,690	591	1.7%	72	874		$23.81	$49,539

Supervisors of Protective Service Workers		4,070	4,120	50	1.2%	6	153

	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	391	386	-5	-1.3%	0	11		$38.14	$79,336		High School < 5 years Moderate OJT



	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	1,733	1,761	28	1.6%	3	65		$43.88	$91,277		High School < 5 years Moderate OJT



	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	1,130	1,149	19	1.7%	2	56		$38.06	$79,152		Postsecondary < 5 years Moderate OJT



	First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	816	824	8	1.0%	1	22		$21.27	$44,246		High School <5 years



Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers		3,388	3,452	64	1.9%	6	104

	Firefighters	2,999	3,050	51	1.7%	5	92		$31.09	$64,662		Postsecondary Long OJT