ElevateTrak- Careers with Largest Employment

Career Reports

Career Reports helps job seekers research different careers, and find the one that is right for them. This module offers the following five different reports: Highest-Paying Careers, Fastest-Growing Careers, Careers with Declining Employment, Careers with Largest Employment, Careers with Most Openings.

Careers with Largest Employment

Rank Occupation Estimated Employment Projected Employment Projected Annual Job Opening Typical Education
4 General and Operations Managers 3,599,000 3,780,300 285,000 Bachelor's degree
5 Registered Nurses 3,465,400 3,660,100 180,800 Bachelor's degree
15 Software Developers 1,717,800 1,892,600 95,300 Bachelor's degree
17 Accountants and Auditors 1,595,200 1,674,600 115,300 Bachelor's degree
24 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1,419,300 1,413,400 87,500 Bachelor's degree
27 Managers, All Other 1,338,800 1,404,400 100,900 Bachelor's degree
34 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1,157,600 1,202,300 98,700 Bachelor's degree
35 Project Management Specialists 1,094,300 1,167,400 76,500 Bachelor's degree
36 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,087,500 1,085,000 63,500 Bachelor's degree
37 Management Analysts 1,077,100 1,186,300 94,100 Bachelor's degree
41 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 952,700 1,019,000 82,000 Bachelor's degree
43 Human Resources Specialists 939,700 999,700 73,700 Bachelor's degree
47 Financial Managers 879,700 964,600 65,600 Bachelor's degree
58 Computer and Information Systems Managers 685,800 793,900 53,500 Bachelor's degree
61 Sales Managers 650,100 679,100 47,300 Bachelor's degree
63 Medical and Health Services Managers 640,400 795,500 62,300 Bachelor's degree
64 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 630,100 627,400 38,800 Bachelor's degree
67 Construction Managers 609,100 664,300 49,700 Bachelor's degree
72 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 556,100 567,000 65,000 Bachelor's degree
76 Computer Systems Analysts 544,400 587,200 32,900 Bachelor's degree
78 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 531,000 538,500 35,100 Bachelor's degree
79 Buyers and Purchasing Agents 516,100 547,000 47,200 Bachelor's degree
84 Training and Development Specialists 472,500 523,700 46,000 Bachelor's degree
85 Computer Occupations, All Other 471,200 495,300 27,000 Bachelor's degree
95 Compliance Officers 436,400 453,100 32,700 Bachelor's degree
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