| Rank | Occupation | Estimated Employment | Projected Employment | Projected Annual Job Opening | Typical Education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 4,347,700 | 5,087,500 | 765,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 8 | Customer Service Representatives | 2,814,000 | 2,660,300 | 341,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 10 | Office Clerks, General | 2,646,000 | 2,468,200 | 282,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 14 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 1,944,000 | 1,913,200 | 202,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 16 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 1,629,700 | 1,692,100 | 159,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 19 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 1,558,400 | 1,554,400 | 144,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 20 | Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 1,467,100 | 1,465,900 | 156,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 24 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 1,432,600 | 1,360,300 | 125,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 29 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 1,310,500 | 1,314,900 | 114,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 30 | Security Guards | 1,262,100 | 1,267,100 | 161,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 31 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 1,226,700 | 1,264,700 | 123,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 32 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 1,215,000 | 1,288,000 | 183,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 36 | Light Truck Drivers | 1,079,800 | 1,158,600 | 120,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 39 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 1,007,200 | 1,007,600 | 128,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 40 | Childcare Workers | 991,600 | 962,400 | 160,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 41 | Carpenters | 959,000 | 1,002,100 | 74,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 44 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 921,600 | 970,600 | 74,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 48 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 862,200 | 795,800 | 69,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 49 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 850,000 | 885,300 | 85,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 50 | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 836,100 | 825,000 | 85,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 51 | Electricians | 818,700 | 896,100 | 81,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 57 | Police and Sheriff'S Patrol Officers | 698,800 | 720,800 | 53,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 58 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 698,600 | 706,900 | 67,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 64 | First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 617,500 | 636,500 | 52,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 66 | First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 609,600 | 632,200 | 61,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
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