| Rank | Occupation | Estimated Employment | Projected Employment | Projected Annual Job Opening | Typical Education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 4,347,700 | 5,087,500 | 765,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 9 | Customer Service Representatives | 2,814,000 | 2,660,300 | 341,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 11 | Office Clerks, General | 2,646,000 | 2,468,200 | 282,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 15 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 1,944,000 | 1,913,200 | 202,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 18 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 1,215,000 | 1,288,000 | 183,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 21 | Security Guards | 1,262,100 | 1,267,100 | 161,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 22 | Childcare Workers | 991,600 | 962,400 | 160,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 23 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 1,629,700 | 1,692,100 | 159,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 25 | Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 1,467,100 | 1,465,900 | 156,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 27 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 1,558,400 | 1,554,400 | 144,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 30 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 1,007,200 | 1,007,600 | 128,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 31 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 1,432,600 | 1,360,300 | 125,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 33 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 1,226,700 | 1,264,700 | 123,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 34 | Light Truck Drivers | 1,079,800 | 1,158,600 | 120,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 36 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 1,310,500 | 1,314,900 | 114,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 46 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 850,000 | 885,300 | 85,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 47 | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 836,100 | 825,000 | 85,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 50 | Electricians | 818,700 | 896,100 | 81,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 55 | Animal Caretakers | 392,100 | 439,600 | 74,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 57 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 921,600 | 970,600 | 74,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 58 | Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | 370,100 | 414,200 | 74,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 59 | Carpenters | 959,000 | 1,002,100 | 74,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 63 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 598,000 | 598,100 | 69,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 65 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 862,200 | 795,800 | 69,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 66 | Recreation Workers | 327,700 | 341,100 | 68,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
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