| Rank | Occupation | Estimated Employment | Projected Employment | Projected Annual Job Opening | Typical Education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 4,677,100 | 5,524,400 | 760,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 9 | Customer Service Representatives | 2,666,000 | 2,524,100 | 289,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 11 | Office Clerks, General | 2,600,000 | 2,443,700 | 249,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 18 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 1,236,400 | 1,303,500 | 171,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 19 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 1,889,800 | 1,775,700 | 163,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 20 | Security Guards | 1,294,300 | 1,305,600 | 156,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 21 | Childcare Workers | 1,010,300 | 990,400 | 150,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 23 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 1,621,800 | 1,690,500 | 148,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 25 | Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 1,403,500 | 1,418,400 | 138,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 27 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 1,506,100 | 1,507,000 | 127,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 30 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 1,272,700 | 1,306,700 | 115,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 32 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 1,419,800 | 1,367,400 | 113,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 34 | Light Truck Drivers | 1,068,500 | 1,136,400 | 107,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 36 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 947,500 | 931,600 | 105,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 39 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 1,279,400 | 1,268,200 | 99,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 44 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 979,000 | 1,026,100 | 89,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 51 | Electricians | 821,000 | 896,900 | 72,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 53 | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 788,700 | 762,200 | 70,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 55 | Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | 388,400 | 416,900 | 68,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 56 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 913,300 | 959,400 | 67,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 56 | Recreation Workers | 346,900 | 361,900 | 67,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 58 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 602,000 | 617,200 | 66,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 66 | Animal Caretakers | 365,300 | 409,400 | 62,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 66 | Carpenters | 889,700 | 924,700 | 62,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 70 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 827,700 | 765,000 | 61,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
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