| Rank | Occupation | Estimated Employment | Projected Employment | Projected Annual Job Opening | Typical Education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fast Food and Counter Workers | 3,796,000 | 4,029,200 | 904,300 | No formal educational credential |
| 2 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 4,347,700 | 5,087,500 | 765,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 3 | Retail Salespersons | 3,936,700 | 3,917,100 | 555,800 | No formal educational credential |
| 4 | Cashiers | 3,157,200 | 2,843,600 | 542,600 | No formal educational credential |
| 5 | Stockers and Order Fillers | 2,764,800 | 2,999,800 | 472,300 | No formal educational credential |
| 6 | Waiters and Waitresses | 2,329,700 | 2,313,500 | 456,700 | No formal educational credential |
| 7 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 2,988,900 | 3,033,100 | 384,300 | No formal educational credential |
| 8 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 2,447,700 | 2,495,500 | 351,300 | No formal educational credential |
| 9 | Customer Service Representatives | 2,814,000 | 2,660,300 | 341,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 10 | General and Operations Managers | 3,712,900 | 3,876,800 | 308,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| 11 | Office Clerks, General | 2,646,000 | 2,468,200 | 282,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 12 | Cooks, Restaurant | 1,460,200 | 1,677,200 | 250,700 | No formal educational credential |
| 13 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 2,235,100 | 2,324,400 | 237,600 | Postsecondary non-degree award |
| 14 | Nursing Assistants | 1,441,500 | 1,474,000 | 204,100 | Postsecondary non-degree award |
| 15 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 1,944,000 | 1,913,200 | 202,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 16 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 1,356,800 | 1,362,800 | 193,500 | No formal educational credential |
| 17 | Registered Nurses | 3,391,000 | 3,557,100 | 189,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| 18 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 1,215,000 | 1,288,000 | 183,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| 19 | Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | 1,422,800 | 1,401,700 | 170,400 | Some college, no degree |
| 20 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 1,613,400 | 1,519,100 | 170,000 | Some college, no degree |
| 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 |
| 24 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 1,192,500 | 1,235,000 | 158,200 | No formal educational credential |
| 25 | Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | 1,467,100 | 1,465,900 | 156,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
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