Occupations with the Most Openings
Overall - Texas
Listed below are the 25 occupations with the largest number of
projected openings during the 1998-2008 time period. Click on an
occupation to learn more about it, including state data.
| # |
Occupation |
1998 Employment |
Average
annual job openings
(due to growth and net replacements) |
| 1 |
Cashiers,
which also incorporates:
Cashiers
Gaming
Cage Workers
|
228,950 |
14,750 |
| 2 |
Retail
salespersons |
273,300 |
14,000 |
| 3 |
General
managers and top executives, which also
incorporates:
Chief
Executives
General
and Operations Managers
|
287,850 |
10,180 |
| 4 |
Waiters
and waitresses |
132,450 |
9,890 |
| 5 |
Office
clerks, general |
220,350 |
9,800 |
| 6 |
Teachers,
secondary school, which also incorporates:
Middle
School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education
Secondary
School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education
|
132,050 |
7,400 |
| 7 |
Food
preparation workers, which also incorporates:
Dishwashers
Food
Preparation Workers
|
76,250 |
5,120 |
| 8 |
Registered
nurses |
127,400 |
4,930 |
| 9 |
Teachers,
elementary school |
134,300 |
4,840 |
| 10 |
Office
and administrative support supervisors and managers |
103,400 |
4,390 |
| 11 |
Marketing
and sales worker supervisors, which also
incorporates:
First-Line
Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers
First-Line
Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
|
153,050 |
4,060 |
| 12 |
Guards |
70,900 |
3,710 |
| 13 |
Receptionists
and information clerks |
89,650 |
3,530 |
| 14 |
Laborers,
landscaping and groundskeeping, which also
incorporates:
Farmworkers
and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Landscaping
and Groundskeeping Workers
Segmental
Pavers
|
68,200 |
3,490 |
| 15 |
Nursing
aides, orderlies, and attendants |
91,250 |
3,400 |
| 16 |
Hand
packers and packagers |
61,500 |
3,380 |
| 17 |
Systems
analysts, which also incorporates:
Computer
Systems Analysts
Network
Systems and Data Communications Analysts
|
44,100 |
3,220 |
| 18 |
Child
care workers |
98,750 |
3,190 |
| 19 |
Correctional
officers |
44,850 |
3,050 |
| 20 |
Secretaries,
except legal and medical, which also
incorporates:
Executive
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Secretaries,
Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
|
183,200 |
2,990 |
| 21 |
Maintenance
repairers, general utility |
88,450 |
2,760 |
| 22 |
Cooks,
restaurant, which also incorporates:
Cooks,
All Other
Cooks,
Restaurant
|
52,900 |
2,560 |
| 23 |
Computer
support specialists, which also incorporates:
Computer
Support Specialists
Network
and Computer Systems Administrators
|
34,250 |
2,540 |
| 24 |
Electricians,
which also incorporates:
Electricians
Security
and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
|
45,900 |
2,440 |
| 25 |
Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks |
127,550 |
2,380 |
Source: Texas
Workforce Commission, Labor Market Information and Other Data |
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