Occupations with the Most Openings

Listed below are occupations 1-25 with the largest number of projected openings during the 2008-2018 time period.

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#	Occupation	Employment in 2008	Average annual job openings*	Skills Needed	Current Jobs Available
1	Cashiers	74,470	3,390	Skills	Jobs
2	Waiters and Waitresses	47,620	2,870	Skills	Jobs
3	Retail Salespersons	83,290	2,440	Skills	Jobs
4	Customer Service Representatives	49,160	2,150	Skills	Jobs
5	Combined Food Preparation/Serving Workers, Incl. Fast Food	63,980	2,090	Skills	Jobs
6	Registered Nurses	54,420	2,010	Skills	Jobs
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	51,320	1,650	Skills	Jobs
8	Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	50,170	1,240	Skills	Jobs
9	Office Clerks, General	68,720	1,200	Skills	Jobs
10	Bartenders	25,950	1,030	Skills	Jobs
11	Personal and Home Care Aides	21,720	1,010	Skills	Jobs
12	Home Health Aides	20,730	1,000	Skills	Jobs
13	Janitors/Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	51,060	970	Skills	Jobs
14	Team Assemblers	39,830	900	Skills	Jobs
15	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	35,400	900	Skills	Jobs
16	Counter Attendants/Cafeteria/Food Concession/Coffee Shop	11,570	900	Skills	Jobs
17	Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants	36,960	880	Skills	Jobs
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	32,380	870	Skills	Jobs
19	Sales Reps, Wholesale/Mfg, Exc Technical/Scientific Products	35,720	870	Skills	Jobs
20	General and Operations Managers	29,600	860	Skills	Jobs
21	Child Care Workers	24,290	820	Skills	Jobs
22	Accountants and Auditors	23,030	740	Skills	Jobs
23	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers	29,800	640	Skills	Jobs
24	Receptionists and Information Clerks	20,420	640	Skills	Jobs
25	Tellers	15,270	630	Skills	Jobs

*Average annual job openings = Average annual job openings due to growth and net replacements

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: I don't see any mining jobs listed thanks to the job killing democrats. In November, it is vital that we turn the job picture around by voting out the democrats who voted against the mining bill which will, when passed by a Republican majority senate, bring thousands of jobs to Wisconsin.

If you have any concern for the future welfare of the state, please use your vote this fall to bring prosperity back to Wisconsin.; September 9, 2012 at 6:03 AM
JB said...: As I said yesterday:

The alleged "jobs that would have been created by the mining bill" were not immediate. Moreover, the mining bill was extraordinarily flawed in its lack of environmental protection for sensitive areas.

Many of those supposed jobs -- assuming that the land would have been mined, given the potential for high sulphur content -- would not have gone to Wisconsin residents, but to Minnesota and Michigan residents who are experienced using the equipment required.

The count of "mining jobs" also neglected the loss of tourism jobs (and tourism dollars) as Wisconsin's north woods become less attractive to visitors.

That bill was never a jobs bill. It was a bill written by the mining industry as payoff for political contributions. Sorry you fell for the Republican snow job.; September 9, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Anonymous said...: Besides the numerous well paying jobs in the mine itself, the largest work force would be needed immediately to build the infrastructure needed before the actual mining process begins. It also takes more people to build a mining machine than to operate it, and there actually be more people employed in southern Wisconsin building mining equipment than those operating it in the north. The operation will also be a great local tourist attraction, as evidenced by the tourism economy of northern minnesota which is one of the favorite destinations of outdoor tourists.

If the state senate flips in November, the January senate session will deliver us a new mining bill and construction will begin soon after.; September 10, 2012 at 4:27 AM