Most New Jobs

Most new jobs: 20 occupations with the highest projected numeric change in employment.

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OCCUPATION	NUMBER OF NEW JOBS (PROJECTED), 2010-20	2010 MEDIAN PAY
Registered Nurses	711,900	$64,690 per year.
Retail Salespersons	706,800	$20,670 per year.
Home Health Aides	706,300	$20,560 per year.
Personal Care Aides	607,000	$19,640 per year.
Office Clerks, General	489,500	$26,610 per year.
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	398,000	$17,950 per year.
Customer Service Representatives	338,400	$30,460 per year.
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	330,100	$37,770 per year.
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	319,100	$23,460 per year.
Postsecondary Teachers	305,700	$62,050 per year.
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants	302,000	$24,010 per year.
Childcare Workers	262,000	$19,300 per year.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	259,000	$34,030 per year.
Cashiers	250,200	$18,500 per year.
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	248,800	$51,660 per year.
Receptionists and Information Clerks	248,500	$25,240 per year.
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	246,400	$22,210 per year.
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	240,800	$23,400 per year.
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	223,400	$52,440 per year.
Construction Laborers	212,400	$29,280 per year.

Publish Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012