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Work experience or long-term on-the-job training
Occupations that have the most growth and that usually require work experience or long-term on-the-job training, projected 2008–18
| Occupation |
Thousands of jobs |
Median annual wages, May 2008 |
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
204 |
40,030 |
Carpenters |
165 |
38,940 |
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers |
160 |
45,790 |
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
107 |
58,140 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
101 |
51,330 |
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
88 |
35,310 |
Electricians |
83 |
46,420 |
Self-enrichment education teachers |
81 |
35,720 |
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
81 |
48,890 |
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters |
76 |
45,640 |
Cooks, restaurant |
70 |
21,990 |
Fire fighters |
58 |
44,260 |
Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
57 |
51,410 |
Coaches and scouts |
56 |
28,340 |
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
55 |
28,970 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products |
42 |
70,200 |
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products |
41 |
53,940 |
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers |
33 |
34,910 |
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers |
32 |
39,920 |
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers |
24 |
68,100 |
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