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Numeric growth in employment, projected 2010-20, in thousands of jobs
Occupation |
In thousands |
Median annual wages, May 2010 |
Registered nurses |
712 |
64,690 |
Retail salespersons |
707 |
20,670 |
Home health aides |
706 |
20,560 |
Personal care aides |
607 |
19,640 |
Office clerks, general |
490 |
26,610 |
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
398 |
17,950 |
Customer service representatives |
338 |
30,460 |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers |
330 |
37,770 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
319 |
23,460 |
Postsecondary teachers |
306 |
62,050 |
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
302 |
24,010 |
Childcare workers |
262 |
19,300 |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
259 |
34,030 |
Cashiers |
250 |
18,500 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education |
249 |
51,660 |
Receptionists and information clerks |
249 |
25,240 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
246 |
22,210 |
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
241 |
23,400 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
223 |
52,440 |
Construction laborers |
212 |
29,280 |

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