Occupational employment

Occupations that have the most job openings and have an associate's degree or postsecondary non-degree award as the typical level of education needed to enter the occupation, projected 2010-20, in thousands of openings
Occupation	From growth	From replacement needs	Total job openings	Median annual wages, May 2010	Experience	On-the-job training
Registered nurses	712	496	1,207	64,690	None	None
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	302	194	496	24,010	None	None
General and operations managers	82	329	410	94,400	1 to 5 years	None
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	169	201	369	40,380	None	None
Preschool teachers, except special education	114	119	232	25,700	None	None
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	98	120	218	22,760	None	None
Dental assistants	92	62	154	33,470	None	None
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	90	47	138	42,530	None	Long-term on-the-job training
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	75	45	121	30,360	None	None
Construction managers	87	34	120	83,860	More than 5 years	None
Firefighters	27	86	112	45,250	None	Long-term on-the-job training
Dental hygienists	69	36	105	68,250	None	None
Radiologic technologists and technicians	61	34	95	54,340	None	None
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	11	77	88	53,090	1 to 5 years	None
Paralegals and legal assistants	47	37	83	46,680	None	None
Medical records and health information technicians	38	36	74	32,350	None	None
Library technicians	10	49	60	29,860	None	None
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	28	31	59	54,710	None	Moderate-term on-the-job training
Massage therapists	31	25	56	34,900	None	None
Veterinary technologists and technicians	42	14	56	29,710	None	None

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