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Workforce Region 6

Fastest-Growing Occupations Projections to 2018

Thirty-five percent of the top 20 fastest-growing occupations pay over $15.00 per hour.

Occupations with the Most Openings Projections to 2018

The 20 occupations with the most job openings account for more than one-third of the total job openings.

Almost all of the top 20 fastest-growing occupations require some type

of education or training beyond high school with more than half

requiring a postsecondary vocational certificate or higher.

Average

Education Hourly

Annual Percent Increase Code*

Wage

Personal and Home Care Aides

6.68%

3

$8.62

Home Health Aides Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts

Sales Managers Heating, A.C., and Refrigeration

Mechanics and Installers Farm and Home Management Advisors

6.40% 4.66% 4.17% 4.17% 3.68%

3

$9.98

3

$21.26

5

$56.16

3

$15.56

5

$25.07

Natural Sciences Managers

3.62%

5

$51.15

Team Assemblers

3.43%

2

$10.78

Waiters and Waitresses Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

Dishwashers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Compliance Officers, Exc. Safety, Agri, Constr & Transp. Child, Family, and School Social Workers Hosts, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Medical Secretaries Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Pharmacy Technicians

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Operators

Construction Laborers

3.39% 3.34% 3.28% 3.12% 3.12% 3.12% 3.12% 3.03% 2.98% 2.93% 2.92% 2.90%

1

$8.73

1

$8.94

1

$7.98

3

$14.19

3

$22.61

6

$17.61

1

$8.28

3

$13.33

4

$9.56

3

$13.67

2

$13.86

1

$11.02

Note: Hourly wages for teaching occupations were calculated using a 40-hour work week for 9? months per year. Occupations in this graph must have a minimum of 20 jobs for Workforce Region 6 in 2010. * See reverse side for education code definitions.

Among the top 20 occupations with the most job openings, over half

require at least a postsecondary vocational certificate or higher for

entry into the occupation.

Average

Annual Job Openings

Education Hourly Code* Wage

Cashiers

56

2

$8.59

Correctional Officers and Jailers

40

Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

34

Retail Salespersons

34

Farmworkers and Laborers,

Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse

28

Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

25

Waiters and Waitresses

24

3 $16.82

1

$8.94

2 $12.85

1 $10.16

3

$11.52

1

$8.73

Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

24

3 $15.23

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers

23

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

20

Customer Service Representatives

19

Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

16

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

15

Registered Nurses

14

2

$9.82

5

NA

3 $10.18

3 $12.80

3 $18.29

4 $29.31

Food Preparation Workers

14

First-Line Supervisors

of Retail Sales Workers

13

Laborers and Freight, Stock,

and Material Movers, Hand

13

Secondary School Teachers, Exc. Special and Voc. Ed.

12

Home Health Aides

12

1

$8.92

3 $19.54

1 $10.36

5

$33.11

3

$9.98

Office Clerks, General

12

2

$11.28

Note: Hourly wages for teaching occupations were calculated using a 40-hour work week for 9? months per year. Annual job openings represent job growth and separations. * See reverse side for education code definitions.

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Top Occupations by Education Level Projections to 2018

The top occupations by education level are those that have a substantial number of openings, strong growth rates, and a higher earnings potential.

Jobs that require more education and training reward workers with higher wages.

Four-Year Degree or Higher

Average Hourly Wage

Pharmacists

$53.60

Annual Annual Job Percent

Openings Increase

3

1.91%

Natural Sciences Managers

$51.15

5 3.62%

Civil Engineers

Secondary School Teachers, Exc. Special and Voc. Ed.

Middle School Teachers, Exc. Special & Voc. Education

$36.89 $33.11 $31.03

3

0.61%

12 1.44%

9

2.14%

Postsecondary Vocational or Community College Training

Construction Managers

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Nontechnical

Registered Nurses

Loan Officers

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

$61.87 $30.13 $29.31 $28.80 $25.01

3

2.54%

8 0.83%

14

2.05%

4

2.58%

5

2.04%

High School or Less

Driver/Sales Workers

Retail Salespersons Landscaping and

Groundskeeping Workers Office Clerks, General

Construction Laborers

$15.69 $12.85 $11.71 $11.28 $11.02

3 2.14%

34 2.53%

5

1.94%

12

0.94%

3

2.90%

Note: Hourly wages for teaching occupations were calculated using a 40-hour work week for 9? months per year. Annual job openings represent job growth and separations.

Education Codes

As defined by the Florida Department of Education

(1) Less than a High School Diploma ? Occupations in which workers can receive the training they need on the job and are not required to have earned a High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) equivalency credential.

(2) High School Diploma or GED ? Occupations that generally require a High School Diploma or GED for employment.

(3) Postsecondary Adult Vocational Certificate ? Occupations that generally require completion of career and technical training. Some programs last only a few weeks while others may last more than a year. Some occupations require a license after completion of training and an examination.

(4) College Credit Certificate, Applied Technology Diploma, Associate of Applied Science, or Associate Degree ? Occupations that generally require the completion of a college credit credential. College Credit Certificates and Applied Technology Diplomas are specialized college credit credentials that vary in length. Associate of Applied Science and Associate Degrees generally require at least two years of full-time equivalent academic work.

(5) Bachelor's Degree ? Occupations that generally require a Bachelor's Degree. Completion of the degree program generally requires at least four years, but not more than five years, of full-time equivalent academic work.

(6) Master's Degree or Higher ? Occupations that generally require a Master's, Doctorate, or first professional degree. Completion of one of these degree programs usually requires from one to six years of full-time equivalent academic work beyond the Bachelor's Degree.

Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation Labor Market Statistics Center

Phone: 850.245.7205 Toll Free: 866.537.3615 TTY is available via the Florida Relay Service at 711 Websites of interest: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation - Employ Florida - Florida CHOICES - cpflorida O*NET - online.



The Occupational Highlights are forecasts of future employment levels for speci c industries and occupations in Florida and in speci ed workforce regions. These forecasts are based on long-term employment projections to the year 2018 and assume a Florida economic recovery. Material in this report is in the public domain and may, with the appropriate credit, be reproduced without permission.

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