Occupation
Current Number of Positions Needed
Projected Number of Positions-Yr. 1(based on the sample size surveyed in each industry)
Projected Number of Positions-Yr. 3(based on the sample size surveyed in each industry)
Drug Testing Required(Percentage of companies surveyed)
Background Check Required(Percentage of companies surveyed)
DMV Report Required(Percentage of companies surveyed)
Physical Exam Required(Percentage of companies surveyed)
High School Diploma Required(Percentage of companies surveyed)
Certification Required(Percentage of companies surveyed)
Salary Estimate (Low)
Salary Estimate (Mid)
Salary Estimate (High)
Order by Alphabetical Order Order Order
Order Order Order
Accountants
4
39
11
44%
67%
22%
44%
67%
22%
$14.42
$17.00
$20.13
Accountants and Auditors
5
17
0
14%
14%
7%
7%
7%
0%
$15.51
$19.35
$22.41
Adjustment Clerks
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Administrative Services Managers
0
0
0
67%
33%
0%
11%
22%
0%
$12.50
$15.50
Advertising Sales Agents
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
0
0
0
67%
33%
100%
33%
67%
0%
Agricultural Equipment Operators
24
80
0
67%
67%
100%
67%
33%
0%
$10.42
$12.75
$15.67
Aircraft Body and Bonded Structure Repairers
0
0
2
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$8.00
$11.00
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
3
17
33
67%
67%
0%
100%
33%
0%
$18.97
$21.14
$28.08
Anesthesiologists
1
10
21
8%
8%
0%
100%
8%
0%
$66.66
$95.00
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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Architectural Drafters
0
10
10
33%
0%
0%
0%
33%
0%
$14.00
$28.00
Assemblers and Fabricators
20
190
377
71%
43%
14%
29%
43%
0%
$9.68
$12.59
$13.59
Athletic Trainers
0
0
0
8%
8%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$9.49
$14.23
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
50%
50%
0%
Audiologists
0
0
0
8%
8%
0%
100%
8%
0%
$25.50
$31.25
$37.00
Auditors
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$28.10
$43.32
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
7
71
138
35%
30%
88%
12%
14%
33%
$15.56
$22.93
Automotive Master Mechanics
13
57
91
64%
50%
57%
29%
21%
32%
$13.19
$14.84
$22.31
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
24
188
243
62%
29%
91%
20%
35%
47%
$11.22
$14.42
$21.91
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Automotive Specialty Technicians
5
62
85
65%
23%
58%
12%
19%
12%
$13.21
$15.70
$17.76
Baggage Porters and Bellhops
0
3
1
67%
33%
100%
0%
33%
0%
$8.00
$10.00
Barbers
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Bill and Account Collectors
2
21
9
37%
37%
7%
19%
48%
4%
$12.27
$16.02
$16.97
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators
2
21
21
11%
21%
5%
5%
42%
11%
$11.99
$14.70
$18.68
Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks
6
63
72
25%
38%
9%
16%
50%
3%
$10.98
$14.08
$16.22
Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine Operators
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Biological Technicians
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
0%
$18.17
$22.27
$26.47
Biologists
1
28
28
50%
50%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$17.72
$26.58
Boiler Operators and Tenders, Low Pressure
1
4
15
75%
50%
25%
50%
50%
0%
$13.11
$21.00
$21.11
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
2
14
48
46%
35%
28%
18%
49%
11%
$12.82
$17.85
$19.66
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
10
83
150
67%
33%
67%
33%
0%
0%
$11.00
$23.50
Brokerage Clerks
0
0
17
100%
100%
0%
0%
100%
100%
Budget Analysts
0
0
0
50%
50%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$23.12
$34.48
Buffing and Polishing Set-Up Operators
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
$10.00
$13.00
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
0
6
10
67%
100%
67%
33%
0%
67%
$12.48
$17.92
$21.58
Business Operations Specialists
0
3
3
67%
100%
0%
33%
67%
0%
$20.25
$24.46
$30.68
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
3
32
46
40%
40%
20%
0%
20%
0%
$8.56
$11.00
$16.50
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
17
26
9
28%
22%
6%
100%
22%
11%
$19.03
$24.51
$27.48
Carpenter Assemblers and Repairers
1
18
18
33%
0%
33%
0%
0%
0%
$7.67
$9.12
$10.88
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Carpenters
36
171
743
36%
18%
82%
18%
9%
9%
$11.75
$15.00
$21.50
Cashiers
5
25
5
92%
62%
46%
15%
69%
0%
$8.88
$10.84
$12.41
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
6
94
114
71%
43%
64%
29%
14%
21%
$12.18
$16.75
$24.41
Central Office Operators
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Chefs and Head Cooks
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Chemical Technicians
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
Chemists
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$33.00
$49.50
Chief Executives
0
0
0
67%
100%
33%
33%
67%
0%
$39.74
$113.56
Child Care Workers
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
0%
Chiropractors
2
0
0
7%
7%
0%
7%
14%
0%
$17.50
$21.45
$25.40
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City and Regional Planning Aides
0
0
4
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
$14.12
$17.25
$20.42
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
3
29
31
46%
29%
88%
4%
13%
8%
$8.51
$14.58
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
0
16
10
50%
50%
100%
50%
100%
0%
$10.10
$13.25
Clergy
0
11
6
60%
80%
40%
60%
60%
0%
$18.70
$20.78
$25.35
Clinical Psychologists
5
0
0
33%
67%
0%
33%
33%
0%
$25.68
$27.22
$39.46
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Operators and Tenders
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators
1
0
3
100%
50%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$9.75
$16.00
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
0
0
0
67%
0%
0%
33%
67%
0%
Combination Machine Tool Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
0
6
28
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
0%
$12.00
$20.00
Combination Machine Tool Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic
0
0
0
50%
50%
50%
0%
50%
0%
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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
3
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Commercial and Industrial Designers
0
3
0
100%
100%
50%
50%
100%
0%
$16.05
$19.75
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
0
0
0
8%
0%
8%
0%
0%
0%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
0
11
0
100%
100%
33%
67%
67%
0%
$20.01
$25.22
$28.26
Computer and Information Systems Managers
3
6
0
67%
100%
50%
67%
83%
17%
$25.59
$40.44
Computer Operators
0
6
0
13%
20%
13%
7%
20%
7%
$15.12
$22.27
Computer Programmers
2
35
58
50%
60%
50%
30%
90%
10%
$18.20
$18.80
$26.78
Computer Security Specialists
0
4
4
21%
14%
0%
0%
14%
0%
$18.44
$25.60
$30.28
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
0
19
35
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
$14.67
$33.33
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
0
7
33
50%
50%
0%
0%
100%
0%
$14.50
$30.00
$40.00
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Computer Specialists
0
4
8
50%
100%
0%
50%
100%
0%
$18.50
$30.00
Computer Support Specialists
0
29
63
79%
63%
33%
33%
96%
13%
$14.35
$19.86
$23.25
Computer Systems Analysts
2
27
66
71%
71%
29%
57%
79%
7%
$15.01
$22.62
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
67%
67%
0%
$19.19
$27.65
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
0
0
21
50%
50%
0%
50%
0%
0%
$13.67
$16.67
Construction and Building Inspectors
0
0
0
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
$11.50
$13.00
$14.50
Construction and Related Workers
4
179
234
50%
38%
88%
38%
38%
13%
$12.94
$18.80
$23.50
Construction Carpenters
0
19
12
60%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
$14.88
$18.24
$23.29
Construction Laborers
30
704
1176
50%
35%
60%
18%
15%
5%
$9.56
$12.46
$15.43
Construction Managers
0
0
0
100%
100%
50%
50%
50%
0%
$25.13
$41.37
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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
8
50
39
26%
26%
5%
21%
21%
0%
$10.29
$13.02
$14.11
Correctional Officers and Jailers
2
11
17
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Correspondence Clerks
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Cost Estimators
0
0
2
33%
14%
33%
10%
19%
0%
$22.25
$35.74
Counselors, All Other
4
0
0
50%
50%
0%
25%
25%
0%
$20.03
$29.99
Counter and Rental Clerks
2
0
6
60%
0%
40%
0%
0%
0%
$9.96
$14.50
Couriers and Messengers
11
155
189
75%
75%
75%
50%
50%
0%
$10.23
$13.54
Crane and Tower Operators
0
4
0
50%
0%
50%
50%
0%
50%
$25.00
Credit Authorizers
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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Credit Checkers
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Customer Service Representatives
10
59
72
46%
39%
50%
25%
39%
2%
$12.02
$17.58
$19.11
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
0
2
3
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$7.25
$9.00
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
0
3
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$7.38
$10.50
Data Entry Keyers
2
43
69
28%
33%
0%
6%
33%
6%
$10.80
$12.54
$13.84
Database Administrators
0
10
4
13%
27%
13%
13%
27%
7%
$15.40
$21.59
Dental Assistants
3
122
90
15%
15%
4%
15%
52%
7%
$9.85
$13.04
$15.27
Dental Hygienists
1
42
58
8%
8%
0%
17%
50%
17%
$24.24
$30.24
$34.17
Dental Laboratory Technicians
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$16.71
$25.08
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Dentists, All Other Specialists
0
9
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
8%
0%
Dentists, General
0
11
11
9%
18%
5%
18%
41%
18%
$37.58
$46.02
Designers, All Other
0
0
4
50%
0%
0%
0%
50%
0%
$9.62
$11.91
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
1
11
11
15%
15%
0%
100%
8%
0%
$23.73
$27.93
$35.25
Dietetic Technicians
2
40
18
13%
20%
7%
100%
20%
0%
$9.36
$12.35
$12.88
Dietitians and Nutritionists
5
77
86
26%
37%
11%
100%
32%
11%
$19.61
$23.33
$28.07
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
5
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Directory Assistance Operators
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Dishwashers
0
11
0
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
$7.88
$9.10
$10.32
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
4
3
26
42%
34%
32%
16%
42%
5%
$11.32
$18.15
$18.44
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Drafters
0
0
2
80%
40%
20%
40%
80%
0%
$15.42
$22.00
$25.17
Dredge Operators
0
20
20
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
$8.00
$10.00
Driver/Sales Workers
0
0
3
100%
67%
100%
0%
33%
33%
$13.25
$14.25
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
0
4
4
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
$8.00
$15.00
Education Administrators
2
11
0
57%
71%
29%
57%
71%
29%
$22.99
$28.21
$32.86
Electric Meter Installers and Repairers
0
3
7
0%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
$10.00
$17.00
$25.00
Electrical and Electronic Inspectors and Testers
1
7
13
0%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
$10.00
$15.00
$23.00
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
4
4
4
50%
0%
0%
0%
50%
0%
$10.00
$27.00
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
0
0
3
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
$20.00
$22.00
Electrical Engineers
0
0
3
50%
0%
0%
0%
50%
0%
$14.50
$21.25
$28.00
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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
20
15
33
50%
75%
50%
25%
75%
25%
$9.22
$11.66
$18.91
Electricians
13
143
203
70%
55%
65%
20%
40%
55%
$15.76
$17.86
$24.14
Electrolytic Plating and Coating Machine Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
0
9
9
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
$9.00
$16.00
Electronic Drafters
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
0%
$16.82
$26.44
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
$27.00
$29.00
Electronics Engineering Technicians
2
24
32
80%
60%
40%
60%
80%
80%
$14.54
$14.98
$26.35
Elevator Installers and Repairers
0
0
4
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
3
31
11
27%
27%
13%
13%
20%
7%
$11.60
$11.89
$17.80
Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
0%
Engineering Managers
1
0
3
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
100%
$26.44
$33.65
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Engineers
0
0
17
56%
67%
11%
22%
44%
0%
$15.95
$19.62
$23.30
Engravers/Carvers
0
0
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
0
0
3
0%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
$11.00
$16.00
$22.00
Environmental Engineers
0
0
0
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$20.00
$23.50
$25.00
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
3
0
0
50%
50%
0%
50%
50%
0%
$9.25
$11.33
$13.40
Excavating and Loading Machine Operators
0
4
8
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
$8.00
$12.00
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
9
125
75
23%
40%
23%
14%
37%
9%
$13.12
$15.85
$24.90
Family and General Practitioners
25
176
248
24%
35%
6%
100%
29%
12%
$36.21
$51.50
Farm Equipment Mechanics
8
0
4
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
0%
$10.00
$12.00
$16.00
Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
0
8
0
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$9.00
$10.00
$11.00
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Fiber Product Cutting Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators
0
0
0
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$11.50
$19.00
File Clerks
3
2
36
21%
38%
4%
8%
21%
4%
$8.44
$9.31
$16.13
Financial Analysts
10
55
44
75%
75%
25%
50%
50%
0%
$22.10
$26.78
$31.86
Financial Managers
1
31
44
71%
48%
61%
23%
74%
3%
$25.58
$29.08
$40.87
Financial Managers, Branch or Department
0
0
0
75%
50%
25%
25%
100%
25%
$36.00
$38.46
Financial Specialists
0
4
8
67%
67%
0%
0%
67%
0%
$11.79
$17.50
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
0
0
0
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
0%
$16.50
$23.95
First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors- Construction Trades Workers
10
90
87
63%
41%
74%
15%
30%
19%
$16.73
$22.13
$23.81
First-Line Supervisors, Administrative Support
1
15
44
33%
37%
30%
17%
40%
3%
$16.72
$21.62
$24.55
First-Line Supervisors, Customer Service
4
71
68
56%
32%
70%
17%
38%
17%
$18.66
$24.87
$26.62
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First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
0
4
8
50%
75%
50%
25%
25%
0%
$19.92
$26.25
$31.67
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
0
32
50
60%
60%
40%
30%
60%
30%
$12.93
$13.69
$19.54
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
1
0
0
100%
100%
33%
67%
67%
33%
$25.00
$40.86
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers
0
0
3
100%
67%
33%
0%
67%
0%
$14.00
$23.32
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers
12
385
164
35%
42%
22%
23%
51%
6%
$18.83
$22.10
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers
8
33
57
62%
70%
49%
35%
51%
5%
$18.01
$20.65
$28.26
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
2
57
79
68%
37%
76%
24%
55%
5%
$15.33
$21.07
$22.52
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
0
0
12
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
$60.00
$80.00
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
0
27
19
50%
50%
50%
50%
0%
0%
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
Food Servers, Non-Restaurant
8
55
94
67%
67%
0%
33%
33%
0%
$9.11
$11.79
$13.30
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