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Percent change is the expected job growth for this occupation.

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Training needed is the level of education or training needed by most workers in this occupation. Read more about education and training levels.

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These are the occupations requiring a bachelor's degree or higher that are projected to have the largest number of job openings during the 2008-2018 time period. Select an occupation to learn more about it in the Occupation Profile.

Top 50 Occupations with the Most Openings

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#	Occupation	Employment 2008	Job Openings	Earnings	Training Needed
#	Occupation	1	Job Openings	Elementary school teachers, except special education	Training Needed	1,549,500	59,650	Bachelor's degree
2	Postsecondary teachers	1,699,200	55,290		Doctoral degree
3	General and operations managers	1,733,100	50,220		Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
4	Accountants and auditors	1,290,600	49,750		Bachelor's degree
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,087,800	41,240		Bachelor's degree
6	Management analysts	746,900	30,650		Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
7	Physicians and surgeons	661,400	26,050		First professional degree
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	659,500	25,110		Bachelor's degree
9	Lawyers	759,200	24,040		First professional degree
10	Computer systems analysts	532,200	22,280		Bachelor's degree
11	Computer software engineers, applications	514,800	21,840		Bachelor's degree
12	Clergy	670,100	21,770		Master's degree
13	Network systems and data communications analysts	292,000	20,830		Bachelor's degree
14	Computer software engineers, systems software	394,800	15,340		Bachelor's degree
15	Financial managers	539,300	13,820		Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
16	Construction managers	551,000	13,770		Bachelor's degree
17	Market research analysts	249,800	13,730		Bachelor's degree
18	Network and computer systems administrators	339,500	13,550		Bachelor's degree
19	Public relations specialists	275,200	13,130		Bachelor's degree
20	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	317,200	12,680		Bachelor's degree
21	Sales managers	346,900	12,660		Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
22	Graphic designers	286,100	12,480		Bachelor's degree
23	Civil engineers	278,400	11,460		Bachelor's degree
24	Chief executives	400,400	11,250		Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
25	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	207,900	11,230		Bachelor's degree
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Note: The data for the State Employment Trends and the National Employment Trends are not directly comparable. The projections period for state data is 2006-2016, while the projections period for national data is 2008-2018.

National Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections

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