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Employment is the number of jobs in this occupation. The latest available data are from 2006 to 2016. Read more about state employment projections.

Percent change is the expected job growth for this occupation.

The estimate for Job Openings includes both turnover that results from people who leave the occupation(e.g. quit, retire, death) and new jobs that are created. Read more about Job Openings

Earnings symbols show average wages for that occupation. The latest available earnings data are from 2006. Read more about wage data.

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 work experience or on-the-job training that are projected to have the largest number of job openings during the 2006-2016 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 2006	Job Openings
#	Occupation	1	Job Openings	Home health aides	48,000	55,270
2	Retail salespersons	494,500	26,150
3	Cashiers, except gaming	359,100	19,130
4	Waiters and waitresses	234,300	18,010
5	Office clerks, general	409,600	13,820
6	Personal and home care aides	284,200	12,500
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	281,400	12,090
8	Customer service representatives	201,200	11,160
9	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	211,100	9,330
10	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	97,600	8,150
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	224,200	7,940
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	223,800	7,400
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	232,500	7,140
14	Food preparation workers	110,700	6,440
15	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	242,400	6,140
16	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	188,900	6,130
17	Teacher assistants	173,700	6,110
18	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	152,300	6,090
19	Receptionists and information clerks	130,800	5,550
20	Child care workers	128,500	5,470
21	Carpenters	210,000	5,410
22	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	187,500	5,170
23	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	166,000	5,040
24	Security guards	139,300	4,930
25	Cooks, fast food	116,800	4,920
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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.

State Data Source: California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division

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