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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 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	Retail salespersons	332,750	18,110
2	Waiters and waitresses	174,140	14,830
3	Cashiers, except gaming	256,650	14,070
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	270,530	13,980
5	Customer service representatives	214,440	12,530
6	Personal and home care aides	133,050	9,740
7	Elementary school teachers, except special education	145,430	9,400
8	Child care workers	145,500	8,600
9	Registered nurses	157,840	8,570
10	Office clerks, general	194,610	7,780
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	166,030	7,210
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	156,650	6,950
13	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	94,270	5,910
14	Postsecondary teachers	113,400	5,870
15	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	149,850	5,680
16	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	146,020	5,530
17	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	144,620	5,270
18	General and operations managers	154,760	5,230
19	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	188,550	5,100
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	140,370	4,820
21	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	116,270	4,650
22	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	74,370	4,590
23	Receptionists and information clerks	86,820	4,420
24	Teacher assistants	89,170	4,280
25	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	122,930	4,240
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State Data Source: Texas Workforce Commission, Labor Market & Career Information Department

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