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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	Home health aides	51,960	55,270
2	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	93,430	42,230
3	Retail salespersons	332,750	18,110
4	Waiters and waitresses	174,140	14,830
5	Cashiers, except gaming	256,650	14,070
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	270,530	13,980
7	Customer service representatives	214,440	12,530
8	Personal and home care aides	133,050	9,740
9	Elementary school teachers, except special education	145,430	9,400
10	Child care workers	145,500	8,600
11	Registered nurses	157,840	8,570
12	Office clerks, general	194,610	7,780
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	166,030	7,210
14	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	156,650	6,950
15	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	94,270	5,910
16	Postsecondary teachers	113,400	5,870
17	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	149,850	5,680
18	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	146,020	5,530
19	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	144,620	5,270
20	General and operations managers	154,760	5,230
21	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	188,550	5,100
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	140,370	4,820
23	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	116,270	4,650
24	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	74,370	4,590
25	Receptionists and information clerks	86,820	4,420
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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: Texas Workforce Commission, Labor Market & Career Information Department

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