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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 with the largest employment in 2006. Select an occupation to learn more about it in the Occupation Profile.

Top 50 Occupations with the Largest Employment

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#	Occupation	Employment 2006
#	Occupation	1	Retail salespersons	162,050
2	Cashiers, except gaming	139,430
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	128,880
4	Registered nurses	113,050
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	106,720
6	Office clerks, general	103,960
7	Waiters and waitresses	96,830
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	92,990
9	Team assemblers	89,040
10	Customer service representatives	87,330
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	77,380
12	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	77,140
13	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	74,170
14	Farmers and ranchers	73,180
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	71,560
16	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	71,280
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	64,790
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	63,570
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	61,470
20	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	58,810
21	General and operations managers	56,770
22	Elementary school teachers, except special education	54,320
23	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	52,540
24	Accountants and auditors	49,080
25	Postsecondary teachers	45,900
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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: Ohio Bureau of Labor Market Information, Office of Workforce Development, Department of Job & Family Services

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