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Percent change is the expected job growth for this occupation.

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These are the occupations requiring work experience or on-the-job training 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	494,500
2	Office clerks, general	409,600
3	Cashiers, except gaming	359,100
4	Personal and home care aides	284,200
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	281,400
6	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	242,400
7	Waiters and waitresses	234,300
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	232,500
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	224,200
10	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	223,800
11	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	211,100
12	Carpenters	210,000
13	Customer service representatives	201,200
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	198,000
15	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	188,900
16	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	187,500
17	Teacher assistants	173,700
18	Construction laborers	171,300
19	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	166,000
20	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	152,300
21	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	147,300
22	Security guards	139,300
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	133,000
24	Receptionists and information clerks	130,800
25	Child care workers	128,500
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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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