Index

New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau

Twenty-Five Occupations with the Most Annual Openings
Base Year 2002 to Projected Year 2012

Rank
SOC Code
Occupation
2002 Employment
Projected 2012 Employment
Annual Job Openings
Growth
Replacement
Total
1
41-2031
Retail Salespersons
591
925
1516
1,018
1,435
2
41-2011
Cashiers
429
1,000
1429
963
1,396
3
35-3031
Waiters and Waitresses
287
626
913
600
918
4
35-3021
Combined Food Prep/Serving Workers, Inc Fast Food
307
466
773
598
844
5
29-1111
Registered Nurses
451
247
698
231
577
6
11-1021
General and Operations Managers
230
206
436
26
412
7
41-1011
Supervisors/Managers, Retail Sales Workers
191
188
379
321
390
8
41-4012
Supervisors/Managers, Non-Retail Sales Workers
151
189
340
198
389
9
43-5081
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
21
311
332
142
350
10
25-9041
Teacher Assistants
179
151
330
172
323
11
43-4051
Customer Service Representatives
194
117
311
67
314
12
37-2011
Janitors/Cleaners, Ex. Maids/Housekeeping Cleaners
151
159
310
149
303
13
11-9199
Managers, All Other
101
191
292
157
274
14
53-3032
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
159
125
284
201
259
15
43-4171
Receptionists and Information Clerks
155
124
279
79
256
16
13-1199
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
175
94
269
132
252
17
43-9061
Office Clerks, General
89
175
264
132
249
18
31-1012
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
175
83
258
163
234
19
43-3031
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
59
186
245
180
232
20
25-2021
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
93
133
226
140
230
21
41-4011
Sales Reps, Wholesale and Mfg, Tech/Sci Prod
106
120
226
121
227
22
43-1011
Supervisors/Managers, Office/Admin Support Workers
70
152
222
123
224
23
49-3023
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
81
134
215
105
215
24
53-7062
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
35
175
210
104
216
25
25-2031
Secondary School Teachers, Ex. Special Ed/Voc Ed
83
125
208
91
211

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