TOP 30 NC OCCUPATIONS WITH HIGHEST PROJECTED 10-YEAR GROWTH IN OPENINGS
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
151,703 |
177,665 |
25,962 |
1.8% |
$18,890 |
No formal educational credential |
Registered Nurses |
103,171 |
119,789 |
16,618 |
1.7% |
$62,940 |
Bachelor's degree |
Home Health Aides |
34,263 |
46,148 |
11,885 |
3.4% |
$20,390 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Personal Care Aides |
29,175 |
38,042 |
8,867 |
3.0% |
$21,010 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Software Developers, Applications |
27,527 |
36,309 |
8,782 |
3.1% |
$100,560 |
Bachelor's degree |
Retail Salespersons |
142,724 |
150,908 |
8,184 |
0.6% |
$22,440 |
No formal educational credential |
Customer Service Representatives |
99,178 |
107,185 |
8,007 |
0.9% |
$32,910 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Nursing Assistants |
65,267 |
72,988 |
7,721 |
1.3% |
$25,260 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
91,793 |
98,911 |
7,118 |
0.8% |
$25,880 |
No formal educational credential |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
60,741 |
67,706 |
6,965 |
1.2% |
$23,030 |
No formal educational credential |
Waiters and Waitresses |
80,661 |
87,201 |
6,540 |
0.9% |
$19,140 |
No formal educational credential |
Cooks, Restaurant |
45,141 |
50,893 |
5,752 |
1.3% |
$23,630 |
No formal educational credential |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
42,604 |
48,313 |
5,709 |
1.4% |
$27,410 |
No formal educational credential |
General and Operations Managers |
54,022 |
59,722 |
5,700 |
1.1% |
$108,750 |
Bachelor's degree |
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers |
59,531 |
64,466 |
4,935 |
0.9% |
$24,750 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists |
17,599 |
21,876 |
4,277 |
2.4% |
$62,370 |
Bachelor's degree |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
47,049 |
51,145 |
4,096 |
0.9% |
$59,920 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Accountants and Auditors |
35,549 |
39,628 |
4,079 |
1.2% |
$69,840 |
Bachelor's degree |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
33,167 |
37,155 |
3,988 |
1.3% |
$67,660 |
Bachelor's degree |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
52,753 |
56,528 |
3,775 |
0.8% |
$40,050 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
44,194 |
47,966 |
3,772 |
0.9% |
$37,890 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
40,712 |
44,482 |
3,770 |
1.0% |
$20,740 |
No formal educational credential |
Medical Assistants |
17,586 |
21,267 |
3,681 |
2.1% |
$32,710 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
36,128 |
39,755 |
3,627 |
1.1% |
$31,850 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Financial Managers |
16,481 |
19,870 |
3,389 |
2.1% |
$131,610 |
Bachelor's degree |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
61,732 |
65,120 |
3,388 |
0.6% |
$42,140 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
26,225 |
29,483 |
3,258 |
1.3% |
$59,040 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Childcare Workers |
34,343 |
37,539 |
3,196 |
1.0% |
$21,540 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Computer User Support Specialists |
22,693 |
25,885 |
3,192 |
1.5% |
$49,290 |
Some college, no degree |
Management Analysts |
18,981 |
22,129 |
3,148 |
1.7% |
$83,700 |
Bachelor's degree |
|
Source: NC Dept. of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis | |