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OKLAHOMA’S TOP 30 FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS
(2002-2012)
Listed below are the 30 fastest growing occupations for the period between 2002 and 2012 based on the Oklahoma employment projections and includes all occupations, regardless of training requirements. It presents employment and average annual openings for the period of 2002-2012.
| # |
Occupation |
Employment |
Percent
Change
* |
| 2002 |
2012 |
| 1 |
Occupational therapist aides |
140 |
230 |
61% |
| 2 |
Survey researchers |
210 |
330 |
52% |
| 3 |
Network systems and data communications analysts |
900 |
1,360 |
51% |
| 4 |
Medical assistants |
4,560 |
6,860 |
50% |
| 5 |
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors |
1,620 |
2,380 |
47% |
| 6 |
Social and human service assistants |
1,640 |
2,380 |
46% |
| 7 |
Self-enrichment education teachers |
1,530 |
2,170 |
42% |
| 8 |
Veterinary technologists and technicians |
570 |
810 |
42% |
| 9 |
Medical records and health information technicians |
2,050 |
2,900 |
41% |
| 10 |
Personal and home care aides |
5,950 |
8,390 |
41% |
| 11 |
Hazardous materials removal workers |
360 |
510 |
40% |
| 12 |
Physician assistants |
950 |
1,340 |
40% |
| 13 |
Security and fire alarm systems installers |
590 |
820 |
39% |
| 14 |
Home health aides |
6,540 |
9,030 |
38% |
| 15 |
Dental hygienists |
1,280 |
1,760 |
37% |
| 16 |
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health |
440 |
600 |
37% |
| 17 |
Agricultural equipment operators |
410 |
550 |
36% |
| 18 |
Biomedical engineers |
80 |
110 |
36% |
| 19 |
Respiratory therapists |
940 |
1,270 |
36% |
| 20 |
Dental assistants |
3,260 |
4,400 |
35% |
| 21 |
Farm, ranch, and other agricultural managers |
1,270 |
1,710 |
35% |
| 22 |
Massage therapists |
430 |
580 |
35% |
| 23 |
Pharmacists |
2,960 |
3,990 |
35% |
| 24 |
Postsecondary teachers |
16,570 |
22,430 |
35% |
| 25 |
Database administrators |
1,090 |
1,460 |
34% |
*Average Annual Openings may not calculate exactly as a result of rounding and are not reduced by negative growth.
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OKLAHOMA’S TOP 30 OCCUPATIONS with LARGEST NUMBER of OPENINGS
(2004-2014)
Occupations with the largest number of projected openings during the 2004-2014 time period for all education levels. Select an occupation to learn more about it, including state data.
| # |
Occupation |
Employment
(2002) |
Job
Openings
1 |
| 1 |
Cashiers, except gaming |
40,370 |
2,460 |
| 2 |
Retail salespersons |
45,400 |
2,250 |
| 3 |
Waiters and waitresses |
26,020 |
1,810 |
| 4 |
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
22,590 |
1,540 |
| 5 |
Office clerks, general |
37,390 |
1,120 |
| 6 |
Registered nurses |
21,750 |
990 |
| 7 |
General and operations managers |
28,420 |
980 |
| 8 |
Postsecondary teachers |
16,570 |
920 |
| 9 |
Customer service representatives |
23,090 |
890 |
| 10 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
21,830 |
830 |
| 11 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
22,250 |
770 |
| 12 |
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
22,990 |
750 |
| 13 |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
23,970 |
710 |
| 14 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education |
18,520 |
690 |
| 15 |
Stock clerks and order fillers |
17,370 |
640 |
| 16 |
Receptionists and information clerks |
11,460 |
570 |
| 17 |
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
12,320 |
570 |
| 18 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
11,280 |
510 |
| 19 |
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
19,010 |
500 |
| 20 |
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses |
13,790 |
500 |
| 21 |
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive |
23,410 |
450 |
| 22 |
Child care workers |
9,510 |
440 |
| 23 |
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
12,850 |
440 |
| 24 |
Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
7,840 |
440 |
| 25 |
Teacher assistants |
10,480 |
440 |
1 "Job Openings" refers to the average annual job openings due to growth and net replacement.
Note: The data for the State Trends and the National Trends are not directly comparable. The projections period for the State Trends is 2002-2012, while the projections period for the National Trends is 2004-2014.
Source: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Labor Market Information
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