Out of the 25 jobs projected to have the most openings during the next several years, registered nurses, postsecondary teachers, general managers, and accountants are among the highest paid, according to a report by the Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Among the 25 occupations projected to have the most openings, four jobs require a bachelor's degree or higher: postsecondary teachers (89,210 openings), general managers (64,869 openings), elementary school teachers (58,679 openings), and accountants (48,589 openings). Three of the four occupations are in the top earnings quartile.
25 Occupations with the Most Openings
|
Occupation |
Job
Openings |
Earnings Quartile |
1 |
Retail salespersons |
228,297 |
$ |
2 |
Cashiers, except gaming |
179,586 |
$ |
3 |
Waiters and waitresses |
153,426 |
$ |
4 |
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food |
129,835 |
$ |
5 |
Registered nurses |
120,343 |
$$$$ |
6 |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
104,232 |
$ |
7 |
Office clerks, general |
95,845 |
$$ |
8 |
Postsecondary teachers |
89,210 |
$$$$ |
9 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
89,004 |
$ |
10 |
Customer service representatives |
77,805 |
$$ |
11 |
General and operations managers |
64,869 |
$$$$ |
12 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education |
58,679 |
$$$ |
13 |
Stock clerks and order fillers |
57,950 |
$ |
14 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products |
56,902 |
$$$$ |
15 |
Child care workers |
52,466 |
$ |
16 |
Receptionists and information clerks |
52,418 |
$$ |
17 |
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |
51,591 |
$$ |
18 |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
50,730 |
$$$ |
19 |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks |
50,342 |
$$ |
20 |
Food preparation workers |
48,952 |
$ |
21 |
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants |
48,825 |
$$$ |
22 |
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
48,619 |
$$ |
23 |
Accountants and auditors |
48,589 |
$$$$ |
24 |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners |
46,386 |
$ |
25 |
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
45,748 |
$$$ |