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Ohio occupations with the most projected annual openings through 2028 - Statewide | ||
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Occupation | Projected annual openings | Median hourly wage - May 2019 |
Combined food preparation and service workers, including fast food* | 31,447 | $9.71 |
Cashiers* | 21,693 | $10.29 |
Retail salespersons* | 21,610 | $11.36 |
Waiters and waitresses* | 18,146 | $9.59 |
Laborers and freight, stock and material movers, hand | 17,626 | $14.43 |
Customer service representatives | 12,693 | $16.70 |
Office clerks, general | 12,366 | $16.49 |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners* | 11,992 | $12.52 |
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | 9,628 | $21.66 |
Home health aides | 9,025 | $11.12 |
Personal care aides | 8,998 | $11.41 |
Farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers | 8,752 | $31.81 |
Registered nurses | 8,357 | $31.63 |
Nursing assistants | 7,910 | $13.55 |
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical and executive | 6,766 | $17.42 |
Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | 6,401 | $18.75 |
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 6,385 | $14.72 |
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 6,375 | $14.07 |
Construction laborers | 6,099 | $20.04 |
Maintenance and repair workers, general | 5,887 | $19.32 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 5,620 | $27.95 |
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers | 5,583 | $18.52 |
Childcare workers | 5,461 | $10.65 |
Light truck or delivery services drivers | 4,916 | $15.27 |
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers | 4,903 | $26.43 |
*These occupations don't meet Ohio's in-demand or critical jobs criteria in part because they do not pay at least 80% of the state median wage or support health and education priorities. | ||
Source: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, U.S. Bureau of Labor Services |
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