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2022
THEY’RE HOT:
10% or more growth
over 10 years

20 or more annual job

openings

JOBS $14.39 or more per

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COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

Software Developers, Applications 37% 45 $29.02 $52.07

Computer Systems Analysts 19% 42 $27.02 $42.54
Network and Computer Systems 12% 38 $24.22 $37.36
Administrators
Computer Network Support Specialists 12% 30 $20.07 $27.56
Operations Research Analysts 54% 20 $19.76 $39.77
Computer User Support Specialists 17% 111 $12.84 $23.96

CONSTRUCTION
Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

Civil Engineers 12% 39 $23.94 $38.15

Construction and Building Inspectors 12% 25 $17.40 $29.76
Operating Engineers and Other 11% 138 $13.48 $20.47
Construction Equipment Operators
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 11% 78 $13.04 $17.48
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 10% 81 $12.13 $25.36
Electricians
Heating, Air Conditioning, and 13% 147 $12.08 $21.24
Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 9% 117 $11.47 $19.20

DEFENSE
Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

Detectives and Criminal Investigators 20% 205 $29.36 $47.73

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 10% 160 $20.44 $34.78
Police, Fire, and Ambulance 12% 36 $14.45 $19.93
Dispatchers
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and 13% 79 $11.91 $20.66
Ambulance

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EDUCATION
Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

Librarians and Media Collections 21% 57 $24.10 $34.99

Specialists
Secondary School Teachers, Except 1% 250 $23.28 $33.41
Special and Career/Technical Education
Special Education Teachers, Secondary 0% 23 $22.34 $29.29
School
Elementary School Teachers, Except 1% 260 $22.22 $31.85
Special Education
Middle School Teachers, Except Special 1% 160 $22.06 $31.76
and Career/Technical Education
Special Education Teachers, 0% 23 $21.07 $27.87
Kindergarten and Elementary School
Preschool Teachers, Except Special 10% 120 $14.13 $29.29
Education
Vocational Education Teachers, 11% 20 $14.08 $30.32
Postsecondary

FINANCE
Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

Compliance Officers 22% 242 $24.22 $44.42

Financial Analysts 25% 26 $23.33 $64.25
Accountants and Auditors 18% 194 $20.29 $37.26
Loan Officers 15% 36 $17.70 $45.43
Insurance Claims and Policy 19% 60 $11.02 $19.57
Processing Clerks
Insurance Sales Agents 24% 147 $8.91 $23.34

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HUMAN RESOURCES
Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

Human Resources Specialists 14% 128 $15.15 $31.15

Training and Development Specialists 19% 83 $14.26 $29.84

MANUFACTURING
Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, 12% 99 $18.12 $32.01

Installers, and Repairers
Medical Equipment Repairers 27% 21 $15.82 $21.93
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 13% 50 $14.82 $25.43
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 17% 33 $13.76 $25.29
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel 15% 168 $10.92 $23.34
Engine Specialists

MARKETING
Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

Market Research Analysts and 27% 65 $15.32 $32.81

Marketing Specialists

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH

Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

Registered Nurses 11% 398 $27.77 $38.77

Dental Hygienists 15% 24 $26.73 $33.60
Speech-Language Pathologists 22% 33 $23.53 $42.27
Respiratory Therapists 17% 23 $22.47 $30.33
Radiologic Technologists 13% 25 $20.50 $31.34
Licensed Practical and Licensed 15% 209 $19.67 $25.57
Vocational Nurses
Physical Therapist Assistants 28% 52 $17.26 $34.50
Healthcare Social Workers 16% 38 $15.37 $31.98
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, 19% 63 $15.34 $27.65
and mental health counselors
Mental Health and Substance Abuse 15% 23 $15.19 $28.60
Social Workers
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and 11% 84 $14.54 $26.99
Technician
Pharmacy Technicians 32% 239 $13.16 $19.04
Phlebotomists 26% 30 $13.07 $16.73
Medical Records and Health Information 22% 46 $13.00 $22.52
Technicians
Dental Assistants 17% 114 $11.80 $18.87

TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS

Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

Logisticians 21% 43 $23.97 $41.30

Cargo and Freight Agents 16% 42 $13.53 $24.29
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 10% 92 $12.62 $17.46

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OTHER
Projected Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Employment Percent Annual Wages Hourly
Change within 10 years Openings 2020 Wage

* Paralegals and Legal Assistants 17% 54 $15.63 $27.90

General and Operations Managers 17% 418 $21.15 $57.36
Management Analysts 37% 80 $27.01 $49.01
Property, Real Estate, and Community 11% 38 $15.22 $32.22
Association Managers

HOTTEST OCCUPATIONS ARE IN

TOP WAGE QUARTILES AND/OR STEM-RELATED

* NEW OCCUPATIONS NOT LISTED IN THE TOL 2022

(1 OCCUPATION-PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS)

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COOLING JOBS (Occupations that have a projection of diminishing growth over the next ten years)

Growth Entry Wages

Occupational Title
(Forecast 10 yrs.) Year 2020

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand -27.14% $12.40

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service -18.52% $9.57
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, -12.20% $13.52
Legal Secreatries, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants,
Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
File Clerks -13.71% $11.55
Advertising Sales Agents -13.70% $16.13
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers -12.51% $8.40
Data Entry Keyers -11.44% $8.51
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine -11.11% $18.88
Operators, Postal Service Mail Carriers, Postal Service Clerks
Floral Designers -10.17% $10.31
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders -9.45% $8.49
Editors -8.47% $16.79
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except -7.25% $17.12
Line Installers
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and -7.10% $9.60
Tenders, Metal and Plastic $8.55
Assemblers and fabricators, all other, including team assemblers -6.22%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -5.43% $9.76
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and -5.00% $13.28
Tenders $12.88
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -4.64%
Printing Press Operators -4.56% $12.27
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials -4.17% $11.30
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers -4.09% $13.06
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -3.33% $10.40
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer -3.25% $8.92
Library Assistants, Clerical -2.94% $9.26
Meter Readers, Utilities -2.75% $11.45

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COOLING JOBS (Occupations that have a projection of diminishing growth over the next ten years)

Growth Entry Wages

Occupational Title
(Forecast 10 yrs.) Year 2020

-1.97% $25.17
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
-1.56% $8.66
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
-1.45% $15.51
Tool and Die Makers
-0.67% $8.50
Crossing Guards
-0.55% $8.75
Telemarketers
-0.46% $8.40
Sewing Machine Operators

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RURAL
JOBS 2022

Entry-level wages (closest to MIT

BREWSTER, Living wage)

CULBERSON, *10 or more annual openings

HUDSPETH, Local Employer feedback,

in-demand, and emerging demand
JEFF DAVIS *In counties where there are less than 10 annual
openings per occupation with the above criteria,
AND PRESIDIO WSB will list the top 5 occupations with the most
openings.

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COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Annual Wages Hourly
Openings 2020 Wage

Computer User Support Specialists 39 $13.17 $23.73

EDUCATION
Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Annual Wages Hourly
Openings 2020 Wage

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $16.01 $32.31

MANUFACTURING
Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Annual Wages Hourly
Openings 2020 Wage

Electrical Engineers 16 $35.05 $59.86

Industrial Engineers 18 $34.23 $59.86
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 93 $10.34 $19.42
Mechanical Engineers 14 $33.32 $61.68

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY

Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Annual Wages Hourly
Openings 2020 Wage

Hotel Administration,Management, and Concierge 1 $10.27 $16.48

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH

Total Entry Experienced
Occupational Title Annual Wages Hourly
Openings 2020 Wage

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 65 $25.96 $37.88

Emergency Medical Technicians 4 $10.72 $18.32
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 4 $20.63 $27.79

EDUCATION
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 55 $16.44 $29.90
Medical and Health Services Managers 23 $32.67 $64.95
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 20 $10.82 $16.20
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 34 $17.79 $29.69
Registered Nurses 248 $25.58 $36.03
Respiratory Therapists 24 $22.12 $30.63
Social and Human Service Assistants 48 $10.67 $17.36
Surgical Technologists 13 $13.13 $21.78

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