Occupations with the Most Projected Openings in Alameda County
1995-2002



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Occupation Total Openings*
Cashiers 6,980
Salespersons - Retail 6,800
General Managers & Top Executives 4,510
General Office Clerks 3,760
Waiters & Waitresses 3,610
Assembler & Fabricators - Exc. Machine, Electronic & Precision 2,830
Sales Representatives, Non-Scientific - Exc. Retail 2,550
Secretaries - General 2,350
Janitors & Cleaners - Exc. Maids 2,080
Counter Attendants - Food 2,060
First-Line Supervisor/Manager - Sales 2,040
Hand Packers & Packagers 1,800
Teachers - Secondary School 1,780
Receptionists & Information Clerks 1,750
Maintenance Repairers - General Utility 1,570
Guards & Watch Guards 1,410
Financial Managers 1,310
Computer Engineers 1,270
Teachers - Elementary School 1,230
Registered Nurses 1,220
Police Patrol Officers 1,220
Truck Drivers - Light, Inc. Delivery & Route Drivers 1,210
Systems Analysts - EDP 1,190
Electrical & Electronic Assemblers 1,160
Traffic, Shipping & Receiving Clerks 1,140
Electrical & Electronic Engineers 1,130
Accountants & Auditors 1,120
Aircraft Mechanics 1,060
Food Preparation Workers 1,050
Engineering, Math and Natural Sciences Managers 950
Stock Clerks - Stockroom & Warehouse 950
Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations Managers 940
Stock Clerks - Sales Floor 930
Adjustment Clerks 900
Combined Food Preparation & Service Workers 900
Bookkeeping & Accounting Clerks 890
Cooks - Restaurant 880
Automobile Mechanics 880
Carpenters 880
Home Health Care Workers 840
Packaging & Filling machine Operators & Tenders 840
Dining Room Attendants & Bar Helpers 820
Cooks - Specialty Fast Food 810
Sales Agents--Business Services 800
Computer Programmers 770
Sales Representatives, Scientific - Exc. Retail 750
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 730
Demonstrator, Promoters & Models 710
Post-Secondary Teachers, Social Science 700
*Total openings due to job growth and the need to replace workers who retire or change occupations. This does not include openings due to turnover as workers change jobs but remain in the same occupation. The figures are for the entire seven-year period 1995-2002--not for each year.

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