Top 25 Occupations in Demand

Rank

Occupation

Median 
Hourly Wage

1

  Retail Salespersons                 

$9.69  

2

  Registered Nurses

35.50  

3

  Home Health Aides

11.20  

4

  Retail Salespersons                 

25.41  

5

  Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

18.82  

6

  Combined Food Preparation and Service Workers, Including Fast Food

8.67  

7

  Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

12.24  

8

  Office Clerks, General    

13.93  

9

  Personal Care Aides

11.15  

10

  Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants                           

12.76  

11

  Stock Clerks and Order Fillers                    

10.69  

12

  Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

19.05  

13

  Customer Service Representatives

17.21  

14

  Computer Systems Analysts        

36.60  

15

  Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing           

29.85  

16

  Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

11.80  

17

  Computer Software Engineers, Applications                

43.05  

18

  Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners                

10.06  

19

  Accountants and Auditors

28.71  

20

  Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

17.16  

21

  Industrial Engineers     

37.24  

22

  Management Analysts

38.89  

23

  Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive             

18.30  

24

  Marketing Managers                 

56.12 

25

  Social and Human Service Assistants

13.73