Table 12: Top 20 projected growth occupations for the Rio Grande Valley

Occupational Title

2000

2010

Retail Salespersons

9,810

11,050

Elementary School Teachers, except Special Education

7,460

9,660

Personal & Home Care Aides

7,120

9,660

Cashiers

7,550

8,620

Home Health Aides

5,450

7,210

Secondary School Teachers, except Special & Vocational Education

5,090

6,920

Registered Nurses

5,000

6,550

Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

4,900

6,490

Office Clerks, General

5,650

6,350

General & Operations Managers

5,190

5,870

Teacher Assistants

4,190

5,800

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers

4,930

5,360

Waiters & Waitresses

4,290

5,160

Janitors & Cleaners, except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners

4,350

5,060

Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer

3,990

4,750

Customer Service Representatives

3,740

4,650

Farmers & Ranchers

4,640

4,550

Teachers, Primary, Secondary, & Adult, NEC*

3,410

4,550

Middle School Teachers, except Special & Vocational Education

3,610

4,530

Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand

4,110

4,520

 

*NEC = Not Elsewhere Classified        

Source: 2000-2010 Occupational Projections, Texas Workforce Commission, Austin, TX

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