Table 2: Top Fifty Projected Growth Occupations

OES Code	Occupational Title	1994 Base Year	1998 Proj. Year	Growth Rate	'94-'98 Growth	Annual Growth	1995 Estimated Avg. Hourly Wage
65008	Waiters & Waitresses	5441	6806	6.3%	1365	341	$3.69
49011	Salespersons, Retail	6953	7868	3.3%	915	229	$7.45
49023	Cashiers	5488	6249	3.5%	761	190	$6.13
19005	General Managers & Top Executives	6624	7314	2.6%	690	173	$16.57
15026	Food Service & Lodging Managers	1294	1816	10.1%	522	131	$8.46
85132	Maintenance Repairers, General Utility	3252	3676	3.3%	424	106	$10.07
39999	All Other Professional, Paraprofessional, Technicians	1204	1611	8.5%	407	102	NA
65032	Cooks, Fast Food	2143	2507	4.3%	364	91	$5.26
81099	First Line Supervisors, All Other	746	1097	11.8%	351	88	NA
87102	Carpenters	1879	2228	4.6%	349	87	$11.86
65026	Cooks, Restaurant	1831	2157	4.5%	326	82	$6.59
41002	Marketing & Sales, Supervisors	2367	2692	3.4%	325	81	$12.99
15017	Construction Managers	594	908	13.2%	314	79	$20.72
31308	Teachers, Secondary School	3649	3961	2.1%	312	78	$12.90
13002	Financial Managers	1553	1845	4.7%	292	73	$13.92
53905	Teacher Aides & Education Assistants	1971	2260	3.7%	289	72	$6.27
65038	Food Preparation Workers	2856	3142	2.5%	286	72	$5.58
66008	Nursing Aides & Orderlies	1735	2016	4.1%	281	70	$8.08
31311	Teachers, Special Education	870	1122	7.2%	252	63	$15.29
87202	Electricians	1221	1459	4.9%	238	60	$14.57
98312	Helpers, Carpenters & Related	650	884	9.0%	234	59	$9.04
97102	Truck Drivers, Heavy	4051	4273	1.4%	222	56	$9.91
55305	Receptionists & Information Clerks	1416	1633	3.8%	217	54	$7.69
51002	Clerical Supervisors	1709	1919	3.1%	210	53	$14.81
68014	Amusement & Recreation Attendants	575	783	9.0%	208	52	$6.26
66011	Home Health Aides	331	536	15.5%	205	51	$7.73
98999	All Other Helpers, Laborers	2720	2910	1.8%	190	48	NA
32502	Registered Nurses	2702	2887	1.7%	185	46	$15.17
21114	Accountants & Auditors	970	1146	4.5%	176	44	$12.51
63017	Correction Officers	373	544	11.5%	171	43	$10.87
67002	Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners	2483	2648	1.7%	165	41	$6.14
87311	Concrete & Terrazzo Finishers	494	658	8.3%	164	41	$10.92
49017	Counter & Rental Clerks	644	793	5.8%	149	37	$5.57
97938	Grader, Dozer & Scraper Operators	804	948	4.5%	144	36	$13.81
85302	Automotive Mechanics	1275	1416	2.8%	141	35	$11.52
65002	Hosts & Hostesses: Restaurant, Lounge	764	901	4.5%	137	34	$6.79
22199	All Other Engineers	513	644	6.4%	131	33	NA
27308	Human Services Workers	341	471	9.5%	130	33	$8.43
27307	Residential Counselors	540	670	6.0%	130	33	NA
63032	Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs	592	719	5.4%	127	32	$12.67
53808	Hotel Desk Clerks	695	819	4.5%	124	31	$5.85
22121	Civil Engineers, Including Traffic	331	453	9.2%	122	31	$17.89
31521	Teacher Aides, Paraprofessional	862	981	3.5%	119	30	$7.15
31321	Instructors & Coaches, Sports	607	718	4.6%	111	28	$16.26
87802	Insulation Workers	233	342	11.7%	109	27	$11.20
65099	All Other Food Service Workers	690	799	4.0%	109	27	NA
22311	Surveying & Mapping Scientists	169	278	16.1%	109	27	$11.33
85902	Heating, A/C, Refrigeration Mechanics	202	306	12.9%	104	26	$12.65
63014	Police Patrol Officers	510	614	5.1%	104	26	$12.18
87402	Painters & Paperhangers	359	461	7.1%	102	26	$9.78