Short-term Job Openings by Occupation

Short-term Job Openings by Occupation

Short-term job openings data is obtained from Employ Florida, an online tool designed to help connect employers and job seekers in Florida. The website provides area profiles on the labor market for each of the workforce region and is updated on a daily basis. Information in the table below was captured from the Employ Florida website on June 17, 2021.

Table 3-12 shows the 10 occupations with the most job openings in Southwest Florida. Registered nurses had the most job openings posted on the Employ Florida website, with 1,517 openings. Retail salespersons was the next highest occupation (526 job postings), followed by customer service representatives (411 postings), first-line supervisors of retail sales workers (275 postings), and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (247 postings). Two of the top 10 occupations required a high school diploma, five required post-secondary education, and one occupation each required an associate’s degree and at least a master’s degree. Only one occupation required no formal education.

Table 3-12: Top Job Openings

Southwest Florida

Occupation Registered Nurses Retail Salespersons Customer Service Representatives First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Nursing Assistants Physicians and Surgeons, All Other Cooks, Restaurant Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Source: EmployFlorida. Data Retrieved June 17th, 2021.

Job Openings

1,517 526 411 275 247 241 210 196 175 165

Minimum Education Associate's Degree HS/GED Post-Secondary Post-Secondary Post-Secondary Post-Secondary Post-Secondary Master's Degree or Higher HS/GED Less HS/GED