Appendix A: Top 50 Long-Term Average Annual Employment Growth by Occupation

Below is a list of the top 50 long-term employment growth occupations identified between 2019 and 2027.

Table A-1: Top 25 Long-Term Employment Growth Occupations

2019 to 2027

Occupation Percent

2019 2027 Growth Growth

2018 Median Hourly Wage Minimum Education

Retail Salespersons 24,707 27,318 2,611 10.6% $11.25 HS/GED

Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 12,157 14,727 2,570 21.1% $9.95 Less HS/GED

Waiters and Waitresses 17,706 20,133 2,427 13.7% $9.52 Less HS/GED

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 13,994 16,240 2,246 16.0% $12.81 Less HS/GED Registered Nurses 10,739 12,775 2,036 19.0% $32.23 Associate's Construction Laborers 10,220 11,610 1,390 13.6% $15.03 Less HS/GED Cooks, Restaurant 7,730 9,109 1,379 17.8% $14.05 PS Adult Voc Customer Service Representatives 9,388 10,511 1,123 12.0% $14.00 PS Adult Voc

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and 7,137 8,195 1,058 14.8% $11.88 Less HS/GEDHousekeeping Cleaners Nursing Assistants 6,615 7,638 1,023 15.5% $13.76 PS Adult Voc Carpenters 8,564 9,573 1,009 11.8% $18.81 PS Adult Voc Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 8,049 8,993 944 11.7% $12.17 HS/GED Medical Assistants 3,340 4,226 886 26.5% $16.01 PS Adult Voc

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 8,331 9,175 844 10.1% $20.32 PS Adult Voc Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6,354 7,196 842 13.3% $11.52 Less HS/GED Personal Care Aides 2,716 3,490 774 28.5% $11.63 PS Adult Voc

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades 5,272 6,024 752 14.3% $28.63 Associate'sand Extraction Workers Food Preparation Workers 5,083 5,829 746 14.7% $11.60 Less HS/GED

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and 4,720 5,451 731 15.5% $17.19 PS Adult VocServing Workers

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration 3,210 3,902 692 21.6% $21.70 PS Adult VocMechanics and Installers General and Operations Managers 4,555 5,245 690 15.1% $38.49 Associate's Receptionists and Information Clerks 5,556 6,242 686 12.3% $14.32 HS/GED

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 5,814 6,462 648 11.1% $17.57 PS Adult Voc Cashiers 15,747 16,380 633 4.0% $10.49 HS/GED Home Health Aides 2,155 2,765 610 28.3% $11.77 PS Adult Voc Source: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Employment Projections

Table A-1: Ranked 26-50 Long-Term Employment Growth Occupations

2019 to 2027

Occupation Percent

2019 2027 Growth Growth

2018 Median Hourly Wage Minimum Education

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 4,261 4,834 573 13.4% $58,990* Bachelor's

Management Analysts 2,156 2,722 566 26.3% $36.88 Bachelor's

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

5,481 6,046 565 10.3% $13.56 Less HS/GED Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 3,862 4,421 559 14.5% $11.73 PS Adult Voc Office Clerks, General 10,683 11,239 556 5.2% $14.85 HS/GED

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 2,489 3,015 526 21.1% $20.78 PS Adult Voc Electricians 3,327 3,850 523 15.7% $21.02 PS Adult Voc Childcare Workers 3,526 4,000 474 13.4% $10.58 PS Adult Voc Accountants and Auditors 3,641 4,101 460 12.6% $28.26 Bachelor's First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 5,270 5,727 457 8.7% $24.75 Associate's

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational 3,330 3,774 444 13.3% $21.04 PS Adult Voc Nurses

Painters, Construction and Maintenance 4,686 5,129 443 9.5% $15.69 PS Adult Voc

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 4,783 5,220 437 9.1% $26.24 PS Adult Voc Insurance Sales Agents 2,142 2,571 429 20.0% $22.69 PS Adult Voc Bartenders 3,635 4,043 408 11.2% $9.52 Less HS/GED Software Developers, Applications 1,161 1,567 406 35.0% $34.48 Associate's

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and 2,939 3,333 394 13.4% $9.44 Less HS/GEDBartender Helpers

Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 3,440 3,832 392 11.4% $13.93 PS Adult Voc Construction Managers 3,029 3,419 390 12.9% $38.16 Associate's Real Estate Sales Agents 3,259 3,648 389 11.9% $24.57 PS Adult Voc Roofers 2,692 3,067 375 13.9% $16.58 PS Adult Voc Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 2,455 2,815 360 14.7% $11.06 Less HS/GED Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and 2,486 2,831 345 13.9% $11.03 Less HS/GEDCoffee Shop Teacher Assistants 2,572 2,909 337 13.1% $28,635* PS Adult Voc Master's or Lawyers 2,393 2,729 336 14.0% $47.55 higher

Source: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Employment Projections Note: * Denotes average annual wage when a median wage is not available.