Regional Occupational Openings In the four-county region, Registered Nurses and Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers each accounted for 15 percent of all annual openings for jobs that require some college, an associate’s degree, or a postsecondary non-degree award. Teacher Assistants (248 annual openings), Nursing Assistants (223 annual openings), and Medical Assistants (219 annual openings) accounted for a quarter of all annual openings. Nearly three-quarters (73.3%) of the occupations in Table 2 had a typical education requirement of a postsecondary non-degree award. Table 2: Top 15 Occupations by Annual Openings (2013) Regional Median 2013 Annual Occupation Completions Hourly Education Level Jobs Openings (2013) Earnings Registered Nurses 10,005 426 1,177 $37.25 Associate's degree Postsecondary non- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 9,184 411 343 $17.05 degree award Some college, no Teacher Assistants 7,026 248 18 $13.49 degree Postsecondary non- Nursing Assistants 4,603 223 253 $11.57 degree award Postsecondary non- Medical Assistants 3,857 219 2,594 $13.66 degree Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Postsecondary non- 2,524 140 458 $22.85 Nurses degree award Preschool Teachers, Except Special 2,094 115 241 $12.97 Associate's degree Education Postsecondary non- Psychiatric Technicians 1,308 78 334 $26.13 degree Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Postsecondary non- 1,025 59 389 $19.57 Mechanics and Installers degree award Some college, no Computer User Support Specialists 1,257 55 182 $22.52 degree
Regional Occupational Openings In the four-county region, Registered Nurses and Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers each accounted for 15 percent of all annual openings for jobs that require some college, an associate’s degree, or a postsecondary non-degree award. Teacher Assistants (248 annual openings), Nursing Assistants (223 annual openings), and Medical Assistants (219 annual openings) accounted for a quarter of all annual openings. Nearly three-quarters (73.3%) of the occupations in Table 2 had a typical education requirement of a postsecondary non-degree award. Table 2: Top 15 Occupations by Annual Openings (2013) Occupation 2013 Jobs Annual Openings Regional Completions (2013) Median Hourly Earnings Education Level Registered Nurses 10,005 426 1,177 $37.25 Associate's degree Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 9,184 411 343 $17.05 Postsecondary non- degree award Teacher Assistants 7,026 248 18 $13.49 Some college, no degree Nursing Assistants 4,603 223 253 $11.57 Postsecondary non- degree award Medical Assistants 3,857 219 2,594 $13.66 Postsecondary non- degree Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2,524 140 458 $22.85 Postsecondary non- degree award Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 2,094 115 241 $12.97 Associate's degree Psychiatric Technicians 1,308 78 334 $26.13 Postsecondary non- degree Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 1,025 59 389 $19.57 Postsecondary non- degree award Computer User Support Specialists 1,257 55 182 $22.52 Some college, no degree
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