| Vermont | |||||
| Short Term Occupational Projections: 2006 - 2008 | |||||
| Occupations with the Most Openings | |||||
| Average | |||||
| 2006 | 2008 | Total | Annual | ||
| Base Year | Projected | Annual | Growth | ||
| Occupation | Employment | Employment | Openings | Rate | |
| Cashiers | 9,535 | 9,569 | 634 | 0.2% | |
| Retail Salespersons | 10,263 | 10,463 | 514 | 1.0% | |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 5,519 | 5,583 | 355 | 0.6% | |
| Registered Nurses | 6,102 | 6,484 | 304 | 3.1% | |
| Home Health Aides | 4,680 | 5,156 | 294 | 5.0% | |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 3,918 | 4,011 | 260 | 1.2% | |
| Child Care Workers | 3,931 | 4,103 | 201 | 2.2% | |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 7,050 | 7,090 | 194 | 0.3% | |
| Teacher Assistants | 5,881 | 6,051 | 188 | 1.4% | |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 1,524 | 1,547 | 172 | 0.8% | |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 5,015 | 5,146 | 160 | 1.3% | |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 3,167 | 3,113 | 158 | -0.9% | |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | 2,664 | 2,872 | 147 | 3.8% | |
| Food Preparation Workers | 2,107 | 2,175 | 130 | 1.6% | |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 6,602 | 6,612 | 122 | 0.1% | |
| Carpenters | 5,425 | 5,509 | 122 | 0.8% | |
| Personal and Home Care Aides | 1,825 | 2,007 | 119 | 4.9% | |
| Teachers and Instructors, All Other | 4,394 | 4,536 | 118 | 1.6% | |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 3,258 | 3,347 | 116 | 1.4% | |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 3,737 | 3,802 | 106 | 0.9% | |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 3,896 | 3,945 | 105 | 0.6% | |
| Customer Service Representatives | 3,682 | 3,786 | 105 | 1.4% | |
| Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 4,343 | 4,397 | 103 | 0.6% | |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 2,514 | 2,531 | 103 | 0.3% | |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 2,278 | 2,361 | 101 | 1.8% | |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education | 3,047 | 3,085 | 100 | 0.6% | |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 2,562 | 2,622 | 96 | 1.2% | |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 3,167 | 3,244 | 95 | 1.2% | |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 4,402 | 4,459 | 95 | 0.6% | |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 2,040 | 2,065 | 94 | 0.6% | |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 5,388 | 5,330 | 94 | -0.5% | |
| Dishwashers | 1,734 | 1,755 | 93 | 0.6% | |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | 1,558 | 1,599 | 93 | 1.3% | |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 2,462 | 2,513 | 89 | 1.0% | |
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants | 3,285 | 3,381 | 87 | 1.5% | |
| Team Assemblers | 2,685 | 2,722 | 87 | 0.7% | |
| Office Clerks, General | 3,529 | 3,542 | 85 | 0.2% | |
| Accountants and Auditors | 2,824 | 2,892 | 83 | 1.2% | |
| Tellers | 1,431 | 1,392 | 82 | -1.4% | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers | 3,778 | 3,811 | 79 | 0.4% | |
| Bartenders | 1,613 | 1,628 | 70 | 0.5% | |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 1,353 | 1,379 | 67 | 1.0% | |
| Recreation Workers | 1,263 | 1,325 | 59 | 2.4% | |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 1,730 | 1,761 | 59 | 0.9% | |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 1,338 | 1,412 | 57 | 2.7% | |
| Cooks, Fast Food | 1,248 | 1,263 | 57 | 0.6% | |
| General and Operations Managers | 1,817 | 1,863 | 54 | 1.3% | |
| Physicians and Surgeons | 1,886 | 1,947 | 53 | 1.6% | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 1,550 | 1,576 | 53 | 0.8% | |
| Drafters, Engineering, and Mapping Technicians | 1,952 | 1,953 | 51 | 0.0% | |
| Total, All Occupations | 350,184 | 355,798 | 11,982 | 0.8% | |
| NOTES AND METHODS: | |||||
| The 2008 short term occupational projections were based on Vermont historical data through 2nd quarter 2006. | |||||
| Time series forecasting methods were utilized to predict employment movements through 2nd quarter 2008. | |||||
| The results provide a general guide for the direction and relative strength of occupational demand but are not intended | |||||
| to indicate an absolute level of job openings. | |||||
| Annual openings reflect both job growth and estimated net replacement openings. If employment change is negative, | |||||
| job openings due to growth are zero and total job openings equal net replacements. Net replacement openings are | |||||
| equal to: 1) workers who permanently leave an occupation, less 2) workers who move into a vacated position. | |||||
| For additional information on Vermont occupations and projections, go to www.vtlmi.info/occupation.cfm. | |||||
| Last updated on June 25, 2007 | |||||
| by Amy Hoskins, Research and Statistics Analyst | |||||
| Economic and Labor Market Information | |||||
| Vermont Department of Labor | |||||
| Email: Amy.Hoskins@state.vt.us | |||||