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Occupations in NC with the Most Annual Openings
Requiring More than 12 Months of Training and/or Experience

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Occupation

NC
Employment
2004

Estimated
Employment
2014

Average
Annual
Growth
Rate

Total
Average
Annual
Openings

Cooks, Restaurant

21,000

26,570

2.38

1,210

Carpenters

29,770

35,940

1.90

1,110

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

16,140

18,860

1.57

690

Electricians

17,830

21,080

1.69

680

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

11,340

14,210

2.28

550

Machinists

11,890

13,670

1.40

460

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

10,040

11,450

1.32

420

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9,600

12,290

2.50

400

Fire Fighters

7,380

9,210

2.24

390

Sheet Metal Workers

5,890

7,250

2.10

280

Farmers and Ranchers

44,800

35,430

-2.32

260

Brickmasons and Blockmasons

6,330

7,840

2.16

240

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

5,160

5,360

0.38

240

Upholsterers

8,350

6,500

-2.47

210

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

9,700

8,590

-1.21

200

Photographers

4,290

5,240

2.02

190

Coaches and Scouts

3,590

4,590

2.49

170

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

5,070

5,680

1.14

160

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

4,810

5,300

0.97

150

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

2,800

3,490

2.23

150

 

Data Source: Labor Market Information Division, North Carolina Employment Security Commission 2007.

 

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