The data that you see in these sections: Highest Paying, Fastest Growing, Most Openings Declining Employment and Largest Employment will help you decide what career you should pursue. Our database includes thousands of job title from over sixty industries. In these charts you will see a summary that will show you what careers are in demand, which ones are not and what the trend is for the near future.

		Employment	Job
	Occupation	Today	Openings
1	Retail salespersons	4,474,000	191,500	watch video
2	Waiters and waitresses	2,358,000	150,700	watch video
3	Customer service representatives	2,201,000	113,200	watch video
4	Registered nurses	2,505,100	99,500	watch video
5	Office clerks	3,198,900	98,900	watch video
6	Postsecondary teachers	1,670,600	65,500	watch video
7	Child care workers	1,387,260	62,990	watch video
8	Elementary school teachers	1,539,500	53,440	watch video
9	Truck drivers	1,858,960	51,360	watch video
10	Accountants and auditors	1,275,300	44,980	watch video
11	Home health aides	785,900	44,300	watch video
12	Food preparation workers	899,900	44,200	watch video
13	Security guards	1,039,500	37,230	watch video
14	Secretaries	1,938,000	32,900	watch video
15	Restaurant cooks	849,100	31,600	watch video
16	Computer software engineers	505,600	28,750	watch video
17	Automotive technicians and mechanics	771,500	25,500	watch video
18	Electricians	703,980	22,960	watch video
19	Sales representatives	409,600	13,500	watch video
20	Fire fighters	291,000	13,250	watch video