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North Carolina's fastest-growing jobs include many technology-oriented and service occupations. Many of these will be newly created jobs resulting from increased demand for related goods and services. Although experiencing a high rate of growth, the actual number of employees needed in these occupations may be relatively small.

OCCUPATIONS WITH THE FASTEST ANNUAL GROWTH RATE IN NORTH CAROLINA* 2000-2010
Career	Annual Average % Increase	Jobs 2010
Computer Support Specialists	6.76	29,660
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	6.35	13,460
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	5.91	16,010
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	5.30	7,140
Desktop Publishers	5.11	1,300
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	5.05	14,290
Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School	4.91	7,410
Social and Human Service Assistants	4.83	16,290
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	4.66	124,190
Respiratory Therapy Technicians	4.50	870
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	4.48	310
Database Administrators	4.45	4,280
Speech-Language Pathologists	4.42	3,360
Respiratory Therapists	4.25	3,320
Personal and Home Care Aides	4.15	21,450
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	4.14	300
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	4.14	180
Computer Systems Analysts	4.08	17,100
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	4.06	670
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	4.02	860
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	4.01	1,200
Occupational Therapist Assistants	4.01	800
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	4.00	6,470
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	3.99	710
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	3.99	1,730
History Teachers, Postsecondary	3.98	1,270
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	3.97	620
Computer Specialists, All Other	3.97	5,090
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	3.96	870
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	3.96	1,430
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	3.96	3,140
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	3.95	560
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	3.95	2,460
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3.95	2,180
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	3.95	1,340

* Based on occupations averaging 100 or more openings annually.

OCCUPATIONS WITH THE MOST ANNUAL OPENINGS IN NORTH CAROLINA* 2000-2010
Occupations	Annual Average Openings	Jobs 2010
Cashiers	7,260	132,600
Retail Salespersons	6,690	133,230
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	5,530	76,170
Waiters and Waitresses	5,430	80,630
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,780	90,060
Registered Nurses	3,410	84,490
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	2,710	64,310
Office Clerks, General	2,700	86,110
General and Operations Managers	2,550	89,440
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,230	65,680
Teacher Assistants	2,190	48,600
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,180	51,510
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants	2,110	59,410
Customer Service Representatives	2,000	65,970
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	1,860	65,970
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,630	47,000
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,580	39,090
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,530	55,980
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1,520	42,750
Computer Support Specialists	1,490	29,660
Food Preparation Workers	1,440	27,820
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers	1,420	48,840
Security Guards	1,370	33,950
Team Assemblers	1,360	57,060
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,360	56,060
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,340	31,780
Cooks, Restaurant	1,260	26,340
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,140	40,620
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	1,130	22,370
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,120	27,850
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	1,070	35,210
Child Care Workers	1,060	19,820
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,040	26,450
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,030	28,470
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	1,020	25,190
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,020	21,990

* Occupations with positive growth rate.