Alabama Department of Labor

Workforce Development Region 3

Fast Growing Occupations Base Year 2012 and Projected Year 2022 Table of Contents,  Printable Format

SOC Occupation 2012 2022 Percent Change (%) Avg Annual Growth (%) Avg Annual Openings 132052 Personal Financial Advisors 50 80 38.89 4.81 5 131081 Logisticians 80 120 55.84 4.14 5 473011 Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 60 90 45.90 4.14 5 173026 Industrial Engineering Technicians 100 150 44.23 4.14 5 512092 Team Assemblers 3,780 5,420 43.47 3.67 225 251072 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary *** *** 35.14 3.63 5 172112 Industrial Engineers 340 480 41.64 3.51 25 514011 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal 50 70 35.29 3.42 5 151121 Computer Systems Analysts 100 140 32.04 3.42 5 211013 Marriage and Family Therapists 50 70 30.19 3.42 5 292055 Surgical Technologists 110 150 31.58 3.15 5 472021 Brickmasons and Blockmasons 60 80 39.66 2.92 5 292032 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 60 80 35.59 2.92 5 151132 Software Developers, Applications 60 80 32.76 2.92 5 251071 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary *** *** 32.76 2.92 5 473012 Helpers--Carpenters 60 80 31.25 2.92 5 499041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 710 940 32.30 2.85 45 399021 Personal and Home Care Aides 750 970 29.22 2.61 25 171011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 70 90 29.85 2.54 5 131121 Meeting and Convention Planners 50 60 36.17 1.84 5

Note: Occupations were selected based on the highest annual average growth using the unrounded data plus the following criteria: 1) Employment of at least 10. 2) At least 5 annual average openings. Data provided by the Alabama Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Division in cooperation with the Projections Managing Partnership and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Totals in some occupational groups may not add due to exclusion of sub-groups and/or individual occupations with employment of less than 10 in the base (2012) and projected (2022) years or where publication of the occupation would violate confidentiality. ***The data for these occupations are confidential according to standards provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. * Percent change is based on unrounded data. 1. Employment is rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Average Annual Growth is compounded. 3. Openings are rounded to the nearest 5.