Alabama Department of Labor

Workforce Development Region 3

High Demand 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 Avg Annual Salary 172112 Industrial Engineers 340 480 41.64 3.51 25 $83,477 499041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 710 940 32.30 2.85 45 $56,867 512092 Team Assemblers 3,780 5,420 43.47 3.67 225 $42,399 511011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and 1,160 1,480 27.74 2.47 50 $63,178 173026 Industrial Engineering Technicians 100 150 44.23 4.14 5 $63,188 131081 Logisticians 80 120 55.84 4.14 5 $61,445 151121 Computer Systems Analysts 100 140 32.04 3.42 5 $81,262 131111 Management Analysts 190 240 26.04 2.36 10 $73,056 251072 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary *** *** 35.14 3.63 5 $70,171 171011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 70 90 29.85 2.54 5 $87,697 151132 Software Developers, Applications 60 80 32.76 2.92 5 $89,911 272022 Coaches and Scouts 210 250 21.26 1.76 10 $70,179 471011 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Tr 850 1,020 19.55 1.84 25 $62,188 291171 Nurse Practitioners 150 190 21.71 2.39 5 $88,516 131051 Cost Estimators 100 130 28.28 2.66 5 $54,886 291141 Registered Nurses 2,850 3,320 16.69 1.54 105 $58,865 132052 Personal Financial Advisors 50 80 38.89 4.81 5 $57,254 292032 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 60 80 35.59 2.92 5 $53,064 472051 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 240 300 28.51 2.26 10 $37,203 119021 Construction Managers 280 330 16.79 1.66 10 $92,490 291123 Physical Therapists 80 90 21.05 1.18 5 $88,114 472031 Carpenters 700 880 24.43 2.31 25 $32,796 119111 Medical and Health Services Managers 160 190 17.07 1.73 5 $96,685 111021 General and Operations Managers 1,350 1,530 13.65 1.26 45 $114,037 131161 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 90 110 27.06 2.03 5 $60,768 211022 Medical and Public Health Social Workers 210 250 22.33 1.76 10 $41,546 292055 Surgical Technologists 110 150 31.58 3.15 5 $36,746 312021 Physical Therapist Assistants 70 90 29.17 2.54 5 $43,140 472141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 280 350 24.91 2.26 10 $34,283 472061 Construction Laborers 1,000 1,250 24.62 2.26 45 $25,368 211013 Marriage and Family Therapists 50 70 30.19 3.42 5 $46,238 172071 Electrical Engineers 130 160 18.05 2.10 5 $74,599 131121 Meeting and Convention Planners 50 60 36.17 1.84 5 $40,484 399021 Personal and Home Care Aides 750 970 29.22 2.61 25 $18,035 291051 Pharmacists 320 360 13.92 1.18 10 $127,256 212011 Clergy 570 660 15.16 1.48 20 $52,880 499044 Millwrights 60 80 29.03 2.92 5 $41,507 472073 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 660 770 17.48 1.55 25 $36,371 132011 Accountants and Auditors 780 890 13.28 1.33 35 $70,234 292012 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 140 170 22.30 1.96 5 $35,883

Note: Occupations were selected using unrounded data based on the descending order of average ranking based on three variables: growth, openings, and wages. May 2014 wage data based on the May 2013 OES employment and wage estimate file. 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.