What professions added the most jobs in Arizona? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in Arizona is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Arizona increased from 2,367,120 to 2,526,990 with a net gain of 159,870. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of personal care aides with 21,300 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food with 21,300 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 2,367,120 | 2,526,990 | 159,870 | 6.75% | $33,040 |
| 2 | Personal Care Aides | 11,460 | 32,760 | 21,300 | 185.86% | $20,900 |
| 3 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 44,740 | 64,550 | 19,810 | 44.28% | $17,550 |
| 4 | Customer Service Representatives | 62,940 | 79,080 | 16,140 | 25.64% | $30,690 |
| 5 | Retail Salespersons | 78,090 | 91,670 | 13,580 | 17.39% | $21,040 |
| 6 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 6,490 | 19,490 | 13,000 | 200.31% | $46,060 |
| 7 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 28,840 | 37,120 | 8,280 | 28.71% | $46,230 |
| 8 | Medical Secretaries | 9,110 | 17,370 | 8,260 | 90.67% | $29,800 |
| 9 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 33,290 | 41,200 | 7,910 | 23.76% | $30,490 |
| 10 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 7,770 | 14,290 | 6,520 | 83.91% | $59,180 |
| 11 | Software Developers, Applications | 6,580 | 13,040 | 6,460 | 98.18% | $86,520 |
| 12 | Waiters and Waitresses | 46,860 | 52,940 | 6,080 | 12.97% | $18,070 |
| 13 | Cooks, Restaurant | 18,650 | 24,410 | 5,760 | 30.88% | $21,800 |
| 14 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 14,660 | 20,210 | 5,550 | 37.86% | $31,590 |
| 15 | Computer Systems Analysts | 8,890 | 13,540 | 4,650 | 52.31% | $72,750 |
| 16 | Electricians | 8,460 | 13,070 | 4,610 | 54.49% | $41,660 |
| 17 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 5,360 | 9,570 | 4,210 | 78.54% | $59,930 |
| 18 | Medical Assistants | 13,050 | 16,380 | 3,330 | 25.52% | $30,670 |
| 19 | Massage Therapists | 1,490 | 4,700 | 3,210 | 215.44% | $41,420 |
| 20 | Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 3,310 | 6,330 | 3,020 | 91.24% | $34,920 |
| 21 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 1,940 | 4,930 | 2,990 | 154.12% | $25,210 |
| 22 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 21,090 | 24,070 | 2,980 | 14.13% | $39,010 |
| 23 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 32,870 | 35,830 | 2,960 | 9.01% | $23,270 |
| 24 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 4,380 | 7,270 | 2,890 | 65.98% | $41,630 |
| 25 | Office Clerks, General | 48,830 | 51,630 | 2,800 | 5.73% | $26,920 |
| 26 | Bartenders | 8,330 | 10,990 | 2,660 | 31.93% | $18,470 |
| 27 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 4,140 | 6,570 | 2,430 | 58.70% | $101,130 |
| 28 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 20,390 | 22,780 | 2,390 | 11.72% | $40,080 |
| 29 | Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors | 4,840 | 7,190 | 2,350 | 48.55% | $44,430 |
| 30 | Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other | 3,530 | 5,840 | 2,310 | 65.44% | $24,620 |
| 31 | Sales Managers | 7,350 | 9,650 | 2,300 | 31.29% | $79,090 |
| 32 | Cashiers | 56,920 | 59,210 | 2,290 | 4.02% | $19,110 |
| 33 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 33,440 | 35,690 | 2,250 | 6.73% | $21,100 |
| 34 | Loan Officers | 7,440 | 9,660 | 2,220 | 29.84% | $56,580 |
| 35 | Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | 6,440 | 8,570 | 2,130 | 33.07% | $22,800 |
| 36 | First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | 2,580 | 4,670 | 2,090 | 81.01% | $34,920 |
| 37 | Managers, All Other | 4,580 | 6,640 | 2,060 | 44.98% | $84,440 |
| 38 | First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 3,720 | 5,710 | 1,990 | 53.49% | $59,090 |
| 39 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 8,740 | 10,710 | 1,970 | 22.54% | $34,490 |
| 40 | Operations Research Analysts | 1,060 | 3,020 | 1,960 | 184.91% | $60,490 |
| 41 | Parts Salespersons | 2,620 | 4,480 | 1,860 | 70.99% | $32,410 |
| 42 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 3,300 | 5,160 | 1,860 | 56.36% | $34,670 |
| 43 | Financial Managers | 7,490 | 9,320 | 1,830 | 24.43% | $89,550 |
| 44 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 25,500 | 27,300 | 1,800 | 7.06% | $36,190 |
| 45 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 4,560 | 6,340 | 1,780 | 39.04% | $43,380 |
| 46 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 5,950 | 7,720 | 1,770 | 29.75% | $34,430 |
| 47 | Civil Engineers | 3,740 | 5,470 | 1,730 | 46.26% | $79,870 |
| 48 | Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 8,000 | 9,730 | 1,730 | 21.62% | $39,380 |
| 49 | Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers | 3,640 | 5,330 | 1,690 | 46.43% | $30,630 |
| 50 | Protective Service Workers, All Other * | 1,510 | 3,180 | 1,670 | 110.60% | $25,810 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of food preparation and serving related workers, all other with a growth rate of 600.00%. It is followed by the profession of outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics which grew by 372.22% in the same period.