What professions added the most jobs in California? 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 California 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 California increased from 14,001,730 to 15,119,730 with a net gain of 1,118,000. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive with 82,950 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand with 82,950 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 14,001,730 | 15,119,730 | 1,118,000 | 7.98% | $37,870 |
| 2 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 123,950 | 206,900 | 82,950 | 66.92% | $35,880 |
| 3 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 228,010 | 287,090 | 59,080 | 25.91% | $24,420 |
| 4 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 261,460 | 318,640 | 57,180 | 21.87% | $18,960 |
| 5 | Personal Care Aides | 44,400 | 99,690 | 55,290 | 124.53% | $21,280 |
| 6 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 71,530 | 112,320 | 40,790 | 57.03% | $55,560 |
| 7 | General and Operations Managers | 226,480 | 262,660 | 36,180 | 15.97% | $109,580 |
| 8 | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 145,060 | 180,040 | 34,980 | 24.11% | $18,620 |
| 9 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 40,390 | 74,780 | 34,390 | 85.14% | $67,310 |
| 10 | Cooks, Restaurant | 94,910 | 126,360 | 31,450 | 33.14% | $23,890 |
| 11 | Waiters and Waitresses | 231,710 | 262,970 | 31,260 | 13.49% | $18,740 |
| 12 | Cashiers | 343,680 | 374,730 | 31,050 | 9.03% | $19,800 |
| 13 | Retail Salespersons | 429,730 | 460,360 | 30,630 | 7.13% | $21,430 |
| 14 | Software Developers, Applications | 78,150 | 106,660 | 28,510 | 36.48% | $100,840 |
| 15 | Accountants and Auditors | 118,550 | 144,240 | 25,690 | 21.67% | $67,910 |
| 16 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 195,440 | 219,470 | 24,030 | 12.30% | $22,390 |
| 17 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 201,790 | 220,130 | 18,340 | 9.09% | $23,790 |
| 18 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 120,050 | 137,560 | 17,510 | 14.59% | $56,780 |
| 19 | Security Guards | 131,780 | 148,740 | 16,960 | 12.87% | $24,100 |
| 20 | Food Preparation Workers | 99,760 | 115,140 | 15,380 | 15.42% | $19,410 |
| 21 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 27,180 | 40,930 | 13,750 | 50.59% | $78,390 |
| 22 | Insurance Sales Agents | 22,690 | 36,370 | 13,680 | 60.29% | $61,420 |
| 23 | Management Analysts | 68,450 | 81,870 | 13,420 | 19.61% | $82,630 |
| 24 | Software Developers, Systems Software | 69,040 | 82,450 | 13,410 | 19.42% | $108,300 |
| 25 | Computer Systems Analysts | 55,060 | 67,720 | 12,660 | 22.99% | $80,010 |
| 26 | Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other | 15,260 | 27,840 | 12,580 | 82.44% | $35,660 |
| 27 | Customer Service Representatives | 185,750 | 198,200 | 12,450 | 6.70% | $35,470 |
| 28 | Bartenders | 45,510 | 57,450 | 11,940 | 26.24% | $19,060 |
| 29 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 115,640 | 127,330 | 11,690 | 10.11% | $40,480 |
| 30 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 13,290 | 24,870 | 11,580 | 87.13% | $21,730 |
| 31 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 38,380 | 49,760 | 11,380 | 29.65% | $133,990 |
| 32 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 90,940 | 101,660 | 10,720 | 11.79% | $20,850 |
| 33 | Administrative Services Managers | 27,790 | 38,410 | 10,620 | 38.22% | $86,070 |
| 34 | Bakers | 17,600 | 27,900 | 10,300 | 58.52% | $24,940 |
| 35 | Carpenters | 63,610 | 73,040 | 9,430 | 14.82% | $53,020 |
| 36 | Sales Managers | 54,470 | 63,830 | 9,360 | 17.18% | $101,880 |
| 37 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 72,230 | 81,520 | 9,290 | 12.86% | $23,250 |
| 38 | Social and Human Service Assistants | 33,740 | 42,820 | 9,080 | 26.91% | $33,250 |
| 39 | Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers | 21,500 | 30,320 | 8,820 | 41.02% | $29,610 |
| 40 | Helpers--Production Workers | 38,670 | 47,300 | 8,630 | 22.32% | $21,090 |
| 41 | Dishwashers | 66,860 | 75,390 | 8,530 | 12.76% | $18,760 |
| 42 | Computer Hardware Engineers | 17,780 | 26,030 | 8,250 | 46.40% | $109,580 |
| 43 | Financial Managers | 65,780 | 73,700 | 7,920 | 12.04% | $116,070 |
| 44 | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 57,630 | 65,180 | 7,550 | 13.10% | $18,720 |
| 45 | Self-Enrichment Education Teachers | 15,980 | 23,060 | 7,080 | 44.31% | $38,970 |
| 46 | Family and General Practitioners | 10,350 | 17,320 | 6,970 | 67.34% | $160,930 |
| 47 | Human Resources Managers | 8,510 | 15,300 | 6,790 | 79.79% | $113,850 |
| 48 | Parts Salespersons | 16,810 | 23,410 | 6,600 | 39.26% | $32,480 |
| 49 | Financial Analysts | 25,280 | 31,840 | 6,560 | 25.95% | $84,600 |
| 50 | Graduate Teaching Assistants | 9,610 | 15,940 | 6,330 | 65.87% | $37,940 |
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 pump operators, except wellhead pumpers with a growth rate of 269.23%. It is followed by the profession of models which grew by 246.67% in the same period.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 260 | 960 | 700 | 269.23% | $50,770 |
| 2 | Models | 150 | 520 | 370 | 246.67% | $45,980 |
| 3 | Gas Plant Operators | 470 | 1,520 | 1,050 | 223.40% | $66,860 |
| 4 | Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairs | 510 | 1,520 | 1,010 | 198.04% | $35,440 |
| 5 | Anthropologists and Archeologists | 690 | 1,960 | 1,270 | 184.06% | $59,100 |
| 6 | Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 590 | 1,630 | 1,040 | 176.27% | $37,810 |
| 7 | Orthotists and Prosthetists | 360 | 980 | 620 | 172.22% | $63,130 |
| 8 | Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 180 | 480 | 300 | 166.67% | $37,280 |
| 9 | Rail Transportation Workers, All Other | 260 | 690 | 430 | 165.38% | $39,390 |
| 10 | Shampooers | 670 | 1,730 | 1,060 | 158.21% | $18,840 |
| 11 | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 420 | 1,040 | 620 | 147.62% | $73,950 |
| 12 | Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining | 1,030 | 2,380 | 1,350 | 131.07% | $44,160 |
| 13 | Personal Care Aides | 44,400 | 99,690 | 55,290 | 124.53% | $21,280 |
| 14 | Dietetic Technicians | 1,780 | 3,940 | 2,160 | 121.35% | $33,410 |
| 15 | Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 870 | 1,820 | 950 | 109.20% | $52,970 |
| 16 | Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators | 480 | 1,000 | 520 | 108.33% | $40,200 |
| 17 | Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other | 2,260 | 4,660 | 2,400 | 106.19% | $65,500 |
| 18 | Petroleum Engineers | 1,060 | 2,150 | 1,090 | 102.83% | $108,840 |
| 19 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 2,370 | 4,720 | 2,350 | 99.16% | $93,480 |
| 20 | Residential Advisors | 2,380 | 4,480 | 2,100 | 88.24% | $29,450 |
| 21 | Biological Scientists, All Other | 4,110 | 7,710 | 3,600 | 87.59% | $70,340 |
| 22 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 13,290 | 24,870 | 11,580 | 87.13% | $21,730 |
| 23 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 40,390 | 74,780 | 34,390 | 85.14% | $67,310 |
| 24 | Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | 1,540 | 2,840 | 1,300 | 84.42% | $22,400 |
| 25 | Communications Equipment Operators, All Other | 180 | 330 | 150 | 83.33% | $40,080 |
| 26 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,920 | 3,520 | 1,600 | 83.33% | $31,870 |
| 27 | Actuaries | 950 | 1,740 | 790 | 83.16% | $87,540 |
| 28 | Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other | 15,260 | 27,840 | 12,580 | 82.44% | $35,660 |
| 29 | Material Moving Workers, All Other | 3,640 | 6,580 | 2,940 | 80.77% | $55,990 |
| 30 | Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | 1,740 | 3,130 | 1,390 | 79.89% | $28,540 |
| 31 | Human Resources Managers | 8,510 | 15,300 | 6,790 | 79.79% | $113,850 |
| 32 | Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 1,070 | 1,910 | 840 | 78.50% | $33,490 |
| 33 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 1,900 | 3,330 | 1,430 | 75.26% | $67,870 |
| 34 | Recreational Therapists | 840 | 1,460 | 620 | 73.81% | $59,990 |
| 35 | Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 4,160 | 7,200 | 3,040 | 73.08% | $50,540 |
| 36 | Ship Engineers | 480 | 830 | 350 | 72.92% | $61,920 |
| 37 | Economists | 1,530 | 2,610 | 1,080 | 70.59% | $89,780 |
| 38 | Family and General Practitioners | 10,350 | 17,320 | 6,970 | 67.34% | $160,930 |
| 39 | Film and Video Editors | 6,030 | 10,080 | 4,050 | 67.16% | $71,270 |
| 40 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 123,950 | 206,900 | 82,950 | 66.92% | $35,880 |
| 41 | Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | 1,890 | 3,150 | 1,260 | 66.67% | $50,610 |
| 42 | Graduate Teaching Assistants | 9,610 | 15,940 | 6,330 | 65.87% | $37,940 |
| 43 | Building Cleaning Workers, All Other | 1,220 | 2,010 | 790 | 64.75% | $22,380 |
| 44 | Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | 1,150 | 1,880 | 730 | 63.48% | $63,070 |
| 45 | Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | 780 | 1,270 | 490 | 62.82% | $26,850 |
| 46 | Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 650 | 1,050 | 400 | 61.54% | $100,430 |
| 47 | Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 3,000 | 4,840 | 1,840 | 61.33% | $35,270 |
| 48 | Food Scientists and Technologists | 1,310 | 2,110 | 800 | 61.07% | $64,780 |
| 49 | Electrical and Electronics Drafters | 3,120 | 5,020 | 1,900 | 60.90% | $55,350 |
| 50 | Insurance Sales Agents | 22,690 | 36,370 | 13,680 | 60.29% | $61,420 |