What professions added the most jobs in Florida? 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 Florida 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 Florida increased from 7,103,950 to 7,665,280 with a net gain of 561,330. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food with 70,960 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of retail salespersons with 70,960 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 7,103,950 | 7,665,280 | 561,330 | 7.90% | $30,600 |
| 2 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 152,280 | 223,240 | 70,960 | 46.60% | $17,540 |
| 3 | Retail Salespersons | 263,010 | 331,060 | 68,050 | 25.87% | $21,830 |
| 4 | Customer Service Representatives | 156,960 | 215,860 | 58,900 | 37.53% | $28,280 |
| 5 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 78,220 | 128,830 | 50,610 | 64.70% | $22,290 |
| 6 | Waiters and Waitresses | 172,860 | 203,060 | 30,200 | 17.47% | $18,270 |
| 7 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 144,450 | 164,680 | 20,230 | 14.00% | $28,890 |
| 8 | Cooks, Restaurant | 74,110 | 91,740 | 17,630 | 23.79% | $22,770 |
| 9 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 43,010 | 57,900 | 14,890 | 34.62% | $31,850 |
| 10 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 72,620 | 86,850 | 14,230 | 19.60% | $37,950 |
| 11 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 78,200 | 91,180 | 12,980 | 16.60% | $48,640 |
| 12 | Cashiers | 205,720 | 217,060 | 11,340 | 5.51% | $18,220 |
| 13 | Team Assemblers | 28,180 | 39,430 | 11,250 | 39.92% | $24,710 |
| 14 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 21,150 | 31,860 | 10,710 | 50.64% | $30,280 |
| 15 | General and Operations Managers | 61,830 | 72,390 | 10,560 | 17.08% | $87,770 |
| 16 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 8,210 | 18,470 | 10,260 | 124.97% | $54,590 |
| 17 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 67,140 | 76,100 | 8,960 | 13.35% | $18,630 |
| 18 | Construction Laborers | 37,970 | 45,900 | 7,930 | 20.88% | $24,970 |
| 19 | Bartenders | 29,940 | 37,540 | 7,600 | 25.38% | $18,190 |
| 20 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | 31,870 | 39,280 | 7,410 | 23.25% | $19,180 |
| 21 | Management Analysts | 33,580 | 40,890 | 7,310 | 21.77% | $63,590 |
| 22 | Software Developers, Applications | 20,340 | 27,630 | 7,290 | 35.84% | $76,330 |
| 23 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 35,150 | 42,040 | 6,890 | 19.60% | $35,840 |
| 24 | Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | 12,180 | 18,880 | 6,700 | 55.01% | $51,320 |
| 25 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 63,670 | 70,320 | 6,650 | 10.44% | $34,460 |
| 26 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 21,100 | 27,340 | 6,240 | 29.57% | $18,000 |
| 27 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 78,200 | 84,360 | 6,160 | 7.88% | $44,490 |
| 28 | Family and General Practitioners | 4,860 | 10,890 | 6,030 | 124.07% | $153,360 |
| 29 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 16,330 | 22,210 | 5,880 | 36.01% | $19,200 |
| 30 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 17,890 | 23,660 | 5,770 | 32.25% | $37,650 |
| 31 | Office Clerks, General | 139,950 | 145,470 | 5,520 | 3.94% | $24,000 |
| 32 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 24,430 | 29,720 | 5,290 | 21.65% | $22,260 |
| 33 | Parking Lot Attendants | 11,720 | 16,990 | 5,270 | 44.97% | $17,930 |
| 34 | Pharmacy Technicians | 20,060 | 25,310 | 5,250 | 26.17% | $27,480 |
| 35 | Baggage Porters and Bellhops | 4,400 | 9,360 | 4,960 | 112.73% | $18,120 |
| 36 | Carpenters | 30,330 | 35,220 | 4,890 | 16.12% | $34,250 |
| 37 | Security Guards | 76,670 | 81,260 | 4,590 | 5.99% | $21,910 |
| 38 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 18,930 | 23,370 | 4,440 | 23.45% | $52,730 |
| 39 | Tellers | 29,760 | 34,080 | 4,320 | 14.52% | $24,960 |
| 40 | Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 13,230 | 17,540 | 4,310 | 32.58% | $49,140 |
| 41 | Self-Enrichment Education Teachers | 8,960 | 13,250 | 4,290 | 47.88% | $33,990 |
| 42 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 72,920 | 77,050 | 4,130 | 5.66% | $24,720 |
| 43 | Medical Assistants | 36,660 | 40,770 | 4,110 | 11.21% | $28,350 |
| 44 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 12,050 | 16,140 | 4,090 | 33.94% | $33,520 |
| 45 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 14,660 | 18,600 | 3,940 | 26.88% | $31,310 |
| 46 | First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 22,970 | 26,850 | 3,880 | 16.89% | $57,660 |
| 47 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 71,330 | 75,190 | 3,860 | 5.41% | $30,500 |
| 48 | Bakers | 7,890 | 11,740 | 3,850 | 48.80% | $22,950 |
| 49 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 108,950 | 112,740 | 3,790 | 3.48% | $19,520 |
| 50 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 16,860 | 20,600 | 3,740 | 22.18% | $53,400 |
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 gaming service workers, all other with a growth rate of 411.11%. It is followed by the profession of boilermakers which grew by 270.00% in the same period.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaming Service Workers, All Other | 180 | 920 | 740 | 411.11% | $25,520 |
| 2 | Boilermakers | 100 | 370 | 270 | 270.00% | $45,140 |
| 3 | Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | 190 | 620 | 430 | 226.32% | $72,590 |
| 4 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 430 | 1,360 | 930 | 216.28% | $ |
| 5 | Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 130 | 410 | 280 | 215.38% | $28,080 |
| 6 | Motorboat Operators | 520 | 1,600 | 1,080 | 207.69% | $29,100 |
| 7 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | 310 | 930 | 620 | 200.00% | $55,740 |
| 8 | Gaming Supervisors | 140 | 400 | 260 | 185.71% | $41,570 |
| 9 | Orthodontists | 140 | 390 | 250 | 178.57% | $ |
| 10 | Financial Examiners | 490 | 1,360 | 870 | 177.55% | $83,970 |
| 11 | Tour Guides and Escorts | 1,300 | 3,480 | 2,180 | 167.69% | $27,530 |
| 12 | Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | 410 | 1,090 | 680 | 165.85% | $37,580 |
| 13 | Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 1,690 | 4,050 | 2,360 | 139.64% | $22,220 |
| 14 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 8,210 | 18,470 | 10,260 | 124.97% | $54,590 |
| 15 | Family and General Practitioners | 4,860 | 10,890 | 6,030 | 124.07% | $153,360 |
| 16 | Materials Scientists | 100 | 220 | 120 | 120.00% | $80,740 |
| 17 | Baggage Porters and Bellhops | 4,400 | 9,360 | 4,960 | 112.73% | $18,120 |
| 18 | Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairs | 320 | 680 | 360 | 112.50% | $46,610 |
| 19 | Physicists | 300 | 600 | 300 | 100.00% | $118,050 |
| 20 | Dredge Operators | 110 | 210 | 100 | 90.91% | $35,370 |
| 21 | Artists and Related Workers, All Other | 140 | 260 | 120 | 85.71% | $75,250 |
| 22 | Medical Equipment Repairers | 2,310 | 4,290 | 1,980 | 85.71% | $35,190 |
| 23 | Concierges | 1,950 | 3,600 | 1,650 | 84.62% | $23,890 |
| 24 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 2,490 | 4,530 | 2,040 | 81.93% | $25,610 |
| 25 | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 210 | 380 | 170 | 80.95% | $ |
| 26 | Surgeons | 1,280 | 2,250 | 970 | 75.78% | $ |
| 27 | Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | 400 | 700 | 300 | 75.00% | $62,560 |
| 28 | Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | 180 | 310 | 130 | 72.22% | $80,690 |
| 29 | Internists, General | 1,950 | 3,340 | 1,390 | 71.28% | $ |
| 30 | Commercial Divers | 200 | 340 | 140 | 70.00% | $40,240 |
| 31 | Athletic Trainers | 560 | 950 | 390 | 69.64% | $41,190 |
| 32 | Psychologists, All Other | 1,000 | 1,690 | 690 | 69.00% | $90,060 |
| 33 | Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 190 | 320 | 130 | 68.42% | $35,460 |
| 34 | Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 190 | 320 | 130 | 68.42% | $44,190 |
| 35 | Human Resources Managers | 2,290 | 3,840 | 1,550 | 67.69% | $89,560 |
| 36 | Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | 630 | 1,050 | 420 | 66.67% | $25,630 |
| 37 | Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers | 150 | 250 | 100 | 66.67% | $48,100 |
| 38 | Interpreters and Translators | 1,460 | 2,420 | 960 | 65.75% | $36,030 |
| 39 | Locksmiths and Safe Repairers | 1,200 | 1,980 | 780 | 65.00% | $31,140 |
| 40 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 78,220 | 128,830 | 50,610 | 64.70% | $22,290 |
| 41 | Nuclear Engineers | 140 | 230 | 90 | 64.29% | $99,820 |
| 42 | Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage | 580 | 950 | 370 | 63.79% | $53,640 |
| 43 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | 110 | 180 | 70 | 63.64% | $155,700 |
| 44 | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 280 | 450 | 170 | 60.71% | $25,550 |
| 45 | Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators | 270 | 430 | 160 | 59.26% | $53,080 |
| 46 | Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,890 | 2,990 | 1,100 | 58.20% | $26,080 |
| 47 | Optometrists | 1,160 | 1,830 | 670 | 57.76% | $111,600 |
| 48 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 3,000 | 4,700 | 1,700 | 56.67% | $ |
| 49 | Avionics Technicians | 1,050 | 1,630 | 580 | 55.24% | $49,330 |
| 50 | Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | 12,180 | 18,880 | 6,700 | 55.01% | $51,320 |