What professions added the most jobs in Guam? 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 Guam 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 Guam increased from 1,490 to 1,960 with a net gain of 470. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of all occupations with 340 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers with 340 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cashiers | 1,490 | 1,960 | 470 | 31.54% | $16,990 |
| 2 | All Occupations | 59,560 | 59,900 | 340 | 0.57% | $24,010 |
| 3 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 230 | 450 | 220 | 95.65% | $20,600 |
| 4 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 1,020 | 1,220 | 200 | 19.61% | $18,860 |
| 5 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 470 | 650 | 180 | 38.30% | $26,180 |
| 6 | Cooks, Fast Food | 140 | 310 | 170 | 121.43% | $17,570 |
| 7 | Carpenters | 1,260 | 1,420 | 160 | 12.70% | $26,740 |
| 8 | Food Preparation Workers | 910 | 1,050 | 140 | 15.38% | $16,910 |
| 9 | Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 100 | 230 | 130 | 130.00% | $17,090 |
| 10 | Helpers--Electricians | 110 | 220 | 110 | 100.00% | $19,930 |
| 11 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 180 | 290 | 110 | 61.11% | $26,330 |
| 12 | Dishwashers | 390 | 480 | 90 | 23.08% | $16,550 |
| 13 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 1,180 | 1,260 | 80 | 6.78% | $21,870 |
| 14 | Transportation Security Screeners* (federal only) | 120 | 190 | 70 | 58.33% | $32,450 |
| 15 | Amusement and Recreation Attendants | 130 | 200 | 70 | 53.85% | $17,260 |
| 16 | Recreation Workers | 170 | 240 | 70 | 41.18% | $17,020 |
| 17 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 320 | 390 | 70 | 21.88% | $26,720 |
| 18 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 440 | 500 | 60 | 13.64% | $17,010 |
| 19 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 350 | 410 | 60 | 17.14% | $25,000 |
| 20 | Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 170 | 230 | 60 | 35.29% | $31,750 |
| 21 | Construction Managers | 150 | 200 | 50 | 33.33% | $46,270 |
| 22 | Tour Guides and Escorts | 120 | 170 | 50 | 41.67% | $18,590 |
| 23 | Electricians | 460 | 510 | 50 | 10.87% | $32,350 |
| 24 | Sheet Metal Workers | 100 | 150 | 50 | 50.00% | $29,260 |
| 25 | Bakers | 150 | 200 | 50 | 33.33% | $17,400 |
| 26 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 160 | 210 | 50 | 31.25% | $33,010 |
| 27 | Massage Therapists | 110 | 150 | 40 | 36.36% | $17,660 |
| 28 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 220 | 260 | 40 | 18.18% | $39,920 |
| 29 | Construction Laborers | 690 | 730 | 40 | 5.80% | $18,430 |
| 30 | Compliance Officers | 170 | 200 | 30 | 17.65% | $54,430 |
| 31 | Lawyers | 120 | 150 | 30 | 25.00% | $84,120 |
| 32 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 120 | 150 | 30 | 25.00% | $28,030 |
| 33 | Data Entry Keyers | 110 | 140 | 30 | 27.27% | $18,500 |
| 34 | Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs | 130 | 160 | 30 | 23.08% | $17,290 |
| 35 | Financial Managers | 270 | 290 | 20 | 7.41% | $53,210 |
| 36 | Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 110 | 130 | 20 | 18.18% | $34,850 |
| 37 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 170 | 190 | 20 | 11.76% | $35,400 |
| 38 | Butchers and Meat Cutters | 140 | 160 | 20 | 14.29% | $18,510 |
| 39 | Management Analysts | 140 | 150 | 10 | 7.14% | $50,080 |
| 40 | Civil Engineers | 240 | 250 | 10 | 4.17% | $57,110 |
| 41 | Medical Assistants | 130 | 140 | 10 | 7.69% | $21,940 |
| 42 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 110 | 120 | 10 | 9.09% | $29,030 |
| 43 | Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 100 | 110 | 10 | 10.00% | $15,900 |
| 44 | Food Service Managers | 260 | 260 | % | $28,100 | |
| 45 | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | 180 | 180 | % | $43,990 | |
| 46 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 160 | 160 | % | $16,390 | |
| 47 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 150 | 150 | % | $17,090 | |
| 48 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 650 | 650 | % | $36,410 | |
| 49 | Driver/Sales Workers | 130 | 130 | % | $18,010 | |
| 50 | Insurance Underwriters | 120 | 110 | -10 | -8.33% | $27,410 |
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 laundry and dry-cleaning workers with a growth rate of 130.00%. It is followed by the profession of cooks, fast food which grew by 121.43% in the same period.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 100 | 230 | 130 | 130.00% | $17,090 |
| 2 | Cooks, Fast Food | 140 | 310 | 170 | 121.43% | $17,570 |
| 3 | Helpers--Electricians | 110 | 220 | 110 | 100.00% | $19,930 |
| 4 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 230 | 450 | 220 | 95.65% | $20,600 |
| 5 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 180 | 290 | 110 | 61.11% | $26,330 |
| 6 | Transportation Security Screeners* (federal only) | 120 | 190 | 70 | 58.33% | $32,450 |
| 7 | Amusement and Recreation Attendants | 130 | 200 | 70 | 53.85% | $17,260 |
| 8 | Sheet Metal Workers | 100 | 150 | 50 | 50.00% | $29,260 |
| 9 | Tour Guides and Escorts | 120 | 170 | 50 | 41.67% | $18,590 |
| 10 | Recreation Workers | 170 | 240 | 70 | 41.18% | $17,020 |
| 11 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 470 | 650 | 180 | 38.30% | $26,180 |
| 12 | Massage Therapists | 110 | 150 | 40 | 36.36% | $17,660 |
| 13 | Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 170 | 230 | 60 | 35.29% | $31,750 |
| 14 | Construction Managers | 150 | 200 | 50 | 33.33% | $46,270 |
| 15 | Bakers | 150 | 200 | 50 | 33.33% | $17,400 |
| 16 | Cashiers | 1,490 | 1,960 | 470 | 31.54% | $16,990 |
| 17 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 160 | 210 | 50 | 31.25% | $33,010 |
| 18 | Data Entry Keyers | 110 | 140 | 30 | 27.27% | $18,500 |
| 19 | Lawyers | 120 | 150 | 30 | 25.00% | $84,120 |
| 20 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 120 | 150 | 30 | 25.00% | $28,030 |
| 21 | Dishwashers | 390 | 480 | 90 | 23.08% | $16,550 |
| 22 | Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs | 130 | 160 | 30 | 23.08% | $17,290 |
| 23 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 320 | 390 | 70 | 21.88% | $26,720 |
| 24 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 1,020 | 1,220 | 200 | 19.61% | $18,860 |
| 25 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 220 | 260 | 40 | 18.18% | $39,920 |
| 26 | Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 110 | 130 | 20 | 18.18% | $34,850 |
| 27 | Compliance Officers | 170 | 200 | 30 | 17.65% | $54,430 |
| 28 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 350 | 410 | 60 | 17.14% | $25,000 |
| 29 | Food Preparation Workers | 910 | 1,050 | 140 | 15.38% | $16,910 |
| 30 | Butchers and Meat Cutters | 140 | 160 | 20 | 14.29% | $18,510 |
| 31 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 440 | 500 | 60 | 13.64% | $17,010 |
| 32 | Carpenters | 1,260 | 1,420 | 160 | 12.70% | $26,740 |
| 33 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 170 | 190 | 20 | 11.76% | $35,400 |
| 34 | Electricians | 460 | 510 | 50 | 10.87% | $32,350 |
| 35 | Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 100 | 110 | 10 | 10.00% | $15,900 |
| 36 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 110 | 120 | 10 | 9.09% | $29,030 |
| 37 | Medical Assistants | 130 | 140 | 10 | 7.69% | $21,940 |
| 38 | Financial Managers | 270 | 290 | 20 | 7.41% | $53,210 |
| 39 | Management Analysts | 140 | 150 | 10 | 7.14% | $50,080 |
| 40 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 1,180 | 1,260 | 80 | 6.78% | $21,870 |
| 41 | Construction Laborers | 690 | 730 | 40 | 5.80% | $18,430 |
| 42 | Civil Engineers | 240 | 250 | 10 | 4.17% | $57,110 |
| 43 | All Occupations | 59,560 | 59,900 | 340 | 0.57% | $24,010 |
| 44 | Food Service Managers | 260 | 260 | % | $28,100 | |
| 45 | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | 180 | 180 | % | $43,990 | |
| 46 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 160 | 160 | % | $16,390 | |
| 47 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 150 | 150 | % | $17,090 | |
| 48 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 650 | 650 | % | $36,410 | |
| 49 | Driver/Sales Workers | 130 | 130 | % | $18,010 | |
| 50 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 1,090 | 1,080 | -10 | -0.92% | $16,420 |