What professions added the most jobs in Maryland? 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 Maryland 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 Maryland increased from 2,462,470 to 2,557,510 with a net gain of 95,040. 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 23,880 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of sales representatives, services, all other with 23,880 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 2,462,470 | 2,557,510 | 95,040 | 3.86% | $39,740 |
| 2 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 37,790 | 61,670 | 23,880 | 63.19% | $36,460 |
| 3 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 9,240 | 20,430 | 11,190 | 121.10% | $58,730 |
| 4 | Personal Care Aides | 5,480 | 15,120 | 9,640 | 175.91% | $21,580 |
| 5 | Cashiers | 69,550 | 78,110 | 8,560 | 12.31% | $18,870 |
| 6 | Customer Service Representatives | 35,870 | 44,070 | 8,200 | 22.86% | $33,720 |
| 7 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 25,920 | 33,210 | 7,290 | 28.12% | $49,940 |
| 8 | Security Guards | 25,010 | 29,630 | 4,620 | 18.47% | $27,140 |
| 9 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 32,940 | 36,670 | 3,730 | 11.32% | $21,780 |
| 10 | Accountants and Auditors | 22,240 | 25,900 | 3,660 | 16.46% | $68,030 |
| 11 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 33,410 | 37,050 | 3,640 | 10.89% | $25,360 |
| 12 | Cooks, Restaurant | 11,720 | 15,210 | 3,490 | 29.78% | $24,620 |
| 13 | Bus Drivers, School or Special Client | 7,200 | 10,560 | 3,360 | 46.67% | $32,290 |
| 14 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators* | 8,820 | 12,080 | 3,260 | 36.96% | $77,810 |
| 15 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 42,810 | 46,060 | 3,250 | 7.59% | $17,880 |
| 16 | Graduate Teaching Assistants | 2,190 | 5,140 | 2,950 | 134.70% | $25,120 |
| 17 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 5,700 | 8,450 | 2,750 | 48.25% | $59,840 |
| 18 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians | 2,950 | 5,700 | 2,750 | 93.22% | $42,010 |
| 19 | Childcare Workers | 7,220 | 9,950 | 2,730 | 37.81% | $21,480 |
| 20 | Medical Secretaries | 10,670 | 13,330 | 2,660 | 24.93% | $33,600 |
| 21 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 23,710 | 26,350 | 2,640 | 11.13% | $38,800 |
| 22 | Food Preparation Workers | 13,870 | 16,380 | 2,510 | 18.10% | $21,150 |
| 23 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 3,040 | 5,210 | 2,170 | 71.38% | $97,250 |
| 24 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 3,610 | 5,780 | 2,170 | 60.11% | $19,040 |
| 25 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 13,980 | 16,130 | 2,150 | 15.38% | $34,530 |
| 26 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 8,940 | 11,060 | 2,120 | 23.71% | $155,210 |
| 27 | Residential Advisors | 3,230 | 5,340 | 2,110 | 65.33% | $28,310 |
| 28 | Training and Development Specialists | 4,700 | 6,800 | 2,100 | 44.68% | $56,980 |
| 29 | Cooks, Fast Food | 7,690 | 9,600 | 1,910 | 24.84% | $19,970 |
| 30 | Medical Assistants | 8,510 | 10,410 | 1,900 | 22.33% | $30,690 |
| 31 | Building Cleaning Workers, All Other | 100 | 1,880 | 1,780 | 1780.00% | $23,560 |
| 32 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 410 | 2,170 | 1,760 | 429.27% | $70,060 |
| 33 | Software Developers, Systems Software | 12,820 | 14,540 | 1,720 | 13.42% | $96,220 |
| 34 | Education Administrators, All Other | 900 | 2,550 | 1,650 | 183.33% | $90,890 |
| 35 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 15,560 | 17,210 | 1,650 | 10.60% | $25,090 |
| 36 | Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 1,480 | 3,050 | 1,570 | 106.08% | $19,540 |
| 37 | Instructional Coordinators | 3,300 | 4,830 | 1,530 | 46.36% | $64,710 |
| 38 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 12,680 | 14,190 | 1,510 | 11.91% | $20,360 |
| 39 | Compliance Officers | 5,300 | 6,780 | 1,480 | 27.92% | $63,510 |
| 40 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 8,340 | 9,780 | 1,440 | 17.27% | $92,000 |
| 41 | Computer Hardware Engineers | 2,980 | 4,390 | 1,410 | 47.32% | $100,020 |
| 42 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 9,760 | 11,170 | 1,410 | 14.45% | $50,560 |
| 43 | Personal Financial Advisors | 3,030 | 4,400 | 1,370 | 45.21% | $71,590 |
| 44 | Dishwashers | 9,200 | 10,560 | 1,360 | 14.78% | $18,550 |
| 45 | Firefighters | 2,790 | 4,140 | 1,350 | 48.39% | $53,870 |
| 46 | Managers, All Other | 9,060 | 10,380 | 1,320 | 14.57% | $115,730 |
| 47 | Driver/Sales Workers | 7,660 | 8,920 | 1,260 | 16.45% | $20,110 |
| 48 | Amusement and Recreation Attendants | 5,690 | 6,940 | 1,250 | 21.97% | $18,570 |
| 49 | First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | 2,530 | 3,720 | 1,190 | 47.04% | $37,330 |
| 50 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 910 | 2,080 | 1,170 | 128.57% | $23,850 |
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 building cleaning workers, all other with a growth rate of 1780.00%. It is followed by the profession of first-line supervisors of correctional officers which grew by 429.27% in the same period.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building Cleaning Workers, All Other | 100 | 1,880 | 1,780 | 1780.00% | $23,560 |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 410 | 2,170 | 1,760 | 429.27% | $70,060 |
| 3 | Correspondence Clerks | 120 | 430 | 310 | 258.33% | $ |
| 4 | Medical Equipment Preparers | 420 | 1,300 | 880 | 209.52% | $30,940 |
| 5 | Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 130 | 400 | 270 | 207.69% | $33,760 |
| 6 | Education Administrators, All Other | 900 | 2,550 | 1,650 | 183.33% | $90,890 |
| 7 | Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | 140 | 390 | 250 | 178.57% | $28,230 |
| 8 | Personal Care Aides | 5,480 | 15,120 | 9,640 | 175.91% | $21,580 |
| 9 | Graduate Teaching Assistants | 2,190 | 5,140 | 2,950 | 134.70% | $25,120 |
| 10 | Counselors, All Other | 390 | 910 | 520 | 133.33% | $41,760 |
| 11 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 910 | 2,080 | 1,170 | 128.57% | $23,850 |
| 12 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 150 | 340 | 190 | 126.67% | $ |
| 13 | Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers | 300 | 680 | 380 | 126.67% | $34,820 |
| 14 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 9,240 | 20,430 | 11,190 | 121.10% | $58,730 |
| 15 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 950 | 2,090 | 1,140 | 120.00% | $34,080 |
| 16 | Riggers | 130 | 280 | 150 | 115.38% | $54,560 |
| 17 | Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 150 | 320 | 170 | 113.33% | $38,140 |
| 18 | Psychiatric Technicians | 180 | 380 | 200 | 111.11% | $35,360 |
| 19 | Rail Car Repairers | 310 | 650 | 340 | 109.68% | $32,360 |
| 20 | Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers | 310 | 650 | 340 | 109.68% | $34,940 |
| 21 | Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners | 120 | 250 | 130 | 108.33% | $34,320 |
| 22 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 480 | 1,000 | 520 | 108.33% | $43,000 |
| 23 | Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 450 | 930 | 480 | 106.67% | $109,820 |
| 24 | Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 1,480 | 3,050 | 1,570 | 106.08% | $19,540 |
| 25 | Medical Appliance Technicians | 170 | 340 | 170 | 100.00% | $40,910 |
| 26 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians | 2,950 | 5,700 | 2,750 | 93.22% | $42,010 |
| 27 | Animal Trainers | 140 | 270 | 130 | 92.86% | $24,640 |
| 28 | Drafters, All Other | 120 | 230 | 110 | 91.67% | $47,690 |
| 29 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 360 | 690 | 330 | 91.67% | $93,710 |
| 30 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | 210 | 400 | 190 | 90.48% | $97,330 |
| 31 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | 1,020 | 1,900 | 880 | 86.27% | $60,470 |
| 32 | Internists, General | 620 | 1,150 | 530 | 85.48% | $ |
| 33 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 560 | 1,030 | 470 | 83.93% | $35,520 |
| 34 | Epidemiologists | 170 | 310 | 140 | 82.35% | $62,120 |
| 35 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 170 | 310 | 140 | 82.35% | $42,180 |
| 36 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 760 | 1,380 | 620 | 81.58% | $41,830 |
| 37 | Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 270 | 480 | 210 | 77.78% | $36,610 |
| 38 | Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 480 | 850 | 370 | 77.08% | $64,270 |
| 39 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 170 | 300 | 130 | 76.47% | $42,820 |
| 40 | Radiation Therapists | 120 | 210 | 90 | 75.00% | $70,610 |
| 41 | Funeral Attendants | 390 | 670 | 280 | 71.79% | $24,100 |
| 42 | Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 210 | 360 | 150 | 71.43% | $28,260 |
| 43 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 3,040 | 5,210 | 2,170 | 71.38% | $97,250 |
| 44 | Parking Enforcement Workers | 170 | 290 | 120 | 70.59% | $32,970 |
| 45 | Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 760 | 1,270 | 510 | 67.11% | $43,730 |
| 46 | Clergy | 300 | 500 | 200 | 66.67% | $41,830 |
| 47 | Residential Advisors | 3,230 | 5,340 | 2,110 | 65.33% | $28,310 |
| 48 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 37,790 | 61,670 | 23,880 | 63.19% | $36,460 |
| 49 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 3,610 | 5,780 | 2,170 | 60.11% | $19,040 |
| 50 | Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 440 | 700 | 260 | 59.09% | $31,930 |