What professions added the most jobs in Missouri? 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 Missouri 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 Missouri increased from 2,588,450 to 2,673,640 with a net gain of 85,190. 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 27,270 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of personal care aides with 27,270 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 2,588,450 | 2,673,640 | 85,190 | 3.29% | $30,740 |
| 2 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 31,740 | 59,010 | 27,270 | 85.92% | $27,380 |
| 3 | Personal Care Aides | 17,250 | 33,020 | 15,770 | 91.42% | $18,190 |
| 4 | General and Operations Managers | 38,720 | 49,190 | 10,470 | 27.04% | $74,630 |
| 5 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 10,300 | 16,250 | 5,950 | 57.77% | $46,100 |
| 6 | Customer Service Representatives | 44,860 | 50,480 | 5,620 | 12.53% | $28,230 |
| 7 | Retail Salespersons | 77,740 | 83,310 | 5,570 | 7.16% | $19,880 |
| 8 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 35,550 | 40,850 | 5,300 | 14.91% | $22,920 |
| 9 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 3,240 | 7,420 | 4,180 | 129.01% | $60,440 |
| 10 | Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 10,800 | 14,390 | 3,590 | 33.24% | $20,540 |
| 11 | Cooks, Fast Food | 7,480 | 11,030 | 3,550 | 47.46% | $17,310 |
| 12 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 16,580 | 20,020 | 3,440 | 20.75% | $29,010 |
| 13 | Family and General Practitioners | 3,340 | 6,650 | 3,310 | 99.10% | $ |
| 14 | Graduate Teaching Assistants | 880 | 3,920 | 3,040 | 345.45% | $24,300 |
| 15 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 4,390 | 7,320 | 2,930 | 66.74% | $18,670 |
| 16 | Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | 690 | 3,340 | 2,650 | 384.06% | $65,380 |
| 17 | Waiters and Waitresses | 49,230 | 51,880 | 2,650 | 5.38% | $17,520 |
| 18 | Financial Managers | 6,070 | 8,540 | 2,470 | 40.69% | $101,540 |
| 19 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 4,730 | 7,160 | 2,430 | 51.37% | $25,020 |
| 20 | Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers | 2,740 | 5,080 | 2,340 | 85.40% | $26,210 |
| 21 | Helpers--Production Workers | 7,390 | 9,510 | 2,120 | 28.69% | $23,040 |
| 22 | Managers, All Other | 4,490 | 6,570 | 2,080 | 46.33% | $86,350 |
| 23 | Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 3,100 | 5,160 | 2,060 | 66.45% | $54,760 |
| 24 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 7,780 | 9,690 | 1,910 | 24.55% | $34,270 |
| 25 | Food Batchmakers | 2,960 | 4,860 | 1,900 | 64.19% | $30,820 |
| 26 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 26,780 | 28,620 | 1,840 | 6.87% | $32,520 |
| 27 | Loan Officers | 5,880 | 7,640 | 1,760 | 29.93% | $57,150 |
| 28 | Construction Laborers | 15,260 | 16,910 | 1,650 | 10.81% | $37,500 |
| 29 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 14,440 | 16,060 | 1,620 | 11.22% | $33,620 |
| 30 | Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 2,470 | 4,020 | 1,550 | 62.75% | $17,090 |
| 31 | Sales Managers | 4,550 | 6,020 | 1,470 | 32.31% | $90,830 |
| 32 | Firefighters | 5,380 | 6,850 | 1,470 | 27.32% | $42,700 |
| 33 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 1,370 | 2,810 | 1,440 | 105.11% | $36,910 |
| 34 | Medical Records and Health Information Technicians | 3,750 | 5,180 | 1,430 | 38.13% | $30,390 |
| 35 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 950 | 2,330 | 1,380 | 145.26% | $37,830 |
| 36 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 6,040 | 7,360 | 1,320 | 21.85% | $56,910 |
| 37 | Mental Health Counselors | 880 | 2,170 | 1,290 | 146.59% | $34,390 |
| 38 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 23,080 | 24,280 | 1,200 | 5.20% | $33,730 |
| 39 | Medical Assistants | 8,300 | 9,480 | 1,180 | 14.22% | $25,760 |
| 40 | Demonstrators and Product Promoters | 1,240 | 2,320 | 1,080 | 87.10% | $20,790 |
| 41 | First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | 2,010 | 3,080 | 1,070 | 53.23% | $33,470 |
| 42 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 9,040 | 10,080 | 1,040 | 11.50% | $29,220 |
| 43 | Computer Programmers | 6,870 | 7,900 | 1,030 | 14.99% | $67,440 |
| 44 | Construction Managers | 2,930 | 3,950 | 1,020 | 34.81% | $78,660 |
| 45 | Residential Advisors | 1,000 | 2,020 | 1,020 | 102.00% | $23,860 |
| 46 | Industrial Production Managers | 2,480 | 3,460 | 980 | 39.52% | $78,160 |
| 47 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 5,000 | 5,980 | 980 | 19.60% | $42,090 |
| 48 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 5,610 | 6,570 | 960 | 17.11% | $17,710 |
| 49 | Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | 140 | 1,100 | 960 | 685.71% | $20,000 |
| 50 | Coaches and Scouts | 3,500 | 4,440 | 940 | 26.86% | $23,310 |
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 metal workers and plastic workers, all other with a growth rate of 718.18%. It is followed by the profession of textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other which grew by 685.71% in the same period.