What professions added the most jobs in Texas? 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 Texas 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 Texas increased from 10,089,870 to 11,228,940 with a net gain of 1,139,070. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of office clerks, general with 81,660 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food with 81,660 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 10,089,870 | 11,228,940 | 1,139,070 | 11.29% | $31,490 |
| 2 | Office Clerks, General | 247,900 | 329,560 | 81,660 | 32.94% | $26,030 |
| 3 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 234,060 | 295,060 | 61,000 | 26.06% | $17,170 |
| 4 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 39,810 | 91,080 | 51,270 | 128.79% | $45,630 |
| 5 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 124,560 | 165,650 | 41,090 | 32.99% | $35,670 |
| 6 | Customer Service Representatives | 205,120 | 241,810 | 36,690 | 17.89% | $28,180 |
| 7 | Retail Salespersons | 350,210 | 381,400 | 31,190 | 8.91% | $19,440 |
| 8 | Medical Secretaries | 51,200 | 77,700 | 26,500 | 51.76% | $28,270 |
| 9 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 124,310 | 150,390 | 26,080 | 20.98% | $21,000 |
| 10 | Accountants and Auditors | 81,210 | 106,460 | 25,250 | 31.09% | $59,820 |
| 11 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 168,680 | 191,500 | 22,820 | 13.53% | $21,260 |
| 12 | General and Operations Managers | 155,180 | 175,410 | 20,230 | 13.04% | $91,250 |
| 13 | Waiters and Waitresses | 188,600 | 207,050 | 18,450 | 9.78% | $17,150 |
| 14 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 150,900 | 168,450 | 17,550 | 11.63% | $19,230 |
| 15 | Cooks, Restaurant | 71,410 | 88,020 | 16,610 | 23.26% | $18,390 |
| 16 | Food Preparation Workers | 41,280 | 57,810 | 16,530 | 40.04% | $17,490 |
| 17 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 11,840 | 28,070 | 16,230 | 137.08% | $34,420 |
| 18 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 30,220 | 46,390 | 16,170 | 53.51% | $31,670 |
| 19 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 96,490 | 111,210 | 14,720 | 15.26% | $29,470 |
| 20 | Driver/Sales Workers | 31,840 | 46,430 | 14,590 | 45.82% | $20,840 |
| 21 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 65,150 | 79,300 | 14,150 | 21.72% | $27,000 |
| 22 | Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 18,670 | 32,160 | 13,490 | 72.25% | $29,150 |
| 23 | Security Guards | 75,390 | 88,840 | 13,450 | 17.84% | $21,470 |
| 24 | Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining | 16,880 | 29,680 | 12,800 | 75.83% | $38,080 |
| 25 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 114,310 | 127,100 | 12,790 | 11.19% | $51,000 |
| 26 | Team Assemblers | 48,600 | 60,900 | 12,300 | 25.31% | $23,130 |
| 27 | Software Developers, Applications | 34,810 | 45,800 | 10,990 | 31.57% | $90,710 |
| 28 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 16,090 | 27,070 | 10,980 | 68.24% | $60,970 |
| 29 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 16,400 | 26,870 | 10,470 | 63.84% | $37,110 |
| 30 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 31,020 | 41,160 | 10,140 | 32.69% | $17,010 |
| 31 | Childcare Workers | 49,910 | 60,000 | 10,090 | 20.22% | $17,770 |
| 32 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 55,960 | 65,630 | 9,670 | 17.28% | $17,730 |
| 33 | Psychiatric Aides | 6,990 | 16,500 | 9,510 | 136.05% | $18,820 |
| 34 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 163,270 | 172,540 | 9,270 | 5.68% | $28,350 |
| 35 | Loan Officers | 16,510 | 25,160 | 8,650 | 52.39% | $60,020 |
| 36 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other* | 56,930 | 65,380 | 8,450 | 14.84% | $65,090 |
| 37 | Bartenders | 29,210 | 37,580 | 8,370 | 28.65% | $17,530 |
| 38 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 25,260 | 33,590 | 8,330 | 32.98% | $17,430 |
| 39 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 44,380 | 52,130 | 7,750 | 17.46% | $34,910 |
| 40 | Medical Assistants | 48,030 | 55,620 | 7,590 | 15.80% | $26,910 |
| 41 | Cooks, Short Order | 14,220 | 21,600 | 7,380 | 51.90% | $18,470 |
| 42 | Electricians | 43,340 | 50,440 | 7,100 | 16.38% | $40,720 |
| 43 | Cooks, Fast Food | 40,920 | 47,940 | 7,020 | 17.16% | $17,330 |
| 44 | Computer Systems Analysts | 44,850 | 51,700 | 6,850 | 15.27% | $76,960 |
| 45 | Lawyers | 33,470 | 40,290 | 6,820 | 20.38% | $112,270 |
| 46 | Helpers--Production Workers | 30,810 | 37,320 | 6,510 | 21.13% | $20,440 |
| 47 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 25,570 | 32,060 | 6,490 | 25.38% | $18,580 |
| 48 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators* | 27,380 | 33,820 | 6,440 | 23.52% | $66,510 |
| 49 | Insurance Sales Agents | 25,160 | 31,500 | 6,340 | 25.20% | $38,730 |
| 50 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 12,220 | 18,550 | 6,330 | 51.80% | $23,670 |
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 sewers, hand with a growth rate of 570.59%. It is followed by the profession of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders which grew by 258.62% in the same period.