Top 50 Careers With The Most Job Openings (2024)

List of occupations with the most new job openings. Includes details about employment, number of estimated new job openings, wages, and education.

#	Occupation	Workers 2010	Workers 2020	% Change	Earning
1	Cashiers, except gaming	3,550,000	171,990		Short-term on-the-job training
2	Retail salespersons	4,489,200	162,690		Short-term on-the-job training
3	Waiters and waitresses	2,381,700	146,620		Short-term on-the-job training
4	Customer service representatives	2,252,400	110,840		Moderate-term on-the-job training
5	Registered nurses	2,618,700	103,900		Associate degree
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,701,700	96,720		Short-term on-the-job training
7	Office clerks, general	3,024,400	77,090		Short-term on-the-job training
8	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,317,300	74,580		Short-term on-the-job training
9	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,549,500	59,650		Bachelor's degree
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,858,800	56,260		Short-term on-the-job training
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,798,400	55,460		Short-term on-the-job training
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,375,300	55,300		Short-term on-the-job training
13	Postsecondary teachers	1,699,200	55,290		Doctoral degree
14	Home health aides	921,700	55,270		Short-term on-the-job training
15	Child care workers	1,301,900	52,310		Short-term on-the-job training
16	General and operations managers	1,733,100	50,220		Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
17	Accountants and auditors	1,290,600	49,750		Bachelor's degree
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,457,200	48,900		Work experience in a related occupation
19	Receptionists and information clerks	1,139,200	48,020		Short-term on-the-job training
20	Personal and home care aides	817,200	47,780		Short-term on-the-job training
21	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,063,800	46,040		Moderate-term on-the-job training
22	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,540,300	45,790		Work experience in a related occupation
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,685,500	45,010		Work experience in a related occupation
24	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	525,400	43,490		Short-term on-the-job training
25	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,469,800	42,230		Postsecondary vocational award
26	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,594,400	41,920		Work experience in a related occupation
27	Teacher assistants	1,312,800	41,270		Short-term on-the-job training
28	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,087,800	41,240		Bachelor's degree
29	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	753,600	39,130		Postsecondary vocational award
30	Security guards	1,076,600	37,390		Short-term on-the-job training
31	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,020,000	36,550		Moderate-term on-the-job training
32	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,205,800	36,220		Short-term on-the-job training
33	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,361,300	35,750		Moderate-term on-the-job training
34	Food preparation workers	891,900	35,700		Short-term on-the-job training
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,498,200	35,440		Short-term on-the-job training
36	Construction laborers	1,248,700	33,940		Moderate-term on-the-job training
37	Carpenters	1,284,900	32,540		Long-term on-the-job training
38	Management analysts/consultants	746,900	30,650		Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
39	Cooks, restaurant	914,200	30,420		Long-term on-the-job training
40	Tellers	600,500	28,440		Short-term on-the-job training
41	Dishwashers	522,900	27,570		Short-term on-the-job training
42	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	350,700	26,680		Short-term on-the-job training
43	Physicians and surgeons	661,400	26,050		First professional degree
44	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	659,500	25,110		Bachelor's degree
45	Electricians	695,000	25,090		Long-term on-the-job training
46	Team assemblers	1,112,300	25,090		Moderate-term on-the-job training
47	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	698,100	24,220		Work experience in a related occupation
48	Lawyers	759,200	24,040		First professional degree
49	Computer support specialists	565,700	23,460		Associate degree
50	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	661,500	22,790		Long-term on-the-job training