Table 22
United States
Occupations with Largest Job Growth, 1998-2008
(In thousands)
Occupation	Employment		Numerical Change	Percent Change
	1998	2008
Systems analysts	617	1,194	577	94
Retail salespersons	4,056	4,620	563	14
Cashiers	3,198	3,754	556	17
General managers and top executives	3,362	3,913	551	16
Truck drivers light and heavy	2,970	3,463	493	17
Office clerks, general	3,021	3,484	463	15
Registered Nurses	2,079	2,530	451	22
Computer support specialists	429	869	439	102
Personal care and home health aides	746	1,179	433	58
Teacher assistants	1,192	1,567	375	31
Janitors and cleaners, inc. maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,184	3,549	365	11
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,367	1,692	325	24
Computer engineers	299	622	323	108
Teachers, secondary school	1,426	1,749	322	23
Office and administrative support supervisors and managers	1,611	1,924	313	19
Receptionists and information clerks	1,293	1,599	305	24
Waiters and waitresses	2,019	2,322	303	15
Guards	1,027	1,321	294	29
Marketing and sales worker supervisors	2,584	2,847	263	10
Food counter, fountain, and related workers	2,025	2,272	247	12
Child care workers	905	1,141	236	26
Laborers, landscaping and groundskeeping	1,130	1,364	234	21
Social workers	604	822	218	36
Hand packers and packagers	984	1,197	213	22
Teachers, elementary school	1,754	1,959	205	12
Blue-collar worker supervisors	2,198	2,394	196	9
College and university faculty	865	1,061	195	23
Computer programmers	648	839	191	30
Adjustment clerks	479	642	163	34
Correctional officers	383	532	148	39
Source: Monthly Labor Review, November 1999, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics