Upper Savannah WIA
Fastest Growing Occupations
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| OES Title |
Job Description |
Ave. Annual Openings |
Ave. Wage |
| Cashiers |
Receive and disburse money in establishments
other than financial institutions. Usually involves use of
adding machines, cash registers, or change makers. May also
include processing credit card transactions. |
167 |
$6.23 |
Salespersons,
Retail
|
Sell to the public any of a wide variety of
merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or
apparel. Include workers who sell less expensive merchandise where
knowledge of the item sold is not a primary requirement. |
142 |
$8.63 |
Gen. Managers/
Top Executives |
Top and middle managers whose duties and
responsibilities are too diverse and general in nature to be
classified in any functional or line area of management and
administration. These managers generally work through departmental or
subordinate executives. |
77 |
$24.80 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
Serve food and/or beverages to patrons at tables.
Usually take order from patron and make out check. May set table with
linen and silverware and take payment from patron. May serve customers
at counter as well as table. Exclude workers who only work at
counters. |
69 |
$5.81 |
| Textile Machine Operators and
Tenders |
Operate or tend textile machines that perform textile
processing and manufacturing operations, such as winding, twisting,
knitting, weaving, and cutting using knowledge of machine functions.
Exclude Textile Sewing Machine Operators and Tenders |
63 |
$9.23 |
Food Preparation
Workers
|
Perform a variety of food preparation duties, such as
preparing cold foods and maintaining and cleaning kitchen work areas,
equipment, and utensils. Perform simple tasks such as preparing
shellfish or slicing meat. May brew coffee and tea or prepare
sandwiches. |
62 |
$6.45 |
| General Office Clerks |
Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified
in any specific office clerical occupation. Clerical duties may be
assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual
establishments and may include a combination of bookkeeping, typing,
stenography, office machine operation and filing. |
59 |
$8.72 |
| Meat, Poultry, Fish Cutters |
Use hand tools to perform a wide variety of food
cutting and trimming tasks that require skills less than that of the
precision level. Include Meat Boners, Carcass Splitters, Poultry
Eviscerators, Fish Cleaners and Butchers, Skinners and Stickers. |
55 |
$7.34 |
| Hand Packers and Packagers |
Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
Exclude workers whose jobs require more than minimum training.
|
48 |
$7.10 |
| Combined Food Preparation and
Service Workers |
Perform duties which combine both food preparation and
food service. Workers who spend more than 80 percent of their time in
one job should be reported in that occupation. |
48 |
$6.01 |
