Low Country WIA
Fastest Growing Occupations |
| 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. |
250 |
$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. |
177 |
$8.63 |
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. |
121 |
$5.81 |
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. |
93 |
$6.45 |
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. |
85 |
$24.80 |
| 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. |
78 |
$6.01 |
| Marketing and Sales
Supervisors |
Directly supervise and coordinate
activities of marketing, sales and related workers. May perform
management functions, such as budgeting, accounting, marketing, and
personnel work, in addition to their supervisory duties. |
71 |
$13.92 |
| Maintenance Repairers, General
Utility |
Perform work involving two or more
maintenance skills to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or
structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve
pipefitting, boilermaking, insulating, welding, machining, machine and
equipment repairing, carpentry, electrical work. |
66 |
$11.47 |
| 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. |
62 |
$8.72 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
Prepare and cook food in a fast food
restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of the cooks are limited to
preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating
large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment |
56 |
$6.31 |
