Employment Development Department
Labor Market Information Division
February 28, 2011
2008-2018 Fastest Growing Occupations
Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area
(Stanislaus County)
Annual Average 2010-1st Quarter Education
Employment Wages &
Median Training
Percent Hourly Median Levels
SOC Code Occupational Title 2008 2018 Change [1] Annual [1] [3]
39-9021 Personal and Home Care Aides 3,460 4,600 32.9 $9.56 $19,891 11
31-1011 Home Health Aides 760 1,010 32.9 $9.43 $19,606 11
29-1123 Physical Therapists 200 250 25.0 $39.89 $82,970 3
29-1126 Respiratory Therapists 260 320 23.1 $30.33 $63,080 6
29-2052 Pharmacy Technicians 480 590 22.9 $17.39 $36,172 10
29-1111 Registered Nurses 2,950 3,620 22.7 $45.63 $94,916 6
49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 650 780 20.0 $25.38 $52,781 9
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and
51-9012 Tenders 200 240 20.0 $22.30 $46,389 10
51-9023 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 310 370 19.4 $16.55 $34,426 10
25-9031 Instructional Coordinators 320 380 18.8 $35.83 $74,514 3
31-9091 Dental Assistants 590 700 18.6 $14.10 $29,321 10
31-9092 Medical Assistants 870 1,020 17.2 $12.67 $26,339 10
43-4111 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 290 340 17.2 $15.09 $31,383 11
29-2061 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 680 790 16.2 $24.76 $51,505 7
39-9031 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 250 290 16.0 $17.75 $36,930 7
51-4041 Machinists 250 290 16.0 $20.14 $41,896 9
43-6013 Medical Secretaries 1,260 1,460 15.9 $12.34 $25,678 7
11-9111 Medical and Health Services Managers 320 370 15.6 $43.41 $90,285 4
31-1012 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 1,670 1,930 15.6 $12.72 $26,445 11
29-2071 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 260 300 15.4 $13.56 $28,210 6
35-2012 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 200 230 15.0 $12.30 $25,596 10
27-2022 Coaches and Scouts 210 240 14.3 [2] $36,415 9
35-3022 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop 280 320 14.3 $9.58 $19,931 11
29-1051 Pharmacists 310 350 12.9 $62.30 $129,585 1
13-1023 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 240 270 12.5 $22.87 $47,570 5
21-1022 Medical and Public Health Social Workers 260 290 11.5 $19.13 $39,790 5
39-9011 Child Care Workers 1,510 1,680 11.3 $9.80 $20,388 11
43-4051 Customer Service Representatives 1,380 1,530 10.9 $15.16 $31,537 10
53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 3,230 3,580 10.8 $12.46 $25,926 11
33-2011 Fire Fighters 500 550 10.0 $23.92 $49,743 9
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Employment Development Department
Labor Market Information Division
February 28, 2011
2008-2018 Fastest Growing Occupations
Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area
(Stanislaus County)
Annual Average 2010-1st Quarter Education
Employment Wages &
Median Training
Percent Hourly Median Levels
SOC Code Occupational Title 2008 2018 Change [1] Annual [1] [3]
35-9021 Dishwashers 600 660 10.0 $9.03 $18,798 11
39-5012 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 510 560 9.8 $9.41 $19,561 7
35-3021 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 4,310 4,730 9.7 $9.16 $19,060 11
25-2041 Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School 310 340 9.7 [2] $64,815 5
37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1,480 1,620 9.5 $11.88 $24,708 11
43-3021 Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 1,250 1,360 8.8 $13.76 $28,640 10
37-2012 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,160 1,260 8.6 $9.46 $19,661 11
25-3021 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 350 380 8.6 $12.60 $26,214 8
53-3032 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 3,160 3,430 8.5 $18.62 $38,731 10
25-2011 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 480 520 8.3 $12.18 $25,328 7
43-3011 Bill and Account Collectors 240 260 8.3 $13.62 $28,328 11
53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 1,730 1,870 8.1 $16.67 $34,678 11
51-4023 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 250 270 8.0 $20.63 $42,900 10
11-2022 Sales Managers 520 560 7.7 $32.40 $67,394 4
13-1111 Management Analysts 400 430 7.5 $25.15 $52,306 4
25-2022 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education 820 880 7.3 [2] $69,044 5
13-2011 Accountants and Auditors 960 1,030 7.3 $28.16 $58,569 5
25-2012 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 420 450 7.1 [2] $68,008 5
53-1021 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 280 300 7.1 $20.29 $42,218 8
39-3091 Amusement and Recreation Attendants 290 310 6.9 $9.09 $18,922 11
March 2009 Benchmark
Table includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and farm employment.
N/A - Information is not available.
Excludes "All Other" Categories.
Occupations with employment below 200 are excluded.
[1] Median Hourly and Annual Wages are the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of wages; 50 percent of workers in an occupation earn wages
below, and 50 percent earn wages above the median wage. The wages are from the 2010-1st quarter and do not include self-employment or unpaid
family workers.
[2] In occupations where workers do not work full-time all year-round, it is not possible to calculate an hourly wage.
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Employment Development Department
Labor Market Information Division
February 28, 2011
2008-2018 Fastest Growing Occupations
Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area
(Stanislaus County)
Annual Average 2010-1st Quarter Education
Employment Wages &
Median Training
Percent Hourly Median Levels
SOC Code Occupational Title 2008 2018 Change [1] Annual [1] [3]
[3] Occupational training and education classifications were developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
For more information on the classifications, please see the BLS Training Definitions.
1 - First Professional Degree
2 - Doctoral Degree
3 - Master's Degree
4 - Bachelor's Degree or Higher and Some Work Experience
5 - Bachelor's Degree
6 - Associate Degree
7 - Post-Secondary Vocational Education
8 - Work Experience in a Related Occupation
9 - Long-Term On-the-Job Training
10 - Moderate-Term On-the-Job Training
11 - Short-Term On-the-Job Training
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