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Massachusetts Critical Vacancy Numbers for 4th Quarter, 2008

Below are the Massachusetts' Critical Vacancy Numbers for the 4th Quarter, 2008.

SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Group	No. of Critical Occupations	No. of Critical Vacancies
11-0000	Management	7	2,356
13-0000	Business and Financial Operations	4	1,718
15-0000	Computer and Mathematical	6	2,089
17-0000	Architecture and Engineering	2	366
19-0000	Life, Physical, and Social Science	3	727
21-0000	Community and Social Services	2	574
25-0000	Education, Training, and Library	3	668
27-0000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1	97
29-0000	Healthcare Practitioner and Technical	6	3,883
31-0000	Healthcare Support	3	1,609
33-0000	Protective Service	2	540
35-0000	Food Preparation and Serving Related	2	1,022
37-0000	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1	175
39-0000	Personal Care and Service	2	376
41-0000	Sales and Related	2	828
43-0000	Office and Administrative Support	11	4,778
47-0000	Construction and Extraction	1	242
49-0000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	1	302
53-0000	Transportation and Material Moving	4	1,121

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All Critical Occupations for Massachusetts
11-0000	Management	4,019	181,855	2.2%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
11-1021	General and Operations Managers	375	41,610	0.9%	Bachelor's	$102,240	TRUE
11-2021	Marketing Managers	312	6,940	4.5%	Bachelor's	$118,860	TRUE
11-2022	Sales Managers	272	9,480	2.9%	Bachelor's	$118,470	TRUE
11-2031	Public Relations Managers	149	2,080	7.2%	Bachelor's	$101,390
11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	270	11,900	2.3%	Bachelor's	$122,670	TRUE
11-3031	Financial Managers	384	19,310	2.0%	Bachelor's	$102,810	TRUE
11-9111	Medical and Health Services Managers	594	8,440	7.0%	Bachelor's	$94,870	TRUE
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13-0000	Business and Financial Operations	3,087	170,552	1.8%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
13-1111	Management Analysts	348	20,070	1.7%	Bachelor's	$85,760	TRUE
13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	602	32,050	1.9%	Bachelor's	$64,220	TRUE
13-2051	Financial Analysts	174	13,970	1.2%	Bachelor's	$75,780	TRUE
13-2082	Tax Preparers	594	2,100	28.3%	Associate's	$61,820
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15-0000	Computer and Mathematical	2,619	116,400	2.3%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
15-1021	Computer Programmers	210	9,790	2.1%	Bachelor's	$77,630
15-1031	Computer Software Engineers, Applications	609	23,180	2.6%	Bachelor's	$95,510	TRUE
15-1032	Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	484	26,720	1.8%	Bachelor's	$97,990	TRUE
15-1041	Computer Support Specialists	311	17,850	1.7%	Bachelor's	$54,810	TRUE
15-1051	Computer Systems Analysts	271	16,340	1.7%	Bachelor's	$85,210	TRUE
15-1081	Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	204	5,850	3.5%	Bachelor's	$79,390
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17-0000	Architecture and Engineering	1,336	76,343	1.8%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
17-2112	Industrial Engineers	158	6,400	2.5%	Bachelor's	$80,790	TRUE
17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	208	7,910	2.6%	Bachelor's	$81,600	TRUE
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19-0000	Life, Physical, and Social Science	1,237	48,893	2.5%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	317	7,820	4.1%	Advanced	$89,210	TRUE
19-2041	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	177	2,410	7.3%	Advanced	$78,830
19-3021	Market Research Analysts	233	9,910	2.4%	Bachelor's	$67,310	TRUE
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21-0000	Community and Social Services	1,298	62,105	2.1%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
21-1014	Mental Health Counselors	233	6,030	3.9%	Advanced	$36,700	TRUE
21-1093	Social and Human Service Assistants	341	17,350	2.0%	High School	$28,390	TRUE
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25-0000	Education, Training, and Library	2,288	215,849	1.1%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
25-2011	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	315	13,940	2.3%	varies	$28,920	TRUE
25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	215	32,390	0.7%	Bachelor's	$59,740
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	138	27,590	0.5%	Bachelor's	$59,320	TRUE
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27-0000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,153	49,274	2.3%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
27-3091	Interpreters and Translators	97	1,330	7.3%	Associate's	$44,060
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29-0000	Healthcare Practitioner and Technical	5,562	206,766	2.7%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
29-1111	Registered Nurses	2,537	79,670	3.2%	Associate's	$76,080	TRUE
29-1123	Physical Therapists	404	6,270	6.4%	varies	$70,940	TRUE
29-1127	Speech Language Pathologists	184	2,840	6.5%	Advanced	$64,420
29-2011	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	263	7,640	3.4%	Bachelor's	$57,050	TRUE
29-2052	Pharmacy Technicians	206	6,370	3.2%	varies	$29,600
29-2061	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	289	16,850	1.7%	Vocational	$49,490	TRUE
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31-0000	Healthcare Support	2,081	97,700	2.1%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
31-1011	Home Health Aides	280	17,060	1.6%	Vocational	$25,000
31-1012	Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants	1,264	42,120	3.0%	Vocational	$28,280	TRUE
31-2011	Occupational Therapist Assistants	65	1,140	5.7%	Bachelor's	$46,880
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33-0000	Protective Service	806	71,327	1.1%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
33-3012	Correctional Officers and Jailers	217	5,030	4.3%	High School	$55,380
33-9032	Security Guards	323	21,320	1.5%	High School	$25,700
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35-0000	Food Preparation and Serving Related	5,279	265,276	2.0%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
35-1012	FirstLine Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	362	17,060	2.1%	High School	$35,110	TRUE
35-2014	Cooks, Restaurant	660	22,300	3.0%	High School	$26,030	TRUE
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37-0000	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	618	106,552	0.6%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
37-2011	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	175	53,930	0.3%	High School	$26,610	TRUE
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39-0000	Personal Care and Service	1,676	75,495	2.2%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
39-5012	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	37	10,170	0.4%	Vocational	$28,060	TRUE
39-9031	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	339	8,000	4.2%	varies	$38,590
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41-0000	Sales and Related	9,551	333,951	2.9%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
41-1011	FirstLine Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers	637	26,660	2.4%	High School	$38,510	TRUE
41-4012	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	191	30,760	0.6%	High School	$61,550	TRUE
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43-0000	Office and Administrative Support	6,707	549,754	1.2%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
43-1011	FirstLine Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers	352	35,550	1.0%	varies	$51,000	TRUE
43-3031	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	267	48,750	0.5%	varies	$37,290	TRUE
43-3071	Tellers	273	14,510	1.9%	High School	$26,210	TRUE
43-4051	Customer Service Representatives	1,166	54,490	2.1%	High School	$35,300	TRUE
43-4171	Receptionists and Information Clerks	505	22,460	2.2%	High School	$27,440	TRUE
43-5021	Couriers and Messengers	277	2,290	12.1%	High School	$27,660
43-5052	Postal Service Mail Carriers	513	9,370	5.5%	High School	$-
43-6011	Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	499	43,400	1.1%	High School	$46,150	TRUE
43-6013	Medical Secretaries	128	19,290	0.7%	varies	$34,360	TRUE
43-9021	Data Entry Keyers	256	5,810	4.4%	High School	$29,580
43-9061	Office Clerks, General	542	63,760	0.9%	High School	$29,640	TRUE
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47-0000	Construction and Extraction	736	111,515	0.7%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
47-2031	Carpenters	242	18,420	1.3%	High School	$51,210	TRUE
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49-0000	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	1,005	101,515	1.0%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
49-3023	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	302	14,950	2.0%	Vocational	$38,730	TRUE
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53-0000	Transportation and Material Moving	2,279	162,786	1.4%
SOC Code	SOC Description/Major Occupational Guide	Estimated Vacancies	Mass. Employment	Vacancy Rate	Education	Median Annual Salary	Persistent
53-3031	Driver/Sales Workers	218	5,040	4.3%	No Education	$35,380	TRUE
53-3032	Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor Trailer	143	24,640	0.6%	High School	$41,070	TRUE
53-3033	Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	400	20,680	1.9%	High School	$31,530	TRUE
53-7062	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	360	34,750	1.0%	High School	$26,590	TRUE
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