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The occupations with the largest number of projected openings for the period between 2002 and 2012 based on the Oklahoma employment projections and includes all occupations, regardless of training requirements. It presents employment and average annual openings for the period of 2002-2012.

#	Occupational Title	Skills Required	English Videos	Spanish  Videos	Employment 2002	Employment 2012	Average Annual Openings
1	Cashiers	Skills			40,370	45,280	2,460
2	Retail Salespersons	Skills			45,400	51,380	2,250
3	Waiters and Waitresses	Skills			26,020	30,740	1,810
4	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	Skills			22,590	28,160	1,540
5	Office Clerks, General	Skills			37,390	40,290	1,120
6	Registered Nurses	Skills			21,750	27,100	990
7	General and Operations Managers	Skills			28,420	32,810	980
8	Customer Service Representatives	Skills			23,090	28,540	890
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	Skills			21,830	25,960	830
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	Skills			22,250	22,680	770
11	Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants	Skills			22,990	27,480	750
12	Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	Skills			23,970	27,180	710
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	Skills			18,520	21,340	690
14	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	Skills			17,370	16,630	640
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	Skills			12,320	14,590	570
16	Receptionists and Information Clerks	Skills			11,460	14,300	570
17	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	Skills			11,280	13,410	510
18	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers	Skills			19,010	20,620	500
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	Skills			13,790	15,810	500
20	Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	Skills			23,410	21,870	450
21	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	Skills			12,850	14,830	440
22	Teacher Assistants	Skills			10,480	12,880	440
23	Child Care Workers	Skills			9,510	11,330	440
24	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	Skills			7,840	10,190	440
25	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	Skills			12,990	14,560	430
26	Food Preparation Workers	Skills			7,690	9,220	430
27	Tellers	Skills			7,280	7,870	420
28	Security Guards	Skills			8,320	10,630	410
29	Cooks, Restaurant	Skills			8,430	9,890	410
30	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	Skills			20,860	20,980	400
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