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Occupation	Total Job Openings	From Growth	From Replacement Needs	Median Annual Wage	Training	Experience
Nursing assistants	599,000	262,000	337,000	$25,100	None	None
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	404,500	98,800	305,800	$39,520	Short-term on-the-job training	None
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	322,200	117,300	204,900	$42,490	None	None
Medical assistants	262,100	138,900	123,300	$29,960	None	None
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	237,200	39,100	198,100	$37,120	Short-term on-the-job training	None
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	212,100	58,400	153,700	$23,120	None	None
Preschool teachers, except special education	158,700	29,600	129,100	$28,120	None	None
Dental assistants	137,500	58,600	78,800	$35,390	None	None
Firefighters	112,300	17,400	95,000	$45,970	Long-term on-the-job training	None
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	98,000	58,500	39,500	$31,700	None	None
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	84,200	39,600	44,600	$44,630	Long-term on-the-job training	None
Paralegals and legal assistants	82,700	21,200	61,400	$48,350	None	None
Medical records and health information technicians	71,200	29,000	42,200	$35,900	None	None
Dental hygienists	70,300	37,400	32,900	$71,520	None	None
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	68,100	29,000	39,000	$38,370	None	None
Web developers	58,600	39,500	19,100	$63,490	None	None
Physical therapist assistants	54,700	31,900	22,800	$54,410	None	None
Radiologic technologists	54,400	17,200	37,200	$55,870	None	None
Library technicians	53,900	5,300	48,600	$31,680	None	None
Phlebotomists	51,600	28,100	23,500	$30,670	None	None