1a. Occupations with the highest projected job openings in Alameda County
requiring an AA/AS or vocational degree: 2006 to 2017
Occupation
Registered nurses
Real estate sales agents
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
Computer support specialists
Appraisers and assessors of real estate
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Dental hygienists
Preschool teachers, except special education
Legal secretaries
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
Computer specialists, all other
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
Semiconductor processors
Respiratory therapists
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
Medical secretaries
Healthcare technologists and technicians, all other
Library technicians
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
Architectural and civil drafters
Civil engineering technicians
Gaming dealers
Industrial engineering technicians
Number of Job
Openings
6,239
4,090
1,520
1,497
1,175
1,003
765
642
632
626
553
532
530
521
518
451
374
311
302
281
279
267
229
217
215
214
Median
Wage
$38.70
$17.87
$12.73
$18.99
$23.21
$29.77
$23.50
$42.83
$12.16
$20.92
$8.55
$32.70
$17.72
$24.90
$24.96
$14.63
$28.62
$29.51
$16.92
$18.24
$16.36
$19.07
$23.69
$25.85
$8.58
$24.62
Occupational program(s) at Chabot
Nursing
Real Estate
Nursing
Automotive Technology
Computer Science
Real Estate
Nursing
Dental Hygiene
Early Childhood Development
Office Technology
Computer Science
Fitness Instructor; Physical Education
Automotive Technology
Electronics & Computer Technology
Medical Assisting; Office Technology
Health Information Technology
Architecture
Industrial Technology
Source: CCBenefits Strategic Planner Tool; Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. 4/07
Chabot College Office of Institutional Research
Jobs requiring AA or Voc degree
1a. Occupations with the highest projected job openings in Alameda County
requiring an AA/AS or vocational degree: 2006 to 2017 (continued)
Occupation
Radiologic technologists and technicians
Medical records and health information technicians
Mechanical drafters
Paralegals and legal assistants
Biological technicians
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
Manicurists and pedicurists
Chemical technicians
Mechanical engineering technicians
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
Interior designers
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
Massage therapists
Prepress technicians and workers
Surgical technologists
Electrical and electronics drafters
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
Environmental engineering technicians
Physical therapist assistants
Medical equipment repairers
Broadcast technicians
Number of Job
Openings
193
191
177
175
171
170
168
165
155
152
149
146
139
136
129
128
122
122
122
113
113
102
98
93
91
Median
Wage
$29.30
$18.19
$25.00
$22.65
$20.42
$19.43
$27.82
$26.99
$10.15
$8.32
$17.80
$27.37
$20.13
$17.22
$20.92
$16.02
$15.73
$20.30
$22.55
$21.94
$23.65
$21.46
$23.59
$23.62
$21.71
Occupational program(s) at Chabot
Medical Assisting; Health Information Technology
Technical Illustration
Administration of Justice
Computer Application Systems
Automotive Technology
Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician
Interior Design
Electronics & Computer Technology; Electronics Assembly
Medical Assisting
Machine Tool Technology; Machinist
Technical Illustration
Health Information Technology
Radio & Television Broadcasting
Source: CCBenefits Strategic Planner Tool; Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. 4/07
Chabot College Office of Institutional Research
Jobs requiring AA or Voc degree