InterLink 2011-2016 High Demand Occupations 2011 Annual North Central Texas Labor Market
| Occupation |
% Region
growth to 2016 |
Region Hourly
Avg. Wages |
| Accountants and Auditors |
26.13 |
$32.76 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers |
5.8 |
$19.49 |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
11.13 |
$18.00 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
14.5 |
$16.80 |
| Carpenters |
15.57 |
$15.43 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
14.57 |
$20.20 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
16.63 |
$59.29 |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
20.3 |
$40.11 |
| Engineers - Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
27.1 |
$43.68 |
| Computer Support Specialists |
16.4 |
$23.55 |
| Dental Hygienists |
35.67 |
$33.86 |
| Electricians |
9.93 |
$20.08 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedic |
26.0 |
$15.77 |
| Engineers - Aerospace Engineers |
17.53 |
N/A |
| Engineers - Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
5.83 |
$42.19 |
| Financial Analysts |
18.97 |
$45.53 |
| Fire Fighters |
34.77 |
$22.23 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers |
27.67 |
$19.62 |
| Home Health Aides |
54.33 |
$9.88 |
| Engineers - Industrial Engineers |
18 |
$38.47 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
3.9 |
$11.33 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses |
27.3 |
$21.42 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
19.17 |
$15.95 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
12.87 |
$39.98 |
| Occupation |
% Region
growth to 2016 |
Region Hourly
Avg. Wages |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians/Technologists |
24.1 |
$16.87 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
19.77 |
$26.02 |
| Medical Assistants /Attendant |
29.67 |
$17.96 |
| Medical Records and Health Information Technicians (Coding Specialists) |
26.57 |
$16.98 |
| Medical Secretaries |
29.57 |
$14.30 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
21.4 |
$34.85 |
| Nursing Aides (Certified), Orderlies, and Attendants |
27.6 |
$10.92 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistants |
39.63 |
$30.72 |
| Occupational Therapists |
35.27 |
$37.41 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
28.93 |
$26.94 |
| Personal and Home Care Aides |
45.37 |
$8.23 |
| Pharmacists |
24.37 |
$55.46 |
| Pharmacy Technicians |
35.1 |
$14.60 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants |
40.17 |
$28.49 |
| Physical Therapists |
36.1 |
$39.32 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
12.3 |
$21.80 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers |
22.83 |
$26.57 |
| Radiologic Technologists) and Technicians |
26.63 |
$27.34 |
| Registered Nurses |
33.07 |
$31.32 |
| Sales Manager 11-2022 |
18.77 |
$54.82 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Ex. Special & Vocational Education |
31.6 |
$26.30 |
| Surgical Technicians/Technologists |
34.3 |
$20.04 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (Material Moving Managers |
6 |
$41.42 |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer (1433) |
15.73 |
$19.15 |
| Veterinary Technologists and Technicians |
36.73 |
$13.25 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
4.03 |
$16.29 |
| Biological Technicians |
26.5 |
$18.07 |
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastic (CNC) |
14.2 |
$17.39 |
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians |
21.33 |
$17.61 |
