Nevadas In-Demand Occupation Overview

January, 2017
Excerpt from 2017 In-Demand Occupations: Leveraging Labor-Market Data with Industry Insights to Strategically Align Nevadas
Education and Workforce. Full document can be found at http://gov.nv.gov/OWINN/.

From July to December, 2016, the Governors Office of Workforce Innovation for a New Nevada (OWINN)
partnered with the Governors Office of Economic Development (GOED) and the Department of Employment,
Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) to coordinate and convene industry representatives of Nevada business,
education, and labor to acquire insights concerning sector-specific workforce needs and challenges to help
guide state workforce development efforts. In doing so, OWINN, GOED, and DETR leveraged the eight
Governors Workforce Development Board (GWDB) Industry Sector Councils, which were redesigned and
authorized by Governor Sandoval through Executive Order 2016-08.

The GWDB established eight Sector Councils: Aerospace and Defense, Construction, Information Technology,
Health Care and Medical Services, Manufacturing and Logistics, Mining and Materials, Natural Resources, and
Tourism, Gaming, and Entertainment. Visit the OWINN Sector Council webpage for a definition of each
industry (gov.nv.gov/OWINN/SectorCouncil/Sector-Council/). The Councils represent a mix of existing industries that
serve as the backbone of Nevadas economy and emerging industries that complements and align with the
states vision of a vibrant and sustainable economy through diversification.

The 2017 In-demand Occupation and Insights report is a resource for K-12, Career Technical Education (CTE),
and postsecondary institutions as well as non-profits, government entities, and workforce boards to leverage
in preparing Nevadas workforce to make informed decisions about program or training offerings that align to
research and labor market data as well as the states needs. But perhaps even more importantly, leveraging
the 2017 In-demand Occupation and Insights provide a level of information and security for students and
adults engaging in various career pathways and spending precious time, energy, and financial resources to
make informed decisions and understand the consequences of the choices they make when pursuing skills and
training. OWINN, GOED, and DETR in partnership with GWDB Industry Sector Councils will produce an annual
list of in-demand occupations. We encourage institutions to work to work to align education and training
programs shared in these findings and, in doing so, grow a skilled, diverse, and aligned 21 st century workforce
capable of excelling within a vibrant and sustainable economy.

Norther Nevadas In-Demand Occupations

Table 1 provides an overview of the in-demand occupations identified across industry sectors in Northern
Nevada. The chart is ranked in order of highest need regionally. Information includes average hourly earnings
and the number of jobs available in the region.

Table 2 lists the Occupational Categories, listed by rank of overall demand in the Northern Nevada region (to
include all occupations), with the top 100 in-demand occupations for Northern Nevada listed in rank order
beneath. For categories 19-22, no occupations associated with these categories are in the top 100 for
Northern Nevada.

To compare the Northern Nevada in-demand occupations to the top 100 in-demand jobs across Nevada,
please refer to the 2017 In-Demand Occupations: Leveraging Labor-Market Data with Industry Insights to
Strategically Align Nevadas Education and Workforce, found at http://gov.nv.gov/OWINN/.

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TABLE 1.
Northern Nevada TOP 100 High Demand Occupation Analysis
*Excludes occupations with average hourly earnings below the liveable wage for a single adult ($10.44/hour)

2016 Avg.
Occupational Title Rank Hourly 2016 Jobs
Earnings
Computer Systems Analysts 1 $33.96 395
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2 $24.32 485
Software Developers, Applications 3 $46.04 980
Mechanical Engineers 4 $42.56 232
Computer User Support Specialists 5 $21.17 682
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 6 $30.78 373
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 7 $23.03 390
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 8 $89.24 498
Registered Nurses 9 $35.96 5,017
Industrial Engineers 10 $39.29 239
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 11 $29.19 481
Electrical Engineers 12 $40.24 176
Nurse Practitioners 13 $48.33 196
Electricians 14 $26.26 1,129
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and
Scientific Products 15 $38.35 469
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 16 $30.49 709
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 17 $27.20 849
Pharmacists 18 $56.94 472
Occupational Therapists 19 $38.16 155
Production Workers, All Other 20 $16.07 276
Engineers, All Other 21 $41.87 140
General and Operations Managers 22 $48.16 4,645
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 23 $55.73 76
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 24 $22.88 2,303
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 26 $23.39 613
Managers, All Other 27 $34.01 1,818
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 28 $18.88 754
Medical and Health Services Managers 29 $51.61 543
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 30 $23.61 467
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical
and Scientific Products 31 $29.56 2,305
Construction Laborers 32 $16.56 2,413
Nursing Assistants 33 $13.96 1,568
Home Health Aides 34 $11.42 615
Management Analysts 35 $35.08 1,218
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 36 $18.65 3,087
Physical Therapists 37 $42.80 441
Architectural and Engineering Managers 38 $57.97 302
Financial Analysts 39 $30.26 114
Information Security Analysts 40 $34.68 53
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 41 $15.97 1,659
Recreation Workers 42 $15.63 241
Radiologic Technologists 43 $30.39 335

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Operations Research Analysts 44 $34.57 44
Family and General Practitioners 45 $86.51 209
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 46 $27.69 532
Medical Secretaries 47 $17.16 670
Accountants and Auditors 48 $29.53 2,395
Physical Therapist Assistants 49 $21.43 103
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 50 $26.89 60
Web Developers 51 $24.46 312
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 52 $35.18 77
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 53 $18.87 380
Machinists 54 $18.36 758
Respiratory Therapists 55 $32.47 235
Database Administrators 56 $35.45 124
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 57 $19.96 442
Computer Network Architects 58 $49.41 182
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 59 $26.28 204
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and
Executive 60 $17.69 4,780
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 61 $21.06 544
Human Resources Specialists 62 $26.33 773
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 63 $11.13 724
Helpers--Production Workers 65 $12.54 461
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 66 $25.10 2,220
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 67 $22.13 3,897
Postsecondary Teachers 68 $32.04 3,015
Medical Assistants 69 $15.97 1,195
Administrative Services Managers 70 $39.39 387
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 71 $31.58 75
Physician Assistants 72 $45.92 234
Speech-Language Pathologists 73 $33.37 237
Pharmacy Technicians 74 $16.30 641
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 75 $25.05 501
Teacher Assistants 76 $13.36 1,551
Chief Executives 77 $77.01 481
Financial Managers 79 $45.65 1,162
Healthcare Social Workers 80 $29.39 129
Driver/Sales Workers 81 $17.92 636
Food Service Managers 82 $22.42 543
Coaches and Scouts 83 $18.73 429
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 84 $25.59 1,514
Training and Development Specialists 85 $26.15 417
Software Developers, Systems Software 86 $42.75 299
Receptionists and Information Clerks 87 $13.93 2,061
Sales Managers 88 $59.47 927
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 89 $22.83 270
Human Resources Managers 90 $45.34 201
Construction Managers 91 $36.25 871
Customer Service Representatives 92 $15.35 5,803
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 93 $13.57 6,744
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical
Education 94 $24.60 732
Cooks, Restaurant 95 $11.96 2,970
Office Clerks, General 96 $16.81 7,403

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 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 97 $19.15 300
Computer Programmers 98 $36.65 279
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 99 $24.73 757
Billing and Posting Clerks 100 $17.72 859
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 101 $12.96 647
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical
Education 102 $24.74 1,221

*Table 1 excludes these top 100 in-demand jobs that do not have an average hourly rate above Nevadas
liveable wage index ($10.44/hour):
Personal Care Aides 25 $10.24 2,562
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 64 $10.11 6,328
Food Preparation Workers 78 $10.35 1,789

TABLE 2.
Northern Nevada High Demand Occupation Categories with TOP 100 occupations

Avg. Hourly
Occupational Categories - Rank Order of Demand in Northern Nevada Rank 2016 Jobs
Earnings

1. Production Occupations $16.49 14,603

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 17 $27.20 849
Production Workers, All Other 20 $16.07 276
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 28 $18.88 754
Machinists 54 $18.36 758
Helpers--Production Workers 65 $12.54 461
2. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 40 13,989
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2 $24.32 485
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 8 $89.24 498
Registered Nurses 9 $35.96 5,017
Nurse Practitioners 13 $48.33 196
Pharmacists 18 $56.94 472
Occupational Therapists 19 $38.16 155
Physical Therapists 37 $42.80 441
Radiologic Technologists 43 $30.39 335
Family and General Practitioners 45 $86.51 209
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 52 $35.18 77
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 53 $18.87 380
Respiratory Therapists 55 $32.47 235
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 57 $19.96 442
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 71 $31.58 75
Physician Assistants 72 $45.92 234
Speech-Language Pathologists 73 $33.37 237
Pharmacy Technicians 74 $16.30 641
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 89 $22.83 270
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 97 $19.15 300

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3. Office and Administrative Support Occupations $16.79 48,503
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 24 $22.88 2,303
Medical Secretaries 47 $17.16 670
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical,
and Executive 60 $17.69 4,780
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 61 $21.06 544
Receptionists and Information Clerks 87 $13.93 2,061
Customer Service Representatives 92 $15.35 5,803
Office Clerks, General 96 $16.81 7,403
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 99 $24.73 757
Billing and Posting Clerks 100 $17.72 859
4. Construction and Extraction Occupations $21.38 14,821
Electricians 14 $26.26 1,129
Construction Laborers 32 $16.56 2,413
5. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations $21.14 11,926
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 7 $23.03 390
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 16 $30.49 709
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and
Installers 26 $23.39 613
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 36 $18.65 3,087
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 75 $25.05 501
6. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations $16.55 21,465
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 63 $11.13 724
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 67 $22.13 3,897
Driver/Sales Workers 81 $17.92 636
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 93 $13.57 6,744
7. Management Occupations $42.78 16,700
General and Operations Managers 22 $48.16 4,645
Managers, All Other 27 $34.01 1,818
Medical and Health Services Managers 29 $51.61 543
Architectural and Engineering Managers 38 $57.97 302
Administrative Services Managers 70 $39.39 387
Chief Executives 77 $77.01 481
Financial Managers 79 $45.65 1,162
Food Service Managers 82 $22.42 543
Sales Managers 88 $59.47 927
Human Resources Managers 90 $45.34 201
Construction Managers 91 $36.25 871
8. Architecture and Engineering Occupations $33.91 3,659
Mechanical Engineers 4 $42.56 232
Industrial Engineers 10 $39.29 239
Electrical Engineers 12 $40.24 176
Engineers, All Other 21 $41.87 140
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 50 $26.89 60
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 59 $26.28 204

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9. Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations $30.21 3,421
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 23 $55.73 76
10. Business and Financial Operations Occupations $29.71 12,470
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 11 $29.19 481
Management Analysts 35 $35.08 1,218
Financial Analysts 39 $30.26 114
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 46 $27.69 532
Accountants and Auditors 48 $29.53 2,395
Human Resources Specialists 62 $26.33 773
Training and Development Specialists 85 $26.15 417
11. Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations $20.55 4,560
Coaches and Scouts 83 $18.73 429
12. Education, Training, and Library Occupations $22.72 14,223
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 66 $25.10 2,220
Postsecondary Teachers 68 $32.04 3,015
Teacher Assistants 76 $13.36 1,551
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical
Education 94 $24.60 732
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 101 $12.96 647
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical
Education 102 $24.74 1,221
13. Computer and Mathematical Occupations $33.92 4,989
Computer Systems Analysts 1 $33.96 395
Software Developers, Applications 3 $46.04 980
Computer User Support Specialists 5 $21.17 682
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 6 $30.78 373
Information Security Analysts 40 $34.68 53
Operations Research Analysts 44 $34.57 44
Web Developers 51 $24.46 312
Database Administrators 56 $35.45 124
Computer Network Architects 58 $49.41 182
Software Developers, Systems Software 86 $42.75 299
Computer Programmers 98 $36.65 279
14. Personal Care and Service Occupations $11.66 15,261
Personal Care Aides 25 $10.24* 2,562
Recreation Workers 42 $15.63 241
15. Sales and Related Occupations $17.14 29,729
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical
and Scientific Products 15 $38.35 469
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 30 $23.61 467
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except
Technical and Scientific Products 31 $29.56 2,305
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 84 $25.59 1,514
16. Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations $10.93 28,896
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 41 $15.97 1,659
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast
Food 64 $10.11* 6,328

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 Food Preparation Workers 78 $10.35* 1,789
Cooks, Restaurant 95 $11.96 2,970
17. Community and Social Service Occupations $23.80 3,776
Healthcare Social Workers 80 $29.39 129
18. Healthcare Support Occupations $15.14 5,943
Nursing Assistants 33 $13.96 1,568
Home Health Aides 34 $11.42 615
Physical Therapist Assistants 49 $21.43 103
Medical Assistants 69 $15.97 1,195
19. Protective Service Occupations $21.21 6,539
20. Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations $14.37 878
21. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations $12.03 14,722
22. Legal Occupations $39.53 2,109
*Indicates average hourly earnings that are below the Nevada liveable wage index for a single adult.