Top Ten Occupations in Texas by Education Level Based on 2010 Employment
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
Postsecondary Vocational Award/Certificate
Rank |
Occupation Description | Number of Jobs |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 101,221 |
2 |
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 67,660 |
3 |
Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 44,681 |
4 |
Medical secretaries | 35,758 |
5 |
Preschool teachers, except special education | 31,853 |
6 |
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 23,021 |
7 |
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 18,556 |
8 |
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians | 15,709 |
9 |
Real estate sales agents | 15,119 |
10 |
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 14,274 |
Associate’s Degree
Rank |
Occupation Description | Number of Jobs |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Registered nurses | 171,527 |
2 |
Computer support specialists | 44,456 |
3 |
Paralegals and legal assistants | 16,278 |
4 |
Radiologic technologists and technicians | 14,883 |
5 |
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians | 14,629 |
6 |
Medical records and health information technicians | 13,579 |
7 |
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 12,515 |
8 |
Civil engineering technicians | 12,041 |
9 |
Dental hygienists | 10,945 |
10 |
Respiratory therapists | 9,263 |
Bachelor’s Degree
Rank |
Occupation Description | Number of Jobs
|
|---|---|---|
1 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education | 156,476 |
2 |
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 101,164 |
3 |
Accountants and auditors | 84,276 |
4 |
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 77,998 |
5 |
Business operation specialists, all other | 59,583 |
6 |
Teachers and instructors, all other | 47,647 |
7 |
Computer systems analysts | 44,427 |
8 |
Computer software engineers, systems software | 34,394 |
9 |
Computer software engineers, applications | 33,545 |
10 |
Computer programmers | 30,477 |
Degree Plus Work Experience
Rank |
Occupation Description | Number of Jobs |
|---|---|---|
1 |
General and operations managers | 148,431 |
2 |
Management analysts | 38,071 |
3 |
Financial managers | 27,704 |
4 |
Administrative services managers | 24,517 |
5 |
Sales managers | 20,843 |
6 |
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 20,565 |
7 |
Medical and health services managers | 20,038 |
8 |
Computer and information systems managers | 17,651 |
9 |
Chief executives | 14,077 |
10 |
Engineering managers | 11,701 |
Master’s Degree
Rank |
Occupation Description | Number of Jobs |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 22,799 |
2 |
Physical therapists | 11,560 |
3 |
Librarians | 11,070 |
4 |
Instructional coordinators | 11,069 |
5 |
Speech-language pathologists | 10,126 |
6 |
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers | 9,396 |
7 |
Occupational therapists | 7,318 |
8 |
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 7,173 |
9 |
Operations research analysts | 6,341 |
10 |
Counselors, all other | 6,240 |
First Professional Degree
Rank |
Occupation Description | Number of Jobs |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Physicians and surgeons | 37,399 |
2 |
Lawyers | 31,704 |
3 |
Pharmacists | 20,512 |
4 |
Dentists, general | 5,095 |
5 |
Veterinarians | 3,853 |
6 |
Optometrists | 1,716 |
7 |
Chiropractors | 1,343 |
8 |
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | 693 |
9 |
Podiatrists | 568 |
10 |
Audiologists | 533 |
Doctoral Degree
Based on Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. data, only nine occupations were listed with doctoral degree requirements.
Rank |
Occupation Description | Number of Jobs |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Postsecondary teachers | 107,590 |
2 |
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 5,245 |
3 |
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 4,362 |
4 |
Computer and information scientists, research | 1,429 |
5 |
Biochemists and biophysicists | 676 |
6 |
Physicists | 645 |
7 |
Microbiologists | 586 |
8 |
Astronomers | 195 |
9 |
Mathematicians | 89 |
