Los Angeles and Orange
Global Trade and Logistics
As these are not standard occupations, employer job postings were referenced for identifying labor market demand. While there are many advertisements posted, the majority require a Bachelor’s degree.
Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
To become a Certified Athletic Trainer, students must obtain a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited program from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) and pass the Board of Certification (BOC) exam.
Costume Design
Between 2014 and 2017, programs training for the occupations of interest conferred 151 awards (3-yr average), suggesting an oversaturation of costume designers.
Administration of Justice
Professionals in this particular field often enroll in local community colleges to keep skills and knowledge current or to upskill.
Fire Officer
Firefighters and related positions are expected to increase by 5% over the next five years, resulting in over 650 annual openings, with the majority of openings being for firefighters.
Tax Preparer
There are projected to be 500 jobs annually for tax preparers in the region; however, this occupation is forecasted to decrease by 2% over the next five years.
Information Technology
Information technology jobs are expected to increase by 5% over the next five years, resulting in over 2,300 annual job openings.
Code Enforcement and Compliance
Each of the four occupations focused on in this data brief has average entry-level hourly earnings above the living wage for Orange County, ranging from $20.08 to $27.49
User Experience/Interaction Design
There are expected to be over 2,800 annual openings for user experience/interaction design related jobs through 2022.
Pharmacy Technology
In Los Angeles County, jobs related to pharmacy technology are predicted to experience a 10% increase through 2022; however, it is important to note most job openings are the result of replacement need.
ECG/Telemetry Technician
Through 2022, cardiovascular technologists and technicians jobs are forecasted to grow by 12%, resulting in over 100 annual openings.
Project Management
Of the 1,644 employer postings in 2017 that specified an education level, 92% of employers sought candidates with a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Web Development Specialist
Jobs related to web development specialist occupations are expected to experience a 4% increase through 2022.
Computer Programming
The majority of job postings desired a candidate with a Bachelor’s degree, and 50% of the computer programmer workforce holds a Bachelor’s degree as their highest level of education. This suggests that computer programmer jobs are typically above middle-skill level positions.
Engineering Technicians
Jobs related to engineering technician occupations are expected to experience a 5% increase through 2022, resulting in over 7,500 annual job openings.
Homeland Security
Students interested in one of the fields that is often associated with homeland security, can enroll in one of seven community college programs: information technology, emergency medical services, paramedic, administration of justice, industrial and transportation security, police academy, and fire technology. Between 2014 and 2017, these programs have conferred and average of 739 awards in Orange County.
Library Technology
In Los Angeles County, library technicians and assistants jobs are forecasted to increase by 8% through 2022.
Child Development
There will be over 14,000 annual child development related job openings in Los Angeles County through 2022.
Baking and Pastry Management
In 2017, there were 1,169 online job postings for baking professionals and baking/pastry managers in Los Angeles County.
On average, 1,372 awards are conferred each year in programs related to homeland security, which suggests there may be an oversupply of workers within the region.
Construction Management
In 2017, there were nearly 12,000 ads for construction management related jobs in Los Angeles County
Health Information Technology
Jobs related to health information technology are predicted to experience a 10% increase through 2022
Environmental Technology
The number of jobs for environmental engineering technicians is predicted to increase by 10% through 2022
Cosmetology and Barbering
Jobs related to cosmetology and barbering are predicted to experience an 11% increase through 2022
Professional Baking
Jobs related to professional baking are predicted to experience a 3% increase through 2022