Top 100 Hot Jobs in Lancaster County: Highlighting Six Career Paths

1. Top 100 Hot Jobs inLancaster County:Highlighting Six Career Paths Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board Lancaster, PA

2. Hot Jobs • Hot Jobs are projections of where the most family-sustaining jobs will be created for the next ten years. • Unlike many other projections from the public or private sectors, we include the jobs created from vacancies that come from retirements of current personnel as well as jobs created or lost because of growth or decline in the industry. • We only include jobs on the Hot Jobs list that pay more than $12 per hour since that is the self-sufficiency wage for Lancaster County.

3. Career Pathways • Groupings of occupations where progressively accumulating skills define a pathway for promotions and lateral moves. • Pathways that we have identified… • Production • Administrative Support • Health Care • Construction and Trades • Sales • Technical Support

4. Production • 24,022 jobs in 2011 to 23,613 in 2021 for a net loss of 409 or -1.71% • Projected openings for the decade: 6,472 • Average hourly wage in 2011: $16.19 • Industries • General Warehousing and Storage • Other Commercial Printing • Commercial Bakeries • Poultry Processing • Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing • Supermarkets and Other Grocery Stores

5. Production • Laborers • Team Assemblers • General Maintenance and Repair Workers • Helpers-Production Workers • Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators • Printing Machine Operators • Packaging Machine Operators • First-Line Supervisors of Production Workers • Food Batchmakers • Inspectors, Testers, Sorters • Industrial Machinery Mechanics • Molding and Casting Machine Operators • Bakers • Slaughterers

6. Production

7. Compatible Entry Jobs

8. Packaging Machine to Maintenance Driver to Packaging Machine

9. Packaging Machine to Maintenance Driver to Packaging Machine

10. Production

11. Administrative Support • 25,866 jobs in 2011 to 26,212 in 2021 for a net gain of 346 or 1.33% • Projected openings for the decade: 5,425 • Average hourly wage in 2011: $15.16 • Industries • Offices of Physicians • Local Government • Religious Organizations • General Medical and Surgical Hospitals • Commercial Banking • Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

12. Administrative Support • Customer Service Representatives • General Office Clerk • Receptionists and Information Clerks • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks • First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support • Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive • Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks • Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants • Billing and Posting Clerks • Medical Secretaries

13. Administrative Support

14. Compatible Entry Jobs

15. Executive Secretary to Supervisor Clerk to Executive Secretary

16. Executive Secretary to Supervisor Clerk to Executive Secretary

17. Administrative Support

18. Health Care • 13,116 jobs in 2011 to 14,721 in 2021 for a net gain of 1,605 or 12.24% • Projected openings for the decade: 3,913 • Average hourly wage in 2011: $28.14 • Industries • General Medical and Surgical Hospitals • Continuing Care Retirement Communities • Offices of Physicians • Nursing Care Facilities • Home Health Care Services • Local Government

19. Health Care • Registered Nurses • Nursing Aides • Licensed Practical Nurses • Physicians and Surgeons • Pharmacy Technicians • Medical Assistants • Dental Hygienists • Dental Assistants

20. Health Care

21. Compatible Entry Jobs

22. LPN to RN Nurse Aide to LPN

23. LPN to RN Nurse Aide to LPN

24. Health Care

25. Construction and Trades • 17,045 jobs in 2011 to 17,698 in 2021 for a net gain of 653 or 3.84% • Projected openings for the decade: 3,887 • Average hourly wage in 2011: $20.21 • Industries • Nonresidential Electrical Contractors • Commercial and Institutional Building Construction • Residential Plumbing and HVAC Contractors • Residential Remodelers • New Single-Family Housing Construction • Nonresidential Plumbing and HVAC Contractors • Residential Finish Carpentry Contractors

26. Construction and Trades • Carpenters • Construction Laborers • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Braziers • Brickmasons and Blockmasons • Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics • Electricians • Construction Managers • Painters • Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters • Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers • Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters • First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics and Installers • Operating Engineers

27. Construction and Trades

28. Compatible Entry Jobs

29. Carpenter to Cost Estimator Laborer to Carpenter

30. Carpenter to Cost Estimator Laborer to Carpenter

31. Construction and Trades

32. Sales • 15,636 jobs in 2011 to 17,130 in 2021 for a net gain of 1,494 or 9.55% • Projected openings for the decade: 5,327 • Average hourly wage in 2011: $22.36 • Industries • Insurance Agencies and Brokerages • Investment Advice • Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers • Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers • Commercial Banking • Other Commercial Printing

33. Sales • Customer Service Representatives • Sales Representatives, wholesale and manufacturing • Personal Financial Advisors • Securities and Financial Services Sales Agents • Driver/Sales Workers • Insurance Sales Agents • Sales Managers • Sales Representatives, Services • Bill and Account Collectors • Parts Salespersons • Counter and Rental Clerks

34. Sales

35. Compatible Entry Jobs

36. Property to Securities CSR to Property

37. Property to Securities CSR to Property

38. Sales

39. Technical Support • 6,515 jobs in 2011 to 7,251 in 2021 for a net gain of 736 or 11.28% • Projected openings for the decade: 2,149 • Average hourly wage in 2011: $23.90 • Industries • Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services • Other Accounting Services • Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices • Offices of Certified Public Accountants • Tax Preparation Services • Marketing Consulting Services • Local Government

40. Technical Support • Accountants and Auditors • Management Analysts • Graphic Designers • Market Research Analysts • Cost Estimators • Financial Analysts • Public Relations Specialists • Computer Support Specialists

41. Technical Support

42. Compatible Entry Jobs

43. Technical Support

44. For More Information Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board 313 W. Liberty St., Suite 114 Lancaster, PA 17603 717-735-0333 www.LancasterCountyWIB.com PA CareerLink of Lancaster County 1016 N. Charlotte St. Lancaster, PA 17603 717-509-5613 www.jobs4Lancaster.com