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Orange RPU 2023 Biennial Modification to PY 2021-24 Regional Plan <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />The following is a list of the occupations in Orange County with emerging demand. These <br />occupations have a location quotient of less than 1.2 as of 2022. The location quotient <br />has increased since 2017. The competitive effect is positive in these professions, <br />demonstrating a high degree of regional-specific factors influencing job growth. <br /> <br />Occupations with Emerging Demand <br />SOC Description 2017 Jobs 2022 <br />Jobs <br />2017 - <br />2022 <br />Change <br />Median <br />Hourly <br />Earnings <br />Competiti <br />ve Effect <br />2017 <br />Location <br />Quotient <br />2022 <br />Location <br />Quotient <br />31-1100 <br />Home Health and Personal Care Aides; <br />and Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, and <br />Psychiatric Aides <br />44,489 57,510 13,021 $14.15 9,736 0.88 1.08 <br />53-6000 Other Transportation Workers 3,225 3,596 372 $14.92 895 0.77 1.04 <br />21-1000 Counselors, Social Workers, and Other <br />Community and Social Service Specialists 21,472 23,687 2,215 $25.30 490 0.95 0.99 <br />35-1000 Supervisors of Food Preparation and <br />Serving Workers 10,199 13,637 3,438 $18.32 1,340 0.87 0.98 <br />27-4000 Media and Communication Equipment <br />Workers 2,082 2,246 164 $23.52 330 0.82 0.97 <br />25-1000 Postsecondary Teachers 13,553 13,946 393 $45.12 686 0.91 0.97 <br />25-9000 Other Educational Instruction and Library <br />Occupations 16,767 17,382 614 $18.86 371 0.92 0.95 <br />19-3000 Social Scientists and Related Workers 2,432 2,557 124 $48.37 30 0.88 0.90 <br />19-4000 Life, Physical, and Social Science <br />Technicians 3,377 3,676 300 $24.30 305 0.81 0.90 <br />27-3000 Media and Communication Workers 5,562 5,623 61 $32.45 57 0.85 0.87 <br />29-2000 Health Technologists and Technicians 23,974 27,571 3,597 $28.58 3,229 0.75 0.86 <br />29-1000 Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating <br />Practitioners 46,324 52,960 6,637 $56.77 3,765 0.76 0.83 <br />51-3000 Food Processing Workers 6,809 7,256 446 $16.09 282 0.76 0.80 <br />29-9000 Other Healthcare Practitioners and <br />Technical Occupations 645 1,190 545 $30.02 106 0.71 0.79 <br />39-2000 Animal Care and Service Workers 1,405 2,386 980 $14.46 543 0.59 0.78 <br />47-4000 Other Construction and Related Workers 3,028 3,426 397 $28.07 239 0.67 0.73 <br />25-2000 <br />Preschool, Elementary, Middle, <br />Secondary, and Special Education <br />Teachers <br />28,039 28,871 832 $42.52 649 0.64 0.66 <br />51-8000 Plant and System Operators 1,411 1,732 321 $38.72 380 0.42 0.54 <br />39-4000 Funeral Service Workers 266 372 106 $17.12 109 0.37 0.53 <br />33-1000 Supervisors of Protective Service <br />Workers 1,169 1,649 480 $57.20 217 0.38 0.44 <br />45-4000 Forest, Conservation, and Logging <br />Workers 117 222 105 $16.42 102 0.20 0.38 <br />53-2000 Air Transportation Workers 1,029 1,069 40 $49.13 44 0.33 0.35 <br />53-5000 Water Transportation Workers 182 294 112 $33.93 115 0.20 0.33 <br />45-1000 Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and <br />Forestry Workers 107 150 43 $21.86 40 0.21 0.29 <br />Source: LIGHTCAST, 2023 <br />EXHIBIT 1