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Orange County sees job growth in education

November 16th, 2009, 3:35 pm · 2 Comments · posted by OCRegister.com/Monster

By Bill Quinnan
For O.C. Register Special Sections

In Orange County, educational careers account for seven of the 50 fastest-growing occupations, and four of the 50 occupations expected to offer the most job openings from 2006 through 2016.

Leading the way for projected job growth is the occupation of high-school teacher, excluding special and vocational education. The occupation is projected to generate 6,9270 job openings from 2006 through 2016, including newly created jobs and openings due to teachers leaving the occupation or the geographic area. The occupation has a projected growth-rate of 22 percent, on par with the faster-than-average growth rate projected for the industry as a whole.

The occupation of elementary school teacher, excluding special education, is projected to generate 5,450 openings over the 10-year period. The occupation ranks as the county’s 16th fastest growing occupation, with a projected growth rate of 31 percent.

For teacher assistants, 4,160 openings are projected, along with a projected growth rate of 20 percent. The occupation of middle-school teacher is projected to generate 2,920 openings. With a projected growth rate of 29 percent, the occupation ranks as the 27th fastest-growing.

Other occupations noted for fast growth include special-education teachers from pre-school through middle school; kindergarten teachers, excluding special education; and instructional coordinators.

Collectively, postsecondary-teaching occupations are expected to generate 5,810 job openings in the county over the 10-year projection period, with a projected growth rate of 25 percent. Among the occupations expected to offer the most opportunities at postsecondary-educational institutions include vocational education; biological science; art, drama and music; computer science; and philosophy and religion. The occupation of postsecondary English-language and literature teacher also made the EDD’s list of the county’s 50 fastest growing occupations.

Bill Quinnan is a freelance writer who lives in Orange County. Readers can send e-mail to him at bquinnan@sbcglobal.net. Bill cannot provide job leads.

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  • dan rodgers says:
    November 27, 2009 at 9:11 am

    Thanks for the informative article. I read on AOL news that principals will be in short supply in the near future. I'm assuming this is across the nation. I was just wondering if you had any information on the job market for principals in Orange County.

  • Bill Quinnan says:
    December 2, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    From what I can tell, demand is expected to be pretty strong.

    According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job openings for education administrators will increase at about an average rate nationally, but demand will be high to due to workers retiring from the occupation.

    The California Employement Development Department has projected that openings for education administrators will increase at a relatively fast rate in Orange County (23.8 percent from 2006 through 2016) for elementary- and high-school administrators. This would equal about 380 job openings over the 10-year period. Replacement needs are projected to generate an additional 450 openings in the county.

    I'd say 830 openings over a 10-year period would be pretty strong demand for a position requiring such a high level of skill and experience.

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