Los Angeles and Orange
Powering Economic Opportunity
Between 2017 and 2022, about 224,400 new jobs are forecast to be added across all industries in the Los Angeles Basin, a growth rate of 3.7 percent. When consideration is given to replacement jobs, approximately 2.4 million total openings (net new and replacement) are projected in the Basin over the period; close to one-third (32 percent) of these openings are expected to be in middle-skill occupations.
High-Growth Middle-Skill Occupations in LA Basin
Currently, about 10 percent of all jobs in the Los Angeles Basin are considered middle-skill jobs, which provide identifiable opportunities for workers to earn a living wage and well-defined “career ladders” to move up the economic opportunity chain. However, this percentage is almost certain to increase markedly over the next half decade, with over one million total job openings forecast to be created in the Los Angeles Basin over the next five years and with employers seeking to fill many of those openings with middle-skill workers.
Architecture and Architectural Technology
The number of jobs for architectural and civil drafters is projected to increase by 2% through 2023. More than 550 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Digital Media - Graphic Arts
The number of jobs for the graphic arts occupations in this report is projected to decrease by 2% through 2023. However, nearly 4,200 job openings will be available annually due to retirements and workers leaving the field.
Printing and Lithography
The number of jobs for commercial and industrial designers is projected to decrease by 1% through 2023. However, more than 200 job openings will be available annually due to retirements and workers leaving the field.
Construction Estimating
The number of jobs for occupations related to construction estimation in this report is projected to increase by 4% through 2023. More than 7,900 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Automotive Technology
The number of jobs for the automotive technology occupations in this report is projected to increase by 2% through 2023. More than 4,100 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Computer Infrastructure and Support
The number of jobs for computer infrastructure and support occupations is projected to increase by 4% through 2023. More than 4,000 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Robotics Welding
The number of jobs for robotics welding-related occupations is projected to decrease by 3% through 2023. More than 50 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Real Estate
The number of jobs for the real estate occupations in this report is projected to increase by 3% through 2023. Nearly 6,300 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Cyber Operations
The number of jobs for the cyber operations occupations in this report is projected to increase by 4% through 2023. Over 3,500 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Animation
The number of jobs for multimedia artists and animators is projected to decrease by 7% through 2023. Despite this decrease, over 600 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Cybersecurity - Digital Forensics and Incident Response
The number of jobs for the digital forensics and incident response occupations in this report is projected to increase by 4% through 2023. Over 3,500 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need
Museum Assistant
The number of jobs for these museum assistant occupations is projected to increase by 15% through 2023. Nearly 200 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Tax Studies
The number of jobs for tax-related occupations is projected to increase by 4% through 2023. More than 900 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Phlebotomy
The number of jobs for phlebotomists and clinical laboratory technologists and technicians is projected to increase by 7% through 2022. Over 1,500 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Medical Scribe
The number of jobs related to medical scribes is projected to increase by 10% through 2022. Over 8,000 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Home Health Aide
The number of jobs for home health aides is projected to increase by 29% through 2022. Nearly 52,000 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Certified Nurse Assistant
The number of jobs for nursing assistants is projected to increase by 14% through 2022. Nearly 5,900 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Nutrition and Foods
The number of jobs for nutrition, foods, and culinary arts occupations is projected to increase by 11% through 2023. Over 6,000 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
The Business of Art
The number of jobs for business of art occupations is projected to increase by 14% through 2023. Over 130 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Administration of Justice
The number of jobs for law enforcement occupations is projected to increase by 5% through 2023. Over 3,200 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Marketing and Distribution
The number of jobs for digital marketing occupations is projected to decrease by 2% through 2023. Despite the projected decrease, over 7,500 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Industrial Automation
Industrial automation occupations are slightly increasing by less than 1% over the next five years, and nearly 400 job openings will be available annually due to new job growth and replacement need.
Accounting
The number of jobs for tax preparers; and bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks is projected to decrease by 1% through 2022. However, 9,800 job openings will be available annually due to job replacement need (e.g. retirements). This key findings report focuses on the following programs: CPA track, taxation and advanced accounting, intermediate and cost accounting and accounting ethics and auditing.