Top 10 Best Jobs in Dallas, Texas from 2012 - 2020

Dallas, Texas is the 9th largest city in the United States of America. Together, with Fortworth, Texas (the 18th largest city) to the west, Dallas forms The Metroplex or the Dallas-Fortworth Metroplex. Each city offers its own substantial numbers of high-growth occupations to job seekers.

The Top 10 Fastest-Growing Occupations in Dallas, Texas are reported by the state government to be in the following list, specifically in the dedicated Dallas Workforce Development Area.

1. Home Health Aides
2. Petroleum Engineers
3. Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts
4. Financial Examiners
5. Special Education Teachers K-12 AND Mainstream K-12 School Teachers, including Vocational
6. Physician Assistants
7. Compliance Officers
8. Dental Hygienists & Assistants and Medical Assistants
9. Veterinary Technologists & Technicians
10. Physical Therapists

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The largest growth industries for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metro include:

Retail, Business Services, Medical and Health, Government Contracting, Banking, Defense, and Technologies.

Most-needed workers ion the Dallas Metro Area include:

1. Physical Therapists, Assistants and Aides
2. Occupational Therapists
3. Project Managers
4. Event Specialists
5. Sales Representatives
6. Java Developers and other Engineers: Manufacturing, QA, Systems, Electrical
7. Truck Drivers
8. Physicians
9. Business Analysts
10. Registered Nurses (RNs) - includes more highly paid Travel Nurses

1. Locumtenens.com - Medical and Healthcare
2. Schneider National - Transportation/Trucking
3. Lockheed Martin - IT, Defense, Aerospace Advancement
4. Corpus Christi Medical Center
5. CJW Medical Center
6. HCA - Healthcare
7. Texas Health Resources
8. Hewlett Packard
9. Rph On the Go - Pharmacists and Technicians
10. IBM - IT

• University of Dallas
• University of Texas at Dallas
• University of North Texas at Dallas
• Art Institute of Dallas
• Christ for the Nations at Dallas
• Mountain View College
• Richland College
• Southern Methodist University
• Dallas Baptist University
• Dallas Christian College
• Dallas County Community Colleges
• University of Texas Southwest Medical Center
• Wade College
• Westminster Theological Seminary

Other fast growing jobs in the Dallas labor market area include the following list. many are in college leevel instruction and appear in bold print:

1. Computer Systems Analysts
2. Crossing Guards
3. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (college level)
4. Biomedical Engineers
5. Area, Ethnic, & Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
6. Athletic Trainers
7. Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
8. Restaurant Cooks
9. Business Teachers, Postsecondary
10. Child, Family, & School Social Workers
11. Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
12. Computer Specialists
13. Art, Drama, & Music Teachers, Postsecondary
14. Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
15. Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

• Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium
• Dallas Cowboys Home Page
• Dallas Desperados - Arena Football League
• Dallas Diamonds - Women's Professional Football
• Dallas Harlequins - Rugby
• Dallas Mavericks - NBA
• Dallas Revolution - Independent Women's Football League
• Dallas Stars - Hockey
• FC Dallas - Major League Soccer
• Texas Tornado - Hockey
• Taxas Rangers - Major League Baseball
• The University of Texas at Dallas Athletics
• Lone Star Park Horse Racing Track
• Dallas/Ft. Worth Area Golf Courses
• Big D Texas Marathon