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Orange RPU PY 2025-2028 Regional Plan
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<br />NAICS Description 2019
<br />Jobs
<br />2024
<br />Jobs
<br />2019 -
<br />2024
<br />Change
<br />2019 -
<br />2024 %
<br />Change
<br />Competitive
<br />Effect
<br />2019
<br />LQ
<br />2024
<br />LQ
<br />519
<br />Web Search Portals,
<br />Libraries, Archives, and
<br />Other Information
<br />Services
<br />1,025 1,634 610 59% 360 0.55 0.74
<br />312 Beverage and Tobacco
<br />Product Manufacturing 2,124 2,758 634 30% 163 0.65 0.72
<br />622 Hospitals 33,389 36,355 2,966 9% 1,421 0.58 0.63
<br />221 Utilities 2,980 3,392 412 14% 202 0.48 0.54
<br />457 Gasoline Stations and
<br />Fuel Dealers 5,033 5,828 795 16% 593 0.44 0.51
<br />481 Air Transportation 1,114 1,386 273 24% 136 0.19 0.22
<br />484 Truck Transportation 6,490 7,330 840 13% 483 0.33 0.37
<br />Data Source: Lightcast
<br />Emerging Occupations with Regional Demand
<br />Emerging occupations are closely tied to the industries experiencing rapid growth in
<br />Orange County. These roles address key workforce needs in healthcare, logistics, and
<br />transportation, reflecting the impact of technological advancements, demographic
<br />changes, and regional economic strengths.
<br />Key highlights include:
<br />• Home Health and Personal Care Aides added 12,921 jobs, representing 22%
<br />growth from 2019 to 2024. This occupation has a competitive effect of 6,873, with
<br />an LQ increase from 0.96 to 1.11, signaling rising regional demand driven by an
<br />aging population.52
<br />• Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners grew by 17%, adding 9,386
<br />jobs. With a competitive effect of 3,208, this occupation supports the expanding
<br />need for specialized medical services, reflecting Orange County’s emphasis on
<br />healthcare access.53
<br />• Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers added 1,936
<br />jobs, growing by 49%. Its competitive effect of 710 and LQ increase from 0.74 to
<br />0.88 highlight the growing importance of logistics and supply chain management
<br />in the region.54
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<br />SOC Description 2019
<br />Jobs
<br />2024
<br />Jobs
<br />2019 -
<br />2024 %
<br />Change
<br />Median
<br />Hourly
<br />Earnings
<br />Competitive
<br />Effect
<br />2019
<br />LQ
<br />2024
<br />LQ
<br />31-1100
<br />Home Health and Personal
<br />Care Aides; and Nursing
<br />Assistants, Orderlies, and
<br />Psychiatric Aides
<br />57,941 70,862 22% $15.57 6,873 0.96 1.11
<br />29-1000 Healthcare Diagnosing or
<br />Treating Practitioners 54,875 64,261 17% $62.72 3,208 0.81 0.89
<br />53-3000 Motor Vehicle Operators 34,768 40,304 16% $22.72 3,496 0.65 0.74
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<br />52 Lightcast. Occupational Analysis Tool. Accessed January 2025. https://analyst.lightcast.io
<br />53 Lightcast. Occupational Analysis Tool.
<br />54 Lightcast. Occupational Analysis Tool.
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