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Some employers ask for more or less, and about one posting in a hundred has an occupation we could not match, which is left out. Projected growth is the Bureau of Labor Statistics' change in employment from 2025 to 2035 for the occupation, a national forecast and not a promise for any one city. Only occupations with at least 200 open jobs are ranked.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. 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