Here are the 10 most-needed jobs in the Dayton region

Ads for drivers of heavy and tractor-trailer trucks were the most common online job listings in the 12-county JobsOhio West region that includes the Dayton area, according to data compiled from the state’s OhioMeansJobs.com online portal for the 30 day period ending Jan. 13.

The Dayton Daily News investigated the local job market and efforts to train workers for jobs.

That story published over the weekend and included information on the most job ads by position, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

1. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (1,442)

2. Registered nurses (1,412)

3. Software developers, applications (1,167)

4. First-time supervisors of retail workers (1,003)

5. Retail salespersons (766)

6. Information security analysts (441)

7. Clerks-stockroom, warehouse or storage yard (413)

8. Customer service representatives (403)

9. First-line supervisors of food prep/serving workers (392)

10. Cashiers (368)

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