Few industries in Wisconsin have been spared by the workforce shortage.

Many need workers and are willing to raise wages to fill their open positions, but some industries are more in demand than others. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development rates the state's 50 hottest jobs, which are jobs with the most projected openings and salaries above the state's median average.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, these are the state's hottest jobs.

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1. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

• Annual total openings: 6,593

• Median income: $44,200

• Percent change 2018-2028: 7.21%

• Projected total employment by 2028: 56,542

• Education required: postsecondary non-degree

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2. Sales representatives (wholesale and manufacturing)

• Total annual openings: 4,432

• Median income: $59,640

• Percent change 2018-2028: 3.77%

• Projected total employment by 2028: 41,569

• Education required: high school diploma or equivalent

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3. Maintenance and repair workers (general)

• Total annual openings: 3,712

• Median income: $40,700

• Percent change 2018-2028: 5.53%

• Projected total employment by 2028: 37,258

• Education required: high school diploma or equivalent

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4. Registered nurses

• Total annual openings: 3,602

• Median income: $70,150

• Percent change 2018-2028: 7.76%

• Projected total employment by 2028: 61,396

• Education required: associate's or bachelor's degree

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5. General and operations managers

• Total annual openings: 3,320

• Median income: $104,990

• Percent change 2018-2028: 5.92%

• Projected total employment by 2028: 36,882

• Education required: bachelor's degree

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6. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

• Total annual openings: 2,698

• Median income: $59,200

• Percent change 2018-2028: 3.97%

• Projected total employment by 2028: 25,926

• Education required: high school diploma or equivalent

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7. Elementary school teachers

• Total annual openings: 2,667

• Median income: $55,860

• Percent change 2018-2028: 5.62%

• Projected total employment by 2028: 34,585

• Education required: bachelor's degree

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8. Accountants and auditors

• Total annual openings: 2,596

• Median income: $63,390

• Percent change 2018-2028: 5.87%

• Projected total employment by 2028: 26,992

• Education required: bachelor's degree

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9. Carpenters

• Total annual openings: 2,557

• Median income: $47,610

• Percent change 2018-2028: 10.62%

• Projected total employment by 2028: 23,652

• Education required: high school diploma or equivalent

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10. Farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers

• Total annual openings: 2,546

• Median income: $60,520

• Percent change 2018-2028: 4.63%

• Projected total employment by 2028: 25,067

• Education required: high school diploma or equivalent

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The full list of Wisconsin's hot jobs can be found at jobcenterofwisconsin.com/wisconomy/pub/hotjobs.

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Contact Natalie Brophy at (715) 216-5452 or nbrophy@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @brophy_natalie.

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This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Wisconsin hot jobs: truck drivers, nurses, teachers among the top