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Thinking Career Change? Try These.
Whether you're thinking career change because you're struggling to find a good job, or thinking of going back to school, the US job market over the next decade will likely be very different to the previous decade according to the Bureau Labor Statistics.
The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) employment projections state the fastest growing occupation list is heavy with occupations in the science, medical, and technology fields. Below is BLS’s list of occupations that will see the largest increase in employment in percentage terms that require a bachelor’s degree or higher:
Occupations with the fastest growth
|
Occupations |
Percent change |
Number of new jobs(in thousands) |
Wages (May 2008 median) |
Education/training category |
|
Biomedical engineers |
72 |
11.6 |
$ 77,400 |
Bachelor's degree |
|
Network systems and data communications analysts |
53 |
155.8 |
71,100 |
Bachelor's degree |
|
Home health aides |
50 |
460.9 |
20,460 |
Short-term on-the-job training |
|
Personal and home care aides |
46 |
375.8 |
19,180 |
Short-term on-the-job training |
|
Financial examiners |
41 |
11.1 |
70,930 |
Bachelor's degree |
|
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
40 |
44.2 |
72,590 |
Doctoral degree |
|
Physician assistants |
39 |
29.2 |
81,230 |
Master's degree |
|
Skin care specialists |
38 |
14.7 |
28,730 |
Postsecondary vocational award |
|
Biochemists and biophysicists |
37 |
8.7 |
82,840 |
Doctoral degree |
|
Athletic trainers |
37 |
6.0 |
39,640 |
Bachelor's degree |
|
Physical therapist aides |
36 |
16.7 |
23,760 |
Short-term on-the-job training |
|
Dental hygienists |
36 |
62.9 |
66,570 |
Associate degree |
|
Veterinary technologists and technicians |
36 |
28.5 |
28,900 |
Associate degree |
|
Dental assistants |
36 |
105.6 |
32,380 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
|
Computer software engineers, applications |
34 |
175.1 |
85,430 |
Bachelor's degree |
|
Medical assistants |
34 |
163.9 |
28,300 |
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
|
Physical therapist assistants |
33 |
21.2 |
46,140 |
Associate degree |
|
Veterinarians |
33 |
19.7 |
79,050 |
First professional degree |
|
Self-enrichment education teachers |
32 |
81.3 |
35,720 |
Work experience in a related occupation |
|
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation |
31 |
80.8 |
48,890 |
Long-term on-the-job training |
|
SOURCE: BLS Occupational Employment Statistics and Division of Occupational Outlook |
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Of the 20 fastest growing occupations, 12 are in the associate degree or higher category. Of the remaining 8, 6 are in an on-the-job training category, 1 is in the work experience in a related occupation category, and 1 is in the postsecondary vocational degree category. Eleven of these occupations earn at least $10,000 more than the National annual median wage, which was $32,390 as of May 2008. In fact, 9 of the occupations earned at least twice the National median in May 2008.
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