Fastest Growing Career Fields

Submitted by baker on Wed, 10/05/2005 - 04:53
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  • General Career Fields

  • 1. Computer and Data Processing Services
  • 2. Health Services
  • 3. Residential Care for the Elderly
  • 4. Legal Assistants
  • 5. Temporary Personnel Services
  • 6. Social Services
  • 7. Museums, Botanical and Zoological gardens
  • 8. Security and Commodity Brokers

  • At least a Bachelor's Degree:

  • 1. Elementary school teachers (except special education)
  • 2. Accountants and auditors
  • 3. Computer systems analysts
  • 4. Secondary school teachers (except special and vocational education)
  • 5. Computer software engineers (applications)
  • 6. Special education teachers
  • 7. Computer software engineers (systems software)
  • 8. Network systems and data communications analysts
  • 9. Network and computer systems administrators
  • 10. Computer Programmers
  • 11. Physical therapists
  • 12. Operations research analyst
  • 13. Securities/financial services
  • 14. Actuaries
  • 15. Occupational therapists
  • 16. Employment interviewers
  • 17. Electrical/electronic engineers
  • 18. Recreational therapists
  • 19. Systems analysts
  • 20. Lawyers
  • 21. Food service and lodging managers

  • Associate's Degree or some post-high school training:

  • 1. Registered nurses
  • 2. Computer support specialists; computer repairers
  • 3. Preschool teachers, except special education
  • 4. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
  • 5. Automotive service technicians and mechanics
  • 6. Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists
  • 7. Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors; physical and corrective therapy assistants; respiratory therapists
  • 8. Medical records and health information technicians
  • 9. Dental hygienists
  • 10. Emergency medical technicians and paramedics; EEG technicians surgical technologists; medical record technicians; radiologic technicians
  • 11. Paralegals
  • 12. Occupational therapy assistants and aides
  • 13. Maintenance repairers
  • 14. Carpenters
  • 15. Cooks
  • 16. Blue-collar worker supervisors
  • 17. Electrical and electronics technicians

  • High School:

  • 1. Home health aides
  • 2. Travel agents
  • 3. Subway and streetcar operators
  • 4. Social welfare service aides
  • 5. Human services workers
  • 6. Jailers
  • 7. Receptionists and information clerks
  • 8. Flight attendants
  • 9. Bakers, bread and pastry
  • 10. Guards
  • 11. Sales workers
  • 12. Janitors
  • 13. Waiters and waitresses
  • 14. General office clerks
  • 15. Cashiers
  • 16. Secretaries
  • 17. Nursing aides and orderlies; medical assistants
  • 18. Truckdrivers
Author Comments: 

List was compiled from various internet sources. Not intended as a legitimate research survey.