Fastest Growing Jobs

America's Fastest Growing Jobs - Check out this list

FASTEST GROWING JOBS BY EDUCATION LEVEL

Here are some of the occupations for which labor economists predict the fastest growth in the coming 10 years. Note that not all positions require a college or graduate degree, although that helps to ensure your future employability. Some fields are on the list as they are growing at an unusual rate.

• Food workers


• Personal and Home care aides


• Retail salespeople


• Child care workers


• Truck drivers


• Cashiers


• Teacher aides and educational assistants


• Medical assistants


• Dental assistants


• Nursing aides


• Guards


• Receptionists


• Office and Information Clerks

Education Level Open But Long-Term Work or Training Required

• Office and administrative support supervisors


• Actors, Musicians and Producers


• Flight attendants


• Sheriffs, Police and Correctional officers


• Food service and lodging managers


• Carpenters


• Insurance adjusters, examiners and investigators


• Maintenance repairers


• Electricians


• Restaurant cooks

Career School or Other Vocational Training

• Data processing equipment repair people


• Manicurists


• Licensed practical nurses


• Surgical technologists


• Hair stylists/Cosmetologists


• Legal and Medical secretaries


• Emergency medical technicians


• Automotive mechanics and service technicians


• Electrical and electronics technicians and technologists

Associate (Two-Year College) Degree

• Computer support specialists


• Dental hygienists


• Registered nurses


• Paralegals


• Radiological technologists


• Respiratory therapists


• Health information technicians


• Cardiology technologists


• Physical therapy assistants

Bachelor's Degree

• Computer programmers


• Teachers, Secondary, Elementary, Special, Preschool


• Computer Systems Analysts


• Accountants and Auditors


• Physical therapists


• General Managers and Top Executives


• Residential counselors

Master's Degree

• Speech pathologists


• Operations research analysts


• Librarians


• Psychologists


• Social Workers


• Counselors


• Curators


• Urban and Regional Planners

Doctor's Degree

• College and University Faculty


• Biological scientists


• Mathematicians


• Optometrist


• Medical scientists


• Podiatrist

Professional Degree

• Lawyers


• Veterinarians


• Physicians


• Chiropractors


• Dentists

Limitations of Labor Market Information: There are basic limitations to the process of labor market data collection and publication. These limitations include population samples, timeliness and institutional biases. At best, employment projections are a guide, and because these data are produced based on historical data, use of employment projections is limited. Labor market information serves a broad array of users, including the business community, general public, educators, media and government. Obtained from employer surveys, administrative records and other sources, LMI provides information about the historical, current, and future state of the economy.

America's Fastest Growing Jobs

The information above is based on the Occupational Outlook Quarterly 1998-2008.

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