Contents: Largest growth: High Pay , low Pay | Bio-Science
Job openings is a combination of job creation/industry growth, job turnover (replacements for people retiring or moving to different jobs), the economy and other variables.
A fast growing industry/job function will have less turnover (because more workers are young), so most jobs will be due to expansion, while an older stable industry/job will have more jobs from turnover and fewer from expansion.
These numbers vary by industry and job. I couldn't find any general formula to compute number of new jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports job creation while O*NET OnLINE! reports need (creation + turnover).
Occupations with the largest job growth
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) November 2007 Monthly Labor Review.
Sorted by number of new jobs (thousands) in next 10 years.
Title | Jobs (1,000) | % increase | Sal- ary | Education or training |
2006 | new | 10 yrs | per year |
High Salary |
Registered nurses | 2,505 | 587 | 23% | 2.1% | VH | Associate degree |
Postsecondary teachers | 1,672 | 382 | 23% | 2.1% | VH | Doctoral degree |
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,618 | 239 | 15% | 1.4% | H | Work experience in a related occupation |
Computer software engineers, applications | 507 | 226 | 45% | 3.8% | VH | Bachelor's degree |
Accountants and auditors | 1,274 | 226 | 18% | 1.6% | VH | Bachelor's degree |
Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,540 | 209 | 14% | 1.3% | H | Bachelor's degree |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,860 | 193 | 10% | 1.0% | H | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Carpenters | 1,462 | 150 | 10% | 1.0% | H | Long-term on-the-job training |
Management analysts | 678 | 149 | 22% | 2.0% | VH | Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |
Computer systems analysts | 504 | 146 | 29% | 2.6% | VH | Bachelor's degree |
Network systems and data communications analysts | 262 | 140 | 53% | 4.4% | VH | Bachelor's degree |
Maintenance and repair workers, general | 1,391 | 140 | 10% | 1.0% | H | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Specific jobs of interest to friends and family.
new = new jobs created |
need = (new + turnover)
Title | Jobs (1,000) | % increase | Sal- ary | Education or training |
2006 | new | 10 yrs | per year |
Low Salary |
Title | Jobs (1,000) | % increse | Sal- ary | Education or training |
2006 | new | 10 yrs | per year |
Retail salespersons | 4,477 | 557 | 12% | 1.2% | VL | Short-term on-the-job training |
Customer service representatives | 2,202 | 545 | 25% | 2.2% | L | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,503 | 452 | 18% | 1.7% | VL | Short-term on-the-job training |
Office clerks, general | 3,200 | 404 | 13% | 1.2% | L | Short-term on-the-job training |
Personal and home care aides | 767 | 389 | 51% | 4.2% | VL | Short-term on-the-job training |
Home health aides | 787 | 384 | 49% | 4.1% | VL | Short-term on-the-job training |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,387 | 345 | 14% | 1.4% | VL | Short-term on-the-job training |
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,447 | 264 | 18% | 1.7% | L | Postsecondary vocational award |
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2,114 | 263 | 12% | 1.2% | L | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Waiters and waitresses | 2,361 | 254 | 11% | 1.0% | VL | Short-term on-the-job training |
Child care workers | 1,388 | 248 | 18% | 1.7% | VL | Short-term on-the-job training |
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 1,220 | 221 | 18% | 1.7% | L | Short-term on-the-job training |
Receptionists and information clerks | 1,173 | 202 | 17% | 1.6% | L | Short-term on-the-job training |
Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 1,470 | 186 | 13% | 1.2% | VL | Short-term on-the-job training |
Security guards | 1,040 | 176 | 17% | 1.6% | L | Short-term on-the-job training |
Medical assistants | 417 | 148 | 35% | 3.1% | L | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Food preparation workers | 902 | 138 | 15% | 1.4% | VL | Short-term on-the-job training |
Teacher assistants | 1,312 | 137 | 10% | 1.0% | VL | Short-term on-the-job training |
Dental Assistant | 280 | 59 | 22% | 1.9% | L | Short-term on-the-job training |
Source: November 2007 Monthly Labor Review Table 3 Bureau of Labor Stataistics November 2007 Monthly Labor Review. at www.bls.gov/emp
and
Occupational Information at O*NET OnLINE!
New = Newly created jobs (not job openings which is new + vacancies)
O*NET gives "Projected need" which is new jobs + replacement for workers who leave.
Average yearly job growth rate = 0.8%
Salary
VH = very high $46,360 or more
H = high $30,630 to $46,300
L = low $21,260 to $30,560
VL = very low up to $21,220
Biological Science by Industry - BLS estimated change 2006-2016
Industry |
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing | Colleges, universities, and professional schools | All paid employment, except ag, forestry, private household, ... |
Occupation | jobs | % change | jobs | % change | jobs | % change |
total | new | 10 yr | per/yr | total | new | 10 yr | per/yr | total | new | 10 yr | per/yr |
Microbiologists | 3,312 | 862 | 26% | 2.3% | 1,615 | 192 | 12% | 1.1% | 16,572 | 1,982 | 12% | 1.1% |
Biochemists and Biophysicists | 4,177 | 1,087 | 26% | 2.3% | 1,743 | 207 | 12% | 1.1% | 19,291 | 3,230 | 16% | 1.5% |
Biological scientists, all other | 1,337 | 348 | 26% | 2.3% | 3,559 | 423 | 12% | 1.1% | 27,534 | 1,134 | 4% | 0.4% |
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 10,065 | 2,620 | 26% | 2.3% | 29,337 | 6,765 | 23% | 2.1% | 85,623 | 17,593 | 20% | 1.9% |
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | | | | | 1,183,715 | 272,971 | 23% | 2.1% | 1,665,712 | 381,265 | 23% | 2.1% |
Industry |
Hospitals | Research and development |
Occupation | jobs | % change | jobs | % change |
total | new | 10 yr | per/yr | total | new | 10 yr | per/yr |
Microbiologists | 512 | 56 | 11% | 1.0% | 4,337 | 753 | 17% | 1.6% |
Biochemists and Biophysicists | 497 | 54 | 11% | 1.0% | 9,021 | 1,566 | 17% | 1.6% |
Biological scientists, all other | 232 | 25 | 11% | 1.0% | | | | |
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 8,008 | 1,091 | 14% | 1.3% | 24,448 | 4,243 | 17% | 1.6% |
Postsecondary Teachers | 12,340 | 2,639 | 21% | 2.0% | 2,001 | 347 | 17% | 1.6% |
Source: National Employment Matrix, detailed industry by occupation
New = Newly created jobs (Job openings is new + vacancies)
Books:
Now What?: The Young Person's Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career by Nicholas Lore
Industries with most job need (20% attrition assumed)
Job need = creation + replacement
Note: The need is based on an industry average attricion rate, which in reality is not consistent across industries.
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Rank | Industry | work force | jobs (1,000) | grwth % /yr. |
new | need |
1 | Health care and social assistance | 14,920 | 4,034 | 7,018 | 2.4 |
2 | State and local government | 19,262 | 1,434 | 5,287 | 0.7 |
3 | Retail trade | 15,319 | 687 | 3,751 | 0.4 |
4 | Professional, scientific, and technical services | 7,372 | 2,122 | 3,596 | 2.6 |
5 | Accommodation and food services | 11,216 | 1,278 | 3,521 | 1.1 |
6 | Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 8,370 | 1,700 | 3,374 | 1.9 |
7 | Administrative and support services | 8,023 | 1,623 | 3,228 | 1.9 |
8 | Food services and drinking places | 9,383 | 1,024 | 2,900 | 1 |
9 | Financial activities | 8,363 | 1,207 | 2,880 | 1.4 |
10 | Nonagriculture self-employed and unpaid family worker (4) | 9,772 | 690 | 2,644 | 0.7 |
11 | Ambulatory health care services | 5,283 | 1,561 | 2,617 | 2.6 |
12 | Construction | 7,689 | 781 | 2,318 | 1 |
13 | Local government educational services | 7,939 | 512 | 2,099 | 0.6 |
14 | Other services | 6,235 | 843 | 2,090 | 1.3 |
15 | Wholesale trade | 5,898 | 429 | 1,608 | 0.7 |
16 | Hospitals, private | 4,427 | 692 | 1,577 | 1.5 |
17 | Offices of health practitioners | 3,508 | 857 | 1,559 | 2.2 |
18 | Social assistance | 2,309 | 1,095 | 1,557 | 4 |
19 | Employment services | 3,657 | 692 | 1,423 | 1.7 |
20 | Transportation and warehousing | 4,466 | 496 | 1,389 | 1.1 |
21 | Local government excluding enterprises, educational services, and hospitals | 4,072 | 470 | 1,284 | 1.1 |
22 | Nursing and residential care facilities | 2,901 | 687 | 1,267 | 2.1 |
23 | Education services | 2,918 | 609 | 1,193 | 1.9 |
24 | Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2,899 | 474 | 1,054 | 1.5 |
25 | Manufacturing | 14197 | -1503 | 1,000 | -1.1 |
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Rank | Industry | work force | jobs (1,000) | grwth % /yr. |
new | need |
26 | Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1,927 | 595 | 981 | 2.7 |
27 | Individual and family services | 974 | 713 | 908 | 5.7 |
28 | Management, scientific, and technical consulting services | 921 | 718 | 902 | 5.9 |
29 | Monetary authorities, credit intermediation, and related activities | 2,958 | 238 | 829 | 0.8 |
30 | Information | 3,055 | 212 | 823 | 0.7 |
31 | Residential care facilities | 1,317 | 513 | 776 | 3.3 |
32 | Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries | 1,404 | 472 | 753 | 2.9 |
33 | State government educational services | 2,295 | 291 | 750 | 1.2 |
34 | Computer systems design and related services | 1,278 | 489 | 745 | 3.3 |
35 | Services to buildings and dwellings | 1,797 | 364 | 723 | 1.9 |
36 | Home health care services | 867 | 481 | 654 | 4.5 |
37 | Religious organizations | 1,666 | 316 | 649 | 1.7 |
38 | Management of companies and enterprises | 1,809 | 270 | 632 | 1.4 |
39 | Architectural, engineering, and related services | 1,386 | 345 | 623 | 2.3 |
40 | Accommodation | 1,833 | 254 | 621 | 1.3 |
41 | Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools | 1,537 | 287 | 594 | 1.7 |
42 | Real estate | 1,503 | 293 | 594 | 1.8 |
43 | Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities | 816 | 376 | 539 | 3.9 |
44 | Nursing care facilities | 1,584 | 174 | 491 | 1 |
45 | Repair and maintenance | 1,249 | 204 | 454 | 1.5 |
46 | Truck transportation | 1437 | 158 | 445 | 1 |
47 | Federal government | 2728 | -103 | 443 | -0.4 |
48 | Child day care services | 807 | 272 | 433 | 2.9 |
49 | Outpatient, laboratory, and other ambulatory care services | 908 | 223 | 405 | 2.2 |
50 | Personal and laundry services | 1284 | 131 | 387 | 1 |
51 | Automotive repair and maintenance | 887 | 207 | 384 | 2.1 |
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