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Growth
Opportunities Exist In Linn County
Good news
for Linn County high school students: According
to the just-released 2002-03 Occupational Outlook Handbook, a publication of the
U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the chart below
identifies the fastest growing occupations in the United States.
It should be of particular interest to high school students in Linn
County that career opportunities in each of these career titles (in both of the
charts below) exist in Linn County. The
occupations in the first chart below are listed in percent order.
For example, projections are that by the year 2010, there will be a 100
percent increase in the number of computer software applications engineers, and
the number of new jobs in that occupation will increase by 380,000.
Fastest
Growing Occupations
|
Occupation |
Employment Number
Percent |
Most
significant source of education or training |
|
|
Computer
software engineers, applications |
380,000 |
100 |
Bachelor’s
degree |
|
Computer
support specialists |
490,000 |
97 |
Associate
degree |
|
Computer
software engineers, systems software |
284,000 |
90 |
Bachelor’s
degree |
|
Network
and computer systems administrators |
187,000 |
82 |
Bachelor’s
degree |
|
Network
systems and data communications analysts |
92,000 |
77 |
Bachelor’s
degree |
|
Desktop
publishers |
25,000 |
67 |
Postsecondary
vocational award |
|
Database
administrators |
70,000 |
66 |
Bachelor’s
degree |
|
Personal
and home care aides |
258,000 |
62 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Computer
systems analysts |
258,000 |
60 |
Bachelor’s
degree |
|
Medical
assistants |
187,000 |
57 |
Moderate-term
on-the-job training |
|
Social
and human service assistants |
147,000 |
54 |
Moderate-term
on-the-job training |
|
Physician
assistants |
31,000 |
53 |
Bachelor’s
degree |
|
Medical
records and health information technicians |
66,000 |
49 |
Associate
degree |
|
Computer
and information systems managers |
150,000 |
48 |
Bachelor’s
or higher degree, plus work experience |
|
Home
health aides |
291,000 |
47 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Physical
therapist aides |
17,000 |
46 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Occupational
therapist aides |
4,000 |
45 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Physical
therapist assistants |
20,000 |
45 |
Associate
degree |
|
Audiologists |
6,000 |
45 |
Master’s
degree |
|
Fitness
trainers and aerobics instructors |
64,000 |
40 |
Postsecondary
vocational award |
|
Computer
and information scientists, research |
11,000 |
40 |
Doctoral
degree |
|
Veterinary
assistants and laboratory animal caretakers |
22,000 |
40 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Occupational
therapist assistants |
7,000 |
40 |
Associate
degree |
|
Veterinary
technologists and technicians |
19,000 |
39 |
Associate
degree |
|
Speech-language
pathologists |
34,000 |
39 |
Master’s
degree |
|
Mental
health and substance abuse social workers |
33,000 |
39 |
Master’s
degree |
|
Dental
assistants |
92,000 |
37 |
Moderate-term
on-the-job training |
|
Dental
hygienists |
54,000 |
37 |
Associate
degree |
|
Special
education teachers, preschool, kindergarten and elementary school.
|
86,000 |
37 |
Bachelor’s
degree |
|
Pharmacy
technicians |
69,000 |
36 |
Moderate-term
on-the-job training |
The
second chart looks at the growth in occupations in another way.
Whereas the chart above lists occupations that will have the highest
percentage of growth, the chart below lists actual numbers of jobs that are
expected to be created in particular careers.
For example, the number of registered nurses is expected to increase by
561,000 by the end of the year 2010, and the percentage of growth in this career
is 26 percent of all occupations.
Occupations
With the Largest Job Growth
|
Occupation |
Employment
Change, 2000-2010 Number
Percent |
Most
significant source of education or training |
|
|
Combined
food preparation and serving workers including fast food |
673,000 |
30 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Customer
service representatives |
631,000 |
32 |
Moderate-term
on-the-job training |
|
Registered
nurses |
561,000 |
26 |
Associate
degree |
|
Retail
salespersons |
510,000 |
12 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Computer
support specialists |
490,000 |
97 |
Associate
degree |
|
Cashiers,
except gaming |
474,000 |
14 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Office
clerks, general |
430,000 |
16 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Security
guards |
391,000 |
35 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Computer
software engineers, applications |
380,000 |
100 |
Bachelor’s
degree |
|
Waiters
and waitresses |
364,000 |
18 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
General
and operations managers |
363,000 |
15 |
Bachelor’s
or higher degree, plus work experience |
|
Truck
drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
346,000 |
20 |
Moderate-term
on-the-job training |
|
Nursing
aides, orderlies and attendants |
323,000 |
24 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Janitors
and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
317,000 |
13 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Postsecondary
teachers |
315,000 |
23 |
Doctoral
degree |
|
Teacher
assistants |
301,000 |
24 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Home
health aides |
291,000 |
47 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Laborers
and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
289,000 |
14 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Computer
software engineers, systems software |
284,000 |
90 |
Bachelor’s
degree |
|
Landscaping
and groundskeeping workers |
260,000 |
29 |
Short-term
on-the-job training |
|
Personal
and home care aides |
258,000 |
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