Hot Future Jobs for the Next Decade
Hard to believe but there are hot future jobs to consider jumping into in both common occupations and some real odd-balls. Although the gross number of some of these occupations (think: make-up artist) are fairly small, the growth rates for any of the aforementioned occupations is not.
There were a number of surprises in the 2008-09 Occupational Handbook this time around. Several high growth rate jobs were mainstream (think financial and tech) but others were flung far afield. None of the following occupations is expected to grow slower than thrity percent over the decade long projection.
From the BLS 2008-09 Occupational Outlook (results from Table I-5)
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts - Expecting a 50% increase
Computer Software Applications Engineers - Anticipating forty percent plus expansion
Personal Financial Advisors - Upwards of 40%
Make-Up Artists - Theatrical Not many positions (1000) but still nearly 40% growth rate for this specialized field
Veterinarians - Expected 35% growth - maybe 22000 jobs
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors - Net expansion suggested to be 34%
Financial Analysts - I make no warrantee on this one (34%) as this study was done prior to the Lehman collapse
Physical Therapist Assistants - 33% A growing area of the service economy
Forensic Science Technicians - 30% Perhaps inspired by the wave of criminal forensic television shows
Dental Hygienists - Bright smiles are always *in* - 30%
As best as our economists can forecast these are expected to be the hot future jobs of the next few years. No one can be sure whether any or all of the hot future jobs will come open but there are a number of industries expected to expand - even despite the recent contractions in 2009. There were noticeably few hot future jobs listed for careers requiring less than a post secondary education - a few in construction - that was about it.
Reference:
Projections and estimates for this brief article came from data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook (2008-09). Table I-5: Above-average growth and above-average wage occupations, by educational attainment cluster and wages, 2006 and projected 2016. From: Bureau of Labor Statistics web site: http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/
There is some light on the jobs horizon - despite today’s gloomy prospects. Demographic forces alone will force the expansion of some industries - so think about those sectors of the economy when career planning. Get ahead of the game and get the right qualifications and certifications to land one of the hot future careers.
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