If you're in school or in the service waiting for the abysmal job market to rebound, there's good news on the employment front. A burgeoning job market awaits you when you're ready to enter the workforce. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its employment projections for the next 10 years, and several occupations and industries expected to flourish are ideal for veterans and transitioning service members.
A large majority of the job growth -- 96%, in fact -- will occur in service-producing industries: professional and business services, health care and social assistance, and state and local government, which will all add a total of more than 9 millions jobs. Additionally, the goods-producing sector will see a small boost in the construction industry, as this field is projected to add 1.3 million jobs.
The bulk of the fastest-growing jobs will be in the professional and related occupations, as well as service occupations, reports the BLS. Many of these positions, such as athletic trainers or physician's assistants, are good for transitioning service members or veterans who want to apply their military experience to a civilian job. Most of these vocations will require an associate or bachelor's degree.
Here are 30 of the fastest-growing jobs that you should keep your eye on in the next 10 years:
- Biomedical engineers -- bachelor's degree
- Network systems and data communications analysts -- bachelor's degree
- Home health aides -- on-the-job training (OJT)
- Personal and home care aides -- OJT
- Financial examiners -- bachelor's
- Medical scientists (except epidemiologists) -- doctoral degree
- Physician assistants -- master's degree
- Skin care specialists -- postsecondary vocational award
- Biochemists and biophysicists -- doctoral degree
- Athletic trainers -- bachelor's
- Physical therapist aides -- OJT
- Dental hygienists -- associate degree
- Veterinary technologists and technicians -- associate degree
- Dental assistants -- OJT
- Computer software engineers, applications -- bachelor's
- Medical assistants -- OJT
- Physical therapist assistants -- associate degree
- Veterinarians -- first professional degree
- Self-enrichment education teachers -- work experience in a related field
- Compliance officers -- OJT
- Occupational therapist aides -- OJT
- Environmental engineers -- bachelor's
- Pharmacy technicians -- OJT
- Computer software engineers, systems software -- bachelor's
- Survey researchers -- bachelor's
- Physical therapists -- master's
- Personal financial advisers -- bachelor's
- Environmental engineering technicians -- associate degree
- Occupational therapist assistants -- associate degree
- Fitness trainer and aerobics instructors -- postsecondary vocational award
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