Predictions about careers that will be popular in the near future.
Themes:
(by number of new jobs; numbers in thousands of jobs)
| Employment | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | 2004 | 20141 | Number | Percent |
| Retail salespersons | 4,256 | 4,992 | 736 | 17.3 |
| Registered nurses | 2,394 | 3,096 | 703 | 29.4 |
| Postsecondary teachers | 1,628 | 2,153 | 524 | 32.2 |
| Customer service representatives | 2,063 | 2,534 | 471 | 22.8 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,374 | 2,813 | 440 | 18.5 |
| Waiters and waitresses | 2,252 | 2,627 | 376 | 16.7 |
| Combined food preparation and service workers, including fast food | 2,150 | 2,516 | 367 | 17.1 |
| Home health aides | 624 | 974 | 350 | 56.0 |
| Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 1,455 | 1,781 | 325 | 22.3 |
| General and operations managers | 1,807 | 2,115 | 308 | 17.0 |
1. Projected.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly Labor Review, Nov. 2005. Web: www.bls.gov .
