Most New Jobs:20 Occupations with the Highest Projected Numeric Change in Employment

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Most new jobs:20 occupations with the highest projected numeric change in employment.

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OCCUPATION / NUMBER OF NEW JOBS (PROJECTED), 2012-22 / 2012 MEDIAN PAY
Personal care aides / 580,800 / $19,910 per year
Registered nurses / 526,800 / $65,470 per year
Retail salespersons / 434,700 / $21,110 per year
Home health aides / 424,200 / $20,820 per year
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food / 421,900 / $18,260 per year
Nursing assistants / 312,200 / $24,420 per year
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive / 307,800 / $32,410 per year
Customer service representatives / 298,700 / $30,580 per year
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners / 280,000 / $22,320 per year
Construction laborers / 259,800 / $29,990 per year
General and operations managers / 244,100 / $95,440 per year
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand / 241,900 / $23,890 per year
Carpenters / 218,200 / $39,940 per year
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks / 204,600 / $35,170 per year
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers / 192,600 / $38,200 per year
Medical secretaries / 189,200 / $31,350 per year
Office clerks, general / 184,100 / $27,470 per year
Childcare workers / 184,100 / $19,510 per year
Maids and housekeeping cleaners / 183,400 / $19,570 per year
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses / 182,900 / $41,540 per year

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Fastest growing occupations (undergraduate degrees):20 occupations with the highest percent change of employment between 2012-22.

OCCUPATION / ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING / PROJECTED NUMBER
OF NEW JOBS / PROJECTED
GROWTH RATE / 2012 MEDIAN PAY
Information security analysts / None / 10,000 to 49,999 / 30 percent or faster / $75,000 or more
Interpreters and translators / Short-term on-the-job training / 10,000 to 49,999 / 30 percent or faster / $35,000 to $54,999
Market research analysts and marketing specialists / None / 50,000 or more / 30 percent or faster / $55,000 to $74,999
Meeting, convention, and event planners / None / 10,000 to 49,999 / 30 percent or faster / $35,000 to $54,999
Actuaries / Long-term on-the-job training / 5,000 to 9,999 / 20 to 29 percent / $75,000 or more
Athletic trainers / None / 1,000 to 4,999 / 20 to 29 percent / $35,000 to $54,999
Biomedical engineers / None / 5,000 to 9,999 / 20 to 29 percent / $75,000 or more
Cartographers and photogrammetrists / None / 1,000 to 4,999 / 20 to 29 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Civil engineers / None / 50,000 or more / 20 to 29 percent / $75,000 or more
Computer systems analysts / None / 50,000 or more / 20 to 29 percent / $75,000 or more
Cost estimators / None / 50,000 or more / 20 to 29 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Dietitians and nutritionists / Internship/residency / 10,000 to 49,999 / 20 to 29 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Geographers / None / 0 to 999 / 20 to 29 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Logisticians / None / 10,000 to 49,999 / 20 to 29 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Medical and health services managers / None / 50,000 or more / 20 to 29 percent / $75,000 or more
Mental health and substance abuse social workers / None / 10,000 to 49,999 / 20 to 29 percent / $35,000 to $54,999
Operations research analysts / None / 10,000 to 49,999 / 20 to 29 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Personal financial advisors / None / 50,000 or more / 20 to 29 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Petroleum engineers / None / 5,000 to 9,999 / 20 to 29 percent / $75,000 or more
Social and community service managers / None / 10,000 to 49,999 / 20 to 29 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Software developers, applications / None / 50,000 or more / 20 to 29 percent / $75,000 or more
Software developers, systems software / None / 50,000 or more / 20 to 29 percent / $75,000 or more
Accountants and auditors / None / 50,000 or more / 10 to 19 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Administrative services managers / None / 10,000 to 49,999 / 10 to 19 percent / $75,000 or more
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators / Moderate-term on-the-job training / 0 to 999 / 10 to 19 percent / $55,000 to $74,999

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Slowest growing occupations (undergraduate degrees):20 occupations with the highest percent change of employment between 2012-22.

OCCUPATION / ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING / PROJECTED NUMBER
OF NEW JOBS / PROJECTED
GROWTH RATE / 2012 MEDIAN PAY
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers / Moderate-term on-the-job training / Declining / Declining / $75,000 or more
Broadcast news analysts / None / Declining / Declining / $55,000 to $74,999
Editors / None / Declining / Declining / $35,000 to $54,999
Fashion designers / None / Declining / Declining / $55,000 to $74,999
Industrial production managers / None / Declining / Declining / $75,000 or more
Insurance underwriters / Moderate-term on-the-job training / Declining / Declining / $55,000 to $74,999
Labor relations specialists / None / Declining / Declining / $35,000 to $54,999
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists / Short-term on-the-job training / Declining / Declining / $35,000 to $54,999
Reporters and correspondents / None / Declining / Declining / $35,000 to $54,999
Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents / Moderate-term on-the-job training / Declining / Declining / $35,000 to $54,999
Adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors / Internship/residency / 5,000 to 9,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $35,000 to $54,999
Advertising and promotions managers / None / 1,000 to 4,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $75,000 or more
Aerospace engineers / None / 5,000 to 9,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $75,000 or more
Agricultural engineers / None / 0 to 999 / 0 to 9 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Appraisers and assessors of real estate / Long-term on-the-job training / 1,000 to 4,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $35,000 to $54,999
Architectural and engineering managers / None / 10,000 to 49,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $75,000 or more
Art directors / None / 1,000 to 4,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $75,000 or more
Budget analysts / None / 1,000 to 4,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture / None / 1,000 to 4,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $35,000 to $54,999
Career/technical education teachers, middle school / Internship/residency / 0 to 999 / 0 to 9 percent / $35,000 to $54,999
Career/technical education teachers, secondary school / Internship/residency / 1,000 to 4,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Chemical engineers / None / 1,000 to 4,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $75,000 or more
Chemists / None / 5,000 to 9,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $55,000 to $74,999
Chief executives / None / 10,000 to 49,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $75,000 or more
Commercial and industrial designers / None / 1,000 to 4,999 / 0 to 9 percent / $55,000 to $74,999

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics:

School / 1
/ 2
/ 3
/ 4
/ 5
A / Mechanical Engineering
(21) / Chemistry
(125) / Chemical Engineering (8) / Mathematics
(1) / Aeronautical Engineering
(13)
B / Law
(22) / Communications
(65) / Accounting
(133) / Business Administration
(215) / Classical Literature
(15)
C / Pharmacy
(8) / Dentistry
(9) / Teacher Education
(2) / Law
(5) / History
(13)
D / Licensed Practitioner Nurse
(300+) / Registered Nurse
(300+) / Computer Systems Analysis / Administration
(276) / Computer Graphics Technology
(300+) / Combined Electrician / Business Management Program
(3**)
E / Business Administration (87) / Communications
(44) / Fashion Design
(1) / Financial Planning
(63) / Teacher Education
(212)

Breakdown of top five majors per school by number of students (and National Ranking*)

*Only top 300 schools are ranked per major. Some majors are offered in less than 300 schools.

** 1 of 5 known programs