Fastest Growing Occupations

Some interesting stats from the NY Times on Sunday regarding those areas where the most job growth is likely to occur until 2018. 8 of the top 10 categories are health care or wellness related, 1 is in IT, and the other is in financial services. Here they are in order of projected demand:

--1)BioMedical Engineering--Designing and building innovative devices for artificial limbs/organs

--2)Network Systems and Data Communications Analyst--Backend implementers of an IT dept

--3)Home Health Aide--Assisting the elderly in homes/assisted-living facilities, esp medically.

--4)Personal and Home Care Aide--No medical emphasis, but more day to day needs of elderly.

--5)Financial Examiner--Accounting forensics/internal auditors/compliance examiners

--6)Medical Scientist--Focus on human disease and conditions, biotech, pharmaceutical cos, hospitals, and universities.

--7)Physican Assistant--Key member of the medical team. Not a Dr, but not a nurse.

--8)Skin Care Specialist--Treatment of face/body. 98% are women.

--9)Biochemist and Biophysicist--Study living organisms at the molecular level. DNA manipulation and how that can be used to treat disease and genetic disorders.

--10)Athletic Trainer--Work under a Dr's supervision. Not a personal trainer.

Check out the article that shows other data ie projected salaries and percentage growth.