Fastest-Growing College-Level Occupations, 2010-20

Last week, I blogged about the fastest-growing industries, according to the latest round of employment projections published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, applying to the years 2010 through 2020.  If you're looking for college-level occupations with lots of job opportunities, here is some information you will find helpful. Next week I'll feature a similar table with occupations that don't require college.

Fastest-Growing College-Level Occupations 2010-20
Occ title	Empl 2010	Growth	Total annual job  open-ings	Edu- cation	Expe- rience	Train- ing
Biomedical Engineers	15,700	61.7%	1,310	Bachelor's degree	None	None
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	80,200	52.0%	5,570	Associate degree	None	None
Physical Therapist Assistants	67,400	45.7%	4,120	Associate degree	None	None
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	71,600	43.7%	4,500	Bachelor's degree	Less than 1 year	None
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	53,700	43.5%	3,170	Associate degree	None	None
Occupational Therapy Assistants	28,500	43.3%	1,680	Associate degree	None	None
Interpreters and Translators	58,400	42.2%	4,030	Bachelor's degree	None	Long-term on-the-job training
Marriage and Family Therapists	36,000	41.2%	2,260	Master's degree	None	Internship/ residency
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	282,700	41.2%	19,180	Bachelor's degree	None	None
Physical Therapists	198,600	39.0%	10,060	Doctoral or professional degree	None	None
Dental Hygienists	181,800	37.7%	10,490	Associate degree	None	None
Audiologists	13,000	36.8%	560	Doctoral or professional degree	None	None
Health Educators	63,400	36.5%	3,690	Bachelor's degree	None	None
Cost Estimators	185,400	36.4%	10,300	Bachelor's degree	None	None
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	100,000	36.4%	4,260	Doctoral or professional degree	None	None
Mental Health Counselors	120,300	36.3%	6,940	Master's degree	None	Internship/ residency
Veterinarians	61,400	35.9%	3,420	Doctoral or professional degree	None	None
Geographers	1,600	35.4%	130	Bachelor's degree	None	None
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	2,200	34.9%	150	Master's degree	None	Internship/ residency
Occupational Therapists	108,800	33.5%	5,710	Master's degree	None	None
Healthcare Social Workers	152,700	33.5%	8,740	Master's degree	None	None
Optometrists	34,200	33.1%	2,340	Doctoral or professional degree	None	None
Software Developers, Systems Software	392,300	32.4%	16,800	Bachelor's degree	None	None
Personal Financial Advisors	206,800	32.1%	9,020	Bachelor's degree	None	None
Medical Equipment Repairers	37,900	31.5%	2,230	Associate degree	None	Moderate-term on-the-job training
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	126,100	31.3%	6,940	Bachelor's degree	None	None
Biochemists and Biophysicists	25,100	30.8%	1,340	Doctoral or professional degree	None	None
Database Administrators	110,800	30.6%	5,270	Bachelor's degree	1 to 5 years	None
Athletic Trainers	18,200	30.0%	1,190	Bachelor's degree	None	None