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

Fastest-Growing Industries, 2010-20

Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published the latest round of employment projections, applying to the years 2010 through 2020. If you're looking for fields with lots of job opportunities, here is some information you will find helpful. This blog covers industries. My next blog will cover occupations.

  

Fastest-Growing Industries 2010-20
INDUSTRY TITLE	EMPL2010	EMPL2020	PCTCHG	EMPCHG
Social assistance	2,624,300	3,906,100	48.8%	1,281,800
Ambulatory health care services	5,975,900	8,633,200	44.5%	2,657,300
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	805,100	1,147,200	42.5%	342,100
Specialty trade contractors	3,465,400	4,695,200	35.5%	1,229,800
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)	25,200	33,400	32.5%	8,200
Heavy and civil engineering construction	828,600	1,086,400	31.1%	257,800
Health and personal care stores	978,800	1,278,400	30.6%	299,600
Professional, scientific, and technical services	7,423,900	9,551,500	28.7%	2,127,600
Construction of buildings	1,231,600	1,583,500	28.6%	351,900
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles	86,900	110,600	27.3%	23,700
Couriers and messengers	527,100	669,300	27.0%	142,200
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	27,300	34,500	26.4%	7,200
Nursing and residential care facilities	3,129,000	3,951,000	26.3%	822,000
Warehousing and storage	628,300	793,600	26.3%	165,300
Furniture and home furnishings stores	436,400	550,200	26.1%	113,800
Water transportation	62,800	78,700	25.3%	15,900
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments	800,900	1,002,300	25.1%	201,400