Top 30 Fastest Growing Jobs in America
2008 to 2018 – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Job Title
Important Questions
Degree
Salary
Growth
Biomedical Engineer
BS
$77,400
72%
Network Systems and Data Communications Analyst
BS
$71,100
53%
Home Health Aides
OJT
$20,460
49%
Personal and Home Care Aides
OJT
$19,180
51%
Financial Examiners
BS
$70,930
41%
Medical Scientists
PhD
$72,590
40%
Physician Assistants
MS
$81,230
39%
Skin Care Specialists
VocEd
$28,730
38%
Biochemists and Biophysicists
PhD
$82,840
37%
Athletic Trainers
BS
$39,640
37%
Physical Therapy Aides
AA/AS
$23,760
36%
Dental Hygienists
AA/AS
$66,360
36%
Veterinary Technologists / Technicians
AA/AS
$28,900
36%
Dental Assistants
OJT
$32,380
36%
Computer Software Engineers / Applications
BS
$85,430
34%
Medical Assistants
OJT
$28,300
33%
Physical Therapy Assistants
AA/AS
$46,140
33%
Veterinarians
PhD
$79.050
33%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
OJT
$35,720
33%
Compliance Officers
OJT
$48,890
31%
Occupational Therapist Aides
OJT
$26,960
31%
Environmental Engineers
BS
$74,920
31%
Pharmacy Technicians
OJT
$27,710
30%
Computer Software Engineers/Systems Software
BS
$92,430
30%
Survey Researchers
BS
$36,220
30%
Physical Therapists
MS
$72,920
30%
Personal Financial Advisers
BS
$69,050
30%
Environmental Engineer Technician
AA/AS
$74,020
30%
Occupational Therapist Assistants
AA/AS
$66,780
30%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
VocEd
$29,210
24%
1. What Do You Notice Here?
2. What level of education
receives the best salary?
3. What accounts for the large
number of jobs in the health
industry?
4. Which jobs require the least
amount of education for the
largest salary?
5. What kinds of skills are
necessary to perform this
work?
6. What level of salary would you
consider to be a living wage?
7. What are the number of jobs
available in:
Business?
Human Services?
Technology?
Engineering?
Health?
8. In the year you graduate… Will
you have a background in any
of the jobs that will be growing
in numbers?
9. What classes should you take
now to better prepare for the
job market that’s just 4 to 6
years away?
BS – Bachelors of Science
OJT – On the Job Training
PhD – Doctorate
AA/AS – Associate of Arts/Science
MS – Masters
VocEd – Technical School