Table 1. Fastest growing occupations and occupations projected to have the largest numerical increases in employment between 2000 and 2010, by level of education or training
First-professional degree |
Doctoral degree |
Master's degree
Work experience plus bachelor's or higher degree |
Bachelor's degree
Associate degree |
Postsecondary vocational award
Work experience in a related occupation|
Long-term on-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Short-term on-the-job training
| Fastest growing occupations | Education/Training Category | Occupations having the largest category numerical increases in employment |
| First-professional degree | ||
| Veterinarians | Lawyers | |
| Pharmacists | Physicians and surgeons | |
| Chiropractors | Pharmacists | |
| Optometrists | Clergy | |
| Lawyers | Veterinarians | |
| Doctoral degree | ||
| Computer and information scientists, research | Postsecondary teachers | |
| Medical scientists | Biological scientists | |
| Postsecondary teachers | Computer and information scientists, research | |
| Biological scientists | Medical scientists | |
| Astronomers and physicists | Astronomers and physicists | |
| Master’s degree | ||
| Audiologists | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | |
| Speech-language pathologists | Physical therapists | |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | Speech-language pathologists | |
| Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | Psychologists | |
| Physical therapists | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | |
| Work experience plus bachelor’s or higher degree | ||
| Computer and information systems managers | General and operations managers | |
| Public relations managers | Computer and information systems managers | |
| Advertising and promotions managers | Management analysts | |
| Sales managers | Financial managers | |
| Medical and health services managers | Sales managers | |
| Bachelor’s degree | ||
| Computer software engineers, applications | Computer software engineers, applications | |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | Computer software engineers, systems software | |
| Network and computer systems administrators | Computer systems analysts | |
| Network systems and data communications analysts | Elementary schoolteachers, except special education | |
| Database administrators | Network and computer systems administrators | |
| Associate degree | ||
| Computer support specialists | Registered nurses | |
| Medical records and health information technicians | Computer support specialists | |
| Physical therapist assistants | Medical records and health information technicians | |
| Occupational therapist assistants | Paralegals and legal assistants | |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | Dental hygienists | |
| Postsecondary vocational award | ||
| Desktop publishers | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | |
| Surgical technologists | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | |
| Gaming dealers | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | |
| Work experience in a related occupation | ||
| First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | |
| First-line supervisors/managers of protective service workers, | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | |
| except police, fire, and corrections | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | |
| Private detectives and investigators | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | ||
| Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months) | ||
| Telecommunications line installers and repairers | Cooks, restaurant | |
| Actors | Police and sheriff’s patrol officers | |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | Electricians | |
| Interpreters and translators | Carpenters | |
| Police and sheriff’s patrol officers | Maintenance and repair workers, general | |
| Moderate-term on-the-job training (1 to 12 months) | ||
| Medical assistants | Customer service representatives | |
| Social and human service assistants | Truckdrivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | |
| Dental assistants | Medical assistants | |
| Pharmacy technicians | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency | Social and human service assistants | |
| medical technicians | ||
| Short-term on-the-job training (0 to 1 months) | ||
| Personal and home care aides | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | |
| Home health aides | Retail salespersons | |
| Physical therapist aides | Cashiers, except gaming | |
| Occupational therapist aides | Office clerks, general | |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | ||
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