Registered nurses: so hot right now
Things that are hot right now: sweatpants-as-real-pants, [insert any name] of the Jenner/Kardashian clan (sorry haters), anything produced by Shonda Rhimes, "Shake it Off" inspired videos - and this list of hot jobs for 2015.
CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. compiled a list of the top jobs for the New Year by looking at supply versus demand – the occupations that have a large number of openings each month compared to the number of people actually hired for these jobs.
The list is broken down into two sections – those jobs that require a college degree and those that don't – and both sections include jobs that span industries, so there are opportunities for every type of job seeker looking to make a change.
If you're in the market for a new job in 2015, check out the 18 jobs featured below (that is, if you're not too busy catching up on "Scandal" .
Among occupations that require a college education and have the largest gap between job openings and hires are:
| Occupation | Average monthly unique job postings | Average monthly hires | Gap between postings and hires | Job growth 2010 - 2014 | Total employment in 2014 | Median hourly earnings |
| Marketing executive (1) | 34,613 | 11,617 | 22,996 | 10% | 191,872 | $57.42 |
| Software developer, applications | 52,700 | 31,616 | 21,084 | 15% | 684,614 | $44.66 |
| Registered nurse | 122,922 | 103,804 | 19,118 | 5% | 2,729,647 | $32.51 |
| Industrial engineer | 26,031 | 7,880 | 18,151 | 9% | 235,817 | $38.96 |
| Network and computer system administrator | 35,788 | 18,734 | 17,054 | 7% | 378,638 | $35.84 |
| Web developer | 30,108 | 14,616 | 15,492 | 17% | 151,081 | $28.02 |
| Medical and health services manager | 27,696 | 12,626 | 15,070 | 6% | 317,314 | $43.61 |
| Physical therapist | 24,425 | 10,880 | 13,545 | 10% | 211,296 | $38.63 |
| Speech-language pathologist | 15,113 | 7,112 | 8,001 | 5% | 133,383 | $34.00 |
| Sales manager | 28,589 | 22,280 | 6,309 | 8% | 376,238 | $51.98 |
Among occupations that don't require a college degree, but have gaps between job openings and hires are (2):
| Occupation | Average monthly unique job postings | Average monthly hires | Gap between postings and hires | Job growth 2010 - 2014 | Total employment in 2014 | Median hourly earnings |
| Truck driver, heavy and tractor-trailer | 242,400 | 131,902 | 110,498 | 9% | 1,838,993 | $18.37 |
| Merchandise displayer and window trimmer | 20,808 | 6,126 | 14,682 | 5% | 79,145 | $13.11 |
| Orderly | 7,287 | 2,079 | 5,208 | 4% | 56,944 | $11.66 |
| Sales representative, wholesale and manufacturing | 18,547 | 14,802 | 3,745 | 7% | 385,789 | $35.59 |
| Purchasing manager | 5,286 | 2,534 | 2,752 | 7% | 72,351 | $49.86 |
| Medical records and health information technician | 9,224 | 7,332 | 1,892 | 6% | 187,947 | $16.81 |
| Telemarketer | 23,733 | 22,224 | 1,509 | 8% | 250,429 | $11.03 |
| Demonstrator and product promoter | 12,742 | 11,308 | 1,434 | 10% | 96,096 | $12.26 |
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