Looking
for the next big thing to boost your career? These 10 jobs are expected to be
among the fastest-growing in the coming decade.
The job landscape is always
changing, based on the needs of the market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
projects that between 2018 and 2028, the U.S. will gain 8.4 million new jobs.
The BLS expects that the fastest-growing jobs will be in health
care and related services. Fast growth also is expected in fields related to
renewable energy, mathematics and computers.
If you’re looking for a job that’s likely to be around in the
next 10 years — in a field that needs workers — here are the occupations that
the BLS expects to grow fastest.
10. Speech-language pathologists
Projected job growth rate
for 2018-2028: 27.3%
Median annual wage as of 2018:
$77,510
The BLS expects speech-language pathologist jobs to grow
27% between 2018 and 2028, a much faster rate than average.
This career is part of the larger health care category, which the BLS
expects to be a fast-growing career field.
As the large generation of baby boomers grows older, the BLS expects
strokes and dementia to cause speech or language impairments among many older
people.
9. Nurse practitioners
Projected job growth rate
for 2018-2028: 28.2%
Median annual wage as of
2018:
$107,030
Between 2018 and 2028, labor experts expect to see about 62,000
new nurse practitioner jobs — the category includes nurse anesthetists and
nurse midwives, too — added to the economy.
Increased demand for health care services and the aging the population is likely to drive a rise in this career, too.
Nurse practitioners are
increasingly important to providing primary care services, especially in
locations with doctor shortages. They can provide specialty care, too.
8. Statisticians
Projected job growth rate
for 2018-2028: 30.7%
Median annual wage as of
2018:
$87,780
If health care isn’t your thing, becoming a statistician or the mathematician is another way to take advantage of the changing job market.
The increasing volume of digitally stored data requires
professionals who can analyze and interpret it, according to the BLS.
Many businesses need workers skilled in analysis who can crunch
numbers and make sense of data in a way that leads to profits.
7. Physician assistants
Projected job growth rate
for 2018-2028: 31.1%
Median annual wage as of
2018:
$108,610
Physician assistants (called PAs) often work as part of
health care teams, assisting doctors and surgeons. Their work can include
examining, diagnosing and treating patients, ordering tests and prescribing
treatment.
To get a job as a physician assistant, you typically will need
at least a master’s degree and a license to practice in your state.
The economy is expected to add 37,000 of these jobs by 2028.
6. Information security analysts
Projected job growth rate
for 2018-2028: 31.6%
Median annual wage as of
2018:
$98,350
Data breaches occur with alarming regularity and the problem
seems unlikely to be solved any time soon.
The BLS expects an increase in demand for workers
capable of monitoring networks for security breaches and investigating when
they find them. Information security analysts deploy firewalls, data encryption
programs and other specialty software to safeguard information.
Innovative solutions and well-trained experts will be needed to
fight hacking and information theft in the future. Information security
analysts will be in demand as a result.
5. Occupational therapy assistants
Projected job growth rate
for 2018-2028: 33.1%
Median annual wage as of
2018:
$60,220
You don’t need a four-year degree to get a job that pays
well.
As an occupational therapy assistant, you can make a good salary
after you get an associate’s degree. Occupational therapy assistants
work directly with patients to help them learn and recover from illness.
Occupational therapy aides perform related jobs in support
functions. They made a median annual wage of $28,160 in 2018.
The aging population will increase the need for workers who can
help in these capacities.
4. Personal care aides
The projected job growth rate
for 2018-2028: 36.4%
Median annual wage as of
2018:
$24,020
Personal care aides can work in a number of settings,
including day programs, private homes and group homes.
As a personal care aide, you help others with daily living
activities, providing them support to accomplish tasks they can’t do on their
own.
You may need only on-the-job training to become a personal care
aide. Working in a certified home health or hospice agency is likely to involve
more-formal training and testing.
3. Home health aides
projected job growth rate
for 2018-2028: 36.6%
Median annual wage as of
2018:
$24,200
Similar to personal care aides, home health aides are expected
to see a bump in
demand as baby boomers age and need help with daily activities.
Home health aides work in a variety of settings to help people
who are ill, disabled or elderly get along with their daily activities. They
might do things like helping someone dress or bathe, do housekeeping, shop for
groceries and stay active socially,
To become a home health aide you usually need to pass a test and
go through some form of training.
2. Wind turbine service technicians
Projected job growth rate
for 2018-2028: 56.9%
Median annual wage as of
2018:
$54,370
Wind electricity generation is expected to experience major
growth. Technicians will be needed to service large wind turbines. They
typically get their training from a technical school or on-the-job instruction.
With the clean energy sector poised for growth — even
with recent setbacks related to tariffs — jobs in renewable energy are expected
to grow quickly in coming years.
1. Solar photovoltaic installers
Projected job growth rate for
2018-2028: 63.3%
Median annual wage as of 2018:
$42,680
The BLS predicts that the
fastest-growing job between 2018 and 2028 will be solar photovoltaic installer.
Demand for solar photovoltaic
panels and shingles continues to grow and costs are falling, reports the BLS.
Plenty of workers will be needed to install all those panels.
Becoming a solar photovoltaic
installer doesn’t require a great deal of education. It’s possible to take
training courses at a technical school. Construction experience, experience as
a journey electrician or an apprenticeship all can help.
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