Which Jobs Will Be in Demand Over the Next Ten Years?

The government released a list of the 30 job markets which it predicts will have the largest growth between now and 2018. Only ten of these job fields require a degree, which is somewhat surprising. Other employers may require a college degree as a condition of employment, but the jobs themselves can be performed by persons with on the job training only.

In the thirty jobs listed the government expects there to be a total of 7,325,000 new positions created or needed by the year 2018. Of these 2,446,400 will require a degree of some type while 4,878,600 may be performed after receiving on the job training. This means 67% of the new jobs opening up will be in non-degree fields with only 33% requiring a degree. While the number of non-degree jobs will be higher, the persons earning a degree and attaining the degree positions can still expect to make significantly more than those people without a degree.

The ten jobs which are expected to produce the largest growth in number of jobs,(requiring a degree) are;
1) Registered Nurses - expected to add 581,000 new positions
2) Accountant - up an estimated 279,400 jobs
3) Nursing Aide/Orderlies - adding 276,000 new jobs
4) Postsecondary Teachers - up 256,900 positions
5) Elementary Teachers - expected to rise by 244,200 jobs
6) Management Analysts - adding 178,300 new jobs
7) Computer Engineers - up 175,100 jobs
8) Network Analysts - going up by 155,800 jobs
9) LPN's - expected to see 155,600 new jobs by 2018
10) Doctors - going up by 144,100

The job not requiring a degree which are expected to have the highest number of new jobs include;

1) Home Health Aides +460,900
2) Customer Service Representatives +399,500
3) Food Preparation +394,300
4) Home Care Aides + 375,800
5) Retail Salesperson's + 374,700
6) Office Clerks + 358,700
7) Construction Labor + 255,900
8) Truck Drivers + 232,900
9) Landscaping Workers + 217,100
10) Bookkeeping clerks + 212,400
11) Administrative Assistants + 204,400
12) Receptionists + 172,900
13) Carpenters + 165,400
14) Medical Assistants + 163,900
15) Supervisors + 160,300
16) Security Guards + 152,500
17) Waiters + 151,600
18) Maintenance Workers + 147,900
19) Child Care Workers + 142,100
20) Teacher Assistants + 134,900

Surprisingly the projectiosn rpedicte limited new job opening in computer related fields as compared to the overall number of positions expected to become available. The medical professions continues to be a solid area of growth as our population continues to age and new technologies and treatments are developed. These are also some of the best paying positions on the list.