U.S.

Top 50 In - Demand Occupations

Projected Average
Need 2004 - Entry
Title High Growth Industry 2014 Wage
Registered Nurses Health Care 1,203,000 $37,440
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing,
Except Technical and Scientific Products Retail 569,000 $24,960
Accountants and Auditors Financial Services 486,000 $33,280
Computer Software Engineers, Applications Information Technology 268,000 $47,840
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Homeland Security 265,000 $27,040
Physicians and Surgeons Health Care 212,000 $43,680
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and
Extraction Workers Construction 209,000 $31,200
Computer Systems Analysts Information Technology 208,000 $43,680
Electricians Energy 207,000 $24,960
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Construction 193,000 $24,960
Computer Support Specialists Information Technology 183,000 $24,960
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software Information Technology 180,000 $52,000
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers,
and Repairers Automotive 175,000 $31,200
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Advanced
Operating Workers Manufacturing 173,000 $27,040
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Advanced
Technical and Scientific Products Manufacturing 161,000 $31,200
Financial Services Managers Financial Services 154,000 $45,760
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts Information Technology 153,000 $37,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators Information Technology 138,000 $37,440
Sales Managers Retail 128,000 $41,600
Computer and Information Systems Managers Information Technology 124,000 $54,080
Construction Managers Construction 123,000 $41,600
Insurance Sales Agents Financial Services 122,000 $22,880

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Computer Programmers Information Technology 117,000 $37,440

Medical and Health Services Managers Health Care 105,000 $41,600
Food Service Managers Hospitality 103,000 $24,960
Pharmacists Health Care 101,000 $62,400
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and
Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators Transportation 88,000 $27,040
Advanced
Mechanical Engineers Manufacturing 87,000 $43,680
Market Research Analysts Retail 86,000 $31,200
Dental Hygienists Health Care 82,000 $37,440
Cost Estimators Construction 80,000 $31,200
Civil Engineers Construction 77,000 $43,680
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Health Care 76,000 $31,200
Marketing Managers Retail 74,000 $47,840
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists Health Care 74,000 $33,280
Physical Therapists Health Care 72,000 $43,680
Advanced
Industrial Engineers Manufacturing 71,000 $43,680
Loan officers Financial Services 71,000 $29,120
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Financial Services 69,000 $29,120
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Services
Sales Agents Financial Services 64,000 $29,120
Advanced
Engineering Managers Manufacturing 63,000 $64,480
Financial Analysts Financial Services 63,000 $37,440
Compliance Officers Financial Services 62,000 $29,120
Personal Financial Advisors Financial Services 61,000 $31,200
Database Administrators Information Technology 51,000 $35,360
Electrical Engineers Energy 49,000 $47,840
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives Homeland Security 48,000 $37,440
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Nanotechnology 42,000 $49,920
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Dentists, General Health Care 39,000 $62,400

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Transportation 37,000

Source: BLS, 2004 - 2014 Occupational projections as presented on Career Voyages website. Data are available by State at
URL: http://www.careervoyages.gov/hotcareers-main.cfm

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