Recipes for Financial Fitness

Finding a Good Job

Who's hiring?

If you’re in the market for a new job, consider looking for one in job growth areas. In their Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks job growth by:
• Industry
• Number of people employed
• Salary and wage growth

Where the Jobs Are

Job Growth by Industry

Top 10 Industries that Are Growing the Fastest: 2004–2014
(The industries where new jobs will be opening up.)

•	Home health aides
•	Network systems and data communications analysts
•	Medical assistants
•	Physician's assistants
•	Computer software engineers
•	Physical therapy assistants
•	Dental hygienists
•	Computer software engineers
•	Dental assistants
•	Personal and home-care aides
Job Growth by Number of People Employed
The Top 10 Jobs that Will Employ the Most People: 2004–2014
•	Retail salespersons
•	Registered nurses
•	Postsecondary teachers
•	Customer service representatives
•	Janitors and cleaners
•	Waiters and waitresses
•	Combined food preparation and serving workers
•	Home health aides
•	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
•	General and operations managers
Salary and Wage Growth by Job Type
Top 10 Jobs Where Wages and Salaries Are Growing the Fastest: 2004–2014
•	Educational support services (private)
•	Home health-care services
•	Software publishers
•	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
•	Community care facilities for the elderly
•	Outpatient care centers, except mental health and substance abuse
•	Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities
•	Offices of all other health practitioners
•	Residential mental retardation facilities
•	Facilities support services
	Source: www.bls.gov (8/2/07)

If you find jobs you’d like to look into, refer back to “Places to Look for a Job.” Use these resources to find out if these types of jobs are available in your area.