The U.S. Department of Labor's
Bureau of Labor Statistics has predicted the type of jobs that will grow the
most between 2012 and 2022. These top 100 jobs, are from the industries of
business, creative, construction, health care, social services and technology,
are then ranked based on projected openings, rate of growth, job prospects,
unemployment rates, salary and job satisfaction. According to the list, health care
and technology jobs rise to the top. Here is the list:
Dentist
Dentists have a number of reasons
for being number one: low unemployment rate of 0.9 percent, decent work-life
balance, the take-home pay is simply phenomenal. In 2013, dentists earned an
average salary of $164,570 and a median salary of $146,340. There will be
23,200 new job openings cropping up at a rate of nearly 16 percent between 2012
and 2022.
Nurse Practitioner
According to the BLS, employment
growth for U.S. News' No. 2 job will swell at lightning speed; by the numbers,
expect 37,000 new openings appearing at a rate of 33.7 percent between 2012 and
2022.
Software Developer
The employment rate is good, as is
the salary -- average annual earnings for 2013 were above $96,000, and
developers earned a median salary of $92,660 that same year. The BLS predicts
there could be more than 139,000 new software developer jobs by 2022.
Physician
Openings will spike by nearly 18
percent between 2012 and 2022. Internists, or the physicians who diagnose and
treat diseases and illnesses, made an average salary of $188,440 in 2013 and a
median salary of $186,850.
Dental Hygienist
The BLS predicts new dental
hygienist positions will open at a rapid-fire rate of 33.3 percent.
Physical Therapist
The BLS predicts employment for the
No. 6 job will grow 36 percent between 2012 and 2022 because more qualified PTs
are needed to work with the vast, aging baby boomer population.
Computer Systems Analyst
It is intense work, and the skills
needed to do this job right are in demand. The BLS predicts 24.5 percent
employment growth for the No. 7 job.
Information Security Analyst
The BLS predicts that the No. 8 job
will grow at an astounding rate of 36.5 percent between 2012 and 2022.
Registered Nurse
It's the occupation's low
unemployment rate of 2 percent and the BLS' staggering prediction that more
than 525,000 new nursing positions will be created between 2012 and 2022.
Physician Assistant
The BLS predicts 38.4 percent growth
for the No. 10 job between 2012 and 2022.
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