Employment Projections (Summer/Fall 2006)
By Karen Litzinger, MA, LPC

In December 2005, The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its projections of employment for the years 2004-2014: www.bls.gov/emp/home.htm#releases

Fastest Growing

• Home health aides
• Network systems and data analysts
• Medical assistants
• Physician assistants
• Computer software eng, applications
• Physical therapist assistants
• Dental hygienists
• Computer software eng, systems
• Dental assistants
• Personal and home care aides

Largest Employment

• Retail salespersons
• Registered nurses
• Postsecondary teachers
• Customer service representatives
• Janitors & cleaners, not house
• Waiters and waitresses
• Food prep & serving workers
• Home health aides
• Nursing aides, orderlies
• General & operations managers

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Karen Litzinger, MA, LPC, owner of Litzinger Career Consulting, provides career counseling, job search advising, outplacement consulting, and business etiquette training. More information is available at www.KarensCareerCoaching.com