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Most new jobs: 20 occupations with the highest projected numeric change in employment.

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OCCUPATION	NUMBER OF NEW JOBS (PROJECTED), 2014-24	2015 MEDIAN PAY
Personal care aides	458,100	$20,980 per year
Registered nurses	439,300	$67,490 per year
Home health aides	348,400	$21,920 per year
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	343,500	$18,910 per year
Retail salespersons	314,200	$21,780 per year
Nursing assistants	262,000	$25,710 per year
Customer service representatives	252,900	$31,720 per year
Cooks, restaurant	158,900	$23,100 per year
General and operations managers	151,100	$97,730 per year
Construction laborers	147,400	$31,910 per year
Accountants and auditors	142,400	$67,190 per year
Medical assistants	138,900	$30,590 per year
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	136,300	$23,440 per year
Software developers, applications	135,300	$98,260 per year
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	125,100	$25,010 per year
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers	121,200	$52,630 per year
Computer systems analysts	118,600	$85,800 per year
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	117,300	$43,170 per year
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	111,700	$20,740 per year
Medical secretaries	108,200	$33,040 per year

Publish Date: Thursday, December 17, 2015