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Bachelor’s degree
Occupations that have the most job openings and that usually require a master’s, doctoral, or first-professional degree, projected 2008–18, in thousands
| Occupation |
From growth |
From replacement needs |
Total |
Median annual wages, May 2008 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education |
244 |
352 |
597 |
49,330 |
Accountants and auditors |
279 |
218 |
498 |
59,430 |
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education |
96 |
316 |
412 |
51,180 |
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education |
101 |
150 |
251 |
49,700 |
Computer systems analysts |
108 |
115 |
223 |
75,500 |
Computer software engineers, applications |
175 |
43 |
218 |
85,430 |
Network systems and data communications analysts |
156 |
53 |
208 |
71,100 |
Computer software engineers, systems software |
120 |
33 |
153 |
92,430 |
Construction managers |
95 |
43 |
138 |
79,860 |
Market research analysts |
70 |
67 |
137 |
61,070 |
Network and computer systems administrators |
79 |
57 |
136 |
66,310 |
Public relations specialists |
66 |
65 |
131 |
51,280 |
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents |
30 |
97 |
127 |
68,680 |
Graphic designers |
37 |
88 |
125 |
42,400 |
Civil engineers |
68 |
47 |
115 |
74,600 |
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists |
58 |
54 |
112 |
45,470 |
Child, family, and school social workers |
36 |
74 |
110 |
39,530 |
Training and development specialists |
51 |
57 |
107 |
51,450 |
Cost estimators |
55 |
48 |
104 |
56,510 |
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school |
44 |
59 |
103 |
50,020 |
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Note: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
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