May 06, 2010

Occupations with increasing employment, 2008–2018

Projected employment change, selected occupations, 2008–18
	Employment change, projected 2008–18
	Numeric	Percent
Accountants and auditors	279,400	22
Computer network, systems, and database administrators	286,600	30
Computer software engineers and computer programmers	283,000	21
Construction laborers	255,900	20
Customer service representatives	399,500	18
Food and beverage serving and related workers	760,700	10
Home health aides and personal and home care aides	836,700	48
Registered nurses	581,500	22
Retail salespersons	374,700	8
Secretaries and administrative assistants	471,600	11
Teachers—kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary	468,600	13

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