Career Voyages (continued)
Let's start by explaining the industries you see on the left hand menu. The chart below shows the industries expected to either need the most employees as projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics or are evolving and creating new jobs.
In short, these industries were selected for three reasons:
- they are projected to add substantial numbers of new jobs to the economy or affect the growth of other industries;
- they are existing or emerging businesses being transformed by technology and innovation requiring new skills from workers;
- they are economically vital to the overall health of the American economy.
To learn more about how these industries and occupations were selected, click here.
| Which Industries Are Growing? | |
|---|---|
Note: These totals are based on:
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| Sort by Industry | Sort by Number |
| Advanced Manufacturing | 91,000 |
| Aerospace | 18,000 |
| Automotive | 451,000 |
| Biotechnology | 7,000 |
| Construction | 1,860,000 |
| Energy | 130,000 |
| Financial Services | 2,450,000 |
| Geospatial Technology | 33,000 |
| Health Care | 4,992,000 |
| Homeland Security | 970,000 |
| Hospitality | 6,861,000 |
| Information Technology | 208,000 |
| Retail | 3,176,000 |
| Transportation | 990,000 |
| Cross Industry Occupations | 10,880,000 |
| Total | 33,117,000 |
According to projections, the economy will continue generating jobs for workers at all levels of education and training. Growth rates are projected to be faster for occupations requiring a postsecondary award (a vocational certificate or other award or an associate or higher degree) than for occupations requiring less education or training.
Reprinted with the permission of Career Voyages.
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