Side Door Strategies - Top Fastest Growing Jobs Requiring a Degree
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These are the fastest growing occupations nationally requiring a bachelors degree or higher projected by the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections).  Most of these occupations are safe from outsourcing because of the type of work they require, such as service.  Outsourcing is due to supply and demand for cheaper human talent here in the United States.  Positions, such as engineering and computer software, will see shifts as pressure continues on salaries and global competition grows.  Even though there are large numbers of engineering and computer science occupations outsourced, there still remains a strong demand because there is such significant growth in the application of technology across most industries.  This does not mean these are the occupations with the most openings in your locale. Select an occupation to learn more about it in the Occupation Profile developed by the BLS.

		Employment
	Occupation	2008	2018	%Change
1	Biomedical engineers	16,100	27,600	72%
2	Network systems and data communications analysts	292,000	447,800	53%
3	Financial examiners	27,000	38,100	41%
4	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	109,400	153,600	40%
5	Physician assistants	74,800	103,900	39%
6	Biochemists and biophysicists	23,200	31,900	37%
7	Athletic trainers	16,400	22,400	37%
8	Computer software engineers, applications	514,800	689,900	34%
9	Veterinarians	59,700	79,400	33%
10	Environmental engineers	54,300	70,900	31%
11	Computer software engineers, systems software	394,800	515,000	30%
12	Survey researchers	23,400	30,500	30%
13	Physical therapists	185,500	241,700	30%
14	Personal financial advisors	208,400	271,200	30%
15	Anthropologists and archeologists	5,800	7,400	28%
16	Market research analysts	249,800	319,900	28%
17	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	207,900	265,900	28%
18	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	85,900	109,800	28%
19	Prosthodontists	500	700	28%
20	Cartographers and photogrammetrists	12,300	15,600	27%
21	Industrial-organizational psychologists	2,300	2,900	26%
22	Geographers	1,300	1,600	26%
23	Occupational therapists	104,500	131,300	26%
24	Museum Technicians and Conservators	11,100	13,900	26%
25	Cost estimators	217,800	273,000	25%