ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL AWARD (Most Job Openings)

Occupations that have the most growth and that usually require an associate degree or postsecondary vocational award, projected 2006-16
(Thousands of jobs)						                                                       Median Annual
									                                     Wages, May 2006  	

Registered nurses 		====================================  1,001		  $57,280	

Nursing aides, orderlies and
attendants			======================393					    22,180

Licensed practical & licensed	=================309				   	    36,550
vocational nurses

Automotive service technicians
and mechanics			================ 265				  	  	   33,780

Computer support specialists	=============== 242				 	    	   41,470
Preschool teachers, except special
education			==============  187					   	   22,680

Hairdressers, hairstylists, &
cosmetologists			=============  151				    		   21,320

Real estate sales agents		============ 115					   	   39, 760

Welders, cutters, solderers &
brazers				==========  107					   	   31,400

Fitness trainers & aerobics
instructors			==========  107					        	   25,910

Bus & truck mechanics & diesel
engine specialists			=========  91					     	    	   37,660

Paralegals & legal assistants	======== 84						     	   43.040

Dental hygienists			======= 82						  	   62,800
Medical records & health
information technicians		======= 76	  				                  	   28,030
Legal secretaries			======= 76						  	   38,190
Library technicians		====== 69						     	   26,560

Emergency medical techs &
& paramedics			===== 62						  	   27,070

Radiologic technologists &
technicians			==== 56						     		   48,170

Telecommunications equipment installers  
 & repairers except line installers	==== 54						    	  	   52,430

Veterinary technologists & techs	===  51							     	   26,780

Over the 2006-16 decade, more than 1 million job openings are expected for registered nurses seeking employment in the occupation for the first time.
                                                                                               FROM GROWTH           FROM REPLACEMENT NEEDS
Source:  Occupational Outlook Quarterly * Fall 2007