MOST NEW JOBS Numeric growth in employment, projected 2006-16 Median Annual (Thousands of jobs) Wages, May 2006 Registered nurses =============================== 587 $57,280 Retail salesperson ============================== 557 19,760 Customer service representative ============================= 545 28,330 Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food =========================== 452 15,050 Office clerks, general ========================= 404 23,710 Personal & home care aides ======================== 389 17,700 Home health aides ======================= 384 19,420 Postsecondary teachers ======================= 382 56,120 Janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners ===================== 345 19,930 Nursing aides, orderlies, & attendants =================== 264 22,180 Bookkeeping, accounting & auditing clerks =================== 264 30,560 Waiters & waitresses ================== 255 14,850 Child care workers ================= 248 17,630 Executive secretaries & administrative assistants ================ 239 37,240 Computer software engineers, applications =============== 226 79,780 Accountants and auditors =============== 226 54,630 Landscaping & groundskeeping workers ============== 221 21,260 Elementary school teachers, except special education ============ 209 45,570 Receptionists & information clerks =========== 202 22,900 Truck drivers, heavy & tractor-trailer ========= 193 35,040 The specific occupations expected to gain the most new jobs have a wide range of wages, responsibilities, and education and training requirements. These 20 occupations account for almost 45 percent of all new jobs projected over the 2006-16 decade. SOURCE: Occupational Outlook Quarterly * Fall 2007