MOST NEW JOBS

Numeric growth in employment, projected 2008-18                                                                                Median Annual
(Thousands of jobs)	                                                                                                                        Wages, May 2008

Registered nurses			========================= 582				$ 62,450.

Home health aides			======================= 461	 			  20,460.

Customer service representatives	==================== 400					  29,860.
	
Combined food preparation &
serving workers, including fast food	=================== 394	 				  16,430.

Personal & home care aides		================== 376		 	                            19,180.

Retail salespersons			================== 375					  20,510.

Office clerks, general			================= 359			        		  25,320.

Accountants & auditors			============== 279			 			  59,430.

Nursing aides, orderlies & attendants	========  ===== 276						  23,850.

Postsecondary teachers			============= 257				 		  58,830.

Construction laborers			============= 256					 	  28,520.

Elementary school teachers,
except special education			============ 244						  49,330.

Truck drivers, heavy & tractor-trailer	========= == 233					 	  37,270.

Landscaping & groundskeeping
workers					========== 217						  23,150.

Bookkeeping, accounting, 
& auditing clerks			=========   = 212				  		  32,510.

Executive secretaries &
administrative assistants			========= 204						  40,030.

Management analysts			======= = 178					 		  73,570.

Computer software
engineers, applications			======== 175							  85,430.

Receptionists & information clerks	===  ===   173							  24,550.

Carpenters				======= 165							  38,940.
		
These 20 occupations are projected to gain the most new jobs between 2008 and 2018 and account for almost 38 per cent of all new jobs projected over the decade.  Although these occupations have a range of wages, responsibilities, and education and training requirements, many relate to healthcare and the care of the elderly.  As with the projected fastest growing occupations, computer applications software engineers had the highest wage in May 2008 among occupations projected to gain the most new jobs.

SOURCE:  Occupational Outlook Quarterly * WINTER 2009-10