A couple of weeks ago, we examined the "Mixed Outlook for College Grads" and
saw that the STEM*-degreed graduates were more likely to find employment and be
paid more than other grads.http://www.hermangroup.com/alert/archive_6-16-2010.html
In a related exploration, we offer you insights on the expected growth of
occupations and industries, based on data from the United States, Bureau of
Labor Statistics and other reliable sources. Not surprisingly, the job growth in
technical fields will exceed the increases in the non-technical.
The combination of aging Baby Boomers, the shift to digital medical records,
and the sequencing of the human genome will result in the strongest growth being
in the field of Health Information Technology. By the year 2018, jobs in this
field will grow by 20 percent, or 35,100 new positions. According to a report
from the University of California (UC) San Diego, this growth will fuel the
demand for engineers, analysts, consultants, and support specialists. With the
exponential increase in cancer therapies, we see an increase in the areas of
clinical trials design and management for oncology.
And speaking of healthcare and Boomers, with 34 million people over the age
of 65, and that number set to double by 2050, the Geriatric Healthcare industry
will provide a variety of new positions. We will need people to attend to
seniors, manage facilities, and develop healthcare plans for them. We also see
growth in the area of personal trainers specializing in working with seniors.
An enlarged healthcare system will need more professionals trained in Health
Law. Peripheral careers in the field span a wide range, including healthcare
administration, program and policy development, public health, and the
pharmaceutical industry.
According to a study out of UC Berkeley, the amount of data in the world
doubles every three years. Career prospects in mining those data include jobs in
advertising technology, fraud detection, risk management, and law enforcement.
With the increase in legislation to protect workers we will need
substantially more occupational health and safety specialists who will analyze
work environments to prevent injury, particularly in industries involving
chemical, physical, or biological agents.
Check us out next week for Part 2 of Where the Jobs Are (And Will Be)
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Looking Forward. . .
Joyce L. Gioia
* STEM: Science Technology, Engineering, and Math.
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