Here are the four fastest growing healthcare jobs, based on the number of jobs expected to be created by 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition.
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Occupation |
Number of new jobs |
Percent growth |
Median wages (as of May 2008) |
|
Registered nurses |
581,500 |
22 percent |
$62,450 |
|
Home health aids |
460,900 |
50 percent |
$20,460 |
|
Personal and home care aids |
375,800 |
46 percent |
$19,180 |
|
Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants |
276,000 |
19 percent |
$23,850 |
Here are the eight fastest growing healthcare jobs, based on percent growth expected in the occupation by 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition.
|
Occupation |
Number of new jobs |
Percent growth |
Median wages (as of May 2008) |
|
Biomedical engineers |
11,600 |
72 percent |
$77,400 |
|
Home health aids |
460,900 |
50 percent |
$20,460 |
|
Personal and home care aids |
375,800 |
46 percent |
$19,180 |
|
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists |
44,200 |
40 percent |
$70,930 |
|
Physician assistants |
29,200 |
39 percent |
$81,230 |
|
Athletic trainers |
6,000 |
37 percent |
$39,640 |
|
Physical therapist aids |
16,700 |
36 percent |
$23,760 |
|
Medical assistants |
163,900 |
24 percent |
$28,300 |
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.