Chart – occupational outlook and training – Statistical Data Included
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, new registered nurses are expected to fill more than a million job openings between 2000 and 2010–a number greater than that for any other occupation that usually requires posthigh school education or 1 year or more of training.
As the chart shows, however, many occupations that commonly require advanced education or training have numerous openings projected. The education level cited for each occupation is the training that workers in the occupation most often have. There are usually many different ways to prepare for an occupation.
Among occupations that usually require at least a bachelor’s degree, those expected to have the most openings for new entrants are general and operations manager (767,000), postsecondary teacher (682,000), and elementary school teacher (551,000). General and operations managers usually need a bachelor’s or higher degree plus experience, postsecondary teachers a doctoral degree, and elementary school teachers a bachelor’s degree.
Carpenter and restaurant cook are projected to top the list for occupations that usually require long-term on-the-job training, offering a combined total of 637,000 openings for workers new to those occupations. Of occupations usually requiring a postsecondary vocational credential, automotive service technician and mechanic is expected to provide the most openings.
The job openings shown on this chart stem from new jobs added to the economy and the need to replace workers who leave an occupation permanently. They do not include openings that will be filled by workers switching from one job to another within an occupation or by workers returning to the occupation.
(thousands)
Estimated job openings due to
growth and net replacements,
projected 2000-10
Occupation Bachelor’s degree Associate
or more education degree most
most common common
Registered nurse 1,004
General and operations manager 767
Postsecondary teacher 682
Elementary school teacher, except
special education 551
Computer support specialist 512
Secondary school teacher, except
special and vocational education 492
Computer software engineer,
applications 406
Automotive service technician
and mechanic
Cook, restaurant
Accountant and auditor 326
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurse
Computer software engineer,
systems software 306
Carpenter
Computer systems analyst 296
Police and sheriff’s patrol officer
Occupation Long-term Postsecondary
on-the-job vocational
training most award most
common common
Registered nurse
General and operations manager
Postsecondary teacher
Elementary school teacher, except
special education
Computer support specialist
Secondary school teacher, except
special and vocational education
Computer software engineer,
applications
Automotive service technician
and mechanic 349
Cook, restaurant 335
Accountant and auditor
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurse 322
Computer software engineer,
systems software
Carpenter 302
Computer systems analyst
Police and sheriff’s patrol officer 269
Note: Table made from bar graph.
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