Horse and buggy drivers are not in big demand these days, but high-tech jobs abound.
More computer programmers and engineers will be needed to keep the high-tech industries moving and more health-care providers will be needed to treat aging baby boomers.
Approximately 156,000 jobs were created in August, keeping the unemployment rate at a relatively healthy level of 4.4 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The length of time that Americans stay at a job is now 5.1 years, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, a figure that has fluctuated between 5.5 years and 4.7 years since 1983.
In addition to compiling the current figures, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected which jobs will see the largest percentage growth rate between 2014 and 2024. Following are the jobs that will grow the most (in ascending order), the percent of increase during the decade, and the average salary today.
10. Ambulance drivers and attendants, except for emergency medical technicians, 33 percent, $23,850.
9. Statisticians, 34 percent, $80,500.
8. Physical therapists, 34 percent, $85,400.
7. Nurse practitioners, 35 percent, $100,910.
6. Commercial divers, 37 percent, $49,090.
5. Home health aides, 38 percent, $22,600.
4. Physical therapist aides, 39 percent, $25,680.
3. Physical therapist assistants, 41 percent, $56,610.
2. Occupational therapy assistants, 43 percent, $59,010.
1. Wind turbine service technicians, 108 percent, $52,260.
