| Are you searching for a career field that is | | | | publishing* Internet publishing* Internet |
| challenging, interesting, and needs qualified | | | | broadcasting* Internet service providers* Web |
| workers? Before you decide which path to | | | | search portals* Data processing and analysis* |
| choose, take a few minutes to consider five | | | | Telecommunications technicians* Wireless |
| of the most in-demand careers areas. These | | | | services* Broadband internet servicesThe |
| areas are, according to the Bureau of Labor | | | | information sector is not about to shrink, as |
| Statistics (BLS), going to experience high | | | | our world becomes increasingly |
| growth and demand for workers over the next | | | | information-dependent. A good option to |
| ten years.1. Education and health servicesThe | | | | consider is any career that contributes to |
| BLS estimates that between now and the year | | | | the development, operation and innovation of |
| 2014, fully 30% of all jobs created in the | | | | information technology and services.4. |
| U.S. will come from the healthcare and | | | | Leisure and hospitalityThe combination of |
| educational services arena. Examples of | | | | population growth and increasing affluence |
| specific careers that are included in this | | | | means U.S. demand for leisure and hospitality |
| employment sector are:* Registered nurse* | | | | services will continue to grow for the |
| Medical assistant* Radiology technician* | | | | foreseeable future. A wide variety of |
| Medical imaging* Social services* Childcare* | | | | careers fit into this category, including:* |
| Teaching* Educational supportHealthcare in | | | | Recreation planning* Fitness training* |
| particular is already experiencing an extreme | | | | Gambling and other amusement-related |
| shortage of qualified workers, and the | | | | positions* Food services* Hotel management* |
| problem will only get worse as time goes by. | | | | Travel planningLeisure and hospitality is one |
| Anyone who chooses a career in healthcare is | | | | category that holds a great deal of promise |
| likely to have excellent employment | | | | for anyone who chooses to pursue career |
| opportunities well into the future.2. | | | | options in its many fields and disciplines.5. |
| Professional and business servicesThis area | | | | Trade, transportation and utilitiesThis |
| encompasses many career choices that cover a | | | | category as a whole will show strong growth |
| wide range of professional and business | | | | over the next ten years, but it is a bit of a |
| functions. Among the careers that fall into | | | | mixed bag when you take a closer look. Some |
| this category are:* Business administration* | | | | specific segments within this category are |
| Employment services* Computer systems design* | | | | projected to decline in demand over time, so |
| System administration* Cyber security* | | | | it is important to understand which careers |
| Management consulting* Technical | | | | hold the most promise. Careers that are |
| consultingThe main driver for this sector is | | | | projected to increase in demand include:* |
| the increasing complexity of doing business | | | | Truck transportation services* Warehousing |
| in the modern world. The integration of | | | | services* On-demand transport* Retail |
| business and technology will continue to | | | | services* Water engineers* Water and sewage |
| explode, creating many opportunities for | | | | operations* Waste remediation managementAs |
| people who want to manage or support such | | | | business continues to focus on improving |
| integration efforts.3. InformationWe live in | | | | efficiency through better management of |
| the age of information, and the demand is | | | | inventory and transportation activities, the |
| increasing for workers who can develop, run | | | | role of the trucking industry and inventory |
| and support the information economy. Careers | | | | control/storage management will increase. |
| in this category include:* Software | | | | |