3 On Your Side: Best Jobs For The Future
By Jim Donovan
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Looking for a new job or thinking of switching careers? The top options look different than they did at the end of the recession six years ago, and they will likely look even more different a decade from now. 3 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan takes a look at jobs that are best poised for growth now, and in the long term.
The economy seems to be making it easier to enter or exit the workforce. Stacy Rapacon, Online Editor at Kiplinger Personal Finance says, "A lot of the boomers are finally looking to retire as the economy has improved. Their retirement savings are looking good. So they'll be exiting the work force, which is opening up a lot of opportunities for new grads and younger workers."
Rapacon compiled a list for Kiplinger of the most promising opportunities, based upon projected job growth, current openings, salary and required education.
Tech often comes to mind, and jobs like computer systems analyst, information security analyst and app developer are on the list. Rapacon says, "Advancing technology was one common thread throughout the whole thing. Even in the health care professions, it's really the advancing technology in applying medicine and addressing medical issues that have driven a lot of these jobs."
That's sparked growth for jobs like health services manager, overseeing and securing digital patient records and medical sonographer, as imaging equipment replaces more invasive procedures.
With an aging population, the medical field will have many other opportunities, for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and physical therapists. But also on the list, community service managers to facilitate things like adult day care programs and meal-delivery services.
Kiplinger started with a list of 784 popular occupations, and narrowed the choices to their top 10.
For more details on these professions, including the projected salaries, visit: http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/business/T012-S001-best-jobs-for-the-future-2015/index.html
