Today's Fastest Growing Career Fields

Can you guess the single fastest-growing career field today? You will have your first clue when you consider our rapidly-aging population and the breakdown of traditional family ties. That's right; the profession of Home Health Aide (also known as Personal Support Worker) is currently experiencing blazing growth and is expected to continue growing well into the next decade.

The next fastest-growing career area is also fairly predictable, as it is tied to our continuing fascination with computers and computer technologies. Well-trained network systems and data communications analysts are in demand in nearly every type of business, so a bachelor's degree in Network Systems or Database Technology could take you a long way into the future.

The professions of Medical Assistant and Physician Assistant are also coming up fast. Perhaps this statistic originates from the vast numbers of people who are living well past retirement age and the burgeoning need for excellent health care services.

Also high on the list are Computer Software Engineers who are either specialists in applications of computer software or experts in systems software. If you are intrigued by the field of Computer Information Systems, completing a bachelor degree in software engineering could net you $50,000 per year or more.

Further down the list are Physical Therapy Assistants taking the sixth slot, Dental Hygienists holding the seventh, Dental Assistants holding number nine and Personal Home Care Aides in tenth place.

When our research was expanded to include the next ten fastest-growing fields, the trend toward computers and health care continued. Slots 11-20 listed seven more health-care professions, two more computer professions, and just one science profession.

So, if you were to base your career decision entirely on statistics predicting professions that will experience rapid growth, your choice would have to fall within computers and health care. Certainly, this is important information to put in the hopper, but these two areas may not necessarily appeal to your personal interests. Perhaps it would be better to expand your criteria to also include other important considerations, such as your skills and abilities, the length of time and amount of tuition you can commit to furthering your education, and your overall goals for the future.

We urge you to review the various fields of study on our website to gain a solid understanding of professions that may appeal to you. We hope this will help you decide which educational path is best for you. Whatever your choice, best of luck to you!

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