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Which Industries are Growing?

Which Industries are Growing?
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In today's world, there are never any guarantees, but some careful planning at the beginning of your career search may help lead to a more secure future.

Let's start by explaining the industries you see on the left hand menu. The chart below shows the industries expected to either need the most employees as projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics or are evolving and creating new jobs.

In short, these industries were selected for three reasons:

  1. they are projected to add substantial numbers of new jobs to the economy or affect the growth of other industries;
  2. they are existing or emerging businesses being transformed by technology and innovation requiring new skills from workers;
  3. they are economically vital to the overall health of the American economy.

The economy is expected to continue creating jobs for workers at all levels of education and training. Occupations that require a postsecondary award (vocational certificate or an associate's degree) are estimated to have faster growth rates than occupations requiring less education or training. To learn more about how these industries and occupations were selected, click here.

Which Industries Are Growing?
Note: These totals are based on:
  • only the occupations in Career Voyages;
  • the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates for the ten year period, 2006-2016; and
  • only those occupations which fall within a single industry. For example, the 298,000 openings shown for Advanced Manufacturing are found just in Advanced Manufacturing. For a list of what those "single-industry" occupations are for each industry, click here.

    There are many more occupations, not shown here, which are found in more than one industry. To learn more about these "multi-industry" occupations click here.
Industry Number
Advanced Manufacturing298,000
Aerospace36,000
Automotive527,000
Biotechnology144,000
Construction2,453,000
Education3,459,000
Energy131,000
Financial Services2,223,000
Geospatial Technology46,000
Health Care4,883,000
Homeland Security960,000
Hospitality7,178,000
Information Technology1,492,000
Other (Outside the High Growth and Emerging Industries)5,325,000
Retail647,000
Transportation2,374,000
Multi-Industry Occupations 7,077,000
Total 39,253,000

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So, are you ready to start using this information? You can start in different places-it's up to you to pick a route:

  • Dive right into one of the industries. Start learning about the kinds of jobs that are in demand:
Learn about the Career Voyages Industries

Advanced Manufacturing Aerospace Automotive Construction Education Energy Financial Services Health Care Homeland Security Hospitality Information Technology Retail Transportation Biotechnology Geospatial Technology Nanotechnology
  • Under other stuff, also on the upper left-hand side of your screen, find out what careers are growing in your state. Or learn about options at different levels of education and training.
  • Also under other stuff, sample Career Videos featuring real people doing real work.
  • You can also try our Career Compass to see which careers might fit your interests.
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