Career Voyages exists to help you find out which occupations are in-demand. To learn more about how these occupations were selected, click here. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) ¹.

When you first come to this page, the following allindustries-related occupations are sorted by Projected Need for Employees. Notice that, generally speaking, the more education you have, the higher your wage.

Please also note that the wages for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers and Flight Attendants are from November 2007. They will be updated shortly.

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Occupations and Their Projected 10 Year Growth
Sort by Occupation Title (Sorted initially by Projected Need)	Sort by Projected Need for Employees (2006 - 2016)	Sort by Projected Growth	Sort by (Median) 2006 Hourly Wage Range2			Sort by (College degree) Education & Training3
			Bottom 10%	Median	Top 10%	High School or less	Some College	College degree or higher
Retail Salespersons View View	1,935,000		$7	$10	$19	38% 37% 25%
Waiters and Waitresses View View	1,537,000		$6	$8	$14	51% 35% 14%
Customer Service Representatives View View	1,158,000		$9	$14	$23	34% 44% 22%
Registered Nurses View View	1,001,000		$20	$29	$42	1% 43% 56%
Office Clerks, General View View	991,000		$7	$12	$19	36% 45% 19%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food View View	927,000		$6	$8	$10	71% 24% 5%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand View View	823,000		$7	$11	$17	72% 24% 4%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners View View	802,000		$7	$10	$16	75% 21% 4%
Child Care Workers View View	646,000		$7	$9	$14	48% 38% 14%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks View View	594,000		$10	$15	$23	34% 50% 16%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education View View	545,000		Annual Wages: $31,480 (bottom) $47,330 (median) $74,670 (top)			0% 5% 95%
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer View View	523,000		$11	$17	$26	71% 25% 4%
Personal and Home Care Aides View View	519,000		$6	$9	$12	59% 32% 9%
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants View View	497,000		$13	$19	$28	33% 49% 18%
Receptionists and Information Clerks View View	489,000		$8	$11	$17	42% 46% 12%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products (Video Not Available)	476,000		$13	$24	$50	21% 28% 51%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners View View	463,000		$7	$9	$13	81% 15% 4%
Home Health Aides View View	454,000		$7	$10	$13	55% 38% 7%
Food Preparation Workers View View	451,000		$7	$9	$13	74% 19% 7%
Accountants and Auditors View View	450,000		$17	$27	$47	4% 17% 79%
General and Operations Managers View View	441,000		$21	$43	>70	20% 33% 47%
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop View View	424,000		$7	$8	$11	73% 19% 8%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers View View	423,000		$10	$17	$29	39% 37% 24%
Nursing Aides, orderlies, and Attendants View View	393,000		$8	$11	$16	55% 38% 7%
Security Guards View View	387,000		$8	$11	$18	46% 42% 12%

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For a complete list of allindustries occupations and to find more information on education requirements and salary ranges, please visit the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Web page at http://www.bls.gov/emp/home.htm.