August 31, 2000 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Jobs most affected by baby-boomer retirements
Airline pilots and
management analysts are two of the jobs expected to be most affected by
the retirement of baby boomers.
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The replacement needs of the airline pilot
occupation due to retirement are expected to increase by 173 percent in
the period 2003-08 compared with 1993-98. Management analysts are also
projected to have a large rise in retiree replacement needs, at 152
percent.
Among the remaining jobs in the top 10
affected by baby-boomer retirement, two are in education: special
education teachers and teachers aides. Retiree replacement needs for
special education teachers are expected to increase by 135 percent from
1993-98 to 2003-08, while replacement needs for teachers aides are
projected to rise by 92 percent.
This information is from the BLS Employment
Projections program. Learn more
about the expected effects of baby-boomer retirements in "Gauging the
labor force effects of retiring baby boomers" by Arlene Dohm, Monthly
Labor Review, July 2000.
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