Career Services - Employment Trends 2002 - 2012

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Employment Trends

FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS, 2004-2014*

Employment title	Employment				Most significant source of postsecondary education or training
	Number		Change
	2004	2014	Number	Percent
Home health aides	624	974	350	56.0	Short-term on-the-job training
Network systems and data communications analysts	231	357	126	54.6	Bachelor's degree
Medical assistants	387	589	202	52.1	Moderate-term on-the-job training
Physician assistants	62	93	31	49.6	Bachelor's degree
Computer software engineers, applications	460	682	222	48.4	Bachelor's degree
Physical therapist assistants	59	85	26	44.2	Associate degree
Dental hygienists	158	226	68	43.3	Associate degree
Computer software engineers, systems software	340	486	146	43.0	Bachelor's degree
Dental assistants	267	382	114	42.7	Moderate-term on-the-job training
Personal and home care aides	701	988	287	41.0	Short-term on-the-job training
Network and computer systems administrators	278	385	107	38.4	Bachelor's degree
Database administrators	104	144	40	38.2	Bachelor's degree
Physical therapists	155	211	57	36.7	Master's degree
Forensic science technicians	10	13	4	36.4	Associate degree
Veterinary technologists and technicians	60	81	21	35.3	Associate degree

* Statistics per U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov)