Career Top 100 Growth Rank Projected Increase (%) Projected Work Force Average Starting Salary Accountants and Auditors 83 32 1,243,000 $30,000 Actuaries 91 30 19,000 $31,800 Adult Education Teachers 57 37 712,000 $26,900 Advertising Workers and Clerks 54 38 23,000 $20,000 Aircraft Pilots 68 36 115,000 $80,000 Amusement & Recreation Attendants 31 46 303,000 $10,900 Animal Caretakers 46 40 143,000 $13,000 Athletic Instructors and Trainers 65 36 355,000 $20,000 Automotive Mechanics 87 30 907,000 $21,200 Baggage Porters, Bellhops 32 46 50,000 $12,200 Bicycle Mechanics 35 45 20,000 $12,500 Bill and Account Collectors 45 40 328,000 $19,200 Biological and Medical Scientists 85 31 148,000 $34,500 Biomedical Equipment Technicians and Repairers 60 37 13,000 $20,000 Butchers, Meat, Poultry & Fish Cutters 82 33 169,000 $16,120 Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 73 35 41,000 $23,000 Chefs, Cooks, Kitchen Workers 52 39 4,282,000 $13,500 Child Care Workers 14 66 1,135,000 $10,200 Chiropractors 66 36 62,000 $70,000 Computer Programmers 92 30 723,000 $35,600 Computer Systems Analysts 4 111 1,403,000 $42,100 Construction and Building Inspectors 88 30 86,000 $31,200 Construction Managers 30 47 265,000 $32,000 Corrections Officers 13 69 479,000 $23,000 Cost Estimators 89 30 211,000 $30,000 Counselors 84 32 204,000 $30,000 Counter and Rental Clerks 69 36 331,000 $13,100 Dental Assistants 51 40 254,000 $17,265 Dental Hygienists 39 43 154,000 $31,000 Drywall Installers, Finishers 59 37 165,000 $21,800 Emergency Medical Technicians 67 36 155,000 $20,000 Flight Attendants 24 51 140,000 $13,000 Food and Beverage Service Workers - Waiters/Waitresses & Hosts/Hostesses 70 36 2,695,000 $11,450 Food Service Managers 36 44 764,000 $21,700 Gardeners and Groundskeepers 74 35 1,195,000 $14,300 Guards 25 51 1,211,000 $14,500 Hairstylists, Barbers, Cosmetologists 11 70 846,000 $20,000 Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Technicians 95 29 274,000 $24,600 Highway Maintenance Workers 97 29 217,000 $31,500 Home Health Aides 1 138 827,000 $14,500 Hotel/Motel Desk Clerks 44 41 172,000 $13,000 Human Services Workers 2 136 445,000 $20,000 Information Clerks and Receptionists 78 32 1,762,000 $16,650 Insulation Workers 50 40 79,000 $23,000 Insurance Adjusters 26 49 220,000 $20,800 Insurance Claims and Interview Clerks 62 37 158,000 $18,200 Insurance Policy Processing Clerks 77 34 583,000 $18,200 Interviewing and New Accounts Clerks 79 34 208,000 $18,200 Laundry, Dry Cleaning Machine Operators 33 46 237,000 $10,900 Lawyers 86 31 821,000 $80,000 Licensed Practical Nurses 47 40 920,000 $21,400

* Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics   Career Listing M to Z