Explore career options with this helpful list of the top 50 In-Demand Occupations.  We hope that by exploring these top 50 in-demand occupations you will be able to identify better paying jobs, and jobs that might be more interesting to you which may help you select a college major, training, or educational program that relates to your chosen career.  The top 50 occupations were selected in the following wage; A top 50 rating was created by multiplying the projected need for employees time the median hourly wage.  Occupations whose median wage is less than $20/hr were eliminated.  Of the remaining occupations, only the top 50 were selected.  Initially, all the occupations are displayed in descending order using the top 50 rating (most desirable to least desirable).

■ Registered Nurses
■ General and Operations Managers
■ Physicians and Surgeons
■ Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
■ Accounts and Auditors
■ Sales Representative, Whole and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific products
■ Computer Software Engineers, Applications
■ Lawyers
■ Computer Systems Analysts
■ Management Analysts
■ Secondary School Teachers, Except Special Education
■ Chief Executive
■ First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office Administrative Support Workers
■ Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
■ Financial Managers
■ Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
■ Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
■ Construction Managers
■ Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Agents
■ Electricians
■ Computer Support Specialists
■ Middle School Teachers, Except Special Education and Vocational Education
■ First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
■ Network and Computer Systems
■ Administrators
■ Sales Managers
■ Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
■ Pharmacists
■ Computer and Information Systems Managers
■ Civil Engineers
■ First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
■ Teacher Assistants
■ Plumbers, Pipefitters , and Steam fitters
■ Medical and Health Services Managers
■ Insurance Sales Agents
■ Administrative Service Managers
■ Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School
■ Industrial Engineers
■ Marketing Managers
■ Fire Fighters
■ Personal Financial Advisors
■ Financial Analysts
■ Engineering Managers
■ Claims Adjuster, Examiners, and Investigators
■ Dentists, General Dental Hygienists
■ Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Fight Engineers
■ Physical Therapists
■ Cost Estimators
■ Food Service Managers
■ Loan Officers

(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2006), (wages and 2006-2016 projection series).
For a complete list of occupations and to find more on education requirements and salary ranges, please visit the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics We page at http://www.bls.gov/emp/home.htm
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