Career Trends
Occupations grow or decline at different rates than the industry in which they belong. For example, the industry might be growing while the occupation is declining. An occupation's future can be more clearly understood by comparing the different growth rates.
These reports compare the projected changes at the national level. You can go to the state Labor Market Information Office websites to find detailed
state industry projections.
The following trends show persons employed in the stated occupation across all industries.
| Job Title |
Video |
Estimated 2006 | Projected 2016 | Percent Change |
| Computer Hardware Engineer |
|
78,500 |
82,100 |
+4.6% |
| Computer Operators |
|
130,000 |
97,900 |
-34.7% |
| Computer Programmers |
|
435,100 |
417,100 |
-4.1% |
| Computer Software Engineers: Applications |
|
506,800 |
732,500 |
+44.6% |
| Computer Software Engineers: Systems Software |
|
350,000 |
448,700 |
+28.2% |
| Computer Specialists, All Other |
|
135,900 |
156,500 |
+15.1% |
| Computer Support Specialists |
|
552,500 |
623,600 |
+12.9% |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
|
503,600 |
649,600 |
+29.0% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
|
263,700 |
306,800 |
+16.4 |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers |
|
175,000 |
180,200 |
+3.0% |
| Database Administrators |
|
119,400 |
153,500 |
+28.6% |
| Designers, All Other |
|
16,000 |
17,900 |
+11.8% |
| Desktop Publishers |
|
31,800 |
32,100 |
+1.0% |
| Graphic Designers |
|
260,800 |
286,400 |
+9.8% |
| Medical Records and Health Information Technicians |
|
169,700 |
200,000 |
+17.8% |
| Medical Secretaries |
|
408,400 |
476,600 |
+16.7% |
| Medical Transcriptionists |
|
98,500 |
111,700 |
+13.5% |
| Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts |
|
261,800 |
401,600 |
+53.4% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
|
309,200 |
392,500 |
+27.0% |
| Office Clerks, General |
|
3,200,200 |
3,603,800 |
+12.6% |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical and Executive |
|
1,939,800 |
1,962,300 |
+1.2% |
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