After health care, other occupational areas forecast for the most growth include customer service representatives, food service workers, retail salespersons, and general office clerks.
Occupations Providing the Most Opportunities for Job Applicants Ranked by Total Openings, 1999 - 2006 7 Year Projections * Total New Growth Occupations Openings Jobs Rate General Office Clerks 11,820 5,340 17.
The jobs expected to create the most total openings over the same period were general office clerks, 11,800; registered nurses, 3,580; and amusement and recreation attendants, 3,290.
In comparison, the next most common occupations were waiters and general office clerks, at 6 percent each, Rounding out the top five occupations for 15-yearold females were salesworkers (other commodities) and miscellaneous food occupations, at 5 percent each.
The 17 key occupations that mothers typically perform, with their median yearly salaries, are: Animal Caretaker $17,500 Executive Chef $40,000 Computer Systems Analyst $44,000 Financial Manager $39,000 Food/Beverage Service Worker $20,000 General Office Clerk $19,000 Registered Nurse $35,000 Management Analyst $41,000 Child Care Worker $13,000 Housekeeper $ 9,000 Psychologist $29,000 Bus Driver $32,400 Elementary School Principal $58,600 Dietitians/Nutritionists $41,600 Property Manager $22,600 Social Worker $30,000 Recreation Worker $15,500 "Edelman Financial is attempting to quantify what the true market value of a mother's worth is in today's economy," said Ric Edelman, chairman of his full-service financial planning company.
They are followed by general office clerks, teacher aides, securities and financial-services sales representatives, emergency medical technicians, respiratory therapists, management analysts and consultants, radiologic technologists, employment interviewers, social workers, preschool teachers and child-care workers, and restaurant and food-service managers.
Demastus began his career with Roadway Express in the garage at Akron, Ohio where he served as a general office clerk before becoming a garage supervisor.
