At Opportunity Inc. we have access to the latest labor market information to help you identify careers that pay well and are expected to grow in number. The table below shows "Hot Jobs" - those with above average incomes fast growth. Updated January 2013.
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Three "Hot Jobs" are further detailed, below.
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Registered Nurses (29-1111) |
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Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.
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Total Employment (2012):
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13,281 |
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Estimated Annual Openings:
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516 |
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$63,200 |
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Computer Systems Analysts (15-1051) |
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Analyze science, engineering, business, and all other data processing problems for application to electronic data processing systems. Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software. May supervise computer programmers.
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Total Employment (2012):
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2,459 |
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Estimated Annual Openings:
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99 |
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| Average Annual Wage: | $80,300 | |
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Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041) |
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Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. |
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Total Employment (2012):
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1,200 |
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Estimated Annual Openings:
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48 |
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| Average Annual Wage: |
$43,700 |
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