Keys to Your Future

Employment Trends in the New Millennium

Approximately 50,562,000 job openings are projected to become available during the 2000 2010 period.

Most employment growth will be in three industries.

Health services Retail sales Business services

This is a world where the sales of ideas and services has replaced the sale of manufactured goods.

Where are the jobs?

Unskilled 15% Professional 20%

Skilled 65%

Education Pays
The trend is clearly toward closer and closer relationships between education and employment

Earnings by Level of Education

Education Level
Professional Masters Bachelors Associate Some college, no degree High school Not a high school graduate

Annual earnings
$74,560 $40,368 $32,629 $24,398 $19,666 $18,737 $12,809

How much will it cost to live each year?

Poverty level for family of four = $16,895

Annual median earnings for a woman = $26,324

Annual median earnings for a man = $36,478

What are my options?

Four-Year College degree or higher Community College (Certificate or Associate degree Vocational/Technical training Military training On the job training/Apprenticeships

Which occupation pays more?

Median annual earnings

Registered Nurse $34,430 $49,070 Teacher, Elementary $39,300 average Librarian $32,840 - $52,110 Truck Driver $18,304 - $32,385

What is different about these occupations?

LEVEL OF EDUCATION Roughly 1 in 3 of high earners do not have a Bachelors degree. Greater and greater difference between SKILLED and UNSKILLED workers, not simply between college graduates and non-college graduates

Job Trend Summary

On average, employment will grow faster in jobs that require the most education and training. By the year 2000, 86% of all jobs will require some education beyond high school; however, more than 70% of the jobs will not require a bachelors degree Todays workplace requires advanced technical skills.
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