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Employment of home health aides is projected to grow 38 percent from 2014

to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.
As the baby-boom population ages and the elderly population grows, the
demand for home health aides to provide assistance will continue to increase.
The older population often has health problems and will need help with daily
activities.
Elderly clients and people with disabilities are increasingly relying on home
care as a less expensive alternative to nursing homes or hospitals. Clients
who need help with everyday tasks and household chores, rather than
medical care, can reduce their medical expenses by returning to their homes.
Another factor that will likely lead to an increase in the demand for home
care is that most clients prefer to be cared for in their homes, where they are
most comfortable. Studies have found that home care is often more effective
than care in a nursing home or hospital.
Job Prospects
Job prospects for home health aides are excellent. This occupation is large
and is projected to add many jobs. In addition, the low pay and high
emotional demands may cause many workers to leave this occupation, and
they will have to be replaced.

Quick Facts: Home Health Aides

2014 Median Pay

$21,380 per year

$10.28 per hour

No formal educational
Typical Entry-Level Educat
credential
ion
Work Experience in a Rela None
ted Occupation
Short-term on-the-job
On-the-job Training
training
Number of Jobs, 2014

913,500

Job Outlook, 2014-24

38% (Much faster than

average)

Duties
Home health aides typically do the following:
Assist clients in their daily personal tasks, such as bathing or dressing
Provide basic health-related services according to a clients needs, such as
checking vital signs or administering prescribed medication at scheduled
times
Do light housekeeping, such as laundry, washing dishes, and vacuuming in a
clients home
Help to organize a clients schedule and plan appointments
Arrange transportation to doctors offices or for other kinds of outings
Shop for groceries and prepare meals to meet a clients dietary specifications
Help to keep clients engaged in their social networks and communities

Employment of retail sales workers is projected to grow 7 percent

from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Employment of retail salespersons is projected to grow 7 percent
from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Employment of retail salespersons has traditionally grown with the
overall economy.
Online sales have grown strongly in recent years, and this trend is
expected to continue. Online sales will likely affect employment
growth of retail sales workers in a few ways. Brick and mortar
retail stores are expected to increase their emphasis on customer
service as a way to compete with online sellers. Therefore,
traditional retail stores should hire more sales workers to provide
this service. In addition, cost pressure may drive retailers to ask
their in-store staff to do more. This means they may want workers
who can perform a broad range of job duties that include helping
customers find items, operating a cash register, and re-stocking
shelves. Because retail sales workers have this versatile range of
functions, their usage should also increase. However, online sales
strength is also expected to limit the growth of the number of
physical retail stores. Therefore, the limited number of stores may
constrain overall employment growth, even though retail sales
workers use within these stores should increase.
Online sales are projected to affect specific segments of the retail
industry to varying extents. For instance, book and media stores
are likely to see the most severe declines due to online
competition. However, other retail segments, such as automobile
dealers and clothing stores, have experienced much less of an
impact. In general, although consumers are increasing their online
retail shopping, they will continue to do the majority of their retail
shopping in stores. Retail salespersons will be needed in stores to
help customers and complete sales.
Employment of parts salespersons is projected to grow 7 percent
from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
People are keeping their cars longer and are buying new cars less
often. Older cars need to be serviced more frequently, creating
demand for car parts and parts salespersons. However, growth may
be slowed by competition from online parts retailers.

The median hourly wage for parts salespersons was

$14.15 in May 2014. The median wage is the wage at
which half the workers in an occupation earned more than
that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent
earned less than $8.90, and the highest 10 percent
earned more than $24.40.
The median hourly wage for retail salespersons was
$10.29 in May 2014. The lowest 10 percent earned less
than $8.19, and the highest 10 percent earned more than
$18.89
Retail sales workers typically do the following:
Greet customers and offer them assistance
Recommend merchandise based on customers wants and
needs
Explain the use and benefit of merchandise to customers
Answer customers questions
Show how merchandise works, if applicable
Add up customers total purchases and accept payment
Inform customers about current sales, promotions, and
policies about payments and exchanges

Quick Facts: Retail Sales Workers

2014 Median Pay

$21,670 per year

$10.42 per hour

Typical Entry-Level Education

No formal educational credential

Work Experience in a Related Occupation

None

On-the-job Training

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Number of Jobs, 2014

4,859,600

Job Outlook, 2014-24

7% (As fast as average)

Employment Change, 2014-24

331,000

Overall employment of cooks is projected to grow 4

percent from 2014 to 2024, slower than the average for
all occupations. Individual growth rates will vary by
specialty.
Population and income growth are expected to result in
greater consumer demand for food at a variety of dining
places. People will continue to eat out, buy takeout meals,
or have food delivered. In response to increased
consumer demand, more restaurants, cafeterias, and
catering services will open and serve more meals. These
establishments will require more cooks to prepare meals
The median hourly wage for cooks was $10.16 in May
for customers.
2014. The median wage is the wage at which half the
workers in an occupation earned more than that amount
and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less
than $8.09, and the highest 10 percent earned more than
$14.82.
Cooks typically do the following:
Ensure the freshness of food and ingredients
Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to
recipes
Bake, grill, or fry meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods
Boil and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods
Arrange, garnish, and sometimes serve food
Clean work areas, equipment, utensils, and dishes
Cook, handle, and store food or ingredients

Quick Facts: Cooks

2014 Median Pay

$21,120 per year

$10.16 per hour

Typical Entry-Level Educatio See How to Become One

n
Work Experience in a Relate See How to Become One
d Occupation
On-the-job Training
See How to Become One
Number of Jobs, 2014

2,290,800

Job Outlook, 2014-24

4% (Slower than average)

Employment Change, 2014-2 97,000

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Employment of computer systems analysts is projected to

grow 21 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the
average for all occupations.
As organizations across the economy increase their
reliance on information technology (IT), analysts will be
hired to design and install new computer systems.
Smaller firms with minimal IT requirements will find it
more cost effective to outsource to cloud service
providers or to industries that employ expert IT service
providers. This will create additional job growth in the
data processing, hosting, and related services industry
and the computer systems design and related services
industry, respectively.
Quick Facts: Computer Systems Analysts
2014 Median Pay

$82,710 per year

$39.76 per hour

Typical Entry-Level Educatio Bachelor's degree

n
Work Experience in a Relate None
d
Occupation
On-the-job
Training
None
Number of Jobs, 2014

567,800

Job Outlook, 2014-24

21% (Much faster than

average)

Employment Change, 2014- 118,600

24

Computer systems analysts typically do the following:

Consult with managers to determine the role of IT
systems in an organization
Research emerging technologies to decide if installing
them can increase the organizations efficiency and
effectiveness
Prepare an analysis of costs and benefits so that
management can decide if IT systems and computing
infrastructure upgrades are financially worthwhile
Devise ways to add new functionality to existing
computer systems
Design and implement new systems by choosing and
configuring hardware and software
Oversee the installation and configuration of new
systems to customize them for the organization
Conduct testing to ensure that the systems work as
expected
Train the systems end users and write instruction
manuals