Hot Jobs of the Future

1. Hot Jobs of the Future TOP 8 List of most demanded jobs in 2018

2. Key terms • Job growth: • The percentage change or number of jobs created in the United States in a given period. • Salary: • A fixed amount of money or compensation paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed. • Training: • The education, instruction, experience, or discipline required for certain jobs.

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4. This relatively new specialty links the medical and engineering disciplines, with emphasis on engineering. • Design and build innovative devices such as: artificial limbs and organs. • Improve processes for genomic testing, or making and administering drugs. B I O M E D I C A L E N G I N E E R

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6. Did you know?- Biomedical Engineers • Job Growth: 72 percent, or • 12,000 new jobs by 2018 • Salary: $ __2,550 average • Companies hiring Biomedical Engineers: • _____________ • Education/Training: A master’s degree is a must. Curriculum generally covers math, chemistry, physics and engineering. 8 • General Electric

7. Handle the virtual nuts and bolts of an I.T. department. • Design, build, test and maintain information systems, internal or Internet-wide. They also know network and data communications hardware and software. N E T W O R K & D A T A A N A L Y S T

8. Did you know?- Network and Data Analyst 5 • Job Growth:__3 percent, or • 156,000 new jobs by 2018 • Salary: $76,560 average. • Companies hiring Network and Data Analysts: • Hewlett Packard (HP) • Google • Education/Training: Curriculums typically cover networking, database and Web design, mobile technology and Internet architecture. Usually get a ___________’s degree. master

9. Assist the ill in their homes or at an assisted-living or nursing home facility, preparing meals, doing light housekeeping and bathing patients. • These licensed workers also take vital signs, administer drugs and operate medical equipment. H O M E H E A L T H A I D E

10. Did you know?- Home Health Aide • Job Growth:  50 percent, or • 461,000 new jobs by 2018. • Salary: $21,620 average; • up to $___0,000 in affluent metropolitan areas • Companies hiring Home Health Aide: • Gentiva • Education/Training: Community colleges, hospitals and home health care agencies provide programs for licensure. Usually ___5 hours of training is required, but other states require up to 120 hours. 4 7

11. Dig into an organization’s books, investigating transactions and minute detail to ensure compliance with the law. • Ensure that the financial statement accurately reflect a company’s economic standing. They help establish trust between the company’s business and its investors. A U D I T O R

12. Did you know?- Auditor • Job Growth: 41 percent, or • 11,000 new jobs by 2018. • Salary: $71,000 average. • Companies hiring Auditors: • _____________ • Education/Training: Accounting, finance or business backgrounds a must. The required accounting coursework can be acquired in continuing-education classes or master’s study. _____ is recommended, especially for a position as manager and above. Ernst & Young CPA

13. Study human disease and conditions, and work in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, university research centers or for the federal government. M E D I C A L S C I E N T I S T

14. Did you know?- Medical Scientist 4 • Job Growth: ___0 percent, or • 44,000 new jobs by 2018 • Salary: $___4,760 average. • Companies hiring Medical Scientists: • Merck • Johnson & Johnson • Education/Training: A general master’s, perhaps in biology, can lead to work in a research lab; others specialize with a master’s and Ph.D’s in bio-imaging or clinical investigation. Undergraduate degrees: biological science, complemented by math, physics and computer science. 8

15. Not quite a doctor, but not a nurse; they are critical members of medical teams who diagnose conditions, examine and treat patients with routine problems. P H Y S I C I A N A S S I S T A N T

16. Did you know?- Physician Assistant • Job Growth: 39 percent, or • 29,000 new jobs by 2018. • Salary: $___5,000 average; • Companies hiring Physician Assistants: • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Education/Training: Prerequisites in _____________, ____________and ____________, and programs like to see a commitment to patient care as admissions criteria. Graduates get a master’s in health sciences, then sit for boards that license them as P.A.’s. 8 biology chemistry statistics

17. Treat the face and body. They administer chemicals, Botox, lasers, microdermabrasion and skin peels in day spas and doctor’s offices. S K I N C A R E S P E C I A L I S T

18. Did you know?- Skin Care Specialist 3 • Job Growth:___8 percent, or • 15,000 new jobs by 2018. • Salary: $60,000 or more in affluent areas, • especially selling products. • Companies hiring Skin Care Specialists: • Estee Lauder • Education/Training:  All states but Connecticut require licensing. Training is at least _______hours of clinical and classroom education covering anatomy, physiology and procedures. Cosmetology schools and most continuing education departments at community colleges offer certificate programs. 600

19. Not to be confused with personal trainers, they work under a doctor’s supervision and are schooled in sports medicine to prevent and treat muscular/skeletal injuries. A T H L E T I C T R A I N E R

20. Did you know?- Athletic Trainer • Job Growth: 37 percent, or • 6,000 new jobs by 2018. • Salary: $___1,340 average. • Companies hiring Athletic Trainers: • NBA-Tim Grover worked for ______________ • Cirque du Soleil • Education/Training: To practice, 47 states require licensing, and a bachelor’s in athletic training is the minimum requirement. But some 70 percent of practitioners hold a master’s in athletic training. 4 Dwyane Wade