Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Top 6 (G)

Big City Jobs Shifting
Recent studies by the U.S. Department of Labor indicate that U.S. metropolitan areas - cities with at least one urbanized area of 50,000 or more inhabitants - are experiencing a shift in the top employment sectors.
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1 - Registered Nurse
In California metro area San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, registered nurses (RNs) make up 1.5 percent of the total workforce with more than 15,000 employed.
Job Growth: Registered nurses are very much in demand. Some 581,500 new RN jobs will be created between 2008 and 2018 across the country.*
Education: Earn an associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing, or opt for a diploma from an approved nursing program. From there, you must pass a national licensing exam.
Salary: The San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City metropolitan area has the third-highest average annual salary for registered nurses at $98,900.**
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2 - Accountant
Due to the high concentration of public accounting firms and businesses, the majority of accountants work in urban areas. The Denver-Aurora, Colorado metro ranks high among cities for the percentage of accountants in the workforce.
Job Growth: The numbers add up for accountants when it comes to hiring. Between 2008 and 2018, the BLS projects 279,400 new accounting jobs will be created nationwide.
Education: Earn a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
Salary: The New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York-New Jersey metro area stands atop the list of best-paying metro areas for accountants, who have an average salary of $87,940 there. Accountants in the Denver-Aurora, Colorado metro area have an average salary of $70,060.
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3 - Medical and Health Services Manager
General medical and surgical hospitals, primarily located in metro areas such as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, employ some 102,780 medical and health services managers nationwide.
Job Growth: More than 45,000 jobs will be created in this fast-growing profession between 2008 and 2018, due to a rising need for health practitioners in offices.
Education: A bachelor's degree in health administration will prepare you for a career in management. You might start at an entry-level position in a smaller facility or at the departmental level within a health care organization.
Salary: Medical and health services managers have an average salary of $122,730 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California, one of the leading metro areas for pay in this field.
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4 - Paralegal
More than 19,000 paralegals work in the New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York-New Jersey metro area.
Job Growth: As a paralegal in today's workforce, you can expect strong hiring trends to continue. Some 74,100 new paralegals are projected to enter this field from 2008 to 2018.
Education: The path to a paralegal career is an associate's degree in paralegal studies. If you already have a college degree, pursue a career-focused certificate in paralegal studies.
Salary: Paralegals have an average annual salary of $64,080 in the San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City metropolitan area and $63,230 in the New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York-New Jersey metro.
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5 - Computer Network Administrator
Nearly 14,000 computer network administrators work in the New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York-New Jersey metro area.
Job Growth: More than 286,000 new jobs for computer network, systems, and database administrators will be created between 2008 and 2018.
Education: You have several options to break into the field, including a bachelor's degree, associate's degree, or professional certificate.
Salary: The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California metropolitan area ranks atop the best-paying metro areas for computer network administrators, who have an annual average salary of $98,570. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is next at $93,810.
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6 - Education Administrator
Look to Boston, Massachusetts for education careers, which are among the new front-runners for jobs in the area, the Department of Labor reports.
Job Growth: The need for principals and assistant principals will help add some 37,000 jobs for education administrators between 2008 and 2018.
Education: A bachelor's degree in an education-related field can work to land you a job as a principal or assistant principal in a private school. Most public schools require a master's degree in education administration for top administrative positions.
Salary: Elementary and secondary school education administrators in the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos metropolitan area, have an average annual salary of $116,940.

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