CHICAGO, December 9, 2014 – December marks the end to yet another year of strong employment growth within the health care industry. An estimated 225,000 health care jobs were added at an average of 23,000 per month so far in 2014 (Bureau of Labor Statistics), and according to a new list from MiracleWorkers.com – CareerBuilder’s job site for health care professionals –2015 promises to be just as promising for job seekers.
“The health care jobs that will be most in demand next year are often the hardest for employers to recruit,” said Eric Gilpin, president of CareerBuilder’s health care division. “The fields on this list are great specialties for students to enter, as each are projected to grow significantly faster than the national average for all occupations and promise solid incomes.”
The U.S. workforce is projected to grow by 1.2 percent in 2015; however, 28 health care jobs are projected to grow at 3 percent or more. Seventeen of those jobs have median hourly earnings greater than $20 per hour.*
The following list details the fastest-growing, high-paying jobs in health care next year.
Occupation |
2014 Jobs |
2014 - 2015 Change |
2014 - 2015 % Change |
Median Hourly Earnings |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
31,690 |
1,569 |
5.0% |
$26.75 |
Physical Therapist Assistants |
74,844 |
3,607 |
4.8% |
$25.79 |
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
60,626 |
2,885 |
4.8% |
$32.44 |
Audiologists |
11,957 |
552 |
4.6% |
$34.11 |
Genetic Counselors |
2,482 |
111 |
4.5% |
$29.75 |
Physical Therapists |
211,296 |
9,048 |
4.3% |
$38.63 |
Physician Assistants |
93,943 |
3,773 |
4.0% |
$45.49 |
Orthotists and Prosthetists |
8,860 |
351 |
4.0% |
$32.46 |
Nurse Practitioners |
118,477 |
4,488 |
3.8% |
$45.20 |
Occupational Therapists |
116,064 |
4,179 |
3.6% |
$37.18 |
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians |
52,275 |
1,824 |
3.5% |
$25.71 |
Surgical Technologists |
101,057 |
3,489 |
3.5% |
$20.94 |
*Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, a CareerBuilder Company, 2014.3 Class of Worker dataset
About MiracleWorkers.com and CareerBuilder®
MiracleWorkers.com connects employers to the top talent in the health care profession. Users can also post resumes, sign up for automatic job alerts, and tap into advice on everything from writing resumes to on-the-job success. MiracleWorkers is a division of Careerbuilder.
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