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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Fastest Growing Jobs for those over 50


Susan Brannon
3 September 2011
U.S. News Report in their Money section listed the 20 Fastest-Growing Jobs for Baby Boomers:

Type of Job                                  Projected Growth            % 55 and Older
Retail Salespersons                   
Personal and Home care Aides                        50.7            23.4       
Financial Advisers                                        40.9            18.8
Social and Community Service                      24.6            24.4
Entertainment attendants                            23.8            21.1
Veterinarians                                               35.5            22.4
Surveyors                                                    23.6            16.9
Environmental and geoscientists                   23.6            20.2
Nurses                                                        23.4            17.9
Animal Trainers                                         23.3            23.0
Instructional Coordinators                           23.3            32.0
Locksmiths and Safe repairs                        23.1            25.4
Teachers                                                    22.8            27.0
Archivists, curators                                    22.2            24.7
Social workers                                            22.2            17.5
Management analysts                               22.0            26.5
Pharmacists                                             21.8            21.4
Counselors                                                21.4            18.2
Business Op. specialists                             20.9            18.8
Brokerage clerks                                       20.5            29.5
Religious Workers                                    20.5            32.5

Remember, your failures and successes give you an advantage in the workforce.  You have maturity, you are dependable much more than the current graduates on the job market!
You can also go back to school and get a degree in psychology, start a consulting business, design training programs, write a book.  You are not in the dead zone, keep going and enjoy the process!
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