Disability and occupational projections, Monthly Labor Review Online, October 2010

Disability and occupational projections

Table 16. Top 10 high-paying occupations with greatest job growth for people with disabilities, 2008 and 2018 (projected) [Numbers in thousands]
Code	Occupation and major source of education and training	Total employment		Change, 2008-18		People with disabilities		Median annual earnings, 2008	Earnings quartile,(1) 2008	Education and training level
Code	Occupation and major source of education and training	2008	2018	Number	Percent	Percent in occupation, 2008	Change in employment, 2008-18	Median annual earnings, 2008	Earnings quartile,(1) 2008	Education and training level
…	All occupations	150,932	166,206	15,274	10.1	6.1	825	$32,390	…	…
43-6010	Secretaries and administrative assistants	4,348	4,820	472	10.8	4.9	23	(2)	H	Moderate-term on-the-job training
43-3031	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,064	2,276	212	10.3	5.8	12	32,510	H	Moderate-term on-the-job training
49-9042	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,361	1,509	148	10.9	7.0	10	33,710	H	Moderate-term on-the-job training
47-2031	Carpenters	1,285	1,450	165	12.9	6.1	10	38,940	H	Long-term on-the-job training
29-2061	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	754	909	156	20.7	6.4	10	39,030	H	Postsecondary vocational award
21-1090	Miscellaneous community and social service specialists	637	767	130	20.3	6.2	8	(3)	H	Moderate-term on-the-job training
43-1011	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,457	1,618	160	11.0	4.3	7	45,790	H	Work experience in a related occupation
47-1011	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	698	805	107	15.4	6.2	7	58,140	VH	Work experience in a related occupation
41-4010	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	1,973	2,116	143	7.3	4.0	6	(4)	H/VH	Work experience in a related occupation
47-2150	Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	556	642	86	15.5	5.7	5	(5)	H	Long-term on-the-job training
29-1111	Registered nurses	2,619	3,200	582	22.2	3.7	22	62,450	VH	Associate degree
25-3000	Other teachers and instructors	1,099	1,306	206	18.8	5.9	12	(6)	H	Bachelor's degree
25-2020	Elementary and middle school teachers	2,225	2,571	346	15.6	3.4	12	(7)	H	Bachelor's degree
25-1000	Postsecondary teachers	1,699	1,956	257	15.1	4.0	10	58,830	VH	Doctoral degree
13-2011	Accountants and auditors	1,291	1,570	279	21.7	3.6	10	59,430	VH	Bachelor's degree
13-1070	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists	771	956	185	23.9	4.2	8	(8)	H/VH	Bachelor's degree
15-1030	Computer software engineers	910	1,205	295	32.5	2.6	8	(9)	VH	Bachelor's degree
13-1111	Management analysts	747	925	178	23.9	4.0	7	73,570	VH	Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience
21-1010	Counselors	666	782	117	17.5	5.9	7	(10)	H	Bachelor's or master's degree
13-1XXX(11)	Other business operations specialists	1,104	1,233	129	11.7	5.3	7	(12)	H/VH	Bachelor's degree/work experience in a related occupation
Footnotes: (1) Key: H = high, VH = very high. (2) Median earnings for the four occupations in this occupational group are $40,030 for executive secretaries and administrative assistants, $39,860 for legal secretaries, $29,680 for medical secretaries, and $29,050 for all other secretaries. (3) Median earnings for the four occupations in this occupational group are $44,000 for health educators, $45,910 for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists, $27,280 for social and human service assistants, and $37,670 for all other community and social service specialists. (4) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $70,200 for sales representatives for technical and scientific products; and $51,330 for other sales representatives in wholesale and manufacturing. (5) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $32,710 for pipelayers and $45,640 for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters. (6) Median earnings for the three occupations in this occupational group are $46,310 for adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors; $35,720 for self-enrichment education teachers; and $31,100 for all other teachers and instructors. (7) Median earnings for the three occupations in this occupational group are $49,330 for elementary school teachers, except special education teachers; $49,700 for middle school teachers, except special and vocational education teachers; and $47,870 for middle school vocational education teachers. (8) Median earnings for the four occupations in this occupational group are $45,470 for employment, recruitment, and placement specialists; $53,860 for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists; $51,450 for training and development specialists; and $55,710 for all other human resources, training, and labor relations specialists. (9) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $85,430 for computer software engineers in applications and $92,430 for computer software engineers in systems software. (10) Median earnings for the six occupations in this occupational group are $37,030 for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors; $51,050 for educational, vocational, and school counselors; $44,590 for marriage and family therapists; $36,810 for mental health counselors; $30,930 for rehabilitation counselors; and $39,930 for all other counselors. (11) The 13-1XXX ACS aggregated code comprises Standard Occupational Codes 13-1061 (emergency management specialists) and 13-1191 (all other business operations specialists). (12) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $50,460 for emergency management specialists and $59,920 for all other business operations specialists.

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