Jobs in 2030: Health Care Booms, Employers Want More

Employment in health care occupations is expected to grow 15 percent in the next decade, well ahead of 3.7 percent overall growth, according to employment projections released by the U.S. Department of Labor and cited by the Wall Street Journal . The aging baby boomer population will drive the growth. The number of nursing practitioners and physician-assistant jobs is expected to grow by 50 percent and 31 percent, respectively. Furthermore, by 2029, more than a quarter of the U.S. workforce will be 55 or older — an increase from 23.4 percent last year. The digital economy will drive demand for high-technology workers between now and then. Computer and math occupations is poised to grow 12.1 percent in the next decade — three times faster than the overall workforce. Meanwhile, the office and administrative support sector is projected to lose nearly one million jobs. Finally, an estimated 420,000 production jobs could be lost due to robotic technology, and e-commerce could eliminate 270,000 cashier jobs.