subject: Fastest-Growing Jobs That Do Not Require A College Degree in 2011 [print this page] Fastest-Growing Jobs That Do Not Require A College Degree in 2011
While times are still hard and employment is still low, college may be out of the picture for many people. Just because you do not have a college degree doesn't mean you don't deserve a high-paying job... If you are not planning to attend college but still want a good career, this article is perfect for you!!
Home Health Aide
Current Employment (2010): 464,849
Expected Growth (2018): 1,382,495
Percentage of Growth (2010-2018): +47%
Salary (2010) $10.18
Tasks
-Provide health care services in the homes of the elderly or people with long-term illnesses or disabilities.
- Cook, give clients baths and massages, change bandages if needed, etc.
- Help clients to dress, exercise, get in and out of bed, etc.
- Maybe some light laundry, cleaning, or other household chores.
- Grocery and other shopping for their clients.
Education
- High school diploma or G.E.D. and short-term on-the-job training.
Personal Care Aide
Current Employment (2010): 821,173
Expected Growth (2018): 1,193,184
Percentage of Growth (2010-2018): +43%
Salary (2010) $10.73
Tasks
-Perform health-care related tasks, such as medication and monitoring vital signs.
-Administer bedside and personal care.
- Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, etc.
- Instruct and advise clients on issues such as household cleanliness, utilities, hygiene, nutrition, etc.
- Transport clients to locations outside the home, such as to physicians' offices.
Education
- High school diploma and short-term on-the-job training
Physical Therapist Aide
Current Employment (2010): 48,391
Expected Growth (2018): 63,816
Percentage of Growth (2010-2018): +34%
Salary (2010) $10.88
Tasks
-Clean and organize work area and disinfect equipment after treatment.
- Instruct, motivate, safeguard and assist patients practicing exercises and functional activities, under direction of medical staff.
- Transport patients to and from treatment areas, using wheelchairs or providing standing support.
- Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
- Administer active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, and various types of treatments.
- Assist patients to dress, undress, and put on and remove supportive devices, such as braces, splints, and slings.
- Train patients to useorthopedicbraces, prostheses and supportive devices.
Education
- High school diploma and short-term on-the-job training
Dental Assistant
Current Employment (2010): 298,274
Expected Growth (2018): 401,683
Percentage of Growth (2010-2018): +33%
Salary (2010) $15.92
Tasks
- Schedule appointments, keep records, receive payments from patients, order supplies, etc.
- Locate patients' medical records for the dentist's use.
- Prepare patients for the dentist's examination.
- Operate the suction hose to keep the patient's mouth dry.
- Operate X-ray machines, develop X-rays, make impressions of a patients' mouth or teeth, sterilize instruments, etc.
Education
- High school diploma and reasonable amount ofon-the-job training.
Medical Assistant
Current Employment (2010): 485,651
Expected Growth (2018): 648,257
Percentage of Growth (2010-2018): +32%
Salary (2010) $12.67
Tasks
-Perform administrative duties and handling basic clinical tasks.
- Handle medical records, bookkeeping, and answering phones.
- Check the height, weight, temperature, and blood pressure of each patient.
- Write down patients' medical histories and run simple laboratory tests.
- Give injections, apply bandages, and take X-rays.
Education
- High school diploma and reasonable amount ofon-the-job training.
Pharmacy Technician
Current Employment (2010): 327,839
Expected Growth (2018): 426,673
Percentage of Growth (2010-2018): +29%
Salary (2010) $10.93
Tasks
- Receive and fill prescription requests (from nurses, hospitals, and patients).
- Prepare, price, and file prescriptions for the pharmacist to check.
- Prepare insurance claim forms.
- Answer phones.
- Maintain inventory for over the counter medication.
- Maintain patient profiles.
- Handle money/cashier duties.
Education
- High school diploma, work-related experience, and reasonable amount ofon-the-job training.
Construction Laborer
Current Employment (2010): 1,385,238
Expected Growth (2018): 1,505,128
Percentage of Growth (2010-2018): +20%
Salary (2010) $14.28
Tasks
- Load and unload equipment, put up and take down scaffoldings, clear work areas, and carry materials to other workers, etc.
- Assistbricklayers and plasterers by mixing materials and setting up scaffolding.
- Set upforms into which concrete is poured, and spread and spade the concrete.
- Perform any and every small to medium size job on the work site.
Education
- Reasonable amount ofon-the-job training, high school diploma is not required.
