9/19/2010

The top 50 Jobs with the Greatest Gains

(From: Bloomberg Businessweek)


No. 1 Fastest-Rising Salary: General and operations managers

2009 salary: $92,650*
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 51 percent

*All data courtesy of Bureau of Labor Statistics

No. 2 Fastest-Rising Salary: Financial managers

2009 salary: $101,190
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 51 percent

No. 3 Fastest-Rising Salary: Computer and information systems managers

2009 salary: $113,720
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 44 percent

No. 4 Fastest-Rising Salary: Registered nurses

2009 salary: $63,750
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 42 percent

No. 5 Fastest-Rising Salary: Sales managers

2009 salary: $96,790
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 41 percent

No. 6 Fastest-Rising Salary: Chief executives

2009 salary: $160,720
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 41 percent

No. 7 Fastest-Rising Salary: Accountants and auditors

2009 salary: $60,340
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 39 percent

No. 8 Fastest-Rising Salary: Preschool teachers, except special education

2009 salary: $24,540
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 38 percent

No. 9 Fastest-Rising Salary: Management analysts

2009 salary: $75,250
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 37

No. 10 Fastest-Rising Salary: Pharmacy technicians

2009 salary: $28,070
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 36 percent

No. 11 Fastest-Rising Salary: Postal service mail carriers

2009 salary: $52,200
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 36 percent

No. 12 Fastest-Rising Salary: Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

2009 salary: $71,340
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 36 percent

No. 13 Fastest-Rising Salary: Security guards

2009 salary: $23,820
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 36 percent

No. 14 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

2009 salary: $39,820
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 35 percent

No. 15 Fastest-Rising Salary: Computer software engineers, systems software

2009 salary: $93,470
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 34 percent

No. 16 Fastest-Rising Salary: Executive secretaries and administrative assistants

2009 salary: $41,650
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 34 percent

No. 17 Fastest-Rising Salary: Police and sheriff's patrol officers

2009 salary: $53,210
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 34 percent

No. 18 Fastest-Rising Salary: Waiters and waitresses

2009 salary: $17,690
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 33 percent

No. 19 Fastest-Rising Salary: Loan officers

2009 salary: $54,880
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 32 percent

No. 20 Fastest-Rising Salary: Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products

2009 salary: $54,810
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 32 percent

No. 21 Fastest-Rising Salary: First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers

2009 salary: $58,610
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 32 percent

No. 22 Fastest-Rising Salary: Cooks, institution and cafeteria

2009 salary: $22,620
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 32 percent

No. 23 Fastest-Rising Salary: Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

2009 salary: $23,330
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 32 percent

No. 24 Fastest-Rising Salary: Network and computer systems administrators

2009 salary: $67,710
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 32 percent

No. 25 Fastest-Rising Salary: Firefighters

2009 salary: $45,050
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 32 percent

No. 26 Fastest-Rising Salary: Teacher assistants

2009 salary: $22,820
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 32 percent

No. 27 Fastest-Rising Salary: Bus drivers, school

2009 salary: $27,400
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 31 percent

No. 28 Fastest-Rising Salary: Cooks, fast food

2009 salary: $17,720
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 30 percent

No. 29 Fastest-Rising Salary: Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

2009 salary: $17,700
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 30 percent

No. 30 Fastest-Rising Salary: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

2009 salary: $33,450
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 30 percent

No. 31 Fastest-Rising Salary: First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers

2009 salary: $58,330
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 30 percent

No. 32 Fastest-Rising Salary: Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop

2009 salary: $18,180
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 30 percent

No. 33 Fastest-Rising Salary: Counter and rental clerks

2009 salary: $21,300
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 30 percent

No. 34 Fastest-Rising Salary: Recreation workers

2009 salary: $22,280
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 30 percent

No. 35 Fastest-Rising Salary: Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

2009 salary: $24,040
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 30 percent

No. 36 Fastest-Rising Salary: First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers

2009 salary: $29,470
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 30 percent

No. 37 Fastest-Rising Salary: Computer systems analysts

2009 salary: $77,080
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 30 percent

No. 38 Fastest-Rising Salary: Computer software engineers, applications

2009 salary: $87,480
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 29 percent

No. 39 Fastest-Rising Salary: Billing and posting clerks and machine operators

2009 salary: $31,720
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 29 percent

No. 40 Fastest-Rising Salary: Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks

2009 salary: $28,250
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 29 percent

No. 41 Fastest-Rising Salary: First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers

2009 salary: $52,060
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 29 percent

No. 42 Fastest-Rising Salary: Medical secretaries

2009 salary: $30,190
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 29 percent

No. 43 Fastest-Rising Salary: First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers

2009 salary: $46,910
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 29 percent

No. 44 Fastest-Rising Salary: Bartenders

2009 salary: $18,350
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 29 percent

No. 45 Fastest-Rising Salary: Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

2009 salary: $23,480
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 28 percent

No. 46 Fastest-Rising Salary: Lawyers

2009 salary: $113,240
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 28 percent

No. 47 Fastest-Rising Salary: Dental assistants

2009 salary: $33,230
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 28 percent

No. 48 Fastest-Rising Salary: Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

2009 salary: $21,970
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 28 percent

No. 49 Fastest-Rising Salary: Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

2009 salary: $25,130
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 28 percent

No. 50 Fastest-Rising Salary: Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education

2009 salary: $50,770
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2009: 28 percent

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