Occupation	2008 estimated employment	2018 projected employment	Total 2008-2018 employment change	Average annual percent change	Total percent change
1	Home health aides	16,430	29,536	13,106	6.0%	79.8%
2	Personal and home care aides	14,435	24,418	9,983	5.4	69.2
3	Network systems and data communications analysts	16,981	28,651	11,670	5.4	68.7
4	Nursing, psychiatric and home health aides	51,022	75,595	24,573	4.0	48.2
5	Self-enrichment education teachers	4,133	5,928	1,795	3.7	43.4
6	Computer software engineers, systems software	29,070	41,351	12,281	3.6	42.2
7	Computer software engineers, applications	32,326	45,905	13,579	3.6	42.0
8	Operations research analysts	4,286	6,075	1,789	3.5	41.7
9	Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides	3,152	4,428	1,276	3.5	40.5
10	Industrial engineers	5,852	8,156	2,304	3.4	39.4
11	Network and computer systems administrators	18,407	25,626	7,219	3.4	39.2
12	Personal financial advisers	4,053	5,641	1,588	3.4	39.2
13	Mathematical scientists	5,612	7,724	2,112	3.2	37.6
14	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health	7,618	10,443	2,825	3.2	37.1
15	Dental hygienists	3,969	5,414	1,445	3.2	36.4
16	Dental assistants	7,622	10,381	2,759	3.1	36.2
17	Computer specialists	182,307	246,952	64,645	3.1	35.5
18	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	7,594	10,279	2,685	3.1	35.4
19	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	3,192	4,296	1,104	3.0	34.6
20	Medical assistants	9,758	13,128	3,370	3.0	34.5
21	Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants	33,629	45,056	11,427	3.0	34.0
22	Market research analysts	8,961	12,003	3,042	3.0	33.9
23	Mental health counselors	5,099	6,825	1,726	3.0	33.8
24	Public relations specialists	8,672	11,560	2,888	2.9	33.3
25	Coaches and scouts	5,594	7,423	1,829	2.9	32.7