Fastest Growing Occupations; Requiring a Bachelor's Degree or Higher

1998-2008

All Other Computer Scientists	97,500	212,100	118%
Computer Engineers	299,300	622,100	108%
Systems Analysts, Electronic Data Processing	616,900	1,194,200	94%
Data Base Administrators	87,400	154,900	77%
Engineering, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Managers	326,200	468,000	44%
Biological Scientists	81,000	109,300	35%
Medicine and Health Services Managers	222,400	296,600	33%
Management Analysts	344,500	442,200	28%
Medical Scientists	31,100	38,800	25%
Public Relations Specialists and Publicity Writers	122,300	152,400	25%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment Projections

Occupations with the Most Openings; Requiring a Bachelor's Degree or Higher

1998 Employment/ Average annual job openings

General Managers and Top Executives	3,362,400	113,970
Systems Analysts, Electronic Data Processing	616,900	61,560
Physicians and Surgeons	576,900	21,210
Engineering, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Managers	326,200	19,890
Lawyers	681,000	19,180
Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations Managers	485,200	17,910
Management Analysts	344,500	12,480
All Other Computer Scientists	97,500	12,070
Medicine and Health Services Managers	222,400	11,360

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment Projections

Highest Paying Occupations; Requiring a Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Median annual wages, 1998

Physicians and Surgeons	$124,800+
Dentists	$110,200
Lawyers	$78,200
Engineering, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Managers	$75,300
Physicists and Astronomers	$73,200
Optometrists	$68,500
Pharmacists	$66,200
Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations Managers	$57,300
Physical Therapists	$56,600
General Managers and Top Executives	$55,900

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Survey