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Demand Occupations High-Growth
requiring an Associate’s Degree,
Technical Training, or
Work Experience (sampling):
- Registered Nurses
- Nursing Aides, Orderlies, Attendants
- Computer Support Specialists
- Dental Hygienists
- Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Medical Records/Health Info Technicians
- Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- Physical Therapist Assistants
Fastest Growing Occupations:
- Network Systems/Data Communication Analysts
- Medical Assistants
- Computer Software Engineers, Applications
- Database Administrators
- Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Environmental Engineers
Emerging Occupations
Governor’s Green Job Initiative
Alternative Energy Production and Efficiency-Automotive Industry
- Automotive Engineers
- Automotive Technologist
- Diesel Technologist
Energy Production Industry
- Photovoltaic Installer
- Geologists
- Welders
Research and Design Industry
- Chemical Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Mechanical and Industrial Technologists
Agriculture and Natural Resource Conservation Agricultural Industry
- Irrigation Technician
- Soil Technologists
- Botanist
- Farm Manager
Resource Conservation Industry
- Civil Engineering
- Forester
- Wildlife and Fisheries Technologist
High Growth Occupations Requiring at Least a Bachelor’s Degree
- General/Operations Managers
- Computer Software Engineers, Applications
- Computer System Analysts
- Network Systems/Data Communication Analysts
- Network Computer Systems Administrator
- Accountants/Auditors
Michigan’s Growth Industries
- Life Sciences
- Homeland Security and Defense
- Advanced Energy Storage
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Water Technology
- Wind Energy
- Solar Energy
- Film Industry