Top Jobs In 10 Industries

By Anthony Balderrama
Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com.Soon after you begin searching for a job, you might realize how many more opportunities are available than you initially thought. Information technology jobs like computer engineers and network systems analysts have high rates of growth.For some job seekers, it's a welcome discovery because they now have more choices. For others, it means they have to sift through more job posts to see what best suits them.Of the many factors you use to narrow down your search, such as salary and qualifications, one you should consider is projected job growth.A field that will experience an increase in demand and in newly created positions in the coming years means more stability. You don't want to switch to a new career only to be downsized shortly after you start.To help your search, we've put together a list of the top industries and the five hottest jobs in each, along with their median salaries. These jobs will experience strong growth and be in great demand for the next decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).Information technology1. Network systems and data communications analysts Projected growth by 2016: 53 percent Median annual salary: $64,600*2. Computer applications software engineers Projected growth by 2016: 45 percent Median annual salary: $79,7803. Database administrators Projected growth by 2016: 29 percent Median annual salary: $64,6704. Computer systems software engineers Projected growth by 2016: 28 percent Median annual salary: $85,3705. Network and computer systems administrators Projected growth by 2016: 27 percent Median annual salary: $62,130Service occupations1. Home health aides Projected growth by 2016: 49 percent Median annual salary: $19,4202. Makeup artists, theatrical and performance Projected growth by 2016: 40 percent Median annual salary: $31,8203. Medical assistants Projected growth: 35 percent Median annual salary: $26,2904. Skin care specialists Projected growth by 2016: 34 percent Median annual salary: $26,1705. Dental assistants Projected growth by 2016: 29 percent Median annual salary: $30,220Business and financial operations1. Personal financial advisors Projected growth by 2016: 41 percent Median annual salary: $66,1202. Financial analysts Projected growth by 2016: 34 percent Median annual salary: $66,5903. Management analysts Projected growth by 2016: 22 percent Median annual salary: $68,0504. Meeting and convention planners Projected growth by 2016: 20 percent Median annual salary: $42,1805. Cost estimators Projected growth by 2016: 19 percent Median annual salary: $52,940Health diagnosing and treating occupations1. Veterinarians Projected growth by 2016: 35 percent Median annual salary: $71,9902. Physician assistants Projected growth by 2016: 27 percent Median annual salary: $74,9803. Physical therapists Projected growth by 2016: 27 percent Median annual salary: $66,2004. Radiation therapists Projected growth by 2016: 25 percent Median annual salary: $66,1705. Registered nurses Projected growth by 2016: 23 percent Median annual salary: $57,280Education1. Preschool teachers, except special education Projected growth by 2016: 26 percent Median annual salary: $22,6802. Postsecondary teachers Projected growth by 2016: 23 percent Median annual salary: $56,1203. Self-enrichment education teachers Projected growth by 2016: 23 percent Median annual salary: $33,4404. Instructional coordinators Projected growth by 2016: 22 percent Median annual salary: $52,7905. Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten and elementary school Projected growth by 2016: 20 percent Median annual salary: $46,360Sales1. Securities, commodities and financial services sales agents Projected growth by 2016: 25 percent Median annual salary: $68,5002. Counter and rental clerks Projected growth by 2016: 23 percent Median annual salary: $19,5703. Advertising sales agents Projected growth by 2016: 20 percent Median annual salary: $42,7504. Demonstrators and product promoters Projected growth by 2016: 18 percent Median annual salary: $22,1505. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products Projected growth by 2016: 12 percent Median annual salary: $64,440Art and design1. Multimedia artists and animators Projected growth by 2016: 26 percent Median annual salary: $51,3502. Interior designers Projected growth by 2016: 19 percent Median annual salary: $42,2603. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors and illustrators Projected growth by 2016: 10 percent Median annual salary: $41,9704. Graphic designers Projected growth by 2016: 10 percent Median annual salary: $39,9005. Art directors Projected growth by 2016: 9 percent Median annual salary: $39,900Office and administrative support1. Customer service representatives Projected growth by 2016: 25 percent Median annual salary: $28,3302. Bill and account collectors Projected growth by 2016: 23 percent Median annual salary: $29,0503. Brokerage clerks Projected growth by 2016: 20 percent Median annual salary: $36,3904. Medical secretaries Projected growth: 17 percent Median annual salary: $28,0905. Executive secretaries and administrative assistants Projected growth by 2016: 15 percent Median annual salary: $37,240Installation, maintenance and repair occupations1. Medical equipment repairers Projected growth by 2016: 22 percent Median annual salary: $40,5802. Automotive glass installers and repairers Projected growth by 2016: 19 percent Median annual salary: $30,7203. Motorboat mechanics Projected growth by 2016: 19 percent
Median annual salary: $33,2104. Automotive service technicians and mechanics Projected growth by 2016: 14 percent
Median annual salary: $33,7805. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines Projected growth by 2016: 12 percent
Median annual salary: $40,440Construction1. Construction and building inspectors Projected growth by 2016: 18 percent
Median annual salary: $46,5702. Tile and marble setters Projected growth by 2016: 15 percent Median annual salary: $36,5903. Boilermakers Projected growth by 2016: 14 percent Median annual salary: $46,9604. Roofers Projected growth by 2016: 14 percent Median annual salary: $32,2605. Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Projected growth by 2016: 12 percent Median annual salary: $38,220