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Browse by In-Demand Industry Cluster
In-Demand occupations are found in Industry Clusters that are economically important, projected to have long-term growth, or are being transformed by technology and innovation. Using the Browse by In-Demand Industry Cluster option, you can select from any of the 15 clusters. In the example that follows, "Biotechnology" is selected from the pull-down menu.
The subsequent screen provides a list of all occupations within the specified Industry Cluster. The display also displays projected employment statistics from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics
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Biotechnology
| Sort by: Projected Growth (2006-2016)  |
Projected Need (2006-2016) |
Code | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
Much faster than Average  |
42,000 | 19-2041.00 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
| Much faster than Average |
6,000 | 17-2031.00 | Biomedical Engineers |
Faster than Average  |
46,000 | 29-2012.00 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians |
In the table, Projected Growth represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2006-2016). Projected Growth categories are:
- Much faster than average (21% or higher)
- Faster than average (14% to 20%)
- Average (7% to 13%)
- Slower than average (3% to 6%)
- Little or no change (-2% to 2%)
- Decline slowly or moderately (-3% to -9%)
- Decline rapidly (-10% or lower)
Projected Need represents job openings due to growth and net replacement.
Should you not identify your occupation of interest in the selected Industry Cluster, you can immediately re-select another cluster from the accompanying pull-down menu. You can also view O*NET-SOC occupations in any cluster by choosing "All Industry Clusters" from the pull-down menu.
For any occupation listed, select its title to see more information about the corresponding occupation. For more information on these options, see OnLine Help for Summary, Details, or Custom Report.
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