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Translation to post fastest growth, but home health to add most jobs

June 05, 2015

Translation and interpretation services will post the largest percentage gain among industries in terms of job growth between 2014 and 2019, but home healthcare services will add the most jobs in terms of quantity, according to research released today by CareerBuilder.

Home healthcare services will add 332,783 job in the next five years for a total of about 1.7 million jobs in 2019, according to the research. Computer systems design services will add 189,471 jobs to reach about 1.1 million jobs, and residential remodelers will gain 148,250 jobs for a total of 708,646 in 2019.

“Around one third of all US industries are expected to outperform the national average for employment growth over the next five years,” said CareerBuilder CEO Matt Ferguson. “While it’s not surprising that technology and healthcare made the list, the accumulation of new jobs will take place within a diverse mix of industries requiring a broad range of skills and experience.”

The industries projected to experience the highest percentage growth in employment over the next five years include:

  1. Translation and interpretation services: +12,401 jobs; 36%
  2. Specialty hospitals (except psychiatric and substance abuse): +60,696; 29%
  3. Residential remodelers: +148,250; 26%
  4. Home healthcare services: +332,783; 25%
  5. Wine and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers: +19,322; 25%
  6. Electronic shopping: +43,519; 23%
  7. Environment, conservation and wildlife organizations: +13,232; 22%
  8. Continuing care retirement communities: +93,738; 21%
  9. Marketing consulting services: +55,142; 21%
  10. Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists: +75,379; 21%

The study is based on data from Economic Modeling Specialists Intl, CareerBuilder’s labor market analysis arm that pulls data from over 90 national and state employment resources.