Service-Producing Industries
Service-producing industries are expected to account for most of the new wage and salary jobs generated over the 2000-10 period (20 of the 22 million jobs). Service-producing industries include Business Services, Health Services, Transportation, Communications, and Wholesale and Retail trade.
Business Services — including personnel supply services and computer and data processing services will add 5.1 million jobs.
For career training in Business Services click on the following links:
- Business Management Technology - Associate’s Degree
- Business Management Technology - Bachelor’s Degree
- Information Technology - Associate’s Degree
- Software Engineering Technology - Associate’s Degree
- Network Engineering and Computer Servicing Technology - Associate’s Degree
- Network Engineering Technology - Bachelor’s Degree
Health Services — including home healthcare services, hospitals and offices of health practitioners — will add 2.8 million new jobs as demand for healthcare increases because of an aging population and longer life expectancies.
For career training in Health Services click on the following links:
- Clinical Medical Asst. Technology - Associate's Degree
- Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology - Associate's Degree
- Surgical Technology - Associate's Degree
- Physical Therapist Assistant Technology - Associate's Degree
Transportation — employment in the transportation sector is expected to add 1 million new jobs.
For career training in Transportation click on the following links:
- Automotive Technology - Associate's Degree
- Auto Body Technology - Associate's Degree
- Automotive Collision Repair Technology - Associate's Degree
- Automotive Service Management Technology - Bachelor's Degree
- Marine Technology - Associate's Degree
Communications — employment in the communications sector is expected to add 277,000 new jobs by 2010.
For career training in Communications click on the following links:
- Graphic, Multimedia and Web Design Technology - Associate's Degree
- Video & Audio Production Technology - Associate's Degree
- Digital Recording Arts Technology - Associate's Degree
Wholesale and Retail Trade — employment is expected to grow by approximately 4 million jobs.
For career training in the Wholesale and Retail Trade click on the following links:
- Business Management Technology - Associate's Degree
- Business Management Technology - Bachelor's Degree
- Computer & Network Servicing Technology - Bachelor's Degree
- Computer Information Systems Technology - Bachelor's Degree
For other growing career opportunities, click on to:
- Electronics Engineering – Associate’s Degree
- Electronics Engineering – Bachelor’s Degree
- Plumbing Technology - Associate's Degree
- Heating Technology - Associate's Degree
- Refrigeration Technology - Associate's Degree
- Mechanical Engineering Technology – Associate’s Degree
- Mechanical Engineering Technology – Bachelor’s Degree
- Architectural Building Engineering Technology – Associate’s Degree
- Architectural Building Engineering Technology – Bachelor’s Degree
- Building Construction and Cabinetmaking Technology - Associate's Degree




