Careers for College Graduates: The Ten Hottest Careers

Unfortunately, not all of us knows what career we want to pursue at age 8. In fact, many high school students are unsure which career path to take. Are you one of them? If so, the estimate of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on which careers would grow fastest by 2012 is perfect for you. Their predictions make up the list of the top ten hottest careers in terms of the fastest growing occupations for college students.

Careers 101 - The Ten Hottest Jobs

Hot Job #1

Medical assistants - perform administrative and clinical tasks for health practitioners to help keep their offices running smoothly.

Hot Job #2

Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts - come on, anything IT-related is hot these days.

Hot Job #3

Physician assistants - provide health care services.

Hot Job #4

Hot Job #5

Computer Applications Software Engineers - needed to design and develop new computer software systems as IT evolves.

Hot Job #6

Hot Job #7

Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors - 60% of the US population is obese. Need we say more?

Hot Job #8

Database administrators - work with database management systems software to extract and present data in an understandable fashion for the rest of us who can't make heads or tails of any data presented in more than 10 rows and columns!

Hot Job #9

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians - provide state-of-the-art veterinary care and typically perform medical tests, and treat and diagnose medical conditions in animals.

Hot Job #10

Dental Hygienists - 60% of the US population is obese. Need we say more? We do? It's all those sweets silly!