Will Employers Want Aging Boomers?
Source: Urban Institute
From press release:

Baby boomers looking for jobs in growth fields that welcome older workers will want to dust off their diplomas rather than their treadmills, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.

Most of the fastest-growing occupations that already employ above-average shares of workers age 55 and older rely on an educated workforce, such as personal financial advisors, veterinarians, social and community service managers, surveyors, environmental scientists and geoscientists, registered nurses, and instructional coordinators. The list also includes postsecondary teachers, archivists and curators, social workers, management analysts, pharmacists, counselors, and business operation specialists.

The fastest-growing area friendly to senior workers is personal and home care aides. Other categories that depend less on academic credentials include usherers, animal trainers, locksmiths, and brokerage clerks.

Each of the top-ranked fields is expected to see its workforce grow at least 20 percent by 2016, double the 10 percent rate forecast for the national labor force. The portion of each occupation’s workforce that is 55 or older surpasses this population’s 17 percent share of workers nationally.

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