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Disability and occupational projections

Table 4. Prevalence of workers with disabilities in the fastest growing occupations, 2008 and 2018 (projected)
[Numbers in thousands]
ACS code Occupation Total employment (000's) Change,
2008–18		 Percent of workers with disability in occupation Median annual earnings, 2008 Earnings quartile,(1) 2008 Education and training level
2008 2018 Number Percent Any disability Vision impairment Hearing impairment Mobility impairment Cognitive impairment

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All occupations
 150,931.7 166,205.6 15,273.9 10.1 6.1 1.2 1.9 2.3 1.7 $32,390 … …

 
                       

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(2)Top 10 occupations in rate of growth
 1,996.0 2,852.8 856.9 42.9 6.7 1.6 1.6 3.2 2.0 (3) … …

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(2)Top 20 occupations in rate of growth
 6,947.6 9,304.8 2,357.2 33.9 6.7 1.6 1.6 3.0 1.8 (3) … …

 
                       

17-20XX(4)
Biomedical and agricultural engineers
 18.7 30.6 11.9 63.4 7.2 3.1 3.5 3.7 2.6 (5) VH
Bachelor's degree

15-1081
Network systems and data communications analysts
 292.0 447.8 155.8 53.4 3.6 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.8 71,100 VH
Bachelor's degree

39-9021
Personal and home care aides
 817.2 1,193.0 375.8 46.0 12.3 2.9 2.2 6.5 3.9 19,180 VL
Short-term on-the-job training

13-2061
Financial examiners
 27.0 38.1 11.1 41.2 4.2 0.0 1.7 0.8 1.0 70,930 VH
Bachelor's degree

29-1071
Physician assistants
 74.8 103.9 29.2 39.0 2.0 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.4 81,230 VH
Master's degree

 
                     

19-1040
Medical scientists
 127.3 174.3 47.0 36.9 2.0 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.3 (6) VH
Master's/Doctoral degree

29-2021
Dental hygienists
 174.1 237.0 62.9 36.1 1.8 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.6 66,570 VH
Associate's degree

31-9091
Dental assistants
 295.3 400.9 105.6 35.8 3.2 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.8 32,380 L
Moderate-term on-the-job training

31-2020
Physical therapist assistants and aides
 109.9 147.8 37.9 34.5 3.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 (7) H/L
Associate degree/short-term on the job training

29-1131
Veterinarians
 59.7 79.4 19.7 33.0 1.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.2 79,050 VH
First professional degree

 
                     

15-1030
Computer software engineers
 909.6 1,204.8 295.2 32.5 2.6 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.5 (8) VH
Bachelor's degree

13-1041
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
 260.2 341.0 80.8 31.1 4.4 0.7 1.8 2.0 0.7 48,890 H
Long-term on-the-job training

17-2081
Environmental engineers
 54.3 70.9 16.6 30.6 3.0 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.9 74,020 VH
Bachelor's degree

29-1123
Physical therapists
 185.5 241.7 56.2 30.3 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 72,790 VH
Master's degree

31-1010
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
 2,454.0 3,194.4 740.5 30.2 8.6 2.1 1.7 4.1 2.5 (9) VL/L
Short-term on-the-job training/postsecondary vocational award

 
                     

13-2052
Personal financial advisors
 208.4 271.2 62.8 30.1 2.5 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.2 69,050 VH
Bachelor's degree

31-2010
Occupational therapist assistants and aides
 34.4 44.8 10.3 30.0 2.5 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 (10) H/L
Associate degree/short-term on the job training

19-3020
Market and survey researchers
 273.2 350.5 77.2 28.3 2.8 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.6 (11) VH/H
Bachelor's degree

49-9021
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
 308.2 394.8 86.6 28.1 5.2 1.1 1.8 1.5 1.3 39,680 H
Postsecondary vocational award

23-2011
Paralegals and legal assistants
 263.8 337.9 74.1 28.1 3.4 0.9 0.7 1.4 0.8 46,120 H
Associate's degree

Footnotes:
(1) Key: H = high, L = low, VH = very high.
(2) Figures for the top 10 and top 20 occupations are sums for levels (first three columns) and averages for percentages (next six columns), with the averages weighted by the number of workers in each occupation.
(3) Not available.
(4) The 17-20XX ACS aggregated code comprises Standard Occupational Codes 17-2021 (agricultural engineers) and 17-2031 (biomedical engineers).
(5) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $77,400 for biomedical engineers and $68,730 for agricultural engineers.
(6) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $61,360 for epidemiologists and $72,590 for medical scientists other than epidemiologists.
(7) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $46,140 for physical therapist assistants and $23,760 for physical therapist aides.
(8) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $85,430 for computer software engineers in applications and $92,430 for computer software engineers in systems software.
(9) Median earnings for the three occupations in this occupational group are $20,460 for home health aides; $23,850 for nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants; and $26,560 for psychiatric aides.
(10) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $48,230 for occupational therapist assistants and $26,960 for occupational therapist aides.
(11) Median earnings for the two occupations in this occupational group are $61,070 for market research analysts and $36,220 for survey researchers.
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