Summary of 1996-2006 Employment Opportunities for Managers, and Financial Specialists

Summary of 1996-2006 Employment Opportunities for Managers, and Financial Specialists 1/

Occupation	Total U.S. Occupational Employment		Employment with Expertise in Agriculture, Natural Resources, Veterinary Medicine, and Allied Fields			Average annual growth total openings	Average annual AG NR total openings	Average annual total openings	Total openings due to growth and net replacements 1996/2006
	Actual 1996	Estimated 2006	Percent	Number
	Actual 1996	Estimated 2006	Percent	1996	2006
Accountants and auditors	1,002,000	1,127,000	2	20,040	22,540	250	660	33,000	330,000
Administrative services managers	291,000	324,000	1	2,910	3,240	33	95	9,500	95,000
Budget analysts	66,000	73,000	1	660	730	7	20	2,000	20,000
Communication, transportation, and utilities operations managers	156,000	179,000	1	1,560	1,790	23	56	5,600	56,000
Construction managers	249,000	294,000	1	2,490	2,940	45	98	9,800	98,000
Cost estimators	188,000	217,000	2	3,760	4,340	58	90	4,500	45,000
Credit authorizers	16,000	10,000	3	480	300	-18	6	200	2,000
Economists	51,000	60,000	5	2,550	3,000	45	115	2,300	23,000
Engineering, science, and computer systems managers*	343,000	498,000	5	17,150	24,900	775	1,140	22,800	228,000
Financial managers	800,000	946,000	1	8,000	9,460	146	297	29,700	297,000
Food service & lodging managers	589,000	757,000	2	11,780	15,140	336	586	29,300	293,000
General managers & top executives	3,210,000	3,677,000	2	64,200	73,540	934	2,298	114,900	1,149,000
Government chief executives & legislators	93,000	95,000	1	930	950	2	22	2,200	22,000
Industrial production managers	207,000	202,000	1	2,070	2,020	-5	44	4,400	44,000
Insurance adjusters, examiners, & investigators	165,000	203,000	1	1,650	2,030	38	60	6,000	60,000
Insurance claims clerks	121,000	153,000	1	1,210	1,530	32	48	4,800	48,000
Claim examiners, property and casualty insurance	57,000	69,000	2	1,140	1,380	24	40	2,000	20,000
Loan officers & counselors	209,000	268,000	1	2,090	2,680	59	99	9,900	99,000
Management analysts	244,000	296,000	1	2,440	2,960	52	79	7,900	79,000
Personnel, training, & labor relations managers	216,000	254,000	5	10,800	12,700	190	485	9,700	97,000
Property & real estate managers	271,000	315,000	1	2,710	3,150	44	87	8,700	87,000
Underwriters	95,000	100,000	2	1,900	2,000	10	58	2,900	29,000
All other managers & administrators	1,981,000	2,387,000	1	19,810	23,870	406	828	82,800	828,000
TOTAL	10,620,000	12,504,000		182,330	217,190	3,486	7,311

1/ Source: Monthly Labor Review, November, 1997.

Source: "TECHNICAL ADDENDUM, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES--Agriculture, Natural Resources and Veterinary Sciences, 2000-2005" Goecker, Gilmore, and Whatley.