Top Jobs/Skill Sets Projected For 2013 For Candidates With Bachelor Degrees

[Mike Temkin]

 CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists (EMSI) have released the best bachelor degree jobs for 2013 based on occupations with the most jobs added since 2010.  The study uses EMSI's labor market database, which pulls from over 90 national and state employment resources, such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, and state labor departments, and also includes detailed information on employees and self-employed workers.

Occupations requiring bachelor degrees that have produced the most jobs post-recession include the following

1)       Software Developers (Applications and Systems Software) 

70,872 jobs added since 2010, 7% growth

2)       Accountants and Auditors

37,123 jobs added since 2010, 3% growth

3)       Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

31,335 jobs added since 2010, 10% growth

4)       Computer Systems Analysts

26,937 jobs added since 2010, 5% growth

5)       Human Resources, Training and Labor Relations Specialists

22,773 jobs added since 2010, 5% growth

6)       Network and Computer Systems Administrators

18,626 jobs added since 2010,  5% growth

7)       Sales Representatives (Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific)

17,405 jobs added since 2010, 4% growth

8)       Information Security Analysts, Web Developers and Computer Network Architects

15,715 jobs added since 2010, 5% growth

9)       Mechanical Engineers

13,847 jobs added since 2010, 6% growth

10)     Industrial Engineers

12,269 jobs added since 2010, 6% growth

11)     Computer Programmers

11,540 jobs added since 2010, 3% growth

12)     Financial Analysts

10,016 jobs added since 2010, 4% growth

13)     Public Relations Specialists

8,541 jobs added since 2010, 4% growth

14)     Logisticians

8,522 jobs added since 2010, 8% growth

15)     Database Administrators

7,468 jobs added since 2010, 7% growth

16)     Meeting, Convention  and Event Planners

7,072 jobs added since 2010, 10% growth

17)     Cost Estimators

6,781 jobs added since 2010, 3% growth

18)     Personal Financial Advisors

5,212 jobs added since 2010, 3% growth