High Growth Careers in Personal Care or Service?
Careers in Personal Care and Service include working as a fitness trainer or instructor, personal and home care aide, child care giver, usher, lobby attendant, ticket taker, and amusement or recreation park attendant.  Sound interesting? For those job seekers looking for high growth industries, specific occupations in the field of Personal Care and Service show strong prospects for growth and hiring in New York State through 2016: A 10% annual workforce growth rate with at least 100 new annual openings are expected.
Job Title (SOC Code) 						Education & Training Requirements	 	Entry Level Salary (Median) 	Annual Average Openings in NYS
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors (39-9031)		Postsecondary vocational training		$20,200				660
Personal and Home Care Aides (39-9021)				Short-term on-the-job training			$19,010				3880
Child Care Workers (39-9011)					Short-term on-the-job training			$17,040				4630
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers (39-3031)		Short-term on-the-job training			$16,890				750
Amusement and Recreation Attendants (39-3091)			Short-term on-the-job training			$15,980				530

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