Top 10 US industries with the largest wage and salary employment growth

The ten industries with the largest projected wage and salary employment growth from 2006 to 2016 are led by consulting services, employment services and healthcare.

Industry	Employment (In thousands)		Change
	2006	2016	Number (In thousands)	Percent Increase
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	921	1,639	718	77.9%
Employment services	3,657	4,348	692	18.9%
General medical and surgical hospitals, public and private	4,988	5,679	691	13.9%
Elementary and secondary schools, public and private	8,346	8,983	638	7.6%
Local government, excluding education and hospitals	5,594	6,206	612	10.9%
Offices of physicians	2,154	2,687	534	24.8%
Limited-service eating places	4,019	4,548	529	13.2%
Colleges, universities, and professional schools, public and private	3,434	3,933	499	14.5%
Computer systems design and related services	1,278	1,768	489	38.3%
Home health care services	867	1,348	481	55.4%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Employment Matrix Data

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