Best & Worst Jobs for Wage Growth

BEST & WORST JOBS FOR WAGE GROWTH September 29, 2008 June 2009 The Dow Jones suffers its The National Bureau of Economic Research announces the end of the Great Recession. 10% worst net loss in history. HEALTHCARE SOCIAL SERVICES ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING 6% 4% CONSTRUCTION 2% --------------- LEGAL 0% FOOD SERVICE -2% 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 a1 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 01 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change in Wages Since 2006 Biggest Increases +9.6% +8.0% +7.4% HEALTHCARE SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE & SERVICES ENGINEERING Smallest Increases +2.8% +0.8% -0.6% CONSTRUCTION LEGAL FOOD SERVICE View the full PayScale Index: http://www.payscale.com/payscale-index/ Additional Sources: 1. http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm PayScale 2. http://www.nber.org/cycles.html