Jobs for the 21st Century According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Outlook 2005, 11 of the 30 fastest growing occupations are in the health care field. Analysts attribute the expansion in health care jobs to the aging of the "baby boomer" generation. By 2005, nearly 38 percent of the US population will be older than 45. Also, advances in technology have led to the use of more diagnostic tests, so more workers are required to administer and interpret these tests. Computer-related jobs are also among the fastest growing. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, jobs for computer engineers, scientists, and systems analysts will more than double in the next 10 years. The following chart illustrates the percentage increase rate of jobs created and the number of jobs created by the year 2005.