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CareerCast.com Offers List of Careers for People With Disabilities
Not sure which career path to follow? CareerCast.com wants to help. The online career resource has released a list of the best jobs for people with disabilities.
CareerCast.com analyzed jobs based on work environment, growth potential, income, physical demands and stress. The data showed that the top three jobs for people with disabilities are all healthcare related: pharmaceutical sales, pharmacy technician and physician's assistant.
"Organizations specializing in job placement for the disabled find that healthcare employers offer better access to careers than any other industry," says Tony Lee, publisher at CareerCast.com. "Many Americans have some kind of disability, and a large percentage of them either work in health care today or will find a job in that sector in the future."
Here are the top jobs in order:
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Pharmaceutical sales
Median pay (wholesale/manufacturing sales representatives): $56,620
Number of jobs/outlook: 1,830,000/16 percent
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Pharmacy technician
Median pay: $28,400
Numbers of jobs/outlook for growth: 334,400/32 percent
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Physician assistant
Median pay: $86,410
Number of jobs/outlook for growth 83,600/30 percent
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Accountant/auditor
Median pay: $61,690
Number of jobs/outlook for growth: 1,216,900/16 percent
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Telecommunications equipment specialist
Median pay: $54,710
Number of jobs/outlook for growth: 194,900/15 percent
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Software developer
Median pay: $90,530
Numbers of jobs/outlook for growth: 913,100/30 percent
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Market research analyst
Median pay: $60,570
Number of jobs/outlook for growth: 282,700/41 percent
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Vocational counselor
Median pay: $53,380
Number of jobs/outlook: 281,400/19 percent
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Medical technologist
Median pay: $46,680
Number of jobs/outlook: 330,600/13 percent
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Management analyst
Median pay: $78,160
Number of jobs/outlook: 718,800/22 percent