Part III ________________________________________________________________________________Realistic Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Workers Age 55 and Over
Percent Workers
Job Age 55 and Over- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity ......................................................................................... 38.2%
- Transportation Inspectors .................................................................................................... 28.1%
- Construction and Building Inspectors ................................................................................. 26.8%
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ......................................................................... 25.3%
- Surveyors ............................................................................................................................. 24.2%
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists ............................................................................... 24.2%
- Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer .............................................................................. 22.5%
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ....................................................................... 22.4%
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics .......................................................................................... 21.6%
- Civil Engineers ..................................................................................................................... 20.6%
- Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators ....................................... 19.9%
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians ...................................................................... 19.8%
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators .................................. 19.8%
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians............................................................... 19.6%
- Civil Engineering Technicians .............................................................................................. 19.6%
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers ............... 19.5%
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers ............................................................................ 18.4%
- Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels ..................................................................... 18.3%
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists ................................................... 17.4%
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines ....................................................... 17.4%
- Architectural and Civil Drafters ............................................................................................ 16.8%
- Mechanical Drafters ............................................................................................................. 16.8%
- Electricians .......................................................................................................................... 15.9%
Best Realistic Jobs Overall Employing
15 Percent or More Workers Age 55 and Over
Percent Workers Annual Percent Annual
Job Age 55 and Over Earnings Grow th Openings
- Civil Engineers ........................................................... 20.6% ........ $71,710 ........18.0% .......15,979
- Surveyors ................................................................... 24.2% ........ $51,630 ........23.7% .......14,305
- Construction and Building Inspectors ....................... 26.8% ........ $48,330 ........18.2% .......12,606
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ............. 22.4% ...... $145,600+ .....12.9% .........4,073
- Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels ........... 18.3% ........ $57,210 ........17.9% .........2,665