Part-time employment is very important, accounting for almost 1 in 2 jobs. Part-timers will account for all the net increase in the number of jobs available.

The number of full-time jobs and those in self employment are projected to fall.

Self employment is not very important as a share of the total, although it did account for around 100,000 jobs in 2002.

Source: Working Futures 2004 and HEDSA 2002

The growth and continued growth in HE is accounted for by the increase in associate professional and technician jobs (such as research assistants and laboratory technicians) which have grown the fastest together with professional workers (such as lecturers and researchers) who account for half of all employment in HE.

Teachers and lecturers within the professional occupational group account for more than 1 in every 2 jobs in the industry. They have been increasingly supported by associate professional, personal service and managerial occupations.

Administrative, clerical and secretarial and elementary occupations have become much less significant so further job losses are expected.

The professional groups will be the main beneficiary of job growth, with some 200,000 additional jobs. Associate professionals grew by 2.8% per year between 1994 and 2000.

Personal service occupations, and to a lesser extent the associate professional and managerial groups, will also benefit.

Source: Working Futures 2004 and HESDA 2002

Source: Working Futures 2004, adapted from table 6.23.3.

For further occupational projections see Data and charts.