Figure 3 | Projected Job Growth and Mean Hourly Wage in the US (2014-24) 60 Optometrists Personal finance advisors Operations research analysts 45 . Nurse practitioners (various) Statisticians . Physiotherapists Occupational therapists Web developers Mean hourly wage, May 2015 (US$) 30 Postal mail service sorters (various) Physical therapist assistants Mean wage: 24.7 Interpretors and translators 1997 Phlebotomists 15 Machine operators Paramedical aides (various) Line of best fit Home health aides Personal care aides 0 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500 Total projected job growth 2014-24 (thousands of employees)Figure 2 | Projected Job Growth and Mean Annual Wage in the US (2014-24) Top quintile (above $66,790) Second quintile (below $66,790 and above $44,040) Third quintile (below $44,040 and above $33,280) Quintiles of employment in 2014: occupations with mean annual wage Fourth quintile (below $33,280 and above $26,380) Fifth quintile (below $26,380) 1,000 2,000 3,000 Total projected job growth 2014-24 (thousands of employees)