Best Part-Time Jobs for Baby Boomers by Mark Gleason Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin have researched and written more than 20 books on career topics, including 225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers, a compendium of dozens of lists of desirable and growing fields for baby boomers. The list below ranks part-time careers that employ a high percentage of baby boomers on a combination of four criteria: percentage of part-time workers, earnings, projected growth and number of openings. Job Percent Part-Time Workers Annual Earnings Percent Growth Annual Openings Teachers, Postsecondary 27.7% $54,406 38.1% 216,000 Registered Nurses 22.0% $53,640 27.3% 215,000 Pharmacists 17.3% $87,160 30.1% 23,000 Clinical Psychologists 27.2% $56,360 24.4% 17,000 Counseling Psychologists 27.2% $56,360 24.4% 17,000 School Psychologists 27.2% $56,360 24.4% 17,000 Instructional Coordinators 16.5% $50,060 25.4% 18,000 Security Guards 15.1% $20,520 31.9% 228,000 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 41.0% $31,530 40.1% 39,000 Speech-Language Pathologists 28.1% $53,790 27.2% 10,000 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 17.3% $24,420 23.2% 219,000 Personal and Home Care Aides 34.0% $17,020 40.5% 154,000 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 19.1% $34,650 20.2% 105,000 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 16.0% $46,710 19.3% 21,000 Teacher Assistants 41.1% $19,760 23.0% 259,000 Legal Secretaries 17.5% $37,390 18.8% 39,000 Chiropractors 22.2% $67,940 23.3% 3,000 Audiologists 22.7% $53,040 29.0% 1,000 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 21.7% $19,110 18.3% 454,000 Caption Writers 24.2% $45,460 16.1% 23,000 Copy Writers 24.2% $45,460 16.1% 23,000 Creative Writers 24.2% $45,460 16.1% 23,000 Poets and Lyricists 24.2% $45,460 16.1% 23,000 Medical Secretaries 17.5% $27,030 17.2% 50,000 Optometrists 25.1% $88,290 17.1% 2,000 Republished with permission from 225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers, by Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., 2006, © JIST Publishing. by Mark Gleason | Thursday, August 27, 2009 | Career Change