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.