Best Part-Time Jobs for Baby Boomers
Aug 27, 2009![part-time](https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/blogs/2147493809/images/LEIm4dZASYqNh1H8SE6L_icons8-team-dhZtNlvNE8M-unsplash.jpg)
by Mark Gleason
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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.