| Sumario: | Part of a special section on U.S. economic projections to the year 2000. Between 1986 and 2000, the structure of occupational employment is expected to shift in favor of jobs with the most highly educated and trained employees: executive, administrative, and managerial workers, professional workers, and technicians and related support workers. These three groups will account for 40 percent of total job growth in the 14-year period. Growth will occur in response to several factors, including office and factory automation and changes in consumer demand. Blacks and Hispanics represent a greater proportion of persons employed in occupations that will experience slow growth. Opportunities for women in occupations requiring the most education and training will be more favorable than for blacks and Hispanics.
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