Dynamic work schedules, in-home health needs and the increased demand for lifestyle luxuries are combining to make the personal care and service sector one of the fastest growing segments of the American economy. In particular, rising healthcare costs and an aging population will call for many new home caregiver jobs in the years ahead. A greater emphasis on schedule management and life/work balance means that personal assistant jobs will no longer be associated with just celebrities or busy executives.

Closer to home, the need for leisure time has made housekeeper jobs and personal chefs an essential service for overworked businesspeople. Likewise, there is expected to be a steady increase in child care and nanny jobs. With vacation time dwindling for many American workers, personal luxury is taking the place of paid time off. Esthetician and spa jobs are thus expected to see excellent growth in the coming years.