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Healthcare salaries rising as population ages, fueling demand.

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Most of the fastest-growing jobs in Mississippi are those in low-paying service categories. Cashiers are expected to see the greatest increased demand, followed by retail salespersons. Waiters and waitresses, food preparation workers and janitors are also on the top 10 list.

Growth in employment in those jobs projected over the next decade won't do much to help raise the state's ranking as having the lowest per capita income in the country. But third on the Mississippi Department of Employment Security's list of projected fastest-growing jobs from 2004 to 2014 are registered nurses. Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants come in 10th on the list.

Demand for healthcare workers is growing as America's population ages. And that can have an important impact on the economy. In Mississippi, salaries of healthcare workers have a significant impact on the economy. A 2004 study commissioned by the Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) called "The Business of Caring: The Economic Impact of Mississippi's Hospitals on the State's Economy" concludes that the average hospital employee salary is $39,676, compared to the Mississippi average of $27,182.

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