For the next six years, anyone looking for a Rhode Island healthcare job shouldn’t have too much trouble.

Healthcare has a long reputation of being one of Rhode Island’s fastest growing industries, mostly due to an aging population, medical advances and new technologies.

According to an article from the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, overall employment in the state is expected to increase by more than 55,000 jobs through 2014, with employment that year reaching 573,437 people, an increase of 10.7 percent from the 2004 employment of 518,145 people.

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Many Rhode Island jobs and industries are expected to grow through 2014.

According to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, employment in the state as a whole is expected to increase by 55,000 jobs through 2014. Overall employment in 2014 is expected to reach 573,437, an increase of 10.7 percent from 2004.

“Much of this growth is attributed to the increased demand for products and services provided by the healthcare and social assistance, accommodation and food service, retail trade, educational services and professional, scientific and technical services sectors,” the site states.

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