These top -- and worst -- 10 growth industries are based on the projected percentage change in employment from 2006 to 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Top 10 Growth Industries

1. Management, scientific and technical consulting services: up 78 percent

2. Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities: up 74.4 percent

3. Gambling industries: up 65.9 percent

4. Home healthcare services: up 55.4 percent

5. Educational support services, public and private: up 52.6 percent

6. Community care facilities for the elderly: up 50.2 percent

7. Other financial investment activities: up 46.6 percent

8. Facilities support services: up 45.8 percent

9. Securities and commodity contracts, brokerages and exchanges: up 45.8 percent

10. Internet publishing and broadcasting: up 44.1 percent

Worst 10 Growth Industries

1. Cut and sew apparel manufacturing: down 58.4 percent

2. Footwear manufacturing: down 53.4 percent

3. Jewelry and silverware manufacturing: down 40.9 percent

4. Apparel knitting mills: down 40.9 percent

5. Textile and fabric finishing and fabric coating mills: down 40.3 percent

6. Vending machine operators: down 37.6 percent

7. Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing: down 34.4 percent

8. Tobacco manufacturing: down 33.8 percent

9. Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing: down 33.4 percent

10. Direct selling establishments: down 33.1 percent