Many of the fast-growing non-desk jobs, however, do not require a four-year degree or higher, and several offer workers a direct path to the middle class in a variety of industries.

Corporate wellness plan designers and managers who want to enrich their programs without increasing cost may want to take a look at the American Heart Associations Lifes Simple 7 checklist.

Driven by the developmental and retail costs of specialty drugs and a less-than-robust generic drug market, pharmaceutical price increases will move into the double-digit range by 2016.

While its recovered somewhat from its nadir in 2009, the financial industry has no cause to celebrate yet. The public still doesnt think much of it, ranking it only above the federal government and the tobacco industry.