Where are jobs of tomorrow?

If you want to see the future, check out the classifieds.

The help-wanted section of your local paper offers a snapshot of today’s labor market, and a glimpse of the hot jobs of tomorrow. As the baby boomers — born between 1946 and 1964 — amble into retirement, employers will be racing to fill the positions they vacate, and to provide for the needs of America’s fast-graying population.

Over the next decade, the greatest need for higher skilled workers will be in health care, education, accounting and computer services, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Those trends can already be seen in today’s job market, said Steve Pogorzelski, group president, international, for Monster Worldwide, operator of the job search site Monster.com.

‘‘Over the next three years, there are three areas we’ll see in high demand: accounting and auditing, health care and Internet technology,’’ Pogorzelski said. Right now, ‘‘it doesn’t seem the occupational trends can keep up with demand.’’

The demand for accounting and auditing is driven mostly by two things: corporate compliance with tougher financial regulations, and baby boomers’ demand for retirement services, he said.

By MEG RICHARDS – For The Associated Press

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