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San Antonio healthcare jobs (Click here) are among the many occupations expected to add workers this year.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is predicting that the San Antonio area will add 27,300 jobs this year, which would result in a 3.2 percent increase in employment, according to the San Antonio Express-News. That's much higher than the 17,600 jobs, or 2.1 percent increase, the city saw during 2010.

San Antonio will likely add jobs at a faster pace than Texas as a whole. Employment throughout the state is expected to increase by 2.7 percent, which is higher than the 2 percent growth it experienced last year, but lower than the expected increase in San Antonio.

Several sectors and industries will be responsible for the extra jobs in San Antonio this year, including everything from the military and drilling activity to call centers and insurance companies. Industries that were prosperous during 2010 - such as government, finance, and manufacturing - also will add jobs this year.

Healthcare, which increased by 4.5 percent last year, will be another big jobs creator during 2011. There will be a strong need for qualified individuals to fill family therapist jobs (http://jobs.kidsindistress.org/working-kid), nursing positions, and even non-clinical occupations.

The improving economy can already be felt in San Antonio. The city's unemployment rate came in at 7.6 during November, and even though that's an increase from 7.3 percent during October, it's much lower than the national average at the time of 9.8 percent.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the San Antonio-New Braunfels area employed 840,000 workers during November, which is up from 838,500 workers during October and a .8 percent increase from last year.

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