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Employment Projections
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Fastest growing occupations
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2020 National Employment Matrix title |
2020 National Employment Matrix code |
Employment, 2020 |
Employment, 2030 |
Employment change, 2020–30 |
Percent employment change, 2020–30 |
Median annual wage, 2021(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total, all occupations |
|
153,533.8 |
165,413.7 |
11,879.9 |
7.7 |
$45,760 |
|
Wind turbine service technicians |
|
6.9 |
11.7 |
4.7 |
68.2 |
$56,260 |
|
Nurse practitioners |
|
220.3 |
335.2 |
114.9 |
52.2 |
$120,680 |
|
Solar photovoltaic installers |
|
11.8 |
17.9 |
6.1 |
52.1 |
$47,670 |
|
Statisticians |
|
42.0 |
56.9 |
14.9 |
35.4 |
$95,570 |
|
Physical therapist assistants |
|
93.8 |
126.9 |
33.2 |
35.4 |
$61,180 |
|
Information security analysts |
|
141.2 |
188.3 |
47.1 |
33.3 |
$102,600 |
|
Home health and personal care aides |
|
3,470.7 |
4,600.6 |
1,129.9 |
32.6 |
$29,430 |
|
Medical and health services managers |
|
429.8 |
569.4 |
139.6 |
32.5 |
$101,340 |
|
Data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other |
|
63.2 |
83.0 |
19.8 |
31.4 |
$100,480 |
|
Physician assistants |
|
129.4 |
169.5 |
40.1 |
31.0 |
$121,530 |
|
Epidemiologists |
|
7.8 |
10.2 |
2.3 |
29.6 |
$78,830 |
|
Logisticians |
|
191.0 |
247.3 |
56.4 |
29.5 |
$77,030 |
|
Speech-language pathologists |
|
158.1 |
203.5 |
45.4 |
28.7 |
$79,060 |
|
Animal trainers |
|
60.2 |
77.4 |
17.2 |
28.5 |
$31,280 |
|
Computer numerically controlled tool programmers |
|
27.1 |
34.5 |
7.4 |
27.4 |
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|
Genetic counselors |
|
2.4 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
26.2 |
$80,150 |
|
Crematory operators and personal care and service workers, all other |
|
80.5 |
100.5 |
19.9 |
24.8 |
$29,610 |
|
Operations research analysts |
|
104.1 |
129.7 |
25.6 |
24.6 |
$82,360 |
|
Actuaries |
|
27.7 |
34.5 |
6.8 |
24.5 |
$105,900 |
|
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
|
242.7 |
301.6 |
58.9 |
24.3 |
$102,720 |
|
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists |
|
3.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
23.9 |
$42,600 |
|
Interpreters and translators |
|
81.4 |
100.7 |
19.3 |
23.7 |
$49,110 |
|
Athletic trainers |
|
30.0 |
37.0 |
7.0 |
23.4 |
$48,420 |
|
Respiratory therapists |
|
135.1 |
166.2 |
31.1 |
23.0 |
$61,830 |
|
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors |
|
327.5 |
402.6 |
75.1 |
22.9 |
$48,520 |
|
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other |
|
71.2 |
87.4 |
16.2 |
22.8 |
$29,120 |
|
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
|
72.6 |
88.9 |
16.3 |
22.4 |
$77,440 |
|
Woodworkers, all other |
|
9.5 |
11.6 |
2.1 |
22.2 |
$35,610 |
|
Phlebotomists |
|
129.6 |
158.4 |
28.8 |
22.2 |
$37,380 |
|
Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers |
|
1,847.9 |
2,257.4 |
409.5 |
22.2 |
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Last Modified Date: April, 19, 2022