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Employment Projections

Fastest growing occupations

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 Table 1.3 Fastest growing occupations, 2022 and projected 2032
(Employment in thousands)

2022 National Employment Matrix title

2022 National Employment Matrix code

Employment, 2022

Employment, 2032

Employment change, numeric, 2022–32

Employment change, percent, 2022–32

Median annual wage, dollars, 2022(1)

Total, all occupations

00-0000

164,482.6

169,148.1

4,665.5

2.8

46,310

Wind turbine service technicians

49-9081

11.2

16.2

5.0

44.9

57,320

Nurse practitioners

29-1171

266.3

384.9

118.6

44.5

121,610

Data scientists

15-2051

168.9

228.2

59.4

35.2

103,500

Statisticians

15-2041

33.3

43.9

10.5

31.6

98,920

Information security analysts

15-1212

168.9

222.2

53.2

31.5

112,000

Medical and health services managers

11-9111

509.5

654.2

144.7

28.4

104,830

Epidemiologists

19-1041

10.0

12.7

2.7

26.7

78,520

Physician assistants

29-1071

148.0

187.3

39.3

26.5

126,010

Physical therapist assistants

31-2021

100.7

126.9

26.3

26.1

62,770

Software developers

15-1252

1,594.5

2,004.9

410.4

25.7

127,260

Occupational therapy assistants

31-2011

45.1

56.0

10.8

24.0

64,250

Actuaries

15-2011

30.0

36.9

7.0

23.2

113,990

Computer and information research scientists

15-1221

36.5

44.8

8.3

22.7

136,620

Operations research analysts

15-2031

109.9

134.7

24.7

22.5

85,720

Solar photovoltaic installers

47-2231

29.4

35.9

6.6

22.3

45,230

Home health and personal care aides

31-1120

3,715.5

4,520.1

804.6

21.7

30,180

Taxi drivers

53-3054

177.3

213.7

36.4

20.6

30,670

Personal care and service workers, all other

39-9099

87.0

104.9

17.9

20.5

34,670

Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers

31-9096

114.8

138.3

23.5

20.5

34,740

Veterinary technologists and technicians

29-2056

122.9

148.1

25.2

20.5

38,240

Cooks, restaurant

35-2014

1,361.2

1,638.9

277.6

20.4

34,110

Software quality assurance analysts and testers

15-1253

200.8

241.6

40.8

20.3

99,620

Veterinarians

29-1131

89.5

107.2

17.7

19.7

103,260

Financial examiners

13-2061

65.6

78.5

12.8

19.5

82,210

Speech-language pathologists

29-1127

171.4

204.5

33.1

19.3

84,140

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

25-1071

262.8

313.0

50.2

19.1

100,300

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

21-1018

388.2

459.6

71.5

18.4

49,710

Massage therapists

31-9011

134.3

158.9

24.6

18.3

49,860

Logisticians

13-1081

208.7

246.9

38.3

18.3

77,520

Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

25-1072

85.9

101.5

15.6

18.2

78,580

Footnotes:
(1) Data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage data cover non-farm wage and salary workers and do not cover the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, or household workers.
Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 6, 2023