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Employment Projections
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| 2024 National Employment Matrix title | 2024 National Employment Matrix code | Employment, 2024 | Employment, 2034 | Employment change, numeric, 2024–34 | Employment change, percent, 2024–34 | Median annual wage, dollars, 2024[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total, all occupations |
00-0000 | 169,956.1 | 175,167.9 | 5,211.8 | 3.1 | 49,500 |
|
Wind turbine service technicians |
49-9081 | 13.6 | 20.5 | 6.8 | 49.9 | 62,580 |
|
Solar photovoltaic installers |
47-2231 | 28.6 | 40.6 | 12.0 | 42.1 | 51,860 |
|
Nurse practitioners |
29-1171 | 320.4 | 448.8 | 128.4 | 40.1 | 129,210 |
|
Data scientists |
15-2051 | 245.9 | 328.3 | 82.5 | 33.5 | 112,590 |
|
Information security analysts |
15-1212 | 182.8 | 234.9 | 52.1 | 28.5 | 124,910 |
|
Medical and health services managers |
11-9111 | 616.2 | 759.1 | 142.9 | 23.2 | 117,960 |
|
Physical therapist assistants |
31-2021 | 111.5 | 136.0 | 24.5 | 22.0 | 65,510 |
|
Actuaries |
15-2011 | 33.6 | 40.9 | 7.3 | 21.8 | 125,770 |
|
Operations research analysts |
15-2031 | 112.1 | 136.2 | 24.1 | 21.5 | 91,290 |
|
Physician assistants |
29-1071 | 162.7 | 195.8 | 33.2 | 20.4 | 133,260 |
|
Psychiatric technicians |
29-2053 | 144.5 | 173.3 | 28.9 | 20.0 | 42,590 |
|
Ophthalmic medical technicians |
29-2057 | 78.8 | 94.4 | 15.6 | 19.8 | 44,080 |
|
Computer and information research scientists |
15-1221 | 40.3 | 48.3 | 7.9 | 19.7 | 140,910 |
|
Occupational therapy assistants |
31-2011 | 49.2 | 58.7 | 9.5 | 19.2 | 68,340 |
|
Financial examiners |
13-2061 | 65.1 | 77.2 | 12.1 | 18.5 | 90,400 |
|
Hearing aid specialists |
29-2092 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 2.0 | 18.4 | 61,560 |
|
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
25-1071 | 289.6 | 339.7 | 50.1 | 17.3 | 105,620 |
|
Home health and personal care aides |
31-1120 | 4,347.7 | 5,087.5 | 739.8 | 17.0 | 34,900 |
|
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
25-1072 | 91.6 | 106.9 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 79,940 |
|
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors |
21-1018 | 483.5 | 564.6 | 81.0 | 16.8 | 59,190 |
|
Logisticians |
13-1081 | 241.0 | 281.3 | 40.3 | 16.7 | 80,880 |
|
Epidemiologists |
19-1041 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 2.0 | 16.2 | 83,980 |
|
Industrial machinery mechanics |
49-9041 | 439.6 | 510.3 | 70.7 | 16.1 | 63,760 |
|
Software developers |
15-1252 | 1,693.8 | 1,961.4 | 267.7 | 15.8 | 133,080 |
|
Massage therapists |
31-9011 | 168.0 | 193.9 | 25.9 | 15.4 | 57,950 |
|
Computer and information systems managers |
11-3021 | 667.1 | 768.7 | 101.6 | 15.2 | 171,200 |
|
Speech-language pathologists |
29-1127 | 187.4 | 215.5 | 28.2 | 15.0 | 95,410 |
|
Cooks, restaurant |
35-2014 | 1,460.2 | 1,677.2 | 217.0 | 14.9 | 36,830 |
|
Financial managers |
11-3031 | 868.6 | 997.4 | 128.8 | 14.8 | 161,700 |
|
Health information technologists and medical registrars |
29-9021 | 41.9 | 48.1 | 6.2 | 14.7 | 67,310 |
|
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 |
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Last Modified Date: August 28, 2025