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Employment Projections

Industries with the largest wage and salary employment growth

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 Table 2.5 Industries with the largest wage and salary employment growth (Employment in thousands)
2024 National Employment Matrix title 2024 National Employment Matrix code Employment, 2024 Employment, 2034 Employment change, numeric,
2024–34
Employment change, percent,
2024–34

Total, all industries

TE1000 169,956.1 175,167.9 5,211.8 3.1

Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities

624120 2,512.3 3,040.8 528.5 21.0

Computer systems design and related services

541500 2,444.8 2,831.6 386.8 15.8

Home healthcare services

621600 1,750.8 2,076.6 325.8 18.6

Self-employed workers

TE1100 9,906.4 10,122.8 216.4 2.2

Offices of physicians

621100 2,975.4 3,180.0 204.6 6.9

General medical and surgical hospitals; private

62210P 5,070.2 5,267.5 197.3 3.9

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

541600 1,864.7 2,039.3 174.6 9.4

Full-service restaurants

722511 5,385.1 5,517.7 132.6 2.5

Software publishers

513200 645.7 770.3 124.6 19.3

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

61130S 2,242.9 2,360.2 117.3 5.2

Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: August 28, 2025