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Employment Projections
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Occupations with the most job growth
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| 2025 National Employment Matrix title | 2025 National Employment Matrix code | Employment, 2025 | Employment, 2035 | Employment change, numeric, 2025–35 | Employment change, percent, 2025–35 | Median annual wage, dollars, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total, all occupations |
00-0000 | 170,280.8 | 176,198.5 | 5,917.6 | 3.5 | 50,980 |
|
Home health and personal care aides |
31-1120 | 4,677.1 | 5,524.4 | 847.3 | 18.1 | 35,800 |
|
Stockers and order fillers |
53-7065 | 2,804.3 | 3,055.0 | 250.7 | 8.9 | 37,330 |
|
Fast food and counter workers |
35-3023 | 3,855.9 | 4,079.1 | 223.3 | 5.8 | 31,200 |
|
Registered nurses |
29-1141 | 3,465.4 | 3,660.1 | 194.7 | 5.6 | 97,550 |
|
General and operations managers |
11-1021 | 3,599.0 | 3,780.3 | 181.3 | 5.0 | 105,770 |
|
Software developers |
15-1252 | 1,717.8 | 1,892.6 | 174.7 | 10.2 | 135,980 |
|
Cooks, restaurant |
35-2014 | 1,417.5 | 1,588.8 | 171.4 | 12.1 | 37,390 |
|
Medical and health services managers |
11-9111 | 640.4 | 795.5 | 155.1 | 24.2 | 123,860 |
|
Nurse practitioners |
29-1171 | 336.3 | 474.1 | 137.8 | 41.0 | 132,300 |
|
Construction laborers |
47-2061 | 1,489.3 | 1,598.6 | 109.3 | 7.3 | 47,120 |
|
Management analysts |
13-1111 | 1,077.1 | 1,186.3 | 109.2 | 10.1 | 101,860 |
|
Computer and information systems managers |
11-3021 | 685.8 | 793.9 | 108.1 | 15.8 | 175,140 |
|
Medical assistants |
31-9092 | 833.9 | 941.5 | 107.6 | 12.9 | 45,690 |
|
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors |
21-1018 | 533.4 | 631.4 | 98.0 | 18.4 | 59,350 |
|
Data scientists |
15-2051 | 275.6 | 371.0 | 95.4 | 34.6 | 120,230 |
|
Financial managers |
11-3031 | 879.7 | 964.6 | 84.9 | 9.7 | 166,570 |
|
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers |
53-3032 | 2,221.2 | 2,305.0 | 83.8 | 3.8 | 58,640 |
|
Industrial machinery mechanics |
49-9041 | 446.9 | 526.6 | 79.7 | 17.8 | 64,520 |
|
Accountants and auditors |
13-2011 | 1,595.2 | 1,674.6 | 79.4 | 5.0 | 83,680 |
|
Electricians |
47-2111 | 821.0 | 896.9 | 75.9 | 9.2 | 63,190 |
|
Project management specialists |
13-1082 | 1,094.3 | 1,167.4 | 73.2 | 6.7 | 102,320 |
|
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
49-9071 | 1,621.8 | 1,690.5 | 68.6 | 4.2 | 49,590 |
|
Light truck drivers |
53-3033 | 1,068.5 | 1,136.4 | 67.8 | 6.3 | 44,860 |
|
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers |
35-1012 | 1,236.4 | 1,303.5 | 67.1 | 5.4 | 44,080 |
|
Market research analysts and marketing specialists |
13-1161 | 952.7 | 1,019.0 | 66.3 | 7.0 | 78,760 |
|
Managers, all other |
11-9199 | 1,338.8 | 1,404.4 | 65.6 | 4.9 | 141,900 |
|
Human resources specialists |
13-1071 | 939.7 | 999.7 | 60.1 | 6.4 | 75,940 |
|
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers |
37-3011 | 1,188.6 | 1,244.2 | 55.6 | 4.7 | 39,150 |
|
Construction managers |
11-9021 | 609.1 | 664.3 | 55.2 | 9.1 | 114,990 |
|
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
37-2011 | 2,432.6 | 2,486.2 | 53.6 | 2.2 | 36,840 |
|
Note: Wage data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program. The 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: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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Last modified date: August 27, 2026