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Employment Projections
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Occupations with the most job growth

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 Table 1.4 Occupations with the most job growth, 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

Home health and personal care aides

31-1120

3,715.5

4,520.1

804.6

21.7

30,180

Software developers

15-1252

1,594.5

2,004.9

410.4

25.7

127,260

Cooks, restaurant

35-2014

1,361.2

1,638.9

277.6

20.4

34,110

Stockers and order fillers

53-7065

2,851.6

3,030.3

178.6

6.3

34,220

Registered nurses

29-1141

3,172.5

3,349.9

177.4

5.6

81,220

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

53-7062

2,988.5

3,147.3

158.8

5.3

36,110

General and operations managers

11-1021

3,507.8

3,655.1

147.3

4.2

98,100

Medical and health services managers

11-9111

509.5

654.2

144.7

28.4

104,830

Light truck drivers

53-3033

1,164.6

1,298.4

133.8

11.5

40,410

Financial managers

11-3031

792.6

919.2

126.6

16.0

139,790

Nurse practitioners

29-1171

266.3

384.9

118.6

44.5

121,610

Market research analysts and marketing specialists

13-1161

868.6

985.2

116.6

13.4

68,230

Medical assistants

31-9092

764.4

870.2

105.9

13.9

38,270

Management analysts

13-1111

987.6

1,083.3

95.7

9.7

95,290

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

53-3032

2,192.3

2,281.5

89.3

4.1

49,920

Computer and information systems managers

11-3021

557.4

643.3

86.0

15.4

164,070

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

21-1018

388.2

459.6

71.5

18.4

49,710

Accountants and auditors

13-2011

1,538.4

1,605.8

67.4

4.4

78,000

Lawyers

23-1011

826.3

888.7

62.4

7.5

135,740

Construction laborers

47-2061

1,418.6

1,480.5

61.9

4.4

40,750

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

35-1012

1,221.7

1,281.8

60.0

4.9

37,050

Industrial machinery mechanics

49-9041

402.2

462.1

59.9

14.9

59,830

Data scientists

15-2051

168.9

228.2

59.4

35.2

103,500

Maintenance and repair workers, general

49-9071

1,607.2

1,664.4

57.2

3.6

44,980

Nursing assistants

31-1131

1,361.3

1,417.8

56.5

4.1

35,760

Project management specialists

13-1082

881.3

936.0

54.7

6.2

95,370

Information security analysts

15-1212

168.9

222.2

53.2

31.5

112,000

Animal caretakers

39-2021

339.0

391.5

52.5

15.5

29,530

Human resources specialists

13-1071

874.5

925.9

51.4

5.9

64,240

Computer systems analysts

15-1211

531.4

582.6

51.1

9.6

102,240

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