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Employment Projections
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Occupations with the most job growth
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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 |
|
Home health and personal care aides |
31-1120 | 4,347.7 | 5,087.5 | 739.8 | 17.0 | 34,900 |
|
Software developers |
15-1252 | 1,693.8 | 1,961.4 | 267.7 | 15.8 | 133,080 |
|
Stockers and order fillers |
53-7065 | 2,764.8 | 2,999.8 | 235.0 | 8.5 | 37,090 |
|
Fast food and counter workers |
35-3023 | 3,796.0 | 4,029.2 | 233.2 | 6.1 | 30,480 |
|
Cooks, restaurant |
35-2014 | 1,460.2 | 1,677.2 | 217.0 | 14.9 | 36,830 |
|
Registered nurses |
29-1141 | 3,391.0 | 3,557.1 | 166.1 | 4.9 | 93,600 |
|
General and operations managers |
11-1021 | 3,712.9 | 3,876.8 | 164.0 | 4.4 | 102,950 |
|
Medical and health services managers |
11-9111 | 616.2 | 759.1 | 142.9 | 23.2 | 117,960 |
|
Financial managers |
11-3031 | 868.6 | 997.4 | 128.8 | 14.8 | 161,700 |
|
Nurse practitioners |
29-1171 | 320.4 | 448.8 | 128.4 | 40.1 | 129,210 |
|
Construction laborers |
47-2061 | 1,457.0 | 1,563.4 | 106.5 | 7.3 | 46,730 |
|
Computer and information systems managers |
11-3021 | 667.1 | 768.7 | 101.6 | 15.2 | 171,200 |
|
Medical assistants |
31-9092 | 811.0 | 912.2 | 101.2 | 12.5 | 44,200 |
|
Management analysts |
13-1111 | 1,075.1 | 1,169.7 | 94.5 | 8.8 | 101,190 |
|
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers |
53-3032 | 2,235.1 | 2,324.4 | 89.3 | 4.0 | 57,440 |
|
Data scientists |
15-2051 | 245.9 | 328.3 | 82.5 | 33.5 | 112,590 |
|
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors |
21-1018 | 483.5 | 564.6 | 81.0 | 16.8 | 59,190 |
|
Light truck drivers |
53-3033 | 1,079.8 | 1,158.6 | 78.9 | 7.3 | 44,140 |
|
Electricians |
47-2111 | 818.7 | 896.1 | 77.4 | 9.5 | 62,350 |
|
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers |
35-1012 | 1,215.0 | 1,288.0 | 73.0 | 6.0 | 42,010 |
|
Accountants and auditors |
13-2011 | 1,579.8 | 1,652.6 | 72.8 | 4.6 | 81,680 |
|
Industrial machinery mechanics |
49-9041 | 439.6 | 510.3 | 70.7 | 16.1 | 63,760 |
|
Market research analysts and marketing specialists |
13-1161 | 941.7 | 1,004.7 | 63.0 | 6.7 | 76,950 |
|
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
49-9071 | 1,629.7 | 1,692.1 | 62.4 | 3.8 | 48,620 |
|
Managers, all other |
11-9199 | 1,333.7 | 1,393.5 | 59.8 | 4.5 | 136,550 |
|
Project management specialists |
13-1082 | 1,046.3 | 1,105.0 | 58.7 | 5.6 | 100,750 |
|
Human resources specialists |
13-1071 | 944.3 | 1,002.7 | 58.4 | 6.2 | 72,910 |
|
Information security analysts |
15-1212 | 182.8 | 234.9 | 52.1 | 28.5 | 124,910 |
|
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
25-1071 | 289.6 | 339.7 | 50.1 | 17.3 | 105,620 |
|
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers |
47-1011 | 921.6 | 970.6 | 49.0 | 5.3 | 78,690 |
|
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