Fastest Growing Occupations

Fastest growing occupations: 20 occupations with the highest projected percent change of employment between 2021-31.

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OCCUPATION	GROWTH RATE, 2021-31	2021 MEDIAN PAY
Nurse practitioners	46%	$120,680 per year
Wind turbine service technicians	44%	$56,260 per year
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	41%	$24,440 per year
Motion picture projectionists	40%	$29,350 per year
Cooks, restaurant	37%	$30,010 per year
Data scientists	36%	$100,910 per year
Athletes and sports competitors	36%	$77,300 per year
Information security analysts	35%	$102,600 per year
Statisticians	33%	$95,570 per year
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials	32%	$35,860 per year
Web developers	30%	$77,030 per year
Animal caretakers	30%	$28,600 per year
Choreographers	30%	$42,700 per year
Taxi drivers	28%	$29,310 per year
Medical and health services managers	28%	$101,340 per year
Logisticians	28%	$77,030 per year
Physician assistants	28%	$121,530 per year
Solar photovoltaic installers	27%	$47,670 per year
Animal trainers	27%	$31,280 per year
Physical therapist assistants	26%	$61,180 per year

Last Modified Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022