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Fastest Growing Occupations

Fastest growing occupations: 20 occupations with the highest percent change of employment between 2018-28.

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OCCUPATION	GROWTH RATE, 2018-28	2018 MEDIAN PAY
Solar photovoltaic installers	63%	$42,680 per year
Wind turbine service technicians	57%	$54,370 per year
Home health aides	37%	$24,200 per year
Personal care aides	36%	$24,020 per year
Occupational therapy assistants	33%	$60,220 per year
Information security analysts	32%	$98,350 per year
Physician assistants	31%	$108,610 per year
Statisticians	31%	$87,780 per year
Nurse practitioners	28%	$107,030 per year
Speech-language pathologists	27%	$77,510 per year
Physical therapist assistants	27%	$58,040 per year
Genetic counselors	27%	$80,370 per year
Mathematicians	26%	$101,900 per year
Operations research analysts	26%	$83,390 per year
Software developers, applications	26%	$103,620 per year
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists	24%	$39,600 per year
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	23%	$97,370 per year
Phlebotomists	23%	$34,480 per year
Physical therapist aides	23%	$26,240 per year
Medical assistants	23%	$33,610 per year

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2019