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Fastest Growing Occupations

Fastest growing occupations: 20 occupations with the highest percent change of employment between 2019-29.

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OCCUPATION	GROWTH RATE, 2019-29	2020 MEDIAN PAY
Wind turbine service technicians	61%	$56,230 per year
Nurse practitioners	52%	$111,680 per year
Solar photovoltaic installers	51%	$46,470 per year
Occupational therapy assistants	35%	$62,940 per year
Statisticians	35%	$92,270 per year
Home health and personal care aides	34%	$27,080 per year
Physical therapist assistants	33%	$59,770 per year
Medical and health services managers	32%	$104,280 per year
Physician assistants	31%	$115,390 per year
Information security analysts	31%	$103,590 per year
Data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other	31%	$98,230 per year
Derrick operators, oil and gas	31%	$47,920 per year
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas	27%	$53,820 per year
Roustabouts, oil and gas	25%	$39,420 per year
Speech-language pathologists	25%	$80,480 per year
Operations research analysts	25%	$86,200 per year
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	25%	$47,660 per year
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists	24%	$42,150 per year
Cooks, restaurant	23%	$28,800 per year
Animal caretakers	23%	$26,080 per year

Last Modified Date: Friday, April 9, 2021