Most New Jobs

Most new jobs: 20 occupations with the highest projected numeric change in employment.

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OCCUPATION	NUMBER OF NEW JOBS (PROJECTED), 2024–34	2024 MEDIAN PAY
Home health and personal care aides	739,800	$34,900 per year
Software developers	267,700	$133,080 per year
Stockers and order fillers	235,000	$37,090 per year
Fast food and counter workers	233,200	$30,480 per year
Cooks, restaurant	217,000	$36,830 per year
Registered nurses	166,100	$93,600 per year
General and operations managers	164,000	$102,950 per year
Medical and health services managers	142,900	$117,960 per year
Financial managers	128,800	$161,700 per year
Nurse practitioners	128,400	$129,210 per year
Construction laborers	106,500	$46,730 per year
Computer and information systems managers	101,600	$171,200 per year
Medical assistants	101,200	$44,200 per year
Management analysts	94,500	$101,190 per year
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	89,300	$57,440 per year
Data scientists	82,500	$112,590 per year
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	81,000	$59,190 per year
Light truck drivers	78,900	$44,140 per year
Electricians	77,400	$62,350 per year
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	73,000	$42,010 per year

Last Modified Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025