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

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OCCUPATION NUMBER OF NEW JOBS (PROJECTED), 2021-31 2021 MEDIAN PAY

Home health and personal care aides

924,000 New Jobs (Projected)924,000

$29,430 per year

Cooks, restaurant

459,900 New Jobs (Projected)459,900

$30,010 per year

Software developers

370,600 New Jobs (Projected)370,600

$120,730 per year

Fast food and counter workers

243,200 New Jobs (Projected)243,200

$25,100 per year

General and operations managers

209,800 New Jobs (Projected)209,800

$97,970 per year

Waiters and waitresses

197,000 New Jobs (Projected)197,000

$26,000 per year

Registered nurses

195,400 New Jobs (Projected)195,400

$77,600 per year

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

168,400 New Jobs (Projected)168,400

$31,230 per year

Stockers and order fillers

157,900 New Jobs (Projected)157,900

$30,110 per year

Market research analysts and marketing specialists

150,300 New Jobs (Projected)150,300

$63,920 per year

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

145,700 New Jobs (Projected)145,700

$36,570 per year

Medical and health services managers

136,200 New Jobs (Projected)136,200

$101,340 per year

Financial managers

123,100 New Jobs (Projected)123,100

$131,710 per year

Medical assistants

117,800 New Jobs (Projected)117,800

$37,190 per year

Maids and housekeeping cleaners

116,400 New Jobs (Projected)116,400

$28,780 per year

Nurse practitioners

112,700 New Jobs (Projected)112,700

$120,680 per year

Light truck drivers

110,700 New Jobs (Projected)110,700

$38,280 per year

Management analysts

108,400 New Jobs (Projected)108,400

$93,000 per year

Bartenders

92,000 New Jobs (Projected)92,000

$26,350 per year

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

90,900 New Jobs (Projected)90,900

$48,310 per year

Last Modified Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022