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Employment Projections
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Occupations with the most job growth
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| 2022 National Employment Matrix title | 2022 National Employment Matrix code | Employment, 2022 | Employment, 2032 | Employment change, numeric, 2022–32 | Employment change, percent, 2022–32 | Median annual wage, dollars, 2023[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total, all occupations |
00-0000 | 164,482.6 | 169,148.1 | 4,665.5 | 2.8 | 48,060 |
|
Home health and personal care aides |
31-1120 | 3,715.5 | 4,520.1 | 804.6 | 21.7 | 33,530 |
|
Software developers |
15-1252 | 1,594.5 | 2,004.9 | 410.4 | 25.7 | 132,270 |
|
Cooks, restaurant |
35-2014 | 1,361.2 | 1,638.9 | 277.6 | 20.4 | 35,780 |
|
Stockers and order fillers |
53-7065 | 2,851.6 | 3,030.3 | 178.6 | 6.3 | 36,390 |
|
Registered nurses |
29-1141 | 3,172.5 | 3,349.9 | 177.4 | 5.6 | 86,070 |
|
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
53-7062 | 2,988.5 | 3,147.3 | 158.8 | 5.3 | 37,660 |
|
General and operations managers |
11-1021 | 3,507.8 | 3,655.1 | 147.3 | 4.2 | 101,280 |
|
Medical and health services managers |
11-9111 | 509.5 | 654.2 | 144.7 | 28.4 | 110,680 |
|
Light truck drivers |
53-3033 | 1,164.6 | 1,298.4 | 133.8 | 11.5 | 42,470 |
|
Financial managers |
11-3031 | 792.6 | 919.2 | 126.6 | 16.0 | 156,100 |
|
Nurse practitioners |
29-1171 | 266.3 | 384.9 | 118.6 | 44.5 | 126,260 |
|
Market research analysts and marketing specialists |
13-1161 | 868.6 | 985.2 | 116.6 | 13.4 | 74,680 |
|
Medical assistants |
31-9092 | 764.4 | 870.2 | 105.9 | 13.9 | 42,000 |
|
Management analysts |
13-1111 | 987.6 | 1,083.3 | 95.7 | 9.7 | 99,410 |
|
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers |
53-3032 | 2,192.3 | 2,281.5 | 89.3 | 4.1 | 54,320 |
|
Computer and information systems managers |
11-3021 | 557.4 | 643.3 | 86.0 | 15.4 | 169,510 |
|
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors |
21-1018 | 388.2 | 459.6 | 71.5 | 18.4 | 53,710 |
|
Accountants and auditors |
13-2011 | 1,538.4 | 1,605.8 | 67.4 | 4.4 | 79,880 |
|
Lawyers |
23-1011 | 826.3 | 888.7 | 62.4 | 7.5 | 145,760 |
|
Construction laborers |
47-2061 | 1,418.6 | 1,480.5 | 61.9 | 4.4 | 45,300 |
|
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers |
35-1012 | 1,221.7 | 1,281.8 | 60.0 | 4.9 | 38,520 |
|
Industrial machinery mechanics |
49-9041 | 402.2 | 462.1 | 59.9 | 14.9 | 61,420 |
|
Data scientists |
15-2051 | 168.9 | 228.2 | 59.4 | 35.2 | 108,020 |
|
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
49-9071 | 1,607.2 | 1,664.4 | 57.2 | 3.6 | 46,700 |
|
Nursing assistants |
31-1131 | 1,361.3 | 1,417.8 | 56.5 | 4.1 | 38,200 |
|
Project management specialists |
13-1082 | 881.3 | 936.0 | 54.7 | 6.2 | 98,580 |
|
Information security analysts |
15-1212 | 168.9 | 222.2 | 53.2 | 31.5 | 120,360 |
|
Animal caretakers |
39-2021 | 339.0 | 391.5 | 52.5 | 15.5 | 31,200 |
|
Human resources specialists |
13-1071 | 874.5 | 925.9 | 51.4 | 5.9 | 67,650 |
|
Computer systems analysts |
15-1211 | 531.4 | 582.6 | 51.1 | 9.6 | 103,800 |
|
Footnotes: [1] Data are from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage data cover non-farm wage and salary workers and do not cover the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, or household workers. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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Last Modified Date: April 17, 2024