Job outlook · BLS projections 2025–35
Fastest-growing jobs, 2025–2035: the top 100, with the education and pay each needs.
Every occupation BLS projects to grow fastest, filterable by the education it typically takes and by pay, with projected openings and new jobs alongside the growth rate.
Quick answer
BLS projects nurse practitioners to be the fastest-growing occupation with at least 5,000 jobs, at +41.0% from 2025 to 2035, against +3.5% for all occupations. The fastest-growing that typically needs no college degree is solar photovoltaic installers (+36.5%). Fastest percentage growth is not the same as the most new jobs: home health and personal care aides adds the most (+847,300).
Data Ranked among occupations with at least 5,000 jobs in 2025, so a tiny occupation doubling from a small base does not top the list. Projected openings are BLS's annual average for 2025–35: openings from growth plus openings to replace workers who leave the labor force or move to other occupations. They are not current job vacancies or listings.
Top 100
Fastest-growing occupations
Data Filter by typical entry education or pay; sort by growth, new jobs, openings or pay.
| Occupation | Typical entry education | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners | +41.0% | +137,800 | 29,400 | $132,300 | Master's degree |
| Solar photovoltaic installers | +36.5% | +11,300 | 4,200 | $53,140 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Data scientists | +34.6% | +95,400 | 24,800 | $120,230 | Bachelor's degree |
| Wind turbine service technicians | +29.5% | +3,500 | 1,500 | $64,120 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Medical and health services managers | +24.2% | +155,100 | 62,300 | $123,860 | Bachelor's degree |
| Physical therapist assistants | +23.0% | +26,200 | 18,500 | $68,380 | Associate's degree |
| Psychiatric technicians | +22.3% | +36,000 | 17,000 | $45,130 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Computer and information research scientists | +21.8% | +8,400 | 2,900 | $140,300 | Master's degree |
| Occupational therapy assistants | +21.5% | +11,200 | 8,100 | $72,300 | Associate's degree |
| Ophthalmic medical technicians | +21.4% | +15,500 | 11,800 | $45,570 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Physician assistants | +21.1% | +35,700 | 11,500 | $135,880 | Master's degree |
| Information security analysts | +21.0% | +40,600 | 14,100 | $129,180 | Bachelor's degree |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | +19.4% | +6,100 | 3,800 | $61,560 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Hearing aid specialists | +19.4% | +2,200 | 900 | $65,160 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Epidemiologists | +18.7% | +2,400 | 800 | $87,220 | Master's degree |
| Occupational health and safety specialists | +18.5% | +26,400 | 17,100 | $90,150 | Bachelor's degree |
| Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors | +18.4% | +98,000 | 50,500 | $59,350 | Master's degree |
| Home health and personal care aides | +18.1% | +847,300 | 760,500 | $35,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Health specialties teachers, postsecondary | +17.9% | +49,900 | 24,900 | $107,310 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Industrial machinery mechanics | +17.8% | +79,700 | 44,400 | $64,520 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Logisticians | +17.6% | +44,900 | 26,600 | $82,320 | Bachelor's degree |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | +17.1% | +16,500 | 8,500 | $80,250 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Speech-language pathologists | +16.6% | +32,100 | 12,500 | $97,870 | Master's degree |
| Health information technologists and medical registrars | +15.9% | +6,700 | 3,000 | $68,020 | Associate's degree |
| Computer and information systems managers | +15.8% | +108,100 | 53,500 | $175,140 | Bachelor's degree |
| Massage therapists | +15.3% | +23,700 | 20,400 | $58,450 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Occupational therapists | +14.8% | +25,200 | 10,000 | $100,330 | Master's degree |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | +13.9% | +12,900 | 6,000 | $96,590 | Associate's degree |
| Marriage and family therapists | +13.5% | +10,300 | 6,900 | $66,940 | Master's degree |
| Forensic science technicians | +13.3% | +2,700 | 2,800 | $72,060 | Bachelor's degree |
| Orthotists and prosthetists | +12.9% | +1,200 | 700 | $81,110 | Master's degree |
| Medical assistants | +12.9% | +107,600 | 109,700 | $45,690 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Exercise physiologists | +12.8% | +2,700 | 1,400 | $59,460 | Bachelor's degree |
| Community health workers | +12.7% | +8,200 | 7,000 | $51,850 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Athletic trainers | +12.7% | +4,400 | 2,400 | $62,520 | Master's degree |
| Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | +12.6% | +22,700 | 10,500 | $103,410 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Medical equipment repairers | +12.6% | +9,100 | 8,200 | $61,660 | Associate's degree |
| Industrial engineers | +12.4% | +45,400 | 23,100 | $102,440 | Bachelor's degree |
| Biochemists and biophysicists | +12.3% | +4,300 | 2,900 | $127,410 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Cooks, restaurant | +12.1% | +171,400 | 218,600 | $37,390 | No formal educational credential |
| Animal caretakers | +12.1% | +44,100 | 62,800 | $35,360 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Operations research analysts | +11.9% | +13,500 | 7,500 | $88,940 | Bachelor's degree |
| Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians | +11.9% | +1,400 | 1,100 | $82,890 | Associate's degree |
| Physical therapists | +11.9% | +33,800 | 13,400 | $102,760 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Clinical and counseling psychologists | +11.7% | +9,500 | 4,100 | $100,580 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Nurse midwives | +11.5% | +900 | 400 | $134,040 | Master's degree |
| Taxi drivers | +11.5% | +23,500 | 20,400 | $42,100 | No formal educational credential |
| Mechanical engineers | +11.2% | +33,500 | 17,800 | $104,110 | Bachelor's degree |
| Statisticians | +11.0% | +3,400 | 1,900 | $105,650 | Master's degree |
| Audiologists | +11.0% | +1,600 | 600 | $95,780 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | +10.9% | +48,200 | 40,600 | $61,010 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Training and development specialists | +10.8% | +51,100 | 46,000 | $69,280 | Bachelor's degree |
| Medical equipment preparers | +10.8% | +8,700 | 10,700 | $47,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians | +10.7% | +4,500 | 3,700 | $56,550 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | +10.3% | +14,300 | 12,500 | $60,280 | Master's degree |
| Electrical power-line installers and repairers | +10.3% | +13,600 | 10,900 | $95,320 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Software developers | +10.2% | +174,700 | 95,300 | $135,980 | Bachelor's degree |
| Management analysts | +10.1% | +109,200 | 94,100 | $101,860 | Bachelor's degree |
| Electrical engineers | +9.9% | +19,800 | 11,400 | $120,630 | Bachelor's degree |
| Tile and stone setters | +9.8% | +4,400 | 3,300 | $55,690 | No formal educational credential |
| Financial managers | +9.7% | +84,900 | 65,600 | $166,570 | Bachelor's degree |
| Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes | +9.7% | +2,600 | 2,400 | $82,890 | Bachelor's degree |
| Nurse anesthetists | +9.7% | +5,300 | 2,400 | $236,590 | Master's degree |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay | +9.7% | +2,000 | 1,800 | $103,020 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Recreational vehicle service technicians | +9.7% | +1,700 | 2,200 | $52,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Optometrists | +9.5% | +4,300 | 2,000 | $136,570 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Database architects | +9.4% | +6,500 | 3,900 | $139,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Veterinarians | +9.4% | +8,600 | 3,100 | $130,100 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | +9.4% | +12,300 | 13,400 | $47,380 | Associate's degree |
| Avionics technicians | +9.4% | +1,900 | 1,700 | $82,280 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Financial examiners | +9.3% | +6,500 | 4,500 | $94,160 | Bachelor's degree |
| Actuaries | +9.2% | +2,900 | 1,500 | $130,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Manicurists and pedicurists | +9.2% | +18,600 | 21,900 | $35,760 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Electricians | +9.2% | +75,900 | 72,700 | $63,190 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors | +9.2% | +900 | 900 | $58,170 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Construction managers | +9.1% | +55,200 | 49,700 | $114,990 | Bachelor's degree |
| Computer hardware engineers | +9.1% | +6,900 | 4,100 | $161,740 | Bachelor's degree |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | +9.1% | +12,000 | 23,200 | $38,150 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | +9.0% | +2,700 | 2,200 | $56,460 | No formal educational credential |
| Stockers and order fillers | +8.9% | +250,700 | 430,700 | $37,330 | No formal educational credential |
| Skincare specialists | +8.8% | +9,100 | 14,200 | $45,330 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Flight attendants | +8.8% | +11,800 | 18,500 | $63,580 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Chiropractors | +8.7% | +5,300 | 2,600 | $79,200 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Acupuncturists | +8.6% | +1,300 | 800 | $76,040 | Master's degree |
| Agricultural equipment operators | +8.6% | +5,700 | 10,100 | $41,730 | No formal educational credential |
| Healthcare social workers | +8.5% | +16,500 | 16,900 | $67,880 | Master's degree |
| Respiratory therapists | +8.5% | +12,100 | 8,600 | $82,280 | Associate's degree |
| Aerospace engineers | +8.3% | +5,700 | 3,800 | $134,960 | Bachelor's degree |
| Materials scientists | +8.3% | +700 | 600 | $117,790 | Bachelor's degree |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | +8.3% | +8,700 | 11,200 | $232,140 | Bachelor's degree |
| Natural sciences managers | +8.2% | +9,200 | 9,200 | $167,220 | Bachelor's degree |
| Semiconductor processing technicians | +8.2% | +2,600 | 3,400 | $51,430 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Dental hygienists | +8.0% | +17,900 | 15,000 | $98,100 | Associate's degree |
| Couriers and messengers | +8.0% | +18,200 | 23,800 | $39,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Computer systems analysts | +7.9% | +42,900 | 32,900 | $105,850 | Bachelor's degree |
| Driver/sales workers | +7.9% | +35,200 | 45,500 | $38,770 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | +7.8% | +3,900 | 3,900 | $109,270 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Medical records specialists | +7.8% | +15,600 | 14,000 | $51,140 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | +7.8% | +2,500 | 2,800 | $49,880 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Airfield operations specialists | +7.8% | +1,200 | 1,500 | $56,850 | High school diploma or equivalent |
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Growth vs new jobs
Fastest percentage growth is not the most new jobs
Data The ten occupations adding the most jobs in absolute terms, 2025–35. Large occupations add many jobs at modest rates.
What is the fastest-growing job?
Nurse practitioners, projected +41.0% from 2025 to 2035 (BLS), among occupations with at least 5,000 jobs.
Is fastest-growing the same as most in demand?
No. A high growth rate can come from a small base. For the most openings or new jobs, see careers in demand.
Are projections guaranteed?
No. They are BLS projections based on stated assumptions and are revised every year.
Method
How this page is built
BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, detailed occupations with at least 5,000 jobs in 2025, excluding residual 'all other' categories. Growth = projected percent change in employment 2025–35; new jobs = numeric change; openings = annual average. Education is the BLS typical entry education. Median pay is the BLS 2025 median annual wage.
What this page can't tell you
Sources- Openings at any employer: projections are national averages, not listings.
- Certainty: projections are revised every year.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, Occupational projections, 2025–35 (released Aug 27, 2026; occupation.xlsx, Tables 1.2 and 1.10; retrieved Oct 25, 2026). Definitions.