--- title: "Fastest-Growing Careers" description: "Occupations with the highest projected employment growth over the BLS 2024–2034 projection cycle." canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/fastest-growing-careers" last-updated: "2026-08-23T15:56:39.581Z" --- # Fastest-Growing Careers Occupations with the highest projected employment growth over the BLS 2024–2034 projection cycle. 30 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry". | # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Wind Turbine Service Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-turbine-service-technician) | $64,120 | +49.9% | Certificate | | 2 | [Solar Photovoltaic Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-photovoltaic-installer) | $53,140 | +42.1% | High school | | 3 | [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner) | $132,300 | +40.1% | Master's | | 4 | [Data Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/data-scientist) | $120,230 | +33.5% | Bachelor's | | 5 | [Business Intelligence Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/business-intelligence-analyst) | $120,230 | +33.5% | Bachelor's | | 6 | [Clinical Data Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/clinical-data-manager) | $120,230 | +33.5% | Bachelor's | | 7 | [Information Security Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/information-security-analyst) | $129,180 | +28.5% | Bachelor's | | 8 | [Medical and Health Services Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-and-health-services-manager) | $123,860 | +23.2% | Bachelor's | | 9 | [Physical Therapist Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physical-therapist-assistant) | $68,380 | +22.0% | Associate's | | 10 | [Actuary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/actuary) | $130,000 | +21.8% | Bachelor's | | 11 | [Operations Research Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/operations-research-analyst) | $88,940 | +21.5% | Bachelor's | | 12 | [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant) | $135,880 | +20.4% | Master's | | 13 | [Anesthesiologist Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anesthesiologist-assistant) | $135,880 | +20.4% | Master's | | 14 | [Psychiatric Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatric-technician) | $45,130 | +20.0% | Certificate | | 15 | [Ophthalmic Medical Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ophthalmic-medical-technician) | $45,570 | +19.8% | Certificate | | 16 | [Computer and Information Research Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-and-information-research-scientist) | $140,300 | +19.7% | Master's | | 17 | [Occupational Therapy Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/occupational-therapy-assistant) | $72,300 | +19.2% | Associate's | | 18 | [Financial Examiner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-examiner) | $94,160 | +18.5% | Bachelor's | | 19 | [Hearing Aid Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hearing-aid-specialist) | $65,160 | +18.4% | High school | | 20 | [Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-specialties-teacher-postsecondary) | $107,310 | +17.3% | Doctorate | | 21 | [Home Health Aide](https://nuecareer.com/careers/home-health-aide) | $35,800 | +17.0% | High school | | 22 | [Personal Care Aide](https://nuecareer.com/careers/personal-care-aide) | $35,800 | +17.0% | High school | | 23 | [Nursing Instructor and Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nursing-instructor-and-teacher-postsecondary) | $80,250 | +16.8% | Doctorate | | 24 | [Logistician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/logistician) | $82,320 | +16.7% | Bachelor's | | 25 | [Logistics Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/logistics-engineer) | $82,320 | +16.7% | Bachelor's | | 26 | [Logistics Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/logistics-analyst) | $82,320 | +16.7% | Bachelor's | | 27 | [Epidemiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/epidemiologist) | $87,220 | +16.2% | Master's | | 28 | [Industrial Machinery Mechanic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-machinery-mechanic) | $64,520 | +16.1% | High school | | 29 | [Software Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/software-developer) | $135,980 | +15.8% | Bachelor's | | 30 | [Massage Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/massage-therapist) | $58,450 | +15.4% | Certificate | Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}. --- This bank includes information from the O\*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology JSON representation of this page: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/collections/fastest-growing-careers