--- title: "Most In-Demand Jobs" description: "Occupations ranked by the number of job openings BLS projects each year, on average, over the projection decade. Openings count new jobs plus the…" canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/most-in-demand-jobs" last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z" --- # Most In-Demand Jobs Occupations ranked by the number of job openings BLS projects each year, on average, over the projection decade. Openings count new jobs plus the positions people leave through retirement and job changes, which is why large, high-turnover occupations lead. Only occupations not projected to shrink are included. 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 | [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker) | $31,200 | +5.8% | No formal credential | | 2 | [Home Health Aide](https://nuecareer.com/careers/home-health-aide) | $35,800 | +18.1% | High school | | 3 | [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler) | $37,330 | +8.9% | No formal credential | | 4 | [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server) | $35,230 | +2.0% | No formal credential | | 5 | [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand) | $40,240 | +1.8% | No formal credential | | 6 | [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner) | $36,840 | +2.2% | No formal credential | | 7 | [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager) | $105,770 | +5.0% | Bachelor's | | 8 | [Cook, Restaurant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cook-restaurant) | $37,390 | +12.1% | No formal credential | | 9 | [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver) | $58,640 | +3.8% | Certificate | | 10 | [Teaching Assistant, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education](https://nuecareer.com/careers/teaching-assistant-preschool-elementary-middle-and-secondary-school) | $37,010 | 0.0% | Not published by BLS | | 11 | [Nursing Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nursing-assistant) | $42,260 | +2.6% | Certificate | | 12 | [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse) | $97,550 | +5.6% | Bachelor's | | 13 | [Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maid-and-housekeeping-cleaner) | $35,510 | +0.6% | No formal credential | | 14 | [First-Line Supervisor of Food Preparation and Serving Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-food-preparation-and-serving-workers) | $44,080 | +5.4% | High school | | 15 | [Security Guard](https://nuecareer.com/careers/security-guard) | $38,020 | +0.9% | High school | | 16 | [Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/landscaping-and-groundskeeping-worker) | $39,150 | +4.7% | No formal credential | | 17 | [Maintenance and Repair Worker, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maintenance-and-repair-worker-general) | $49,590 | +4.2% | High school | | 18 | [Team Assembler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/team-assembler) | $44,650 | +1.1% | High school | | 19 | [First-Line Supervisor of Office and Administrative Support Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-office-and-administrative-support-workers) | $69,500 | +0.1% | High school | | 20 | [Bartender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bartender) | $34,340 | +5.0% | No formal credential | | 21 | [Construction Laborer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/construction-laborer) | $47,120 | +7.3% | No formal credential | | 22 | [Sales Representative of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-representative-of-services) | $69,990 | +2.7% | High school | | 23 | [Accountant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/accountant) | $83,680 | +5.0% | Bachelor's | | 24 | [Medical Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-assistant) | $45,690 | +12.9% | Certificate | | 25 | [Light Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/light-truck-driver) | $44,860 | +6.3% | High school | | 26 | [Host and Hostess, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop](https://nuecareer.com/careers/host-and-hostess-restaurant-lounge-and-coffee-shop) | $31,200 | +3.4% | No formal credential | | 27 | [Regulatory Affairs Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-manager) | $141,900 | +4.9% | Bachelor's | | 28 | [Amusement and Recreation Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/amusement-and-recreation-attendant) | $32,150 | +3.7% | No formal credential | | 29 | [Business Continuity Planner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/business-continuity-planner) | $83,050 | +3.9% | Bachelor's | | 30 | [Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/substance-abuse-and-behavioral-disorder-counselor) | $60,320 | +10.9% | Not published by BLS | 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 31.0 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/most-in-demand-jobs