50 Fastest-Growing Careers and Occupations

Explore the fastest-growing careers in the United States. Includes information about employment, wages, and education.

#	Occupation	Workers in 2010	Workers in 2020	% Change	Earning	Train Required
1	Biomedical engineers	16,100	27,600	72%		Bachelor's degree
2	Network systems and data communications analysts	292,000	447,800	53%		Bachelor's degree
3	Home health aides	921,700	1,382,600	50%		Short-term on-the-job training
4	Personal and home care aides	817,200	1,193,000	46%		Short-term on-the-job training
5	Financial examiners	27,000	38,100	41%		Bachelor's degree
6	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	109,400	153,600	40%		Doctoral degree
7	Physician assistants	74,800	103,900	39%		Master's degree
8	Skin care specialists	38,800	53,500	38%		Postsecondary vocational award
9	Biochemists and biophysicists	23,200	31,900	37%		Doctoral degree
10	Athletic trainers	16,400	22,400	37%		Bachelor's degree
11	Physical therapist aides	46,100	62,800	36%		Short-term on-the-job training
12	Dental hygienists	174,100	237,000	36%		Associate degree
13	Veterinary technologists and technicians	79,600	108,100	36%		Associate degree
14	Dental assistants	295,300	400,900	36%		Moderate-term on-the-job training
15	Computer software engineers, applications	514,800	689,900	34%		Bachelor's degree
16	Medical assistants	483,600	647,500	34%		Moderate-term on-the-job training
17	Physical therapist assistants	63,800	85,100	33%		Associate degree
18	Veterinarians	59,700	79,400	33%		First professional degree
19	Self-enrichment education teachers	253,700	334,900	32%		Work experience in a related occupation
20	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	260,200	341,000	31%		Long-term on-the-job training
21	Occupational therapist aides	7,800	10,200	31%		Short-term on-the-job training
22	Environmental engineers	54,300	70,900	31%		Bachelor's degree
23	Pharmacy technicians	326,300	426,000	31%		Moderate-term on-the-job training
24	Computer software engineers, systems software	394,800	515,000	30%		Bachelor's degree
25	Survey researchers	23,400	30,500	30%		Bachelor's degree
26	Physical therapists	185,500	241,700	30%		Master's degree
27	Personal financial advisors	208,400	271,200	30%		Bachelor's degree
28	Environmental engineering technicians	21,200	27,500	30%		Associate degree
29	Occupational therapist assistants	26,600	34,600	30%		Associate degree
30	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	261,200	338,000	29%		Postsecondary vocational award
31	Environmental science and protection technicians, including health	35,100	45,200	29%		Associate degree
32	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	308,200	394,800	28%		Postsecondary vocational award
33	Anthropologists and archeologists	5,800	7,400	28%		Master's degree
34	Paralegals and legal assistants	263,800	337,900	28%		Associate degree
35	Market research analysts	249,800	319,900	28%		Bachelor's degree
36	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	207,900	265,900	28%		Bachelor's degree
37	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	85,900	109,800	28%		Master's degree
38	Prosthodontists	500	700	28%		First professional degree
39	Medical equipment repairers	41,400	52,600	27%		Associate degree
40	Radiation therapists	15,200	19,400	27%		Associate degree
41	Cartographers and photogrammetrists	12,300	15,600	27%		Bachelor's degree
42	Medical secretaries	471,100	596,600	27%		Moderate-term on-the-job training
43	Tree trimmers and pruners	45,000	56,800	26%		Short-term on-the-job training
44	Industrial-organizational psychologists	2,300	2,900	26%		Master's degree
45	Funeral attendants	34,500	43,600	26%		Short-term on-the-job training
46	Geographers	1,300	1,600	26%		Master's degree
47	Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	80,300	100,900	26%		Short-term on-the-job training
48	Occupational therapists	104,500	131,300	26%		Master's degree
49	Museum Technicians and Conservators	11,100	13,900	26%		Bachelor's degree
50	Cost estimators	217,800	273,000	25%		Bachelor's degree