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Fastest growing occupations
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Table 1.3 Fastest growing occupations, 2016 and projected 2026
(Numbers in thousands)
2016 National Employment Matrix title and code |
Employment |
Change, 2016–26 |
Median annual wage, 2017 |
2016 |
2026 |
Number |
Percent |
Total, all occupations |
00-0000 |
156,063.8 |
167,582.3 |
11,518.6 |
7.4 |
$37,690 |
Solar photovoltaic installers |
47-2231 |
11.3 |
23.1 |
11.8 |
104.9 |
$39,490 |
Wind turbine service technicians |
49-9081 |
5.8 |
11.3 |
5.6 |
96.3 |
$53,880 |
Home health aides |
31-1011 |
911.5 |
1,342.7 |
431.2 |
47.3 |
$23,210 |
Personal care aides |
39-9021 |
2,016.1 |
2,793.8 |
777.6 |
38.6 |
$23,100 |
Physician assistants |
29-1071 |
106.2 |
145.9 |
39.6 |
37.3 |
$104,860 |
Nurse practitioners |
29-1171 |
155.5 |
211.6 |
56.1 |
36.1 |
$103,880 |
Statisticians |
15-2041 |
37.2 |
49.8 |
12.6 |
33.8 |
$84,060 |
Physical therapist assistants |
31-2021 |
88.3 |
115.8 |
27.4 |
31.0 |
$57,430 |
Software developers, applications |
15-1132 |
831.3 |
1,086.6 |
255.4 |
30.7 |
$101,790 |
Mathematicians |
15-2021 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
29.7 |
$103,010 |
Physical therapist aides |
31-2022 |
52.0 |
67.2 |
15.3 |
29.4 |
$25,730 |
Bicycle repairers |
49-3091 |
12.4 |
16.1 |
3.6 |
29.3 |
$28,390 |
Medical assistants |
31-9092 |
634.4 |
818.4 |
183.9 |
29.0 |
$32,480 |
Genetic counselors |
29-9092 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
29.0 |
$77,480 |
Occupational therapy assistants |
31-2011 |
39.3 |
50.7 |
11.4 |
28.9 |
$59,310 |
Information security analysts |
15-1122 |
100.0 |
128.5 |
28.5 |
28.5 |
$95,510 |
Physical therapists |
29-1123 |
239.8 |
306.9 |
67.1 |
28.0 |
$86,850 |
Operations research analysts |
15-2031 |
114.0 |
145.3 |
31.3 |
27.4 |
$81,390 |
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists |
33-2022 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
26.6 |
$37,380 |
Massage therapists |
31-9011 |
160.3 |
202.4 |
42.1 |
26.3 |
$39,990 |
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
25-1071 |
233.5 |
294.0 |
60.6 |
25.9 |
$97,870 |
Derrick operators, oil and gas |
47-5011 |
11.1 |
13.9 |
2.8 |
25.7 |
$46,140 |
Roustabouts, oil and gas |
47-5071 |
50.0 |
62.4 |
12.4 |
24.8 |
$36,960 |
Occupational therapy aides |
31-2012 |
7.5 |
9.3 |
1.8 |
24.7 |
$29,200 |
Phlebotomists |
31-9097 |
122.7 |
152.8 |
30.1 |
24.5 |
$33,670 |
Nonfarm animal caretakers |
39-2021 |
241.5 |
300.0 |
58.5 |
24.2 |
$22,950 |
Rotary drill operators, oil and gas |
47-5012 |
16.7 |
20.8 |
4.0 |
24.2 |
$53,980 |
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary |
25-1072 |
67.9 |
84.2 |
16.3 |
24.0 |
$71,260 |
Occupational therapists |
29-1122 |
130.4 |
161.4 |
31.0 |
23.8 |
$83,200 |
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining |
47-5013 |
41.4 |
51.1 |
9.7 |
23.4 |
$48,290 |
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