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The table below highlights the top 100 careers that are expected to grow the fastest over the coming decade across the United States.
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| Career | 2021 Jobs |
2031 Jobs |
Growth |
Salary |
Education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers | 200,800 | 217,000 | 8% | $29,750 | Some high school |
| Public Relations Specialists | 276,800 | 299,200 | 8% | $62,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 159,900 | 173,000 | 8% | $48,620 | High school diploma |
| Public Relations Managers | 66,700 | 71,700 | 8% | $125,780 | Bachelor's degree |
| Producers and Directors | 166,200 | 178,900 | 8% | $79,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | 155,800 | 168,300 | 8% | $38,040 | Bachelor's degree |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 152,600 | 164,200 | 8% | $58,030 | High school diploma |
| Database Administrators | 91,800 | 99,200 | 8% | $96,710 | Bachelor's degree |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 178,000 | 192,300 | 8% | $60,370 | Some college |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | 253,800 | 271,800 | 7% | $78,160 | Master's degree or higher |
| Instructional Coordinators | 205,700 | 220,800 | 7% | $63,740 | Master's degree or higher |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | 163,400 | 174,800 | 7% | $35,470 | Some college |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 210,100 | 225,600 | 7% | $96,910 | Master's degree or higher |
| Human Resources Managers | 174,200 | 186,900 | 7% | $126,230 | Bachelor's degree |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | 185,500 | 199,200 | 7% | $62,760 | Associate's degree |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 145,900 | 156,300 | 7% | $45,880 | High school diploma |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 100,600 | 107,200 | 7% | $64,120 | Bachelor's degree |
| Pest Control Workers | 90,600 | 96,700 | 7% | $37,540 | High school diploma |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 109,200 | 117,300 | 7% | $39,900 | High school diploma |
| Civil Engineers | 318,300 | 340,400 | 7% | $88,050 | Bachelor's degree |
| Administrative Services Managers | 239,000 | 255,100 | 7% | $100,170 | Bachelor's degree |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 247,500 | 264,800 | 7% | $28,730 | Some high school |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 767,400 | 821,600 | 7% | $38,380 | Some high school |
| Electricians | 711,200 | 761,400 | 7% | $60,040 | High school diploma |
| General and Operations Managers | 3,118,400 | 3,328,200 | 7% | $97,970 | Bachelor's degree |
| Childcare Workers | 949,000 | 1,010,600 | 7% | $27,490 | High school diploma |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 30,100 | 32,200 | 7% | $44,810 | High school diploma |
| Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 34,600 | 37,000 | 7% | $36,420 | Some high school |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 47,800 | 51,200 | 7% | $77,910 | Master's degree or higher |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 74,700 | 79,700 | 7% | $61,650 | Bachelor's degree |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | 17,100 | 18,400 | 7% | $72,440 | Master's degree or higher |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 12,700 | 13,700 | 7% | $98,070 | Master's degree or higher |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | 28,000 | 30,000 | 7% | $127,150 | Bachelor's degree |
| History Teachers, Postsecondary | 23,700 | 25,400 | 7% | $78,130 | Master's degree or higher |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | 34,400 | 36,900 | 7% | $77,560 | Master's degree or higher |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | 41,200 | 44,100 | 7% | $77,360 | Associate's degree |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 3,400 | 3,600 | 7% | $79,630 | Master's degree or higher |
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 4,400 | 4,700 | 7% | $134,750 | Some college |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 10,900 | 11,700 | 7% | $95,910 | Master's degree or higher |
| Funeral Home Managers | 40,700 | 43,500 | 7% | $74,000 | Associate's degree |
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | 8,300 | 8,800 | 6% | $40,390 | High school diploma |
| Survey Researchers | 10,400 | 11,000 | 6% | $59,740 | Master's degree or higher |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | 8,900 | 9,500 | 6% | $49,410 | Bachelor's degree |
| Pile Driver Operators | 3,900 | 4,100 | 6% | $76,260 | High school diploma |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | 7,500 | 7,900 | 6% | $61,910 | Master's degree or higher |
| Materials Scientists | 7,000 | 7,400 | 6% | $100,090 | Bachelor's degree |
| Astronomers | 2,200 | 2,400 | 6% | $128,160 | Master's degree or higher |
| Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers | 14,100 | 14,900 | 6% | $60,360 | Associate's degree |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | 11,300 | 11,900 | 6% | $73,580 | Associate's degree |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | 14,400 | 15,300 | 6% | $78,340 | Bachelor's degree |
| Economists | 16,900 | 17,800 | 6% | $105,630 | Master's degree or higher |
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other | 19,400 | 20,500 | 6% | $77,500 | Master's degree or higher |
| Materials Engineers | 22,100 | 23,400 | 6% | $98,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 22,500 | 23,900 | 6% | $51,120 | High school diploma |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 78,800 | 83,400 | 6% | $137,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 53,800 | 57,100 | 6% | $77,580 | Master's degree or higher |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 111,400 | 118,000 | 6% | $104,820 | Bachelor's degree |
| Medical Equipment Preparers | 62,600 | 66,400 | 6% | $38,220 | High school diploma |
| Chemists | 83,600 | 88,900 | 6% | $79,430 | Bachelor's degree |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | 53,300 | 56,700 | 6% | $48,640 | High school diploma |
| Sales Engineers | 60,700 | 64,100 | 6% | $103,710 | Bachelor's degree |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 72,400 | 76,900 | 6% | $75,930 | Master's degree or higher |
| Private Detectives and Investigators | 37,000 | 39,100 | 6% | $59,380 | High school diploma |
| Aerospace Engineers | 58,800 | 62,400 | 6% | $122,270 | Bachelor's degree |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 35,500 | 37,600 | 6% | $47,370 | Associate's degree |
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation | 27,600 | 29,200 | 6% | $38,270 | High school diploma |
| Dentists, General | 127,600 | 135,400 | 6% | $160,370 | Master's degree or higher |
| Technical Writers | 55,400 | 58,400 | 6% | $78,060 | Bachelor's degree |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 45,000 | 47,500 | 6% | $46,960 | High school diploma |
| Accountants and Auditors | 1,449,800 | 1,531,600 | 6% | $77,250 | Bachelor's degree |
| Registered Nurses | 3,130,600 | 3,326,000 | 6% | $77,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 2,806,500 | 2,974,800 | 6% | $31,230 | Some high school |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | 2,472,700 | 2,630,600 | 6% | $30,110 | High school diploma |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 410,100 | 436,000 | 6% | $29,910 | Some high school |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 657,200 | 698,500 | 6% | $48,070 | Some college |
| Computer User Support Specialists | 690,200 | 732,900 | 6% | $49,770 | Some college |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 391,700 | 414,300 | 6% | $29,280 | Some high school |
| Insurance Sales Agents | 523,200 | 556,200 | 6% | $49,840 | High school diploma |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 131,700 | 139,800 | 6% | $65,380 | Some college |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 87,600 | 92,900 | 6% | $202,180 | Bachelor's degree |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 61,200 | 65,000 | 6% | $37,010 | Some high school |
| Surgical Technologists | 110,700 | 117,200 | 6% | $48,530 | Some college |
| Real Estate Brokers | 123,100 | 130,200 | 6% | $62,010 | High school diploma |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 103,400 | 109,800 | 6% | $94,360 | Master's degree or higher |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 222,800 | 236,900 | 6% | $61,370 | Associate's degree |
| Librarians and Media Collections Specialists | 138,400 | 146,400 | 6% | $61,190 | Master's degree or higher |
| Food Batchmakers | 159,900 | 168,700 | 6% | $35,780 | High school diploma |
| Parking Attendants | 95,900 | 101,300 | 6% | $29,240 | Some high school |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 292,200 | 306,500 | 5% | $98,420 | Master's degree or higher |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 138,700 | 146,200 | 5% | $38,500 | Some high school |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | 82,900 | 86,700 | 5% | $48,320 | High school diploma |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 80,000 | 83,800 | 5% | $76,530 | Bachelor's degree |
| Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | 12,100 | 12,600 | 5% | $208,000 | Master's degree or higher |
| Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 161,600 | 169,100 | 5% | $32,060 | High school diploma |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 418,000 | 437,300 | 5% | $48,360 | High school diploma |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 394,100 | 414,400 | 5% | $48,630 | Some college |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | 438,900 | 462,000 | 5% | $48,340 | High school diploma |
| Sales Managers | 469,800 | 493,600 | 5% | $127,490 | Bachelor's degree |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 377,900 | 396,800 | 5% | $48,040 | High school diploma |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 447,300 | 469,700 | 5% | $36,740 | High school diploma |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 280,700 | 295,100 | 5% | $94,840 | Bachelor's degree |
Data sourced from the United States Department of Labor.