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The table below highlights the top 100 careers expected to have the most openings over the coming decade across the United States. Job openings represent projected annual openings by 2030.
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| Career | 2030 Openings |
Growth |
Salary |
Education |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Managers | 37,000 | 7% | $132,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 36,700 | 13% | $48,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 36,400 | -8% | $29,100 | Some high school |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 35,700 | 25% | $25,000 | Some high school |
| Training and Development Specialists | 35,200 | 11% | $62,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | 35,000 | 12% | $58,100 | Master's degree or higher |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 34,000 | -7% | $47,400 | High school diploma |
| Tellers | 33,700 | -17% | $32,600 | High school diploma |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 32,700 | 5% | $42,100 | Some high school |
| Parts Salespersons | 32,600 | 5% | $32,500 | Some high school |
| Helpers: Production Workers | 31,800 | -5% | $30,500 | High school diploma |
| Pharmacy Technicians | 31,700 | 4% | $35,100 | High school diploma |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 31,700 | 6% | $86,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 30,800 | 24% | $99,100 | Master's degree or higher |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 30,600 | -5% | $78,600 | High school diploma |
| Compliance Officers | 30,000 | 6% | $71,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | 29,400 | 62% | $25,100 | Some high school |
| Administrative Services Managers | 29,200 | 9% | $98,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Public Relations Specialists | 29,200 | 11% | $62,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | 29,100 | 3% | $59,700 | High school diploma |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service and Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services | 28,600 | 24% | $42,000 | High school diploma |
| Marketing Managers | 28,500 | 10% | $142,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Bakers | 28,300 | 10% | $29,400 | Some high school |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 28,100 | 8% | $50,200 | High school diploma |
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | 27,300 | 6% | $42,000 | High school diploma |
| Firefighters | 27,000 | 9% | $52,500 | Some college |
| Clergy | 26,700 | 3% | $51,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 26,700 | 1% | $42,100 | High school diploma |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 26,600 | 12% | $25,500 | Some high school |
| Nurse Practitioners | 26,000 | 52% | $111,700 | Master's degree or higher |
| Civil Engineers | 25,000 | 8% | $88,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Loan Officers | 25,000 | 1% | $64,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 24,900 | 5% | $84,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 24,600 | 21% | $45,900 | High school diploma |
| Logisticians | 24,500 | 30% | $76,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 24,000 | -3% | $68,300 | High school diploma |
| Graphic Designers | 23,900 | 3% | $53,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Industrial Engineers | 23,300 | 14% | $89,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Massage Therapists | 23,300 | 32% | $43,600 | Some college |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other | 23,000 | 6% | $72,000 | Master's degree or higher |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 22,100 | 8% | $98,500 | Master's degree or higher |
| Parking Attendants | 21,900 | 14% | $27,100 | Some high school |
| Personal Financial Advisors | 21,500 | 5% | $89,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 21,500 | -1% | $61,500 | Some college |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors | 21,400 | 12% | $39,100 | Some high school |
| Bill and Account Collectors | 20,800 | -9% | $38,100 | High school diploma |
| Musicians and Singers | 20,800 | 11% | $0 | Some high school |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | 20,700 | 11% | $36,700 | Some college |
| Food Batchmakers | 20,700 | 6% | $32,700 | High school diploma |
| Healthcare Social Workers | 20,400 | 13% | $57,600 | Master's degree or higher |
| Instructional Coordinators | 20,400 | 10% | $67,000 | Master's degree or higher |
| Mechanical Engineers | 20,200 | 7% | $90,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 20,100 | -7% | $36,200 | High school diploma |
| Cooks, Short Order | 20,000 | 10% | $26,600 | Some high school |
| Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | 19,800 | 14% | $29,900 | High school diploma |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 19,700 | 4% | $51,000 | High school diploma |
| Phlebotomists | 19,500 | 22% | $36,300 | Some college |
| Crossing Guards and Flaggers | 19,100 | 13% | $30,800 | Some high school |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 19,100 | -8% | $51,100 | High school diploma |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 18,800 | 25% | $53,400 | High school diploma |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | 18,800 | 33% | $27,900 | Some college |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 18,700 | 4% | $41,000 | High school diploma |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 18,400 | 3% | $30,200 | Some high school |
| Social and Community Service Managers | 18,300 | 15% | $69,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers | 17,900 | 13% | $77,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Cost Estimators | 17,800 | 1% | $66,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 17,600 | -2% | $37,000 | High school diploma |
| Flight Attendants | 17,600 | 30% | $59,100 | High school diploma |
| Chief Executives | 17,500 | -6% | $186,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | 17,500 | 6% | $40,900 | High school diploma |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 17,500 | 12% | $55,400 | High school diploma |
| Residential Advisors | 17,500 | 12% | $31,200 | High school diploma |
| Directors, Religious Activities and Education | 17,400 | 2% | $45,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | 17,400 | 9% | $61,900 | Associate's degree |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 17,200 | -1% | $46,000 | Some high school |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 17,100 | 6% | $41,700 | High school diploma |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | 16,700 | 6% | $36,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | 16,500 | -3% | $42,300 | High school diploma |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | 16,400 | 4% | $26,500 | Some high school |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 16,400 | 18% | $51,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | 16,400 | 35% | $59,800 | Associate's degree |
| Information Security Analysts | 16,300 | 33% | $103,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 15,900 | 8% | $39,100 | High school diploma |
| Special Education Teachers, Elementary School | 15,700 | 8% | $60,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Dental Hygienists | 15,600 | 11% | $77,100 | Associate's degree |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 15,600 | 9% | $37,500 | High school diploma |
| Physical Therapists | 15,600 | 21% | $91,000 | Master's degree or higher |
| Producers and Directors | 15,600 | 24% | $76,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Roofers | 15,600 | 5% | $43,600 | Some high school |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | 15,500 | 8% | $65,500 | Associate's degree |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 15,400 | -5% | $32,900 | Some high school |
| Writers and Authors | 15,400 | 9% | $67,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 15,200 | 5% | $45,400 | High school diploma |
| Librarians and Media Collections Specialists | 15,200 | 9% | $60,800 | Master's degree or higher |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | 15,200 | 29% | $80,500 | Master's degree or higher |
| Advertising Sales Agents | 14,800 | 3% | $54,900 | High school diploma |
| Human Resources Managers | 14,800 | 9% | $121,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 14,700 | 4% | $149,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Printing Press Operators | 14,700 | -10% | $37,900 | High school diploma |
| Demonstrators and Product Promoters | 14,600 | 7% | $32,500 | Some high school |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 14,500 | 8% | $97,500 | Master's degree or higher |
Data sourced from the United States Department of Labor.