Growth Leaderboard · June 25, 2026

The fastest-growing occupations in America

Ranked by projected employment growth over the 2024–2034 cycle in the BLS Employment Projections — the federal government's ten-year outlook for how many jobs each occupation will add.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated June 25, 2026

#	Occupation	Projected growth
1	Nurse Practitioners	+40.1%
2	Data Scientists	+33.5%
3	Information Security Analysts	+28.5%
4	Medical and Health Services Managers	+23.2%
5	Actuaries	+21.7%
6	Operations Research Analysts	+21.5%
7	Physician Assistants	+20.3%
8	Computer and Information Research Scientists	+19.9%
9	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	+19.8%
10	Financial Examiners	+18.6%
11	Hearing Aid Specialists	+17.8%
12	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	+17.3%
13	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	+16.8%
14	Logisticians	+16.7%
15	Epidemiologists	+16.3%
16	Software Developers	+15.8%
17	Computer and Information Systems Managers	+15.2%
18	Speech-Language Pathologists	+15.0%
19	Cooks, Restaurant	+14.9%
20	Financial Managers	+14.8%
21	Occupational Therapists	+13.8%
22	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	+13.0%
23	Marriage and Family Therapists	+12.7%
24	Medical Assistants	+12.5%
25	Respiratory Therapists	+12.0%
26	Computer Network Architects	+11.9%
27	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	+11.9%
28	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	+11.1%
29	Industrial Engineers	+11.0%
30	Physical Therapists	+10.9%

How to read this

Growth is the percentage change in total US employment for each occupation projected by the BLS over the 2024–2034 period. A high growth rate signals strong hiring demand, but it does not by itself say anything about pay — a fast-growing role can still sit below the national median.

Projections are estimates, not guarantees. Information, not advice.