This statistic shows top 15 occupations with the largest projected employment growth in the United States from 2018 to 2028. By 2028, the number of registered nurses, working in the U.S., will increased by about 371,500. This projects a 12.1 percent growth.
Top 15 occupations with the largest projected employment growth in the United States from 2018 to 2028
(in 1,000)
Number of new jobs in thousand
Personal care aides
881
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
640.1
Registered nurses
371.5
Home health aides
304.8
Cooks, restaurant
299
Software developers, applications
241.5
Waiters and waitresses
170.2
General and operations managers
165
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
159.8
Medical assistants
154.9
Construction laborers
148.1
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
144
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Wage data cover non-farm wage and salary workers and do not cover the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, or household workers.
Figures are taken from accompanying data tables, available here.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 4, 2019). Top 15 occupations with the largest projected employment growth in the United States from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218243/top-30-occupations-with-the-largest-projected-employment-growth-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Top 15 occupations with the largest projected employment growth in the United States from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000)." Chart. September 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218243/top-30-occupations-with-the-largest-projected-employment-growth-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Top 15 occupations with the largest projected employment growth in the United States from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218243/top-30-occupations-with-the-largest-projected-employment-growth-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Top 15 Occupations with The Largest Projected Employment Growth in The United States from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218243/top-30-occupations-with-the-largest-projected-employment-growth-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Top 15 occupations with the largest projected employment growth in the United States from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218243/top-30-occupations-with-the-largest-projected-employment-growth-in-the-us/ (last visited May 25, 2020)
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