Fastest projected employment growth U.S. 2021-2031

By 2031, the number of nurse practitioners is expected to increase by 45.7 percent. Additionally, the occupation of wind turbine service technician is expected to grow by 44.3 percent - reflecting the increase in electricity generated from wind in the United States.

Top 15 occupations with the fastest projected employment growth in the United States from 2021 to 2031

Characteristic	Employment growth in percent
Nurse practitioners	45.7%
Wind turbine service technicians	44.3%
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	40.5%
Motion picture projectionists	40.3%
Cooks, restaurant	36.6%
Data scientists	35.8%
Athletes and sports competitors	35.7%
Information security analysts	34.7%
Statisticians	32.7%
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials	31.7%
Web developers	30.3%
Animal caretakers	29.9%
Choreographers	29.7%
Taxi drivers	28.5%
Medical and health services managers	28.3%

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Release date

September 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

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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