Jobs in demand in the US
The groups of jobs projected to add the most workers between 2025 and 2035. These are official employment projections: estimates of where work is heading, not promises.
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Most new jobs by 2035
Home health and personal care aides: +847,300
Workers now: 4,677,100 · Growth to 2035: +18.1%
Stockers and Order Fillers: +250,700
Workers now: 2,804,300 · Growth to 2035: +8.9% · Median pay: $37,330
Fast food and counter workers: +223,200
Workers now: 3,855,900 · Growth to 2035: +5.8% · Median pay: $31,200
Registered nurses: +194,700
Workers now: 3,465,400 · Growth to 2035: +5.6% · Median pay: $97,550
Acute Care Nurses, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Critical Care Nurses, Registered Nurses
General and Operations Managers: +181,300
Workers now: 3,599,000 · Growth to 2035: +5% · Median pay: $105,770
Software Developers: +174,800
Workers now: 1,717,800 · Growth to 2035: +10.2% · Median pay: $135,980
Cooks, Restaurant: +171,300
Workers now: 1,417,500 · Growth to 2035: +12.1% · Median pay: $37,390
Medical and Health Services Managers: +155,100
Workers now: 640,400 · Growth to 2035: +24.2% · Median pay: $123,860
Nurse Practitioners: +137,800
Workers now: 336,300 · Growth to 2035: +41% · Median pay: $132,300
Construction Laborers: +109,300
Workers now: 1,489,300 · Growth to 2035: +7.3% · Median pay: $47,120
Management Analysts: +109,200
Workers now: 1,077,100 · Growth to 2035: +10.1% · Median pay: $101,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers: +108,100
Workers now: 685,800 · Growth to 2035: +15.8% · Median pay: $175,140
Medical Assistants: +107,600
Workers now: 833,900 · Growth to 2035: +12.9% · Median pay: $45,690
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors: +98,000
Workers now: 533,400 · Growth to 2035: +18.4%
Mental Health Counselors, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Data scientists: +95,400
Workers now: 275,600 · Growth to 2035: +34.6% · Median pay: $120,230
Business Intelligence Analysts, Clinical Data Managers, Data Scientists
Financial managers: +84,900
Workers now: 879,700 · Growth to 2035: +9.7% · Median pay: $166,570
Financial Managers, Investment Fund Managers, Treasurers and Controllers
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: +83,800
Workers now: 2,221,200 · Growth to 2035: +3.8% · Median pay: $58,640
Industrial Machinery Mechanics: +79,700
Workers now: 446,900 · Growth to 2035: +17.8% · Median pay: $64,520
Accountants and Auditors: +79,400
Workers now: 1,595,200 · Growth to 2035: +5% · Median pay: $83,680
Electricians: +75,900
Workers now: 821,000 · Growth to 2035: +9.2% · Median pay: $63,190
Project Management Specialists: +73,100
Workers now: 1,094,300 · Growth to 2035: +6.7% · Median pay: $102,320
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General: +68,700
Workers now: 1,621,800 · Growth to 2035: +4.2% · Median pay: $49,590
Light Truck Drivers: +67,900
Workers now: 1,068,500 · Growth to 2035: +6.3% · Median pay: $44,860
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers: +67,100
Workers now: 1,236,400 · Growth to 2035: +5.4% · Median pay: $44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Market research analysts and marketing specialists: +66,300
Workers now: 952,700 · Growth to 2035: +7% · Median pay: $78,760
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, Search Marketing Strategists
Managers, all other: +65,600
Workers now: 1,338,800 · Growth to 2035: +4.9% · Median pay: $141,900
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers, Compliance Managers, Loss Prevention Managers, Regulatory Affairs Managers, Wind Energy Development Managers, Wind Energy Operations Managers
Human Resources Specialists: +60,000
Workers now: 939,700 · Growth to 2035: +6.4% · Median pay: $75,940
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers: +55,600
Workers now: 1,188,600 · Growth to 2035: +4.7% · Median pay: $39,150
Construction Managers: +55,200
Workers now: 609,100 · Growth to 2035: +9.1% · Median pay: $114,990
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: +53,600
Workers now: 2,432,600 · Growth to 2035: +2.2% · Median pay: $36,840
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Fastest growing jobs
Projected growth to 2035, for groups with at least 10,000 workers today.
Nurse Practitioners: +41%
Workers now: 336,300 · Growth to 2035: +41% · Median pay: $132,300
Solar Photovoltaic Installers: +36.5%
Workers now: 31,100 · Growth to 2035: +36.5% · Median pay: $53,140
Data scientists: +34.6%
Workers now: 275,600 · Growth to 2035: +34.6% · Median pay: $120,230
Business Intelligence Analysts, Clinical Data Managers, Data Scientists
Wind Turbine Service Technicians: +29.5%
Workers now: 11,800 · Growth to 2035: +29.5% · Median pay: $64,120
Medical and Health Services Managers: +24.2%
Workers now: 640,400 · Growth to 2035: +24.2% · Median pay: $123,860
Physical Therapist Assistants: +23%
Workers now: 114,100 · Growth to 2035: +23% · Median pay: $68,380
Psychiatric Technicians: +22.3%
Workers now: 161,500 · Growth to 2035: +22.3% · Median pay: $45,130
Computer and Information Research Scientists: +21.8%
Workers now: 38,600 · Growth to 2035: +21.8% · Median pay: $140,300
Occupational Therapy Assistants: +21.5%
Workers now: 52,200 · Growth to 2035: +21.5% · Median pay: $72,300
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians: +21.4%
Workers now: 72,500 · Growth to 2035: +21.4% · Median pay: $45,570
Physician assistants: +21.1%
Workers now: 168,900 · Growth to 2035: +21.1% · Median pay: $135,880
Information Security Analysts: +21%
Workers now: 192,900 · Growth to 2035: +21% · Median pay: $129,180
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians: +19.4%
Workers now: 31,200 · Growth to 2035: +19.4% · Median pay: $61,560
Hearing Aid Specialists: +19.4%
Workers now: 11,200 · Growth to 2035: +19.4% · Median pay: $65,160
Epidemiologists: +18.7%
Workers now: 12,800 · Growth to 2035: +18.7% · Median pay: $87,220
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists: +18.5%
Workers now: 143,100 · Growth to 2035: +18.5% · Median pay: $90,150
Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors: +18.4%
Workers now: 533,400 · Growth to 2035: +18.4%
Mental Health Counselors, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Home health and personal care aides: +18.1%
Workers now: 4,677,100 · Growth to 2035: +18.1%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary: +17.9%
Workers now: 278,400 · Growth to 2035: +17.9% · Median pay: $107,310
Industrial Machinery Mechanics: +17.8%
Workers now: 446,900 · Growth to 2035: +17.8% · Median pay: $64,520
Logisticians: +17.6%
Workers now: 255,100 · Growth to 2035: +17.6% · Median pay: $82,320
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary: +17.1%
Workers now: 96,100 · Growth to 2035: +17.1% · Median pay: $80,250
Speech-Language Pathologists: +16.6%
Workers now: 193,400 · Growth to 2035: +16.6% · Median pay: $97,870
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars: +15.9%
Workers now: 42,000 · Growth to 2035: +15.9% · Median pay: $68,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers: +15.8%
Workers now: 685,800 · Growth to 2035: +15.8% · Median pay: $175,140
Massage Therapists: +15.3%
Workers now: 155,400 · Growth to 2035: +15.3% · Median pay: $58,450
Occupational therapists: +14.8%
Workers now: 169,600 · Growth to 2035: +14.8% · Median pay: $100,330
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists, Occupational Therapists
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers: +13.9%
Workers now: 92,200 · Growth to 2035: +13.9% · Median pay: $96,590
Marriage and Family Therapists: +13.5%
Workers now: 76,300 · Growth to 2035: +13.5% · Median pay: $66,940
Forensic Science Technicians: +13.3%
Workers now: 20,100 · Growth to 2035: +13.3% · Median pay: $72,060
Employment projections from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)). Source