# The fastest-growing jobs in the US for 2025–35, according to the BLS

Nurse practitioners (+41%), solar installers (+37%) and data scientists (+35%) lead the way: the 20 occupations the US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects to grow fastest between 2025 and 2035, with the median pay of each, from the Occupational Outlook Handbook updated in August 2026.

- 15 votes · 20 items
- Sep 12, 2026 · quark97
- https://even.best/en/l/5092/the-fastest-growing-jobs-in-the-us-for-2025-35-according-to-the-bls

## Top 20

1. **Wind turbine service technicians** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 30%. Median pay in 2025: $64,120 a year.
2. **Ophthalmic medical technicians** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 21%. Median pay in 2025: $45,570 a year.
3. **Solar photovoltaic installers** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 37%. Median pay in 2025: $53,140 a year.
4. **Data scientists** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 35%. Median pay in 2025: $120,230 a year.
5. **Medical and health services managers** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 24%. Median pay in 2025: $123,860 a year.
6. **Physician assistants** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 21%. Median pay in 2025: $135,880 a year.
7. **Occupational health and safety specialists** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 18%. Median pay in 2025: $90,150 a year.
8. **Home health and personal care aides** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 18%. Median pay in 2025: $35,800 a year.
9. **Health specialties teachers, postsecondary** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 18%. Median pay in 2025: $107,310 a year.
10. **Physical therapist assistants** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Projected growth 2025–35: 23%. Median pay in 2025: $68,380 a year.
11. **Nurse practitioners** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 41%. Median pay in 2025: $132,300 a year.
12. **Psychiatric technicians** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 22%. Median pay in 2025: $45,130 a year.
13. **Computer and information research scientists** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 22%. Median pay in 2025: $140,300 a year.
14. **Occupational therapy assistants** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 21%. Median pay in 2025: $72,300 a year.
15. **Information security analysts** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 21%. Median pay in 2025: $129,180 a year.
16. **Occupational health and safety technicians** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 19%. Median pay in 2025: $61,560 a year.
17. **Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 18%. Median pay in 2025: $59,350 a year.
18. **Industrial machinery mechanics** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Projected growth 2025–35: 18%. Median pay in 2025: $64,520 a year.
19. **Hearing aid specialists** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Projected growth 2025–35: 19%. Median pay in 2025: $65,160 a year.
20. **Epidemiologists** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Projected growth 2025–35: 19%. Median pay in 2025: $87,220 a year.

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