Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections Fastest growing occupations

Source:  Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections Fastest growing occupations

Fastest growing occupations

Table 1.3 Fastest growing occupations, 2012 and projected 2022
(Numbers in thousands)

2012 National Employment Matrix title and code		Employment		Change, 2012—22		Median annual wage, 2012 (1)
		2012	2022	Number	Percent
Total, All Occupations	00-0000	145,355.8	160,983.7	15,628.0	10.8	$34,750
Industrial-organizational psychologists	19-3032	1.6	2.5	0.9	53.4	$83,580
Personal care aides	39-9021	1,190.6	1,771.4	580.8	48.8	$19,910
Home health aides	31-1011	875.1	1,299.3	424.2	48.5	$20,820
Insulation workers, mechanical	47-2132	28.9	42.4	13.5	46.7	$39,170
Interpreters and translators	27-3091	63.6	92.9	29.3	46.1	$45,430
Diagnostic medical sonographers	29-2032	58.8	85.9	27.0	46.0	$65,860
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	47-3011	24.4	34.9	10.5	43.0	$28,220
Occupational therapy assistants	31-2011	30.3	43.2	12.9	42.6	$53,240
Genetic counselors	29-9092	2.1	3.0	0.9	41.2	$56,800
Physical therapist assistants	31-2021	71.4	100.7	29.3	41.0	$52,160
Physical therapist aides	31-2022	50.0	70.1	20.1	40.1	$23,880
Skincare specialists	39-5094	44.4	62.0	17.7	39.8	$28,640
Physician assistants	29-1071	86.7	120.0	33.3	38.4	$90,930
Segmental pavers	47-4091	1.8	2.4	0.7	38.1	$33,720
Helpers--electricians	47-3013	60.8	83.3	22.4	36.9	$27,670
Information security analysts	15-1122	75.1	102.5	27.4	36.5	$86,170
Occupational therapy aides	31-2012	8.4	11.4	3.0	36.2	$26,850
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	25-1071	190.0	258.6	68.6	36.1	$81,140
Medical secretaries	43-6013	525.6	714.9	189.2	36.0	$31,350
Physical therapists	29-1123	204.2	277.7	73.5	36.0	$79,860
Orthotists and prosthetists	29-2091	8.5	11.5	3.0	35.5	$62,670
Brickmasons and blockmasons	47-2021	71.0	96.2	25.2	35.5	$46,440
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	25-1072	67.8	91.8	24.0	35.4	$64,850
Nurse practitioners	29-1171	110.2	147.3	37.1	33.7	$89,960
Audiologists	29-1181	13.0	17.3	4.3	33.6	$69,720
Dental hygienists	29-2021	192.8	256.9	64.2	33.3	$70,210
Meeting, convention, and event planners	13-1121	94.2	125.4	31.3	33.2	$45,810
Therapists, all other	29-1129	28.8	37.9	9.1	31.7	$53,210
Market research analysts and marketing specialists	13-1161	415.7	547.2	131.5	31.6	$60,300
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	21-1011	89.6	117.7	28.2	31.4	$38,520
Footnotes:   1 Data are from the Occupational Employment Statistics program, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: December 19, 2013