# Fastest projected growth rate

Trends. Markdown version of https://futurehistory.earth/trends/fastest-growing

Occupations with the highest projected percent growth in employment over the coming decade. A high rate can come from a small base: the most jobs added list counts jobs instead.

1. [Nurse Practitioners](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/29-1171): +41%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
2. [Data Scientists](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/15-2051): +35%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
3. [Medical and Health Services Managers](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/11-9111): +24%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
4. [Physical Therapist Assistants](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/31-2021): +23%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
5. [Psychiatric Technicians](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/29-2053): +22%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
6. [Computer and Information Research Scientists](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/15-1221): +22%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
7. [Occupational Therapy Assistants](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/31-2011): +22%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
8. [Ophthalmic Medical Technicians](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/29-2057): +21%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
9. [Physician Assistants](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/29-1071): +21%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
10. [Information Security Analysts](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/15-1212): +21%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
11. [Epidemiologists](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/19-1041): +19%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
12. [Occupational Health and Safety Specialists](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/19-5011): +19%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
13. [Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/25-1071): +18%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
14. [Industrial Machinery Mechanics](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/49-9041): +18%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
15. [Logisticians](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/13-1081): +18%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
16. [Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/25-1072): +17%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
17. [Speech-Language Pathologists](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/29-1127): +17%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
18. [Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/29-9021): +16%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
19. [Computer and Information Systems Managers](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/11-3021): +16%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035
20. [Massage Therapists](https://futurehistory.earth/timeline/31-9011): +15%. BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 → 2035

## How this is ranked

Ranked by projected percent change in employment. Where a BLS projection exists we use it, so roles are compared on one methodology; otherwise we use the median of the cited projections. Horizons differ by source (the target year is shown on each row), so ranks compare different end-years. Full methodology: https://futurehistory.earth/methodology

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