50 Fastest-Growing Careers 2025–2035

Real BLS employment projections for 952 occupations. Find which careers are rising, then take the career quiz to see which ones fit you.

Every career below includes median salary, projected growth rate, and annual openings sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Click any career to see its full profile including personality fit, education requirements, and what a typical day looks like.

Nurse Practitioners
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $132k · 29k openings/yr
+41%
Much faster than average
Solar Photovoltaic Installers
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $53k · 4.2k openings/yr
+36.5%
Much faster than average
Data Scientists
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $120k · 25k openings/yr
+34.6%
Much faster than average
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $64k · 1.5k openings/yr
+29.5%
Much faster than average
Medical and Health Services Managers
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $124k · 62k openings/yr
+24.2%
Much faster than average
Physical Therapist Assistants
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $68k · 19k openings/yr
+23%
Much faster than average
Psychiatric Technicians
Median $45k · 17k openings/yr
+22.3%
Much faster than average
Computer and Information Research Scientists
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $140k · 2.9k openings/yr
+21.8%
Much faster than average
Occupational Therapy Assistants
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $72k · 8.1k openings/yr
+21.5%
Much faster than average
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Median $46k · 12k openings/yr
+21.4%
Much faster than average
Physician Assistants
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $136k · 12k openings/yr
+21.1%
Much faster than average
Information Security Analysts
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $129k · 14k openings/yr
+21%
Much faster than average
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Median $62k · 3.8k openings/yr
+19.4%
Faster than average
Hearing Aid Specialists
Median $65k · 900 openings/yr
+19.4%
Faster than average
Epidemiologists
Median $87k · 800 openings/yr
+18.7%
Faster than average
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Median $90k · 17k openings/yr
+18.5%
Faster than average
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Median $59k · 51k openings/yr
+18.4%
Faster than average
Home Health Aides
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $36k · 761k openings/yr
+18.1%
Faster than average
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Median $107k · 25k openings/yr
+17.9%
Faster than average
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $65k · 44k openings/yr
+17.8%
Faster than average
Logisticians
Median $82k · 27k openings/yr
+17.6%
Faster than average
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Median $80k · 8.5k openings/yr
+17.1%
Faster than average
Speech-Language Pathologists
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $98k · 13k openings/yr
+16.6%
Faster than average
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Median $68k · 3k openings/yr
+15.9%
Faster than average
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Median $175k · 54k openings/yr
+15.8%
Faster than average
Massage Therapists
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $58k · 20k openings/yr
+15.3%
Faster than average
Occupational Therapists
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $100k · 10k openings/yr
+14.8%
Faster than average
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Median $97k · 6k openings/yr
+13.9%
Faster than average
Marriage and Family Therapists
Median $67k · 6.9k openings/yr
+13.5%
Faster than average
Forensic Science Technicians
Median $72k · 2.8k openings/yr
+13.3%
Faster than average
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Median $57k · 400 openings/yr
+13.1%
Faster than average
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Median $81k · 700 openings/yr
+12.9%
Faster than average
Medical Assistants
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $46k · 110k openings/yr
+12.9%
Faster than average
Exercise Physiologists
Median $59k · 1.4k openings/yr
+12.8%
Faster than average
Community Health Workers
Median $52k · 7k openings/yr
+12.7%
Faster than average
Athletic Trainers
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $63k · 2.4k openings/yr
+12.7%
Faster than average
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $103k · 11k openings/yr
+12.6%
Faster than average
Art Therapists
Median $78k · 3.6k openings/yr
+12.6%
Faster than average
Medical Equipment Repairers
Median $62k · 8.2k openings/yr
+12.6%
Faster than average
Industrial Engineers
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $102k · 23k openings/yr
+12.4%
Faster than average
Biochemists and Biophysicists
Median $127k · 2.9k openings/yr
+12.3%
Faster than average
Cooks, Restaurant
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $37k · 219k openings/yr
+12.1%
Faster than average
Animal Caretakers
Median $35k · 63k openings/yr
+12.1%
Faster than average
Operations Research Analysts
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $89k · 7.5k openings/yr
+11.9%
Faster than average
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
Median $83k · 1.1k openings/yr
+11.9%
Faster than average
Physical Therapists
⭐ Bright Outlook · Median $103k · 13k openings/yr
+11.9%
Faster than average
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Median $101k · 4.1k openings/yr
+11.7%
Faster than average
Nurse Midwives
Median $134k · 400 openings/yr
+11.5%
Faster than average
Taxi Drivers
Median $42k · 20k openings/yr
+11.5%
Faster than average
Mechanical Engineers
Median $104k · 18k openings/yr
+11.2%
Faster than average
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