Fastest Growing Occupations
2014–24, projected
FA S T E S T G R O W I N G O C C U PAT I O N S ,
BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER REQUIRED
Occupations that typically need a bachelor’s degree for entry tend to pay well.
EMPLOYMENT CHANGE
Number of new jobs, in thousands
Nurse
practitioners
MEDIAN ANNUAL WAGE, 2016
Percent change in employment
35.2%
$100,910
34.0%
$85,400
10.1
33.8%
$80,500
Physician
assistants
28.7
30.4%
$101,480
Operations
research analysts
27.6
30.2%
$79,200
Physical
therapists
Statisticians
44.7
71.8
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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