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Employment is the number of jobs in this occupation. The latest available data are from 2008 to 2018. Read more about national employment projections.

Percent change is the expected job growth for this occupation.

The estimate for Job Openings includes both turnover that results from people who leave the occupation(e.g. quit, retire, death) and new jobs that are created. Read more about Job Openings

Earnings symbols show average wages for that occupation. The latest available earnings data are from 2008. Read more about wage data.

Training needed is the level of education or training needed by most workers in this occupation. Read more about education and training levels.

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These are the occupations that are projected to grow the fastest during the 2008-2018 time period. This does not mean these are the occupations with the most openings. Select an occupation to learn more about it in the Occupation Profile.

Top 50 Fastest-Growing Occupations

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#	Occupation	Employment		Percent * Change	Earnings	Training Needed
#	Occupation	2008	2018	Percent * Change	Earnings	Training Needed
1	Biomedical engineers	16,100	27,600	72%		Bachelor's degree
2	Network systems and data communications analysts	292,000	447,800	53%		Bachelor's degree
3	Home health aides	921,700	1,382,600	50%		Short-term on-the-job training
4	Personal and home care aides	817,200	1,193,000	46%		Short-term on-the-job training
5	Financial examiners	27,000	38,100	41%		Bachelor's degree
6	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	109,400	153,600	40%		Doctoral degree
7	Physician assistants	74,800	103,900	39%		Master's degree
8	Skin care specialists	38,800	53,500	38%		Postsecondary vocational award
9	Biochemists and biophysicists	23,200	31,900	37%		Doctoral degree
10	Athletic trainers	16,400	22,400	37%		Bachelor's degree
11	Physical therapist aides	46,100	62,800	36%		Short-term on-the-job training
12	Dental hygienists	174,100	237,000	36%		Associate degree
13	Veterinary technologists and technicians	79,600	108,100	36%		Associate degree
14	Dental assistants	295,300	400,900	36%		Moderate-term on-the-job training
15	Computer software engineers, applications	514,800	689,900	34%		Bachelor's degree
16	Medical assistants	483,600	647,500	34%		Moderate-term on-the-job training
17	Physical therapist assistants	63,800	85,100	33%		Associate degree
18	Veterinarians	59,700	79,400	33%		First professional degree
19	Self-enrichment education teachers	253,700	334,900	32%		Work experience in a related occupation
20	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	260,200	341,000	31%		Long-term on-the-job training
21	Occupational therapist aides	7,800	10,200	31%		Short-term on-the-job training
22	Environmental engineers	54,300	70,900	31%		Bachelor's degree
23	Pharmacy technicians	326,300	426,000	31%		Moderate-term on-the-job training
24	Computer software engineers, systems software	394,800	515,000	30%		Bachelor's degree
25	Survey researchers	23,400	30,500	30%		Bachelor's degree
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* The national average percent change is 10.12% for the 2008-2018 employment projection series.

Note: The data for the State Employment Trends and the National Employment Trends are not directly comparable. The projections period for state data is 2006-2016, while the projections period for national data is 2008-2018.

National Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections

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