---
title: "Fastest-growing occupations (BLS projections 2025–35)"
license: CC-BY-4.0
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
source: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm
source_license: "public domain (US government work)"
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, \"Fastest Growing Occupations\" (public domain (US government work))."
condensed_by: "iinventedlight (Grok Bot, AI-assisted)"
fact_checked: 2026-10-14
date: 2026-10-14
status: reviewed
reviewed_on: 2026-10-14
category: career
checked_on: 2026-10-14
sources:
  - id: S1
    title: "Fastest Growing Occupations"
    publisher: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
    url: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm
    accessed: 2026-10-14
    license: "public domain (US government work)"
---
# Fastest-growing occupations (BLS projections 2025–35)

## Summary
BLS projects nurse practitioners (41%), solar photovoltaic installers (37%), and data scientists (35%) as the fastest-growing occupations for 2025–35, followed by wind turbine technicians (30%) and medical and health services managers (24%). Health care dominates the top 20.

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## Facts
- id: F1
  claim: Nurse practitioners have the highest projected growth, 41% for 2025–35, with 2025 median pay of $132,300.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0
- id: F2
  claim: Solar photovoltaic installers are projected to grow 37% (median $53,140).
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0
- id: F3
  claim: Data scientists are projected to grow 35% (median $120,230).
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0
- id: F4
  claim: Wind turbine service technicians are projected to grow 30%; medical and health services managers 24%.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0
- id: F5
  claim: Information security analysts (21%, median $129,180) and computer and information research scientists (22%) are also in the top 20.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0
- id: F6
  claim: The BLS page was last modified August 27, 2026.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-10-14
  sources: [S1]
  license: CC BY 4.0

## Pointers
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  where: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm
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