Overview

• Health care and social assistance are expected to supply nearly 40% of net job gains, roughly 2 million positions over the decade.
• Total employment growth is projected at about 3%, far below the roughly 13% increase from 2014 to 2024.
• Computer and mathematical occupations are forecast to grow 10.1%, with strong demand for data scientists and information security analysts.
• Renewable roles top the growth-rate rankings—wind turbine technicians (+50%, about 6,800 jobs) and solar installers (+42%, about 12,000 jobs)—yet together add only around 20,000 jobs.
• The fastest-growing occupations list also features nurse practitioners (+40%, +128,400), medical and health services managers (+23%, +142,900), physical therapist assistants, actuaries, operations research analysts, and physician assistants.