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Fastest-Growing Careers

These are the occupations that were expected to have the largest rate of growth from 2016 to 2026 (for states) or 2019 to 2029 (for the United States overall). Please note that these projections do not account for the impacts of the current pandemic. Many occupations are likely to have very different projections due to the rapidly changing economy. When revised data are available, they will be published here.

We found 497 growing occupations in Connecticut.

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Rank	Occupation	Employment		Percent Change	Earnings	Typical Education
Rank	Occupation	2016	2026	Percent Change	Earnings	Typical Education
1	Statisticians	540	740	37%		Master's degree
2	Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic	760	1,010	34%		Postsecondary non-degree award
3	Home health aides	7,790	10,440	34%		High school diploma or equivalent
4	Operations research analysts	1,470	1,910	30%		Bachelor's degree
5	Mechanical drafters	1,980	2,550	29%		Associate's degree
6	Nurse practitioners	2,500	3,220	29%		Master's degree
7	Software developers, applications	9,490	12,280	29%		Bachelor's degree
8	Earth drillers, except oil and gas	50	70	28%		High school diploma or equivalent
9	Physician assistants	2,020	2,600	28%		Master's degree
10	Boilermakers	190	240	27%		High school diploma or equivalent
11	Personal care aides	31,030	38,800	25%		High school diploma or equivalent
12	Mechanical engineering technicians	980	1,220	24%		Associate's degree
13	Mechanical engineers	6,210	7,680	24%		Bachelor's degree
14	Massage therapists	2,660	3,280	23%		Postsecondary non-degree award
15	Market research analysts and marketing specialists	7,860	9,580	22%		Bachelor's degree
16	Physical therapist assistants	740	910	22%		Associate's degree
17	Medical assistants	7,790	9,410	21%		Postsecondary non-degree award
18	Nonfarm animal caretakers	3,470	4,210	21%		High school diploma or equivalent
19	Painters, transportation equipment	590	720	21%		High school diploma or equivalent
20	Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	150	180	21%		High school diploma or equivalent
21	Actuaries	980	1,170	20%		Bachelor's degree
22	Aerospace engineers	1,800	2,160	20%		Bachelor's degree
23	Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	3,810	4,550	20%		Doctoral or professional degree
24	Industrial engineers	4,580	5,480	20%		Bachelor's degree
25	Materials engineers	700	840	20%		Bachelor's degree

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Typical Education

High school diploma or equivalent (175)
Bachelor's degree (123)
Master's degree or higher (70)
Some high school (59)
Some college (36)
Associate's degree (34)

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About this data

Data for this report come from the U.S. Department of Labor.

State-level employment data for 2016 and 2026 come from Projections Central and each state's Labor Market Information office.

National employment data come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2019-29.

Earnings data come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) May 2019 survey.

Typical education data come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, Education and training assignments by detailed occupation, 2019.

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