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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 547 growing occupations in Nevada.

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Rank	Occupation	Employment		Percent Change	Earnings	Typical Education
Rank	Occupation	2016	2026	Percent Change	Earnings	Typical Education
1	Etchers and engravers	110	270	146%		High school diploma or equivalent
2	Mechanical drafters	220	440	104%		Associate's degree
3	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	350	630	83%		Postsecondary non-degree award
4	Mechanical engineers	680	1,240	83%		Bachelor's degree
5	Electrical engineers	720	1,200	66%		Bachelor's degree
6	Commercial and industrial designers	90	140	65%		Bachelor's degree
7	Industrial engineers	410	680	65%		Bachelor's degree
8	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	2,490	3,680	48%		High school diploma or equivalent
9	Software developers, applications	2,460	3,630	48%		Bachelor's degree
10	Software developers, systems software	920	1,370	48%		Bachelor's degree
11	Home health aides	1,280	1,790	40%		High school diploma or equivalent
12	Personal care aides	11,380	15,780	39%		High school diploma or equivalent
13	Statisticians	110	140	37%		Master's degree
14	Operations research analysts	370	510	36%		Bachelor's degree
15	Industrial production managers	790	1,060	35%		Bachelor's degree
16	Nurse practitioners	580	780	35%		Master's degree
17	Technical writers	220	300	35%		Bachelor's degree
18	Physician assistants	470	630	34%		Master's degree
19	Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	740	980	33%		Doctoral or professional degree
20	Market research analysts and marketing specialists	2,680	3,550	33%		Bachelor's degree
21	Respiratory therapists	730	970	33%		Associate's degree
22	Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic	240	320	32%		Postsecondary non-degree award
23	Architectural and engineering managers	1,050	1,380	31%		Bachelor's degree
24	Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	260	340	31%		Doctoral or professional degree
25	Physical therapist assistants	440	570	31%		Associate's degree
26	Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse	1,070	1,390	30%		No formal educational credential
27	Sales engineers	320	420	30%		Bachelor's degree
28	Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	460	590	29%		High school diploma or equivalent
29	Orthotists and prosthetists	60	80	29%		Master's degree
30	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	5,300	6,820	29%		High school diploma or equivalent
31	Diagnostic medical sonographers	620	790	28%		Associate's degree
32	Drafters, all other	180	240	28%		Associate's degree
33	Electro-mechanical technicians	120	150	28%		Associate's degree
34	Elevator installers and repairers	170	210	28%		High school diploma or equivalent
35	Physical therapist aides	310	400	28%		High school diploma or equivalent
36	Procurement clerks	570	730	28%		High school diploma or equivalent
37	Financial managers	5,630	7,140	27%		Bachelor's degree
38	Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	170	220	27%		No formal educational credential
39	Nonfarm animal caretakers	2,180	2,770	27%		High school diploma or equivalent
40	Physical therapists	1,420	1,800	27%		Doctoral or professional degree
41	Reinforcing iron and rebar workers	310	400	27%		High school diploma or equivalent
42	Glaziers	850	1,070	26%		High school diploma or equivalent
43	Information security analysts	400	510	26%		Bachelor's degree
44	Mechanical door repairers	120	150	26%		High school diploma or equivalent
45	Phlebotomists	830	1,040	26%		Postsecondary non-degree award
46	Business teachers, postsecondary	260	320	25%		Doctoral or professional degree
47	Cement masons and concrete finishers	2,180	2,720	25%		No formal educational credential
48	Crane and tower operators	430	530	25%		High school diploma or equivalent
49	Helpers--electricians	910	1,130	25%		High school diploma or equivalent
50	Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers	120	150	25%		Associate's degree
51	Structural iron and steel workers	300	370	25%		High school diploma or equivalent
52	Bicycle repairers	90	120	24%		High school diploma or equivalent
53	Cartographers and photogrammetrists	230	280	24%		Bachelor's degree
54	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	31,210	38,750	24%		No formal educational credential
55	Health technologists and technicians, all other	1,290	1,590	24%		Postsecondary non-degree award
56	Helpers--carpenters	340	420	24%		No formal educational credential
57	Insulation workers, mechanical	100	130	24%		High school diploma or equivalent
58	Medical and health services managers	1,640	2,040	24%		Bachelor's degree
59	Medical assistants	5,810	7,200	24%		Postsecondary non-degree award
60	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,170	1,450	24%		Bachelor's degree
61	Dental laboratory technicians	260	320	23%		High school diploma or equivalent
62	Fence erectors	370	460	23%		No formal educational credential
63	First-line supervisors of production and operating workers	2,740	3,360	23%		High school diploma or equivalent
64	Healthcare social workers	590	720	23%		Master's degree
65	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	2,060	2,540	23%		Postsecondary non-degree award
66	Marriage and family therapists	380	470	23%		Master's degree
67	Occupational therapists	610	750	23%		Master's degree
68	Roofers	1,720	2,100	23%		No formal educational credential
69	Computer and information systems managers	1,450	1,770	22%		Bachelor's degree
70	Hearing aid specialists	80	90	22%		High school diploma or equivalent
71	Industrial machinery mechanics	1,420	1,730	22%		High school diploma or equivalent
72	Sheet metal workers	1,100	1,340	22%		High school diploma or equivalent
73	Biological science teachers, postsecondary	140	170	21%		Doctoral or professional degree
74	Cost estimators	1,830	2,210	21%		Bachelor's degree
75	Engineering teachers, postsecondary	140	170	21%		Doctoral or professional degree
76	Medical appliance technicians	90	110	21%		High school diploma or equivalent
77	Museum technicians and conservators	240	290	21%		Bachelor's degree
78	Security and fire alarm systems installers	940	1,140	21%		High school diploma or equivalent
79	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	950	1,150	21%		High school diploma or equivalent
80	Transit and railroad police	70	90	21%		High school diploma or equivalent
81	Transportation attendants, except flight attendants	340	410	21%		High school diploma or equivalent
82	Brickmasons and blockmasons	1,110	1,340	20%		High school diploma or equivalent
83	Electricians	7,100	8,540	20%		High school diploma or equivalent
84	Engineers, all other	630	750	20%		Bachelor's degree
85	Medical secretaries	2,470	2,960	20%		High school diploma or equivalent
86	Production workers, all other	630	750	20%		High school diploma or equivalent
87	Registered nurses	16,660	20,000	20%		Bachelor's degree
88	Therapists, all other	30	40	20%		Bachelor's degree
89	Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	680	810	20%		High school diploma or equivalent
90	Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	280	340	19%		Master's degree
91	Computer hardware engineers	180	210	19%		Bachelor's degree
92	Electrical and electronics engineering technicians	1,630	1,950	19%		Associate's degree
93	Helpers, construction trades, all other	130	160	19%		No formal educational credential
94	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	2,570	3,070	19%		High school diploma or equivalent
95	Loan interviewers and clerks	2,000	2,380	19%		High school diploma or equivalent
96	Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic	400	480	19%		High school diploma or equivalent
97	Self-enrichment education teachers	1,270	1,520	19%		High school diploma or equivalent
98	Tile and marble setters	2,110	2,500	19%		No formal educational credential
99	Veterinary technologists and technicians	580	700	19%		Associate's degree
100	Clergy	160	180	18%		Bachelor's degree

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Typical Education

High school diploma or equivalent (202)
Bachelor's degree (135)
Some high school (70)
Master's degree or higher (60)
Some college (41)
Associate's degree (39)

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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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