Fastest Growing Jobs in Alabama

National growth leaders filtered through Alabama's actual employment footprint – BLS 2024–2034

Where Alabama already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Alabama employment (not by national growth %). Sibling state pages diverge here because the occupation title set and order change with the OEWS footprint.

  1. 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides · Healthcare Support Occupations 20,930 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 17,850 jobs · +16.1%
  3. 3. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 17,450 jobs · +15.8%
  4. 4. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 16,260 jobs · +14.9%
  5. 5. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 13,300 jobs · +12.5%
  6. 6. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 10,360 jobs · +23.2%
  7. 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 7,670 jobs · +15.2%
  8. 8. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 7,200 jobs · +14.8%
  9. 9. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 5,640 jobs · +40.1%
  10. 10. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 5,190 jobs · +16.7%
  11. 11. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 4,200 jobs · +11.9%
  12. 12. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 4,100 jobs · +12.1%
  13. 13. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 4,010 jobs · +28.5%
  14. 14. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 3,360 jobs · +17.3%
  15. 15. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3,290 jobs · +20%
  16. 16. Physical Therapist Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 2,700 jobs · +22%
  17. 17. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 2,680 jobs · +11.9%
  18. 18. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 2,510 jobs · +12.5%
  19. 19. Respiratory Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 2,350 jobs · +12.1%
  20. 20. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 2,060 jobs · +15%

Largest Alabama footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

20,930 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

45/50

Alabama employment published

National #1 growth

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

+49.9% · different from state footprint lead

Growth % and openings are national BLS projections. The employment and wage columns are Alabama OEWS estimates where published.

In Alabama, the national percentage leader Wind Turbine Service Technicians (+49.9%) has no published OEWS employment row while the largest in-state footprint among this growth list is Home Health and Personal Care Aides (20,930 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Industrial Machinery Mechanics (17,850) and Software Developers (17,450).

That mismatch is the useful Alabama read: percentage growth ranks a national change rate, not how many workers the state already employs in the role. Of the 50 national growth rows, 45 publish Alabama employment; 23 of those covered rows are projected at +15% or more (all-occupations baseline 3.1%). Among the ten largest OEWS rows on this list, 28% of summed employment sits in Healthcare Support Occupations (2 occupations).

Annual openings (growth plus replacements) still live on each occupation profile. A high percentage on a tiny base can add fewer Alabama seats than a mid-single-digit gain on a large OEWS count. Education and credential columns on the profile set the entry clock; several fast-growth rows need multi-year training before the projection window helps a new entrant.

Alabama footprint order on the national growth list

Rows with published Alabama employment are sorted by in-state jobs. Occupations without a state OEWS row stay at the bottom in national growth order.

# Occupation Growth %
1 Home Health and Personal Care Aides +17%
2 Industrial Machinery Mechanics +16.1%
3 Software Developers +15.8%
4 Cooks, Restaurant +14.9%
5 Medical Assistants +12.5%
6 Medical and Health Services Managers +23.2%
7 Computer and Information Systems Managers +15.2%
8 Financial Managers +14.8%
9 Nurse Practitioners +40.1%
10 Logisticians +16.7%
11 Computer Network Architects +11.9%
12 Animal Caretakers +12.1%
13 Information Security Analysts +28.5%
14 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary +17.3%
15 Psychiatric Technicians +20%
16 Physical Therapist Assistants +22%
17 Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors +11.9%
18 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists +12.5%
19 Respiratory Therapists +12.1%
20 Speech-Language Pathologists +15%
21 Data Scientists +33.5%
22 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers +13%
23 Occupational Therapists +13.8%
24 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary +16.8%
25 Ophthalmic Medical Technicians +19.8%
26 Medical Equipment Repairers +12.9%
27 Physician Assistants +20.4%
28 Occupational Therapy Assistants +19.2%
29 Massage Therapists +15.4%
30 Computer and Information Research Scientists +19.7%
31 Operations Research Analysts +21.5%
32 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers +12.8%
33 Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians +11.5%
34 Community Health Workers +11.3%
35 Mechanical Door Repairers +11.4%
36 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists +11.2%
37 Actuaries +21.8%
38 Marriage and Family Therapists +12.6%
39 Forensic Science Technicians +12.8%
40 Counselors, All Other +12.6%
41 Orthotists and Prosthetists +13.3%
42 Epidemiologists +16.2%
43 Hearing Aid Specialists +18.4%
44 Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists +14.6%
45 Therapists, All Other +11.5%
46 Wind Turbine Service Technicians +49.9%
47 Solar Photovoltaic Installers +42.1%
48 Financial Examiners +18.5%
49 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors +16.8%
50 Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars +14.7%

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About This Data

Employment projections come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program, covering 2024 to 2034. Growth rates represent the projected percentage change in national employment over the 10-year period.

State employment and salary data comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. Some occupations may not have state-level data for Alabama if employment is too small to report.

Last updated: May 2025. Source: BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034 and BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

State employment totals for Alabama from BLS OEWS State and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. State employment and wage rows use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and openings use national BLS Employment Projections for 2024–2034. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.