Fastest Growing Jobs in Connecticut

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

Where Connecticut already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Connecticut 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 49,510 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 20,040 jobs · +14.8%
  3. 3. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 14,830 jobs · +14.9%
  4. 4. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 13,660 jobs · +15.8%
  5. 5. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 10,570 jobs · +15.2%
  6. 6. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 10,250 jobs · +12.5%
  7. 7. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 8,020 jobs · +23.2%
  8. 8. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 7,540 jobs · +16.8%
  9. 9. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 7,370 jobs · +17.3%
  10. 10. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3,750 jobs · +40.1%
  11. 11. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3,570 jobs · +20.4%
  12. 12. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3,150 jobs · +13.8%
  13. 13. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 3,000 jobs · +12.1%
  14. 14. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 2,850 jobs · +11.9%
  15. 15. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 2,390 jobs · +15%
  16. 16. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 2,360 jobs · +16.1%
  17. 17. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 2,200 jobs · +16.7%
  18. 18. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,760 jobs · +33.5%
  19. 19. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,570 jobs · +11.9%
  20. 20. Actuaries · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,380 jobs · +21.8%

Largest Connecticut footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

49,510 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

44/50

Connecticut 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 Connecticut OEWS estimates where published.

In Connecticut, 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 (49,510 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Financial Managers (20,040) and Cooks, Restaurant (14,830).

That mismatch is the useful Connecticut 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, 44 publish Connecticut 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, 41% 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 Connecticut 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.

Connecticut footprint order on the national growth list

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

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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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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.