Fastest Growing Jobs in Delaware

Where OEWS publishes Delaware counts for the national growth list – BLS 2024–2034

The 35 published Delaware OEWS rows on this list

Ranked by published Delaware 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 11,820 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 5,280 jobs · +14.9%
  3. 3. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 3,380 jobs · +15.8%
  4. 4. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 2,880 jobs · +12.5%
  5. 5. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 2,810 jobs · +14.8%
  6. 6. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 2,140 jobs · +15.2%
  7. 7. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 1,700 jobs · +16.8%
  8. 8. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 1,560 jobs · +23.2%
  9. 9. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,430 jobs · +40.1%
  10. 10. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 1,230 jobs · +12.1%
  11. 11. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 1,210 jobs · +11.9%
  12. 12. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 890 jobs · +16.1%
  13. 13. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 860 jobs · +20.4%
  14. 14. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 770 jobs · +33.5%
  15. 15. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 760 jobs · +11.9%
  16. 16. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 720 jobs · +28.5%
  17. 17. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 690 jobs · +15%
  18. 18. Operations Research Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 660 jobs · +21.5%
  19. 19. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 600 jobs · +12.5%
  20. 20. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 520 jobs · +16.7%

Largest Delaware footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

11,820 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

35/50

Delaware 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 Delaware OEWS estimates where published.

OEWS publishes Delaware employment for only 35 of 50 occupations on the national fastest-growth list , the largest published footprint is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at 11,820 jobs (+17% projected). The national percentage leader remains Wind Turbine Service Technicians at +49.9% with no Delaware OEWS row yet.

Sparse coverage usually means many ultra-small growth occupations fall below the OEWS publish threshold in Delaware, not that growth is absent. After Home Health and Personal Care Aides, the next published counts are Cooks, Restaurant (5,280) and Software Developers (3,380). Treat blank state cells as unpublished estimates, then open the occupation profile for the national openings figure.

Annual openings (growth plus replacements) still live on each occupation profile. A high percentage on a tiny base can add fewer Delaware 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.

Delaware OEWS rows first, then unpublished national growth titles

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

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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 Delaware 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 Delaware 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.