Fastest Growing Jobs in Florida

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

Where Florida already employs the growth list

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

  1. 1. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 124,040 jobs · +14.9%
  2. 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides · Healthcare Support Occupations 90,170 jobs · +17%
  3. 3. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 87,890 jobs · +15.8%
  4. 4. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 66,110 jobs · +12.5%
  5. 5. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 48,910 jobs · +14.8%
  6. 6. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 42,700 jobs · +23.2%
  7. 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 35,040 jobs · +15.2%
  8. 8. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 29,750 jobs · +16.8%
  9. 9. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 21,790 jobs · +40.1%
  10. 10. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 18,070 jobs · +11.9%
  11. 11. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 17,210 jobs · +12.1%
  12. 12. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 17,120 jobs · +16.1%
  13. 13. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 15,020 jobs · +16.7%
  14. 14. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 14,220 jobs · +28.5%
  15. 15. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 12,710 jobs · +20%
  16. 16. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 10,650 jobs · +13.8%
  17. 17. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 10,240 jobs · +33.5%
  18. 18. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 10,080 jobs · +15%
  19. 19. Physical Therapist Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 9,870 jobs · +22%
  20. 20. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 9,370 jobs · +11.9%

Largest Florida footprint

Cooks, Restaurant

124,040 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+14.9%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

49/50

Florida 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 Florida OEWS estimates where published.

In Florida, 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 Cooks, Restaurant (124,040 jobs , +14.9% projected). Next by in-state count: Home Health and Personal Care Aides (90,170) and Software Developers (87,890).

That mismatch is the useful Florida 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, 49 publish Florida employment; 26 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 Florida 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.

Florida footprint order on the national growth list

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

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

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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 Florida 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 Florida 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.