Fastest Growing Jobs in Idaho

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

Where Idaho already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Idaho 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 20,770 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 8,130 jobs · +14.9%
  3. 3. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 5,750 jobs · +15.8%
  4. 4. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 5,250 jobs · +12.5%
  5. 5. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 3,920 jobs · +23.2%
  6. 6. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 3,120 jobs · +14.8%
  7. 7. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 2,990 jobs · +16.8%
  8. 8. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 2,750 jobs · +16.1%
  9. 9. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 2,360 jobs · +11.9%
  10. 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 1,950 jobs · +15.2%
  11. 11. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 1,760 jobs · +12.1%
  12. 12. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,750 jobs · +40.1%
  13. 13. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,350 jobs · +33.5%
  14. 14. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,320 jobs · +20.4%
  15. 15. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,210 jobs · +15%
  16. 16. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 840 jobs · +28.5%
  17. 17. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 840 jobs · +13.8%
  18. 18. Respiratory Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 820 jobs · +12.1%
  19. 19. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 780 jobs · +20%
  20. 20. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 730 jobs · +12.5%

Largest Idaho footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

20,770 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

44/50

Idaho 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 Idaho OEWS estimates where published.

In Idaho, the national percentage leader Wind Turbine Service Technicians (+49.9%) currently accounts for 40 OEWS jobs while the largest in-state footprint among this growth list is Home Health and Personal Care Aides (20,770 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Cooks, Restaurant (8,130) and Software Developers (5,750).

That mismatch is the useful Idaho 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 Idaho employment; 24 of those covered rows are projected at +15% or more (all-occupations baseline 3.1%). Among the ten largest OEWS rows on this list, 46% 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 Idaho 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.

Idaho footprint order on the national growth list

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

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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 Idaho 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 Idaho 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.