Fastest Growing Jobs in Maryland

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

Where Maryland already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Maryland 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 46,560 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 31,350 jobs · +15.8%
  3. 3. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 19,770 jobs · +14.8%
  4. 4. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 17,690 jobs · +14.9%
  5. 5. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 17,030 jobs · +23.2%
  6. 6. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 16,390 jobs · +12.5%
  7. 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 14,620 jobs · +15.2%
  8. 8. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 9,730 jobs · +16.8%
  9. 9. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 8,650 jobs · +28.5%
  10. 10. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 8,650 jobs · +11.9%
  11. 11. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 7,460 jobs · +17.3%
  12. 12. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 6,840 jobs · +16.7%
  13. 13. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 6,710 jobs · +40.1%
  14. 14. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 5,860 jobs · +11.9%
  15. 15. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 5,570 jobs · +12.1%
  16. 16. Operations Research Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 4,710 jobs · +21.5%
  17. 17. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3,510 jobs · +15%
  18. 18. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 3,340 jobs · +33.5%
  19. 19. Community Health Workers · Community and Social Service Occupations 3,030 jobs · +11.3%
  20. 20. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 2,950 jobs · +20.4%

Largest Maryland footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

46,560 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

47/50

Maryland 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 Maryland OEWS estimates where published.

In Maryland, 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 (46,560 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Software Developers (31,350) and Financial Managers (19,770).

That mismatch is the useful Maryland 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, 47 publish Maryland 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, 33% 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 Maryland 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.

Maryland footprint order on the national growth list

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