Fastest Growing Jobs in Massachusetts

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

Where Massachusetts already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Massachusetts 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 117,940 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 48,190 jobs · +15.8%
  3. 3. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 29,570 jobs · +14.9%
  4. 4. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 26,150 jobs · +14.8%
  5. 5. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 24,910 jobs · +15.2%
  6. 6. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 18,190 jobs · +16.8%
  7. 7. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 17,600 jobs · +23.2%
  8. 8. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 14,880 jobs · +12.5%
  9. 9. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 10,250 jobs · +17.3%
  10. 10. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 9,420 jobs · +33.5%
  11. 11. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 9,200 jobs · +11.9%
  12. 12. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 8,070 jobs · +40.1%
  13. 13. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 6,900 jobs · +12.1%
  14. 14. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 6,510 jobs · +13.8%
  15. 15. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 6,270 jobs · +11.9%
  16. 16. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 6,130 jobs · +16.1%
  17. 17. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 6,100 jobs · +28.5%
  18. 18. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 5,340 jobs · +20%
  19. 19. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 5,290 jobs · +15%
  20. 20. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 5,250 jobs · +16.7%

Largest Massachusetts footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

117,940 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

45/50

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts OEWS estimates where published.

In Massachusetts, 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 (117,940 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Software Developers (48,190) and Cooks, Restaurant (29,570).

That mismatch is the useful Massachusetts 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, 45 publish Massachusetts 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, 42% 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 Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts footprint order on the national growth list

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