Fastest Growing Jobs in Michigan

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

Where Michigan already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Michigan 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 95,020 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 43,460 jobs · +15.8%
  3. 3. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 39,100 jobs · +14.9%
  4. 4. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 27,810 jobs · +12.5%
  5. 5. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 22,490 jobs · +14.8%
  6. 6. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 17,310 jobs · +16.1%
  7. 7. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 16,060 jobs · +23.2%
  8. 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 16,010 jobs · +15.2%
  9. 9. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 10,270 jobs · +16.7%
  10. 10. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 10,100 jobs · +16.8%
  11. 11. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 8,290 jobs · +40.1%
  12. 12. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 7,360 jobs · +33.5%
  13. 13. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 6,310 jobs · +20.4%
  14. 14. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 6,290 jobs · +12.1%
  15. 15. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 6,050 jobs · +11.9%
  16. 16. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 5,120 jobs · +13.8%
  17. 17. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 4,850 jobs · +20%
  18. 18. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 4,730 jobs · +15%
  19. 19. Physical Therapist Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 4,520 jobs · +22%
  20. 20. Respiratory Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 4,520 jobs · +12.1%

Largest Michigan footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

95,020 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

48/50

Michigan 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 Michigan OEWS estimates where published.

In Michigan, the national percentage leader Wind Turbine Service Technicians (+49.9%) currently accounts for 70 OEWS jobs while the largest in-state footprint among this growth list is Home Health and Personal Care Aides (95,020 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Software Developers (43,460) and Cooks, Restaurant (39,100).

That mismatch is the useful Michigan 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, 48 publish Michigan employment; 27 of those covered rows are projected at +15% or more (all-occupations baseline 3.1%). Among the ten largest OEWS rows on this list, 41% 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 Michigan 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.

Michigan footprint order on the national growth list

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

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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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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.