Fastest Growing Jobs in Nebraska

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

Where Nebraska already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Nebraska 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 13,660 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 7,260 jobs · +15.8%
  3. 3. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 5,630 jobs · +14.8%
  4. 4. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 5,070 jobs · +15.2%
  5. 5. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 4,750 jobs · +14.9%
  6. 6. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 3,770 jobs · +23.2%
  7. 7. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 2,880 jobs · +16.1%
  8. 8. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 2,760 jobs · +17.3%
  9. 9. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 2,410 jobs · +11.9%
  10. 10. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 2,380 jobs · +12.5%
  11. 11. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 2,340 jobs · +40.1%
  12. 12. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 2,170 jobs · +16.8%
  13. 13. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 2,100 jobs · +12.1%
  14. 14. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,980 jobs · +33.5%
  15. 15. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 1,500 jobs · +16.7%
  16. 16. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,500 jobs · +13.8%
  17. 17. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,390 jobs · +20%
  18. 18. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,350 jobs · +11.9%
  19. 19. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,330 jobs · +20.4%
  20. 20. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,310 jobs · +15%

Largest Nebraska footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

13,660 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

45/50

Nebraska 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 Nebraska OEWS estimates where published.

In Nebraska, 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 (13,660 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Software Developers (7,260) and Financial Managers (5,630).

That mismatch is the useful Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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, 32% 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 Nebraska 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.

Nebraska footprint order on the national growth list

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

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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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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.