Fastest Growing Jobs in Nevada

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

Where Nevada already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Nevada employment (not by national growth %). Sibling state pages diverge here because the occupation title set and order change with the OEWS footprint.

  1. 1. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 27,250 jobs · +14.9%
  2. 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides · Healthcare Support Occupations 17,940 jobs · +17%
  3. 3. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 8,090 jobs · +14.8%
  4. 4. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 7,760 jobs · +12.5%
  5. 5. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 5,360 jobs · +23.2%
  6. 6. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 4,520 jobs · +15.8%
  7. 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 3,610 jobs · +15.2%
  8. 8. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 3,010 jobs · +11.9%
  9. 9. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 2,470 jobs · +12.1%
  10. 10. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 2,240 jobs · +16.1%
  11. 11. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 2,060 jobs · +20%
  12. 12. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,930 jobs · +40.1%
  13. 13. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 1,810 jobs · +16.8%
  14. 14. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,680 jobs · +33.5%
  15. 15. Massage Therapists · Healthcare Support Occupations 1,620 jobs · +15.4%
  16. 16. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,330 jobs · +28.5%
  17. 17. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 1,290 jobs · +16.7%
  18. 18. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,270 jobs · +15%
  19. 19. Respiratory Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,270 jobs · +12.1%
  20. 20. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 1,230 jobs · +17.3%

Largest Nevada footprint

Cooks, Restaurant

27,250 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+14.9%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

46/50

Nevada 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 Nevada OEWS estimates where published.

In Nevada, 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 Cooks, Restaurant (27,250 jobs , +14.9% projected). Next by in-state count: Home Health and Personal Care Aides (17,940) and Financial Managers (8,090).

That mismatch is the useful Nevada 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, 46 publish Nevada 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 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (1 occupations).

Annual openings (growth plus replacements) still live on each occupation profile. A high percentage on a tiny base can add fewer Nevada 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.

Nevada footprint order on the national growth list

Rows with published Nevada employment are sorted by in-state jobs. Occupations without a state OEWS row stay at the bottom in national growth order.

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