Fastest Growing Jobs in New York

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

Where New York already employs the growth list

Ranked by published New York 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 663,140 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 113,510 jobs · +15.8%
  3. 3. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 80,810 jobs · +14.8%
  4. 4. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 71,530 jobs · +14.9%
  5. 5. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 48,050 jobs · +15.2%
  6. 6. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 40,710 jobs · +12.5%
  7. 7. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 33,200 jobs · +23.2%
  8. 8. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 26,770 jobs · +16.8%
  9. 9. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 23,970 jobs · +33.5%
  10. 10. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 22,890 jobs · +40.1%
  11. 11. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 21,410 jobs · +17.3%
  12. 12. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 20,140 jobs · +11.9%
  13. 13. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 19,140 jobs · +20.4%
  14. 14. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 15,310 jobs · +15%
  15. 15. Financial Examiners · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 13,480 jobs · +18.5%
  16. 16. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 12,740 jobs · +16.1%
  17. 17. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 12,470 jobs · +12.1%
  18. 18. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 11,690 jobs · +13.8%
  19. 19. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 10,060 jobs · +28.5%
  20. 20. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 9,800 jobs · +11.9%

Largest New York footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

663,140 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

49/50

New York 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 New York OEWS estimates where published.

In New York, the national percentage leader Wind Turbine Service Technicians (+49.9%) currently accounts for 390 OEWS jobs while the largest in-state footprint among this growth list is Home Health and Personal Care Aides (663,140 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Software Developers (113,510) and Financial Managers (80,810).

That mismatch is the useful New York 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, 49 publish New York 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, 63% 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 New York 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.

New York footprint order on the national growth list

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

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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 New York 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 New York 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.