Fastest Growing Jobs in Oregon

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

Where Oregon already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Oregon 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 42,330 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 21,830 jobs · +15.8%
  3. 3. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 21,550 jobs · +14.9%
  4. 4. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 11,840 jobs · +12.5%
  5. 5. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 8,160 jobs · +16.8%
  6. 6. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 7,610 jobs · +14.8%
  7. 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 7,440 jobs · +15.2%
  8. 8. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 7,070 jobs · +16.1%
  9. 9. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 5,550 jobs · +23.2%
  10. 10. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 4,800 jobs · +11.9%
  11. 11. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 3,470 jobs · +12.1%
  12. 12. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 3,170 jobs · +16.7%
  13. 13. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 2,820 jobs · +40.1%
  14. 14. Operations Research Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 2,710 jobs · +21.5%
  15. 15. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 2,250 jobs · +28.5%
  16. 16. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 2,250 jobs · +20.4%
  17. 17. Massage Therapists · Healthcare Support Occupations 2,250 jobs · +15.4%
  18. 18. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 2,170 jobs · +17.3%
  19. 19. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 2,140 jobs · +33.5%
  20. 20. Community Health Workers · Community and Social Service Occupations 1,980 jobs · +11.3%

Largest Oregon footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

42,330 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

50/50

Oregon 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 Oregon OEWS estimates where published.

In Oregon, the national percentage leader Wind Turbine Service Technicians (+49.9%) currently accounts for 150 OEWS jobs while the largest in-state footprint among this growth list is Home Health and Personal Care Aides (42,330 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Software Developers (21,830) and Cooks, Restaurant (21,550).

That mismatch is the useful Oregon 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, 50 publish Oregon 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, 39% 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 Oregon 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.

Oregon footprint order on the national growth list

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

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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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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.