Fastest Growing Jobs in Pennsylvania

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

Where Pennsylvania already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Pennsylvania 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 257,370 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 55,920 jobs · +15.8%
  3. 3. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 54,100 jobs · +14.9%
  4. 4. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 32,180 jobs · +14.8%
  5. 5. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 30,620 jobs · +16.8%
  6. 6. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 30,480 jobs · +23.2%
  7. 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 27,060 jobs · +15.2%
  8. 8. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 23,050 jobs · +12.5%
  9. 9. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 22,160 jobs · +16.1%
  10. 10. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 14,890 jobs · +17.3%
  11. 11. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 13,810 jobs · +33.5%
  12. 12. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 11,580 jobs · +11.9%
  13. 13. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 10,670 jobs · +40.1%
  14. 14. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 10,340 jobs · +20%
  15. 15. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 9,980 jobs · +16.7%
  16. 16. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 9,910 jobs · +12.1%
  17. 17. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 9,020 jobs · +20.4%
  18. 18. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 6,570 jobs · +15%
  19. 19. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 6,560 jobs · +13.8%
  20. 20. Respiratory Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 6,530 jobs · +12.1%

Largest Pennsylvania footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

257,370 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

49/50

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania OEWS estimates where published.

In Pennsylvania, the national percentage leader Wind Turbine Service Technicians (+49.9%) currently accounts for 50 OEWS jobs while the largest in-state footprint among this growth list is Home Health and Personal Care Aides (257,370 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Software Developers (55,920) and Cooks, Restaurant (54,100).

That mismatch is the useful Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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, 51% 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 Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania footprint order on the national growth list

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