Fastest Growing Jobs in Rhode Island

Where OEWS publishes Rhode Island counts for the national growth list – BLS 2024–2034

The 39 published Rhode Island OEWS rows on this list

Ranked by published Rhode Island 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 7,490 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 6,950 jobs · +14.9%
  3. 3. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 5,070 jobs · +15.8%
  4. 4. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 3,370 jobs · +23.2%
  5. 5. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 3,210 jobs · +12.5%
  6. 6. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 2,570 jobs · +14.8%
  7. 7. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 2,170 jobs · +16.8%
  8. 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 1,210 jobs · +15.2%
  9. 9. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1,180 jobs · +40.1%
  10. 10. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,160 jobs · +33.5%
  11. 11. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 1,070 jobs · +16.1%
  12. 12. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 1,020 jobs · +12.1%
  13. 13. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 990 jobs · +20%
  14. 14. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 990 jobs · +11.9%
  15. 15. Physician Assistants · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 810 jobs · +20.4%
  16. 16. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 770 jobs · +13.8%
  17. 17. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 720 jobs · +15%
  18. 18. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 710 jobs · +28.5%
  19. 19. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 550 jobs · +16.7%
  20. 20. Community Health Workers · Community and Social Service Occupations 520 jobs · +11.3%

Largest Rhode Island footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

7,490 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

39/50

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island OEWS estimates where published.

OEWS publishes Rhode Island employment for only 39 of 50 occupations on the national fastest-growth list , the largest published footprint is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at 7,490 jobs (+17% projected). The national percentage leader remains Wind Turbine Service Technicians at +49.9% with no Rhode Island OEWS row yet.

Sparse coverage usually means many ultra-small growth occupations fall below the OEWS publish threshold in Rhode Island, not that growth is absent. After Home Health and Personal Care Aides, the next published counts are Cooks, Restaurant (6,950) and Software Developers (5,070). Treat blank state cells as unpublished estimates, then open the occupation profile for the national openings figure.

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

Rhode Island OEWS rows first, then unpublished national growth titles

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

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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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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.