Fastest Growing Jobs in Tennessee

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

Where Tennessee already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Tennessee 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 35,950 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 28,220 jobs · +14.9%
  3. 3. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 19,180 jobs · +12.5%
  4. 4. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 19,030 jobs · +15.8%
  5. 5. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 17,630 jobs · +14.8%
  6. 6. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 14,160 jobs · +23.2%
  7. 7. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 12,850 jobs · +16.1%
  8. 8. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 12,150 jobs · +40.1%
  9. 9. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 12,040 jobs · +15.2%
  10. 10. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 9,040 jobs · +16.8%
  11. 11. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 6,110 jobs · +12.1%
  12. 12. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 5,080 jobs · +11.9%
  13. 13. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 4,990 jobs · +16.7%
  14. 14. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 4,400 jobs · +17.3%
  15. 15. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 4,330 jobs · +11.9%
  16. 16. Psychiatric Technicians · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3,810 jobs · +20%
  17. 17. Respiratory Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3,440 jobs · +12.1%
  18. 18. Physical Therapist Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 3,390 jobs · +22%
  19. 19. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 3,330 jobs · +28.5%
  20. 20. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3,320 jobs · +15%

Largest Tennessee footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

35,950 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

46/50

Tennessee 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 Tennessee OEWS estimates where published.

In Tennessee, 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 Home Health and Personal Care Aides (35,950 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Cooks, Restaurant (28,220) and Medical Assistants (19,180).

That mismatch is the useful Tennessee 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 Tennessee employment; 24 of those covered rows are projected at +15% or more (all-occupations baseline 3.1%). Among the ten largest OEWS rows on this list, 31% 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 Tennessee 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.

Tennessee footprint order on the national growth list

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