Fastest Growing Jobs in Texas

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

Where Texas already employs the growth list

Ranked by published Texas 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 329,590 jobs · +17%
  2. 2. Software Developers · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 163,880 jobs · +15.8%
  3. 3. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 126,620 jobs · +14.9%
  4. 4. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 75,340 jobs · +12.5%
  5. 5. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 73,060 jobs · +15.2%
  6. 6. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 71,870 jobs · +14.8%
  7. 7. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 58,420 jobs · +23.2%
  8. 8. Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 56,950 jobs · +16.1%
  9. 9. Nurse Practitioners · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 25,970 jobs · +40.1%
  10. 10. Data Scientists · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 25,860 jobs · +33.5%
  11. 11. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors · Community and Social Service Occupations 21,400 jobs · +16.8%
  12. 12. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 21,030 jobs · +16.7%
  13. 13. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 20,450 jobs · +12.1%
  14. 14. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors · Personal Care and Service Occupations 19,260 jobs · +11.9%
  15. 15. Speech-Language Pathologists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 19,120 jobs · +15%
  16. 16. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 18,960 jobs · +17.3%
  17. 17. Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 17,920 jobs · +12.5%
  18. 18. Information Security Analysts · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 16,130 jobs · +28.5%
  19. 19. Computer Network Architects · Computer and Mathematical Occupations 13,650 jobs · +11.9%
  20. 20. Occupational Therapists · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 13,400 jobs · +13.8%

Largest Texas footprint

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

329,590 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+17%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

49/50

Texas 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 Texas OEWS estimates where published.

In Texas, the national percentage leader Wind Turbine Service Technicians (+49.9%) currently accounts for 3,890 OEWS jobs while the largest in-state footprint among this growth list is Home Health and Personal Care Aides (329,590 jobs , +17% projected). Next by in-state count: Software Developers (163,880) and Cooks, Restaurant (126,620).

That mismatch is the useful Texas 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 Texas 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, 40% 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 Texas 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.

Texas footprint order on the national growth list

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