Fastest Growing Jobs in Virgin Islands

Where OEWS publishes Virgin Islands counts for the national growth list – BLS 2024–2034

The 8 published Virgin Islands OEWS rows on this list

Ranked by published Virgin Islands employment (not by national growth %). Sibling state pages diverge here because the occupation title set and order change with the OEWS footprint.

  1. 1. Cooks, Restaurant · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 410 jobs · +14.9%
  2. 2. Financial Managers · Management Occupations 170 jobs · +14.8%
  3. 3. Medical Assistants · Healthcare Support Occupations 120 jobs · +12.5%
  4. 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides · Healthcare Support Occupations 110 jobs · +17%
  5. 5. Medical and Health Services Managers · Management Occupations 80 jobs · +23.2%
  6. 6. Computer and Information Systems Managers · Management Occupations 60 jobs · +15.2%
  7. 7. Animal Caretakers · Personal Care and Service Occupations 50 jobs · +12.1%
  8. 8. Logisticians · Business and Financial Operations Occupations 40 jobs · +16.7%

Largest Virgin Islands footprint

Cooks, Restaurant

410 jobs in-state

That role's growth

+14.9%

national projection 2024-2034

OEWS coverage

8/50

Virgin Islands 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 Virgin Islands OEWS estimates where published.

OEWS publishes Virgin Islands employment for only 8 of 50 occupations on the national fastest-growth list , the largest published footprint is Cooks, Restaurant at 410 jobs (+14.9% projected). The national percentage leader remains Wind Turbine Service Technicians at +49.9% with no Virgin Islands OEWS row yet.

Sparse coverage usually means many ultra-small growth occupations fall below the OEWS publish threshold in Virgin Islands, not that growth is absent. After Cooks, Restaurant, the next published counts are Financial Managers (170) and Medical Assistants (120). Treat blank state cells as unpublished estimates, then open the occupation profile for the national openings figure.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 Virgin Islands 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.

Virgin Islands OEWS rows first, then unpublished national growth titles

Rows with published Virgin Islands employment are sorted by in-state jobs. Occupations without a state OEWS row stay at the bottom in national growth order.

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

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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 Virgin Islands 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 Virgin Islands 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.