The U.S. labor market is projected to add nearly 5.9 million jobs between 2025 and 2035 and with AI replacing coders left and right, maybe it's time for a career transition?
This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, ranks 30 occupations by their projected increase in employment over the decade.
The data for this visualization comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, using employment projections for 2025 to 2035.
The figures measure the net increase in employment for each occupation rather than total job openings, which can also include positions created when existing workers retire or change careers.
Home Care Dominates U.S. Job Growth
Home health and personal care aides stand far above every other occupation, with 847,300 new jobs projected by 2035. That represents about 14% of all net new jobs expected across the U.S. economy over the decade.
Rank Occupation New jobs by 2035P Median wage, 2025 1 Home & Personal Care Aides 847K $35,800 2 Stockers & Order Fillers 251K $37,330 3 Fast Food Workers 223K $31,200 4 Registered Nurses 195K $97,550 5 Operations Managers 181K $105,770 6 Software Developers 175K $135,980 7 Restaurant Cooks 171K $37,390 8 Health Services Managers 155K $123,860 9 Nurse Practitioners 138K $132,300 10 Construction Laborers 109K $47,120 11 Management Analysts 109K $101,860 12 IT Managers 108K
