Looking at occupations that are projected to add 20,000 jobs or more from 2017 to 2022, the following are those that will grow the fastest:

Occupation

2017 jobs

2022 jobs

Jobs Added
2017 to 2022

2017 to 2022
% Change

Median Hourly
Earnings

Personal Care Aides

2,008,531

2,339,769

331,238

16%

$10.89

Home Health Aides

1,013,137

1,178,352

165,215

16%

$11.25

Web Developers

177,110

202,855

25,745

15%

$30.75

Nurse Practitioners

150,044

171,123

21,079

14%

$50.14

Physical Therapists

233,420

261,573

28,152

12%

$41.57

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

346,418

386,926

40,508

12%

$24.65

Computer Systems Analysts

616,296

687,511

71,215

12%

$43.04

Software Developers, Applications

821,693

915,772

94,080

11%

$50.03

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

572,386

635,200

62,814

11%

$31.52

Personal Financial Advisors

258,216

285,099

26,882

10%

$43.87

Fastest-Declining Jobs Across Wage Categories
Looking at occupations that are projected to lose 5,000 jobs or more from 2017 to 2022, the following are those that will decline the fastest:

Occupation

2017 jobs

2022 jobs

Jobs Lost
2017 to 2022

2017 to 2022
% Change

Median Hourly
Earnings

Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

101,294

89,751

(11,542)

(11%)

$13.23

Door to Door Sales, News and Street Vendors and Related Workers

75,297

67,435

(7,863)

(10%)

$10.25

Printing Press Operators

173,754

165,857

(7,897)

(5%)

$17.22

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders

133,711

127,773

(5,939)

(4%)

$14.27

Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders

190,134

182,368

(7,766)

(4%)

$15.30

Sewing Machine Operators

155,204

148,875

(6,330)

(4%)

$11.38

Tellers

500,188

481,234

(18,955)

(4%)

$12.56

Construction Managers

361,317

349,077

(12,240)

(3%)

$34.25

Cooks, Fast Food

539,776

531,022

(8,755)

(2%)

$9.67

Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks

1,757,866

1,736,082

(21,784)

(1%)

$18.23

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