The Fastest Growing And Declining Jobs Projected Over The Next Decade, Visualized
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that around 11.9 million new jobs will be created between 2020 and 2030, at an average growth rate of 7.7 percent.
The highest projected increase is in wind turbine techs and solar photovoltaic installers, indicating a strong push towards renewable energy, but with a total of just around 11,000 individual jobs, the sector remains tiny. Nine of the top 20 jobs are in healthcare, which account for 10 percent of the total new jobs, but they remain among the lowest paid.
Top 10 Fastest Growing Jobs
After excluding seasonal gigs, the highest increase by percentage in jobs over the next decade will be wind turbine service technicians, with a projected 68.2 percent increase.
The highest number of total jobs over the decade will be for home health and personal care aides, who are expected to add around 1,129,900 new workers.
Top 10 Fastest Declining Jobs
The word processing and typing industry and its workers will be hit the hardest overall over the next decade, with over a third — 36 percent — expected to lose their jobs.
Among the top 10 fastest declining jobs, data entry keyers are expected to lose the highest number — 35,600 — of individual workers.
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