The Fastest Growing Job In Every U.S. State
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This is map illustrate the changes in regional labor markets by highlighting the highest fastest growing jobs (on a percentage basis) in each U.S. state.
Of the fastest growing jobs in each of the fifty U.S. states, only twelve pay more than a median income of 50 thousand dollars.
| State | Growth Rate | Job | Employees (2016) | Job Category | Median Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | Food Preparation and Service (Other) | 800 | Food Preparation and Serving | $19,940 |
| Alaska | 4.4 | Service Unit Operators, Oil/Gas/Mining | 1.62 | Construction and Extraction | $66,000 |
| Arizona | 10.56 | Multiple Machine Tool Operators | 1.04 | Production | $33,220 |
| Arkansas | 4.32 | Demonstrators and Product Promoters | 1.65 | Sales | Not Available |
| California | 4.38 | Rail Transportation Workers (Other) | 860 | Transportation | $69,500 |
| Colorado | 7.5 | Biomedical Engineers | 510 | Architecture and Engineering | $101,490 |
| Connecticut | 2.8 | Motor Vehicle Operators (Other) | 950 | Transportation | $28,820 |
| Delaware | 6.76 | Personal Care Aides | 3.88 | Personal Care and Service | $23,370 |
| District of Columbia | 6.94 | Internists (General) | 1.27 | Healthcare Practitioners | $114,620 |
| Florida | 1.2 | Graduate Teaching Assistants | 11.45 | Education, Training, and Library | Not Available |
| Georgia | 6.19 | Food Preparation and Service (Other) | 2.59 | Food Preparation and Serving | $18,080 |
| Hawaii | 2.8 | Pressers/Textile/Garment | 570 | Production | $24,110 |
| Idaho | 3.75 | Electrical Repairers (Commercial/lndustrial Equipment) | 570 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $57,180 |
| Illinois | 5.38 | Social Science Research Assistants | 830 | Life, Physical, and Social Science | $42,700 |
| Indiana | 3.73 | Food Preparation and Service (Other) | 1.23 | Food Preparation and Serving | $19,720 |
| Iowa | 4.5 | Metal/Plastic Workers (Other) | 1.1 | Production | $36,010 |
| Kansas | 5.31 | Manicurists/Pedicurists | 820 | Personal Care and Service | $25,860 |
| Kentucky | 4 | Engine/Machine Assemblers | 800 | Production | $32,150 |
| Louisiana | 5.68 | Transportation Workers (Other) | 1.87 | Transportation | $22,890 |
| Maine | 2.24 | Health Teachers (Postsecondary) | 550 | Education, Training, and Library | Not Available |
| Maryland | 2.93 | Medical Appliance Technicians | 590 | Production | $36,110 |
| Massachusetts | 2.76 | Biological Scientists (Other) | 3.46 | Life, Physical, and Social Science | $69,530 |
| Michigan | 3.13 | Chemical Equipment Operators | 2.48 | Production | $48,750 |
| Minnesota | 4.9 | Etchers and Engravers | 590 | Production | $32,920 |
| Mississippi | 17.17 | Food Preparation and Service (Other) | 1.09 | Food Preparation and Serving | $19,190 |
| Missouri | 5.36 | Locker Room/Dressing Room Attendants | 1.78 | Personal Care and Service | $20,340 |
| Montana | 1.38 | Farmworkers (Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals) | 810 | Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $27,210 |
| Nebraska | 2.7 | Operations Research Analysts | 740 | Computer and Math | $72,690 |
| Nevada | 3.6 | Recordkeepers | 1.15 | Office and Administrative Support | $27,040 |
| New Hampshire | 1.95 | Health Teachers (Postsecondary) | 620 | Education, Training, and Library | $126,680 |
| New Jersey | 3.41 | Engineering Teacher (Postsecondary) | 1.41 | Education, Training, and Library | $112,680 |
| New Mexico | 3.92 | Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 640 | Transportation | $43,110 |
| New York | 8.25 | Transit and Railroad Police | 1.48 | Protective Service | $76,000 |
| North Carolina | 3.14 | Highway Maintenance Workers | 3.89 | Construction and Extraction | $32,090 |
| North Dakota | 4.67 | Pump Operators (Except Wellhead Pumpers) | 510 | Transportation | $49,590 |
| Ohio | 5.94 | Counselors (Other) | 1.18 | Community and Social Service | $42,950 |
| Oklahoma | 3.69 | Multiple Machine Tool Operators | 2.91 | Production | $34,860 |
| Oregon | 15.91 | Manicurists/Pedicurists | 1.86 | Personal Care and Service | $23,990 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.1 | Social Science Research Assistants | 1.02 | Life, Physical, and Social Science | $43,650 |
| Rhode Island | 3.25 | Recordkeepers | 510 | Office and Administrative Support | $28,610 |
| South Carolina | 2.55 | Motorboat Operators | 710 | Transportation | $54,960 |
| South Dakota | 1.24 | Fiberglass Laminators/Fabricators | 760 | Production | $28,520 |
| Tennessee | 16.5 | Medical Appliance Technicians | 1.75 | Production | $34,550 |
| Texas | 4.5 | Hand Sewers | 880 | Production | $25,050 |
| Utah | 3.92 | Personal Care Aides | 7.87 | Personal Care and Service | $22,870 |
| Vermont | 14.75 | Industrial Engineering Technicians | 1.26 | Architecture and Engineering | Not Available |
| Virginia | 4.23 | Graders and Sorters (Agricultural) | 680 | Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $30,150 |
| Washington | 4.24 | Tailors/Dressmakers | 1.99 | Production | $30,720 |
| West Virginia | 4.38 | Gaming/Booth Cashiers | 1.13 | Sales | $20,010 |
| Wisconsin | 8.44 | Floor Sanders/Finishers | 850 | Construction and Extraction | $35,230 |
| Wyoming | 1.61 | Sales Reps, Services (Other) | 600 | Sales | $61,810 |
Source: talentheromedia.com
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