The data is based on information published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and projects job growth from 2020-30.
Below are the fastest-growing healthcare jobs and their projected growth rates:
- Nurse practitioners — 52.2 percent
Median pay: $111,680 - Occupational therapy assistants — 36.1 percent
Median pay: $62,940 - Physical therapy assistants — 35.4 percent
Median pay: $59,770 - Home health and personal care aids — 32.6 percent
Median pay: $27,080 - Massage therapists — 32.2 percent
Median pay: $43,620 - Physician assistants — 31 percent
Median pay: $115,390 - Speech-language pathologists — 28.8 percent
Median pay: $80,480 - Genetic counselors — 26.2 percent
Median pay: $85,700 - Physician therapist aides — 25.3 percent
Median pay: $28,450 - Athletic trainers — 23.4 percent
Median pay: $49,860 - Respiratory therapists — 23 percent
Median pay: $62,810
