Here is the bureau’s projected job growth in 10 healthcare professions from 2020 to 2030:
1. Physician assistants – 31 percent
2. Nurse anesthetists – 12.6 percent
3. Medical assistants – 18.4 percent
4. Phlebotomists – 22.2 percent
5. Respiratory therapists – 23 percent
6. Registered nurses – 9 percent
7. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses – 9.3 percent
8. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians – 10.9 percent
9. Nursing assistants, orderlies and psychiatric aides – 8.2 percent
10. Family medicine physicians – 4.9 percent
