Health care will lead job creation over the next decade. These roles are expected to grow the most.

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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 10,600 jobs (+22.3%)
- Total employment, 2023: 47,500
- Median annual pay, 2023: $67,010
- Expected annual job openings: 7,200
- Typical education needed for entry: Associate's degree

#25. Occupational therapy assistants
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 11,000 jobs (+7.8%)
- Total employment, 2023: 141,200
- Median annual pay, 2023: $41,810
- Expected annual job openings: 19,600
- Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

#24. Phlebotomists
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 12,800 jobs (+15.1%)
- Total employment, 2023: 84,900
- Median annual pay, 2023: $84,470
- Expected annual job openings: 5,700
- Typical education needed for entry: Associate's degree

#23. Diagnostic medical sonographers
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 13,100 jobs (+5.8%)
- Total employment, 2023: 227,800
- Median annual pay, 2023: $73,410
- Expected annual job openings: 13,300
- Typical education needed for entry: Associate's degree

#22. Radiologic technologists and technicians
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 16,700 jobs (+8.7%)
- Total employment, 2023: 191,500
- Median annual pay, 2023: $48,780
- Expected annual job openings: 15,000
- Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

#21. Medical records specialists
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 16,800 jobs (+11.1%)
- Total employment, 2023: 150,500
- Median annual pay, 2023: $96,370
- Expected annual job openings: 9,800
- Typical education needed for entry: Master's degree

#20. Occupational therapists
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 16,900 jobs (+2.6%)
- Total employment, 2023: 657,800
- Median annual pay, 2023: $59,730
- Expected annual job openings: 54,000
- Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

#19. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 17,500 jobs (+13.1%)
- Total employment, 2023: 133,900
- Median annual pay, 2023: $77,960
- Expected annual job openings: 8,200
- Typical education needed for entry: Associate's degree

#18. Respiratory therapists
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 18,200 jobs (+5.3%)
- Total employment, 2023: 344,200
- Median annual pay, 2023: $60,780
- Expected annual job openings: 24,200
- Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

#17. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 18,300 jobs (+5.4%)
- Total employment, 2023: 337,700
- Median annual pay, 2023: $136,030
- Expected annual job openings: 14,200
- Typical education needed for entry: Doctoral or professional degree

#16. Pharmacists
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In a clinic, two dental hygienists examine the mouth of a patient sitting in a chair.
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 19,600 jobs (+9.2%)
- Total employment, 2023: 214,100
- Median annual pay, 2023: $87,530
- Expected annual job openings: 16,400
- Typical education needed for entry: Associate's degree

#15. Dental hygienists
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A person in scrubs holding a pill box sitting next to a person on a sofa holding a few pills in her hand.
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 21,300 jobs (+17.1%)
- Total employment, 2023: 124,600
- Median annual pay, 2023: $39,700
- Expected annual job openings: 13,200
- Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

#14. Psychiatric technicians
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 26,000 jobs (+17.7%)
- Total employment, 2023: 147,100
- Median annual pay, 2023: $55,310
- Expected annual job openings: 22,800
- Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

#13. Massage therapists
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In a clinical space, a physical therapist helps a patient stretch their arm over their head.
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 27,500 jobs (+25.4%)
- Total employment, 2023: 108,500
- Median annual pay, 2023: $64,080
- Expected annual job openings: 20,800
- Typical education needed for entry: Associate's degree

#12. Physical therapist assistants
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 31,500 jobs (+8.4%)
- Total employment, 2023: 376,500
- Median annual pay, 2023: $46,540
- Expected annual job openings: 54,900
- Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

#11. Dental assistants
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A pharmacist stands in front of a computer in a pharmacy, examining a bottle of medicine.
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 33,300 jobs (+7.2%)
- Total employment, 2023: 463,900
- Median annual pay, 2023: $40,300
- Expected annual job openings: 47,400
- Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

#10. Pharmacy technicians
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 33,300 jobs (+18.4%)
- Total employment, 2023: 180,800
- Median annual pay, 2023: $89,290
- Expected annual job openings: 13,700
- Typical education needed for entry: Master's degree

#9. Speech-language pathologists
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A physiotherapist helps a patient in a wheelchair holding a stretchy band out in front of them.
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 36,800 jobs (+14.2%)
- Total employment, 2023: 259,200
- Median annual pay, 2023: $99,710
- Expected annual job openings: 13,600
- Typical education needed for entry: Doctoral or professional degree

#8. Physical therapists
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A smiling doctor shakes hands with a patient who is sitting on a bed in a medical office.
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 43,700 jobs (+28.5%)
- Total employment, 2023: 153,400
- Median annual pay, 2023: $130,020
- Expected annual job openings: 12,900
- Typical education needed for entry: Master's degree

#7. Physician assistants
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 62,400 jobs (+4.4%)
- Total employment, 2023: 1.4 million
- Median annual pay, 2023: $38,200
- Expected annual job openings: 208,600
- Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

#6. Nursing assistants
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A smiling nurse stands with her hands on the shoulders of a smiling patient in a wheelchair.
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 118,000 jobs (+15%)
- Total employment, 2023: 783,900
- Median annual pay, 2023: $42,000
- Expected annual job openings: 119,800
- Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

#5. Medical assistants
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A health care worker in scrubs stands in front of a laptop as she writes on a piece of paper.
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 135,500 jobs (+46.3%)
- Total employment, 2023: 292,500
- Median annual pay, 2023: $126,260
- Expected annual job openings: 29,000
- Typical education needed for entry: Master's degree

#4. Nurse practitioners
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 160,600 jobs (+28.5%)
- Total employment, 2023: 562,700
- Median annual pay, 2023: $110,680
- Expected annual job openings: 61,400
- Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

#3. Medical and health services managers
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 197,200 jobs (+6%)
- Total employment, 2023: 3.3 million
- Median annual pay, 2023: $86,070
- Expected annual job openings: 194,500
- Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

#2. Registered nurses
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A home aid helping a senior man with a cane stand up from a couch.
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- Projected employment growth, 2023-2033: 820,500 jobs (+20.7%)
- Total employment, 2023: 4.0 million
- Median annual pay, 2023: $33,530
- Expected annual job openings: 718,900
- Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Story editing by Carren Jao. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. Copy editing by Kristen Wegrzyn. Photo selection by Clarese Moller.

#1. Home health and personal care aides
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