Fastest-growing jobs in Connecticut

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +12.1% (110 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,020
--- Employment in 2022: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $95,310

#50. Operations research analysts
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +12.1% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,610
--- Employment in 2022: 3,220
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $83,120

#49. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +12.4% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,170
--- Employment in 2022: 1,930
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $79,210

#48. Healthcare social workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +12.6% (160 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,430
--- Employment in 2022: 1,270
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $56,260

#47. Court, municipal, and license clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +12.6% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,390
--- Employment in 2022: 3,010
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $55,050

#46. Self-enrichment teachers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +12.7% (130 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,150
--- Employment in 2022: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $83,960

#45. Special education teachers, middle school
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.0% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,260
--- Employment in 2022: 2,000
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $120,100

#44. Construction managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.2% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,360
--- Employment in 2022: 3,850
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $101,700

#43. Mechanical engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.3% (1,690 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 14,430
--- Employment in 2022: 12,740
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,830

#42. Cooks, restaurant
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.5% (2,180 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 18,380
--- Employment in 2022: 16,200
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $125,080

#41. Software developers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.3% (190 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,520
--- Employment in 2022: 1,330
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,500

#40. Library assistants, clerical
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.4% (290 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,300
--- Employment in 2022: 2,010
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $106,660

#39. Education administrators, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.5% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,820
--- Employment in 2022: 1,590
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $63,180

#38. Graphic designers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.5% (4,860 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 38,380
--- Employment in 2022: 33,520
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,180

#37. Stockers and order fillers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.7% (890 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,960
--- Employment in 2022: 6,070
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,710

#36. Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.1% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,290
--- Employment in 2022: 1,990
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,290

#35. Parts salespersons
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.3% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,730
--- Employment in 2022: 1,500
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,420

#34. Crossing guards and flaggers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.8% (590 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,330
--- Employment in 2022: 3,740
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#33. Physicians, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.8% (6,670 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 48,760
--- Employment in 2022: 42,090
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $123,810

#32. General and operations managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.3% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,500
--- Employment in 2022: 2,150
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $114,620

#31. Administrative services managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.4% (310 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,200
--- Employment in 2022: 1,890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,090

#30. Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.8% (490 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,400
--- Employment in 2022: 2,910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $135,390

#29. Nurse practitioners
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.2% (170 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,160
--- Employment in 2022: 990
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $84,690

#28. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.2% (220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,500
--- Employment in 2022: 1,280
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,520

#27. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.4% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,910
--- Employment in 2022: 3,330
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,820

#26. Cooks, institution and cafeteria
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.8% (1,070 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,080
--- Employment in 2022: 6,010
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $162,690

#25. Marketing managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.0% (1,290 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,450
--- Employment in 2022: 7,160
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $32,500

#24. Bartenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.5% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,010
--- Employment in 2022: 2,540
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $114,260

#23. Electrical engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.9% (180 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,130
--- Employment in 2022: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $49,640

#22. Psychiatric technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.8% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,030
--- Employment in 2022: 1,680
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $41,650

#21. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.0% (750 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,320
--- Employment in 2022: 3,570
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,580

#20. Coaches and scouts
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.3% (1,360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,740
--- Employment in 2022: 6,380
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,600

#19. Preschool teachers, except special education
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.2% (800 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,410
--- Employment in 2022: 3,610
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,700

#18. Substitute teachers, short-term
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.0% (200 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,000
--- Employment in 2022: 800
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,940

#16. Orderlies
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.0% (1,810 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 9,050
--- Employment in 2022: 7,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $99,910

#16. Project management specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.3% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,190
--- Employment in 2022: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $112,750

#15. Data scientists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.2% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,880
--- Employment in 2022: 1,490
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,790

#14. Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.3% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,010
--- Employment in 2022: 800
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $96,990

#13. Detectives and criminal investigators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.4% (1,240 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,940
--- Employment in 2022: 4,700
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $73,410

#12. Insurance sales agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.5% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,130
--- Employment in 2022: 1,670
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $109,090

#11. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.1% (1,370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,070
--- Employment in 2022: 4,700
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,030

#10. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.3% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,050
--- Employment in 2022: 2,340
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $76,480

#9. Firefighters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.6% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,960
--- Employment in 2022: 2,250
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $98,190

#8. Occupational therapists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.6% (250 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,040
--- Employment in 2022: 790
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,740

#7. Production workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.0% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,350
--- Employment in 2022: 1,000
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $99,390

#6. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.8% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,040
--- Employment in 2022: 760
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,660

#5. Bill and account collectors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +48.6% (840 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,570
--- Employment in 2022: 1,730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $125,200

#4. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +51.9% (400 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,170
--- Employment in 2022: 770
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,890

#3. Massage therapists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +71.8% (560 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,340
--- Employment in 2022: 780
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,080

#2. Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +79.5% (700 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,580
--- Employment in 2022: 880
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $203,060

This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Family medicine physicians
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