Fastest-growing jobs in Maryland

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.6% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,710
--- Employment in 2022: 1,430
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $83,500

#50. Respiratory therapists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.4% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,360
--- Employment in 2022: 1,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,260

#49. Orderlies
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.4% (220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,300
--- Employment in 2022: 1,080
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,760

#48. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.9% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,930
--- Employment in 2022: 3,250
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,700

#47. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.2% (1,360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,770
--- Employment in 2022: 6,410
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $30,340

#46. Dishwashers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.3% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,310
--- Employment in 2022: 1,080
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $40,250

#45. Skincare specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.5% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,200
--- Employment in 2022: 1,810
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $75,920

#44. Producers and directors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.8% (7,980 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 44,640
--- Employment in 2022: 36,660
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,520

#43. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.0% (1,140 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,320
--- Employment in 2022: 5,180
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $32,300

#42. Packers and packagers, hand
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.2% (1,070 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,890
--- Employment in 2022: 4,820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,870

#41. Food servers, nonrestaurant
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.7% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,760
--- Employment in 2022: 2,250
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,510

#40. Crossing guards and flaggers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.7% (1,100 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,940
--- Employment in 2022: 4,840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $102,150

#39. Biological scientists, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.8% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,050
--- Employment in 2022: 1,670
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,210

#38. Kindergarten teachers, except special education
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.1% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,500
--- Employment in 2022: 2,820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,370

#37. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.2% (1,010 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,180
--- Employment in 2022: 4,170
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $127,990

#36. Nurse practitioners
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.8% (6,180 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 31,140
--- Employment in 2022: 24,960
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,770

#35. Home health and personal care aides
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.0% (740 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,590
--- Employment in 2022: 2,850
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $66,440

#34. Construction and building inspectors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.3% (1,260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,060
--- Employment in 2022: 4,800
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $137,560

#33. Marketing managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.3% (440 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,110
--- Employment in 2022: 1,670
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $70,200

#32. Fundraisers
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.7% (670 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,180
--- Employment in 2022: 2,510
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $221,490

#31. General internal medicine physicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.1% (2,890 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 13,560
--- Employment in 2022: 10,670
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $71,330

#30. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.1% (3,080 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 14,040
--- Employment in 2022: 10,960
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $74,740

#29. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.3% (1,540 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,980
--- Employment in 2022: 5,440
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $42,900

#28. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.7% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,570
--- Employment in 2022: 1,220
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,930

#27. Brickmasons and blockmasons
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.5% (3,280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 14,380
--- Employment in 2022: 11,100
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $79,310

#26. Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.6% (830 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,630
--- Employment in 2022: 2,800
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $92,280

#25. Facilities managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.9% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,130
--- Employment in 2022: 870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $80,280

#24. Credit analysts
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.0% (2,650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 11,490
--- Employment in 2022: 8,840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,860

#23. Bartenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.1% (250 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Employment in 2022: 830
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,400

#22. Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.2% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,070
--- Employment in 2022: 1,590
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,990

#21. Food processing workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.6% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,900
--- Employment in 2022: 2,220
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $49,300

#20. Real estate sales agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.4% (3,250 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 12,980
--- Employment in 2022: 9,730
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,960

#19. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.1% (1,040 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,000
--- Employment in 2022: 2,960
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $64,660

#18. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.0% (770 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,910
--- Employment in 2022: 2,140
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $55,120

#17. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +37.1% (590 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,180
--- Employment in 2022: 1,590
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $102,960

#16. Business teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +37.6% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,280
--- Employment in 2022: 930
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,060

#15. Chemical equipment operators and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.4% (520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,840
--- Employment in 2022: 1,320
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $79,900

#14. Occupational health and safety specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.0% (700 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,450
--- Employment in 2022: 1,750
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $97,370

#13. Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.2% (2,980 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 10,390
--- Employment in 2022: 7,410
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,660

#12. Driver/sales workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +42.4% (730 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,450
--- Employment in 2022: 1,720
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,100

#11. Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +42.5% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,140
--- Employment in 2022: 800
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $32,000

#10. Physical therapist aides
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +42.7% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,140
--- Employment in 2022: 1,500
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,020

#9. Bakers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +43.0% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,130
--- Employment in 2022: 790
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,200

#8. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +56.7% (1,870 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,170
--- Employment in 2022: 3,300
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,850

#7. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
Canva

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +65.5% (570 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,440
--- Employment in 2022: 870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $51,820

#6. Counselors, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +68.3% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,060
--- Employment in 2022: 630
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,800

#5. Chemical technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +85.7% (1,800 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,900
--- Employment in 2022: 2,100
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,650

#4. Rehabilitation counselors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +96.6% (1,710 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,480
--- Employment in 2022: 1,770
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,980

#3. Cooks, short order
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +113.0% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,150
--- Employment in 2022: 540
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,370

#2. Brokerage clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +129.9% (1,390 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,460
--- Employment in 2022: 1,070
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $102,680

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

#1. Clinical and counseling psychologists
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