Fastest-growing jobs in Massachusetts

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.6% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,790
--- Employment in 2022: 1,360
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $136,610

#50. Fundraising managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.9% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,110
--- Employment in 2022: 1,600
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,380

#49. Travel agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +32.6% (1,430 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,810
--- Employment in 2022: 4,380
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $97,380

#48. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +32.7% (490 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,990
--- Employment in 2022: 1,500
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $85,950

#47. Credit analysts
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.1% (940 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,780
--- Employment in 2022: 2,840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,950

#46. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.7% (630 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,500
--- Employment in 2022: 1,870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $83,050

#45. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.0% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,380
--- Employment in 2022: 1,030
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,730

#44. Tour and travel guides
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.4% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,420
--- Employment in 2022: 1,800
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,220

#43. Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.8% (2,950 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 11,200
--- Employment in 2022: 8,250
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $127,680

#42. Biochemists and biophysicists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.3% (5,520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 20,720
--- Employment in 2022: 15,200
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $97,670

#41. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.4% (1,110 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,160
--- Employment in 2022: 3,050
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $55,180

#40. Health technologists and technicians, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.6% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,650
--- Employment in 2022: 1,940
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $98,590

#39. Telecommunications line installers and repairers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.1% (2,810 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 9,990
--- Employment in 2022: 7,180
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $129,330

#38. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.9% (850 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,980
--- Employment in 2022: 2,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $42,950

#37. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.8% (1,250 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,310
--- Employment in 2022: 3,060
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $52,730

#36. Teaching assistants, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +41.4% (4,930 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 16,840
--- Employment in 2022: 11,910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $103,240

#35. Financial and investment analysts
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +44.2% (1,480 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,830
--- Employment in 2022: 3,350
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $110,340

#34. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +44.7% (630 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,040
--- Employment in 2022: 1,410
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $55,490

#33. Chemical equipment operators and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +45.1% (740 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,380
--- Employment in 2022: 1,640
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $61,090

#32. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +45.9% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Employment in 2022: 740
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,360

#31. Floral designers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +46.0% (2,730 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,660
--- Employment in 2022: 5,930
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,010

#30. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +46.7% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,100
--- Employment in 2022: 750
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $135,000

#29. Actuaries
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +47.1% (490 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,530
--- Employment in 2022: 1,040
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $103,660

#28. Engineering teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +48.4% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,870
--- Employment in 2022: 1,260
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,360

#27. Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +51.4% (730 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,150
--- Employment in 2022: 1,420
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $54,520

#26. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +51.8% (2,360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,920
--- Employment in 2022: 4,560
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $61,690

#25. Biological technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +52.1% (1,000 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,920
--- Employment in 2022: 1,920
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $102,490

#24. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +54.7% (3,420 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 9,670
--- Employment in 2022: 6,250
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $214,460

#23. Natural sciences managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +54.9% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,410
--- Employment in 2022: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,830

#22. Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +55.7% (1,180 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,300
--- Employment in 2022: 2,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#21. Radiologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +56.3% (1,650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,580
--- Employment in 2022: 2,930
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,490

#20. Amusement and recreation attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +56.9% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,020
--- Employment in 2022: 650
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,440

#19. Psychiatric aides
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +57.8% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,010
--- Employment in 2022: 640
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $88,750

#18. Communications teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +57.9% (440 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,200
--- Employment in 2022: 760
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $106,810

#17. Chemical engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +58.7% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,650
--- Employment in 2022: 1,040
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $82,250

#16. Surveyors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +60.0% (840 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,240
--- Employment in 2022: 1,400
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $81,950

#15. Education teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +63.2% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,240
--- Employment in 2022: 760
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,630

#14. Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +65.5% (1,860 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,700
--- Employment in 2022: 2,840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,790

#13. Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +67.4% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,440
--- Employment in 2022: 860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $111,110

#12. Computer science teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +71.9% (1,840 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,400
--- Employment in 2022: 2,560
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $100,950

#11. Business teachers, postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +72.5% (870 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,070
--- Employment in 2022: 1,200
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,220

#10. Ophthalmic medical technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +76.9% (700 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,610
--- Employment in 2022: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,210

#9. Semiconductor processing technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +80.5% (1,360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,050
--- Employment in 2022: 1,690
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,950

#8. Hazardous materials removal workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +80.6% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,300
--- Employment in 2022: 720
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $66,470

#7. Drywall and ceiling tile installers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +100.0% (630 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,260
--- Employment in 2022: 630
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,730

#6. Motor vehicle operators, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +101.6% (1,270 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,520
--- Employment in 2022: 1,250
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#5. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +106.6% (970 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,880
--- Employment in 2022: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable

#4. Anesthesiologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +143.1% (2,190 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,720
--- Employment in 2022: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $163,820

#3. Computer hardware engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +147.6% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,040
--- Employment in 2022: 420
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,480

#2. Stonemasons
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +156.4% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,000
--- Employment in 2022: 390
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $96,880

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

#1. Power plant operators
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