Fastest-growing jobs in Missouri

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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +21.6% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,030
--- Employment in 2023: 1,670
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $70,520

#50. Brickmasons and Blockmasons
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +21.8% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,960
--- Employment in 2023: 3,250
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $44,130

#49. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +21.8% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,120
--- Employment in 2023: 1,740
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $76,500

#48. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.1% (910 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,030
--- Employment in 2023: 4,120
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,020

#47. Self-Enrichment Teachers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.1% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,160
--- Employment in 2023: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $84,530

#46. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.1% (560 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,090
--- Employment in 2023: 2,530
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $42,310

#45. First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.3% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,400
--- Employment in 2023: 2,780
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,190

#44. Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.6% (1,600 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 8,690
--- Employment in 2023: 7,090
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,860

#43. Billing and Posting Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.9% (1,160 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,220
--- Employment in 2023: 5,060
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $76,220

#42. Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.0% (310 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,660
--- Employment in 2023: 1,350
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,760

#41. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.5% (190 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,000
--- Employment in 2023: 810
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,680

#40. Museum Technicians and Conservators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.6% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,360
--- Employment in 2023: 1,100
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $76,320

#39. Web and Digital Interface Designers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.9% (7,800 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 40,380
--- Employment in 2023: 32,580
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,250

#38. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +24.6% (2,050 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 10,380
--- Employment in 2023: 8,330
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,010

#37. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.0% (930 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,650
--- Employment in 2023: 3,720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,300

#36. Psychiatric Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.1% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,270
--- Employment in 2023: 1,800
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $53,000

#35. Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.2% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,780
--- Employment in 2023: 1,410
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,190

#34. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.7% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,230
--- Employment in 2023: 2,550
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $29,190

#33. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.4% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,230
--- Employment in 2023: 1,750
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,400

#32. Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.9% (1,140 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,230
--- Employment in 2023: 4,090
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $239,200+

#31. Physicians, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.4% (250 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,100
--- Employment in 2023: 850
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,020

#30. Chiropractors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.5% (1,710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,500
--- Employment in 2023: 5,790
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $56,640

#29. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.7% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,180
--- Employment in 2023: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $38,170

#28. Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +30.7% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,830
--- Employment in 2023: 1,400
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $53,100

#27. Teachers and Instructors, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +31.8% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,240
--- Employment in 2023: 1,700
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $38,100

#26. Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.1% (440 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,810
--- Employment in 2023: 1,370
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $35,300

#25. Cooks, Short Order
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.5% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,160
--- Employment in 2023: 1,630
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $56,990

#24. Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +33.3% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,120
--- Employment in 2023: 840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $54,290

#23. Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +34.8% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,750
--- Employment in 2023: 2,040
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,650

#22. Tire Repairers and Changers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +35.2% (760 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,920
--- Employment in 2023: 2,160
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $96,410

#21. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +38.9% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,000
--- Employment in 2023: 720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $70,020

#20. Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +39.0% (1,560 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,560
--- Employment in 2023: 4,000
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $41,860

#19. Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +41.1% (830 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,850
--- Employment in 2023: 2,020
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,300

#18. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +41.8% (1,690 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,730
--- Employment in 2023: 4,040
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $112,250

#17. Marketing Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +42.4% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,210
--- Employment in 2023: 850
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $221,550

#16. Nurse Anesthetists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +43.5% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,550
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $96,880

#15. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +46.4% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,240
--- Employment in 2023: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,140

#14. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +48.0% (1,660 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,120
--- Employment in 2023: 3,460
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $39,360

#13. Helpers--Production Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +51.9% (400 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,170
--- Employment in 2023: 770
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,450

#12. Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +52.6% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,480
--- Employment in 2023: 970
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $58,920

#11. Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +55.6% (2,930 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 8,200
--- Employment in 2023: 5,270
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $57,920

#10. Machinists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +56.2% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,000
--- Employment in 2023: 640
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $132,370

#9. Purchasing Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +56.6% (1,720 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,760
--- Employment in 2023: 3,040
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $31,080

#8. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +57.6% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,450
--- Employment in 2023: 920
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,480

#7. First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +66.2% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,080
--- Employment in 2023: 650
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,440

#6. Insulation Workers, Mechanical
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +68.8% (5,370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 13,180
--- Employment in 2023: 7,810
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $84,250

#5. Computer Occupations, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +78.8% (1,190 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,700
--- Employment in 2023: 1,510
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $57,170

#4. Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +87.0% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,010
--- Employment in 2023: 540
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $40,390

#3. Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +87.3% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,330
--- Employment in 2023: 710
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,440

#2. Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +89.5% (2,550 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,400
--- Employment in 2023: 2,850
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $58,210

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Madison Troyer, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

#1. Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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