Fastest-growing jobs in Nebraska

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.6% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,750
--- Employment in 2022: 1,540
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $41,170

#50. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +13.9% (160 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,310
--- Employment in 2022: 1,150
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $99,930

#49. Computer programmers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +14.3% (700 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,580
--- Employment in 2022: 4,880
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $132,510

#48. Financial managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.1% (3,000 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 22,870
--- Employment in 2022: 19,870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $78,100

#47. Registered nurses
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.2% (1,220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 9,270
--- Employment in 2022: 8,050
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $29,100

#46. Childcare workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.4% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,830
--- Employment in 2022: 3,320
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $66,000

#45. Police and sheriff's patrol officers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.9% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,960
--- Employment in 2022: 4,280
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,230

#44. Cooks, restaurant
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.1% (190 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,370
--- Employment in 2022: 1,180
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,780

#43. Refuse and recyclable material collectors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.1% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,870
--- Employment in 2022: 1,610
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $99,380

#42. Industrial production managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.3% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,140
--- Employment in 2022: 1,840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,810

#41. Machinists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.4% (290 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,060
--- Employment in 2022: 1,770
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $64,150

#40. Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.7% (200 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,330
--- Employment in 2022: 1,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $75,560

#39. Insurance underwriters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.4% (1,060 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,820
--- Employment in 2022: 5,760
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,640

#38. Construction laborers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.5% (1,000 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,410
--- Employment in 2022: 5,410
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,810

#37. Receptionists and information clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.7% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,870
--- Employment in 2022: 3,260
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $63,130

#36. Compliance officers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.2% (810 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,030
--- Employment in 2022: 4,220
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $132,660

#35. Computer and information systems managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.7% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,490
--- Employment in 2022: 2,080
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,850

#34. Self-enrichment teachers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.9% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,230
--- Employment in 2022: 1,860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $24,840

#33. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.9% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,010
--- Employment in 2022: 2,510
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,240

#32. Correctional officers and jailers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.1% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,790
--- Employment in 2022: 1,490
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $66,560

#31. Cost estimators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.9% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,950
--- Employment in 2022: 1,600
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $42,510

#30. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.7% (1,430 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,730
--- Employment in 2022: 6,300
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,830

#29. Human resources specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.3% (950 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,020
--- Employment in 2022: 4,070
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,260

#28. Industrial truck and tractor operators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.5% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,210
--- Employment in 2022: 980
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $95,400

#27. Facilities managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.5% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,470
--- Employment in 2022: 1,190
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,940

#26. Roofers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.5% (940 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,780
--- Employment in 2022: 3,840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $40,360

#25. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.6% (310 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,570
--- Employment in 2022: 1,260
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $82,020

#24. Dental hygienists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.0% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,400
--- Employment in 2022: 1,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $29,100

#23. Office and administrative support workers, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.4% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,320
--- Employment in 2022: 1,850
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $24,750

#22. Amusement and recreation attendants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.9% (220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,070
--- Employment in 2022: 850
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $52,000

#21. Psychiatric technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.4% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,920
--- Employment in 2022: 2,310
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,660

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.7% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,290
--- Employment in 2022: 1,010
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,980

#19. Court, municipal, and license clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.8% (1,440 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,620
--- Employment in 2022: 5,180
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,160

#18. Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.0% (770 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,520
--- Employment in 2022: 2,750
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $29,390

#17. Food servers, nonrestaurant
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.3% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,630
--- Employment in 2022: 1,270
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $121,890

#16. Human resources managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.4% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,220
--- Employment in 2022: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,310

#15. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.3% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,590
--- Employment in 2022: 1,220
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,130

#14. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.2% (900 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,530
--- Employment in 2022: 2,630
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $68,970

#13. Buyers and purchasing agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.9% (750 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,900
--- Employment in 2022: 2,150
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $81,110

#12. Project management specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.9% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,780
--- Employment in 2022: 1,310
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $92,640

#11. Data scientists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.9% (1,500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,680
--- Employment in 2022: 4,180
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $51,050

#10. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +42.6% (1,350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,520
--- Employment in 2022: 3,170
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,260

#9. Packers and packagers, hand
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +42.9% (1,500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,000
--- Employment in 2022: 3,500
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,740

#8. Slaughterers and meat packers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +45.8% (700 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,230
--- Employment in 2022: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,840

#7. Printing press operators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +49.1% (550 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,670
--- Employment in 2022: 1,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,960

#6. Cooks, short order
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +57.7% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,640
--- Employment in 2022: 1,040
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $60,290

#5. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +61.3% (490 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,290
--- Employment in 2022: 800
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,630

#4. Butchers and meat cutters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +70.8% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,640
--- Employment in 2022: 960
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $63,380

#3. Logisticians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +73.3% (770 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,820
--- Employment in 2022: 1,050
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,470

#2. Chemical equipment operators and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +89.4% (760 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,610
--- Employment in 2022: 850
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $42,800

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

#1. Food processing workers, all other
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