Fastest-growing jobs in Texas

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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +40.0% (1,730 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,060
--- Employment in 2023: 4,330
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $77,990

#50. Financial Examiners
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +40.3% (1,440 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,010
--- Employment in 2023: 3,570
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,790

#49. Wind Turbine Service Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +40.7% (5,600 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 19,360
--- Employment in 2023: 13,760
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,030

#48. Graphic Designers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +40.8% (4,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 13,870
--- Employment in 2023: 9,850
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $33,880

#47. Food Batchmakers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +41.5% (1,070 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,650
--- Employment in 2023: 2,580
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,350

#46. Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +41.5% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,840
--- Employment in 2023: 1,300
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $35,600

#45. Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +41.7% (2,290 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,780
--- Employment in 2023: 5,490
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $56,540

#44. Massage Therapists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +42.9% (720 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,400
--- Employment in 2023: 1,680
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $40,030

#43. Tree Trimmers and Pruners
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +42.9% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,000
--- Employment in 2023: 700
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $105,970

#42. Power Distributors and Dispatchers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +44.0% (1,570 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,140
--- Employment in 2023: 3,570
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,690

#41. Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +44.1% (7,560 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 24,700
--- Employment in 2023: 17,140
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,540

#40. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +44.8% (1,170 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,780
--- Employment in 2023: 2,610
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,130

#39. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +45.3% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,180
--- Employment in 2023: 1,500
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $34,100

#38. Concierges
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +46.5% (4,430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 13,960
--- Employment in 2023: 9,530
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,440

#37. Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +46.8% (1,250 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,920
--- Employment in 2023: 2,670
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,400

#36. Barbers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +47.7% (10,050 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 31,120
--- Employment in 2023: 21,070
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $24,390

#35. Cooks, Fast Food
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +48.7% (570 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,740
--- Employment in 2023: 1,170
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $38,530

#34. Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +49.0% (3,690 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 11,220
--- Employment in 2023: 7,530
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $80,820

#33. Computer Programmers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +49.1% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,610
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $45,780

#32. Psychiatric Aides
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +49.2% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,760
--- Employment in 2023: 1,180
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $75,850

#31. Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +49.5% (1,570 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,740
--- Employment in 2023: 3,170
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $125,340

#30. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +52.3% (6,100 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 17,760
--- Employment in 2023: 11,660
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $41,780

#29. Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +52.8% (4,470 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 12,940
--- Employment in 2023: 8,470
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,920

#28. Special Education Teachers, Middle School
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +55.2% (1,910 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,370
--- Employment in 2023: 3,460
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $45,870

#27. Solar Photovoltaic Installers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +55.8% (860 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,400
--- Employment in 2023: 1,540
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $51,220

#26. Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +57.4% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,700
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $67,360

#25. First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +57.7% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,640
--- Employment in 2023: 1,040
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $50,290

#24. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +61.1% (440 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,160
--- Employment in 2023: 720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $27,000

#23. Gambling Service Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +63.2% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,110
--- Employment in 2023: 680
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $97,450

#22. Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +64.8% (3,220 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 8,190
--- Employment in 2023: 4,970
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $28,860

#21. Editors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +69.8% (740 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,800
--- Employment in 2023: 1,060
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $100,260

#20. Actuaries
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +70.9% (17,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 41,010
--- Employment in 2023: 23,990
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,270

#19. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +77.2% (1,220 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,800
--- Employment in 2023: 1,580
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $101,990

#18. Computer and Information Research Scientists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +77.4% (820 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,880
--- Employment in 2023: 1,060
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $77,370

#17. Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +78.5% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,160
--- Employment in 2023: 650
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $45,690

#16. Marriage and Family Therapists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +86.1% (5,930 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 12,820
--- Employment in 2023: 6,890
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,940

#15. Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +97.7% (1,280 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,590
--- Employment in 2023: 1,310
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,220

#14. Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +98.2% (560 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,130
--- Employment in 2023: 570
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $35,680

#13. Etchers and Engravers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +102.6% (780 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,540
--- Employment in 2023: 760
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,750

#12. Correspondence Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +110.4% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,010
--- Employment in 2023: 480
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,100

#11. Carpet Installers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +118.7% (3,240 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,970
--- Employment in 2023: 2,730
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $32,910

#10. Protective Service Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +125.8% (1,170 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,100
--- Employment in 2023: 930
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,450

#9. Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +126.4% (910 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,630
--- Employment in 2023: 720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,810

#8. Special Education Teachers, Preschool
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +145.5% (3,040 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,130
--- Employment in 2023: 2,090
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $31,020

#7. Cooks, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +146.7% (660 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,110
--- Employment in 2023: 450
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $28,570

#6. Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +148.1% (770 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,290
--- Employment in 2023: 520
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $102,190

#5. Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +157.1% (1,320 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,160
--- Employment in 2023: 840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $81,830

#4. Psychologists, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +164.0% (820 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,320
--- Employment in 2023: 500
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,520

#3. Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +173.0% (2,370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,740
--- Employment in 2023: 1,370
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $203,450

#2. Anesthesiologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +219.6% (1,010 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,470
--- Employment in 2023: 460
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $100,000

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. Nuclear Engineers
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