Fastest growing jobs in Guam, 2024–34

Ranked by projected percent change in employment from 2024 to 2034 in Guam. Percent growth favours small occupations, so the openings column is often the more useful number — a fast-growing job with few openings is harder to enter than a flat one with many.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, Guam · Growth 2024–34

1Cooks, Restaurant$22,950
No formal educational credential
$21,760 – $28,730+50.8%
2Fast Food and Counter Workers$20,770
No formal educational credential
$20,490 – $22,140+48.6%
3First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$27,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,970 – $34,180+46.2%
4Stockers and Order Fillers$22,910
No formal educational credential
$21,530 – $35,290+39.4%
5Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$21,600
No formal educational credential
$19,990 – $22,550+35.6%
6Food Preparation Workers$21,820
No formal educational credential
$20,700 – $25,580+33.6%
7Waiters and Waitresses$20,320
No formal educational credential
$19,920 – $23,170+32.2%
8Financial Managers$80,390
Bachelor's degree
$54,890 – $141,460+31.7%
9First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$29,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,600 – $48,400+28.8%
10Retail Salespersons$24,000
No formal educational credential
$21,400 – $37,800+28.1%
11Registered Nurses—
Bachelor's degree
—
— – —+24.0%
12Light Truck Drivers$25,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,890 – $32,820+23.3%
13Cooks, Fast Food$21,690
No formal educational credential
$21,120 – $22,820+22.2%
14Administrative Services Managers$64,320
Bachelor's degree
$41,810 – $101,010+18.6%
15Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,670
No formal educational credential
$22,640 – $48,780+17.2%
16Accountants and Auditors$50,410
Bachelor's degree
$36,160 – $78,720+16.9%
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$30,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,400 – $50,340+14.6%
18First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$44,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,740 – $78,500+14.6%
19Customer Service Representatives$30,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,540 – $43,700+14.4%
20Cashiers$21,610
No formal educational credential
$20,840 – $27,560+14.1%
21Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$32,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,560 – $53,790+9.2%
22Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$21,470
No formal educational credential
$20,020 – $29,110+9.1%
23Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$22,710
No formal educational credential
$21,090 – $30,440+7.7%
24Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$33,280
Some college, no degree
$23,470 – $48,190+7.0%
25Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$36,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,130 – $55,120+6.9%
26Electricians$43,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,570 – $54,040+6.1%
27General and Operations Managers$67,690
Bachelor's degree
$38,790 – $133,060+5.4%
28Office Clerks, General$26,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,600 – $39,840+4.3%
29Security Guards$22,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,560 – $38,280+2.1%
30Construction Laborers$29,410
No formal educational credential
$22,340 – $42,210-4.4%
31Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$31,620
No formal educational credential
$20,960 – $37,200-5.5%
32First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$51,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,260 – $79,260-8.4%
33Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$36,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $53,340-9.1%
34Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$39,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $52,940-12.7%
35Construction Managers$96,210
Bachelor's degree
$56,320 – $137,110-12.8%
36Civil Engineers$67,410
Bachelor's degree
$50,560 – $100,130-13.3%
37Carpenters$36,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,210 – $47,470-21.0%
38Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$36,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,680 – $38,510-25.3%
39Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$35,140
No formal educational credential
$33,940 – $38,130-27.2%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianGuam	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Growth 2024–34
1	Cooks, RestaurantNo formal educational credential	$22,950	$21,760 – $28,730	+50.8%
2	Fast Food and Counter WorkersNo formal educational credential	$20,770	$20,490 – $22,140	+48.6%
3	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,310	$22,970 – $34,180	+46.2%
4	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$22,910	$21,530 – $35,290	+39.4%
5	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$21,600	$19,990 – $22,550	+35.6%
6	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$21,820	$20,700 – $25,580	+33.6%
7	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$20,320	$19,920 – $23,170	+32.2%
8	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,390	$54,890 – $141,460	+31.7%
9	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,720	$23,600 – $48,400	+28.8%
10	Retail SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$24,000	$21,400 – $37,800	+28.1%
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	—	—— – —	+24.0%
12	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$25,100	$21,890 – $32,820	+23.3%
13	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$21,690	$21,120 – $22,820	+22.2%
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$64,320	$41,810 – $101,010	+18.6%
15	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$37,670	$22,640 – $48,780	+17.2%
16	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$50,410	$36,160 – $78,720	+16.9%
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,450	$23,400 – $50,340	+14.6%
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,980	$30,740 – $78,500	+14.6%
19	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,350	$22,540 – $43,700	+14.4%
20	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$21,610	$20,840 – $27,560	+14.1%
21	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,360	$23,560 – $53,790	+9.2%
22	Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$21,470	$20,020 – $29,110	+9.1%
23	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$22,710	$21,090 – $30,440	+7.7%
24	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$33,280	$23,470 – $48,190	+7.0%
25	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,030	$25,130 – $55,120	+6.9%
26	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,020	$39,570 – $54,040	+6.1%
27	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$67,690	$38,790 – $133,060	+5.4%
28	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$26,470	$19,600 – $39,840	+4.3%
29	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$22,090	$19,560 – $38,280	+2.1%
30	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$29,410	$22,340 – $42,210	-4.4%
31	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$31,620	$20,960 – $37,200	-5.5%
32	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,370	$39,260 – $79,260	-8.4%
33	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,470	$36,400 – $53,340	-9.1%
34	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,170	$37,440 – $52,940	-12.7%
35	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,210	$56,320 – $137,110	-12.8%
36	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$67,410	$50,560 – $100,130	-13.3%
37	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,910	$35,210 – $47,470	-21.0%
38	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,830	$35,680 – $38,510	-25.3%
39	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$35,140	$33,940 – $38,130	-27.2%

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