Fastest growing jobs in Mississippi, 2024–34

Ranked by projected percent change in employment from 2024 to 2034 in Mississippi. 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.

State projections are produced by Mississippi's own workforce agency and collected by Projections Central — the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes projections only at the national level. Methodology varies by state, so these are not directly comparable with the national figures. Wages remain BLS OEWS.

Cost of living: prices in Mississippi run 13.0% below the national average (2024), so a Mississippi salary is worth about 1.15× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Mississippi.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Mississippi · Growth 2024–34

1Information Security Analysts$87,690
Bachelor's degree
$51,170 – $138,900+69.5%
2Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Master's degree
$98,780 – $156,830+57.2%
3Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,870 – $29,620+46.3%
4Physical Therapist Assistants$61,770
Associate's degree
$51,720 – $78,830+42.1%
5Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,250
Associate's degree
$20,980 – $53,370+39.9%
6Software Developers$95,330
Bachelor's degree
$44,700 – $158,300+35.7%
7Medical and Health Services Managers$98,160
Bachelor's degree
$62,140 – $166,640+33.0%
8Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,740
Bachelor's degree
$29,100 – $74,880+32.8%
9Occupational Therapists$94,930
Master's degree
$73,200 – $113,950+29.2%
10Couriers and Messengers$35,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,700 – $42,550+28.1%
11Medical Assistants$35,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,210 – $45,070+28.1%
12Physical Therapists$99,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,700 – $121,740+26.1%
13Speech-Language Pathologists$78,130
Master's degree
$50,280 – $106,170+25.5%
14Logisticians$75,160
Bachelor's degree
$47,560 – $112,830+25.4%
15Dental Hygienists$67,280
Associate's degree
$58,810 – $83,320+24.8%
16Childcare Workers$22,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,230 – $33,600+24.3%
17Dental Assistants$39,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,650 – $58,620+24.3%
18Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$30,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,060 – $45,440+23.7%
19Healthcare Social Workers$62,250
Master's degree
$39,770 – $78,520+23.4%
20Veterinarians$105,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,050 – $163,040+23.4%
21Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Bachelor's degree
$79,570 – $186,730+22.5%
22Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$46,990
Master's degree
$32,770 – $77,310+22.4%
23Dentists, General$143,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,700 – $240,450+22.1%
24Financial Managers$111,390
Bachelor's degree
$58,250 – $210,520+20.8%
25Loan Interviewers and Clerks$39,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,030 – $57,400+20.6%
26Community Health Workers$39,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,930 – $70,890+20.5%
27Industrial Engineers$95,830
Bachelor's degree
$65,510 – $130,150+20.2%
28Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,380
Associate's degree
$29,120 – $46,710+19.7%
29Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$26,900
No formal educational credential
$21,080 – $41,280+19.7%
30Tax Preparers$50,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,140 – $88,790+19.4%
31First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$37,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,010 – $71,150+19.4%
32Industrial Machinery Mechanics$57,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,880 – $86,930+19.1%
33Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$76,520
Associate's degree
$59,660 – $92,340+18.6%
34Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,030 – $315,480+18.6%
35Training and Development Specialists$53,680
Bachelor's degree
$38,110 – $96,400+18.6%
36Surveyors$58,720
Bachelor's degree
$38,840 – $96,460+18.4%
37Social and Community Service Managers$67,330
Bachelor's degree
$40,570 – $108,900+18.3%
38Social and Human Service Assistants$31,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,990 – $45,710+17.9%
39Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$75,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,150 – $106,400+17.9%
40Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,690 – $54,950+17.7%
41Medical Records Specialists$41,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,010 – $61,580+17.6%
42Computer Systems Analysts$86,280
Bachelor's degree
$52,030 – $181,440+17.5%
43Light Truck Drivers$38,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,880 – $90,840+17.4%
44Emergency Medical Technicians$36,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,760 – $48,290+17.1%
45Human Resources Specialists$60,300
Bachelor's degree
$38,500 – $108,950+16.8%
46Surveying and Mapping Technicians$47,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $76,590+16.8%
47Cooks, Restaurant$29,560
No formal educational credential
$22,010 – $36,880+16.7%
48Management Analysts$69,390
Bachelor's degree
$43,370 – $131,810+16.7%
49Mechanical Engineers$98,000
Bachelor's degree
$62,210 – $136,990+16.6%
50Phlebotomists$36,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,730 – $47,980+16.5%

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

#	Occupation	MedianMississippi	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Growth 2024–34
1	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$87,690	$51,170 – $138,900	+69.5%
2	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,730	$98,780 – $156,830	+57.2%
3	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$23,860	$21,870 – $29,620	+46.3%
4	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,770	$51,720 – $78,830	+42.1%
5	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$36,250	$20,980 – $53,370	+39.9%
6	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$95,330	$44,700 – $158,300	+35.7%
7	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,160	$62,140 – $166,640	+33.0%
8	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$49,740	$29,100 – $74,880	+32.8%
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,930	$73,200 – $113,950	+29.2%
10	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,780	$25,700 – $42,550	+28.1%
11	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,360	$29,210 – $45,070	+28.1%
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,990	$73,700 – $121,740	+26.1%
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,130	$50,280 – $106,170	+25.5%
14	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$75,160	$47,560 – $112,830	+25.4%
15	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$67,280	$58,810 – $83,320	+24.8%
16	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$22,050	$18,230 – $33,600	+24.3%
17	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,160	$30,650 – $58,620	+24.3%
18	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,360	$26,060 – $45,440	+23.7%
19	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$62,250	$39,770 – $78,520	+23.4%
20	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$105,370	$70,050 – $163,040	+23.4%
21	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,280	$79,570 – $186,730	+22.5%
22	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$46,990	$32,770 – $77,310	+22.4%
23	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$143,660	$59,700 – $240,450	+22.1%
24	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,390	$58,250 – $210,520	+20.8%
25	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,120	$31,030 – $57,400	+20.6%
26	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,520	$30,930 – $70,890	+20.5%
27	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,830	$65,510 – $130,150	+20.2%
28	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,380	$29,120 – $46,710	+19.7%
29	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$26,900	$21,080 – $41,280	+19.7%
30	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,670	$29,140 – $88,790	+19.4%
31	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,910	$28,010 – $71,150	+19.4%
32	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,760	$38,880 – $86,930	+19.1%
33	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$76,520	$59,660 – $92,340	+18.6%
34	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$137,220	$51,030 – $315,480	+18.6%
35	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$53,680	$38,110 – $96,400	+18.6%
36	SurveyorsBachelor's degree	$58,720	$38,840 – $96,460	+18.4%
37	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$67,330	$40,570 – $108,900	+18.3%
38	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,200	$22,990 – $45,710	+17.9%
39	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$75,060	$61,150 – $106,400	+17.9%
40	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,010	$30,690 – $54,950	+17.7%
41	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,500	$31,010 – $61,580	+17.6%
42	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$86,280	$52,030 – $181,440	+17.5%
43	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,140	$25,880 – $90,840	+17.4%
44	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,630	$26,760 – $48,290	+17.1%
45	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,300	$38,500 – $108,950	+16.8%
46	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,320	$31,200 – $76,590	+16.8%
47	Cooks, RestaurantNo formal educational credential	$29,560	$22,010 – $36,880	+16.7%
48	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$69,390	$43,370 – $131,810	+16.7%
49	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$98,000	$62,210 – $136,990	+16.6%
50	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,290	$27,730 – $47,980	+16.5%

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