Fastest growing jobs in New York, 2024–34

Ranked by projected percent change in employment from 2024 to 2034 in New York. 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 New York'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 New York run 7.9% above the national average (2024), so a New York salary is worth about 0.93× 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 New York.

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

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OccupationMedian, New York · Growth 2024–34

1Wind Turbine Service Technicians$81,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,280 – $97,190+49.0%
2Nurse Practitioners$153,510
Master's degree
$112,730 – $198,060+41.9%
3Data Scientists$130,460
Bachelor's degree
$73,330 – $214,080+27.1%
4Medical and Health Services Managers$164,120
Bachelor's degree
$95,660 – $340,990+24.7%
5Physician Assistants$160,880
Master's degree
$106,440 – $201,410+24.2%
6Actuaries$156,480
Bachelor's degree
$82,250 – $277,800+22.7%
7Information Security Analysts$134,660
Bachelor's degree
$83,110 – $216,220+22.2%
8Financial Examiners$128,920
Bachelor's degree
$70,710 – $216,090+21.2%
9Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,100 – $68,510+20.1%
10Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$131,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,810 – $349,360+19.9%
11Physical Therapist Assistants$64,100
Associate's degree
$46,350 – $81,000+19.9%
12Home Health and Personal Care Aides$39,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $46,690+19.5%
13Engineers, All Other$117,600
Bachelor's degree
$73,410 – $192,900+19.4%
14Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,840 – $145,230+19.3%
15Operations Research Analysts$108,610
Bachelor's degree
$62,780 – $175,800+18.9%
16Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,450
Master's degree
$42,410 – $90,590+18.6%
17Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$121,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,740 – $141,160+17.6%
18Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$95,720
Bachelor's degree
$60,320 – $144,100+17.0%
19Occupational Therapy Assistants$68,530
Associate's degree
$49,050 – $83,200+17.0%
20Speech-Language Pathologists$100,610
Master's degree
$64,980 – $157,920+16.8%
21Computer and Information Research Scientists$181,990
Master's degree
$95,260 – $314,130+16.1%
22Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$75,320
Associate's degree
$44,410 – $126,460+16.1%
23Financial Managers$219,880
Bachelor's degree
$124,670 – $370,780+15.8%
24Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$98,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$71,930 – $129,980+15.6%
25Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,920
Associate's degree
$79,630 – $127,120+15.5%
26Forensic Science Technicians$81,670
Bachelor's degree
$63,970 – $105,920+15.4%
27Counselors, All Other$58,500
Master's degree
$36,960 – $91,680+15.0%
28Logisticians$88,240
Bachelor's degree
$60,370 – $136,940+14.0%
29Occupational Therapists$96,390
Master's degree
$64,770 – $133,700+13.6%
30Respiratory Therapists$107,810
Associate's degree
$81,270 – $131,500+13.5%
31Massage Therapists$62,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,280 – $110,210+13.5%
32Medical Assistants$48,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,280 – $59,480+13.5%
33Community Health Workers$58,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,310 – $87,980+13.0%
34Electrical Engineers$119,010
Bachelor's degree
$74,870 – $168,820+12.2%
35Medical Equipment Preparers$57,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,140 – $71,000+11.9%
36Nurse Midwives$144,510
Master's degree
$104,860 – $177,240+11.9%
37Construction Managers$155,360
Bachelor's degree
$86,250 – $244,590+11.9%
38Surveying and Mapping Technicians$57,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,830 – $81,990+11.8%
39Psychiatric Technicians$58,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,650 – $85,920+11.5%
40Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$79,380
Master's degree
$54,650 – $122,340+11.4%
41Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$114,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,980 – $204,540+11.3%
42Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,710
Bachelor's degree
$128,500 – $274,870+11.3%
43Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$87,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,490 – $177,510+11.3%
44Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$113,270
Associate's degree
$81,180 – $133,420+11.2%
45Cooks, Restaurant$43,680
No formal educational credential
$34,490 – $54,240+11.1%
46Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$44,160
No formal educational credential
$33,750 – $61,320+11.1%
47Therapists, All Other$77,980
Bachelor's degree
$54,250 – $115,990+10.7%
48Athletic Trainers$66,230
Master's degree
$49,990 – $101,840+10.7%
49Exercise Physiologists$59,940
Bachelor's degree
$53,610 – $107,800+10.7%
50Nurse Anesthetists$321,030
Master's degree
$144,900 – $342,480+10.6%

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew York	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Growth 2024–34
1	Wind Turbine Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,330	$57,280 – $97,190	+49.0%
2	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$153,510	$112,730 – $198,060	+41.9%
3	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$130,460	$73,330 – $214,080	+27.1%
4	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,120	$95,660 – $340,990	+24.7%
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$160,880	$106,440 – $201,410	+24.2%
6	ActuariesBachelor's degree	$156,480	$82,250 – $277,800	+22.7%
7	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$134,660	$83,110 – $216,220	+22.2%
8	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$128,920	$70,710 – $216,090	+21.2%
9	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,440	$39,100 – $68,510	+20.1%
10	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$131,220	$63,810 – $349,360	+19.9%
11	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,100	$46,350 – $81,000	+19.9%
12	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,620	$36,960 – $46,690	+19.5%
13	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$117,600	$73,410 – $192,900	+19.4%
14	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,950	$49,840 – $145,230	+19.3%
15	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$108,610	$62,780 – $175,800	+18.9%
16	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$59,450	$42,410 – $90,590	+18.6%
17	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$121,280	$58,740 – $141,160	+17.6%
18	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,720	$60,320 – $144,100	+17.0%
19	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$68,530	$49,050 – $83,200	+17.0%
20	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$100,610	$64,980 – $157,920	+16.8%
21	Computer and Information Research ScientistsMaster's degree	$181,990	$95,260 – $314,130	+16.1%
22	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$75,320	$44,410 – $126,460	+16.1%
23	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$219,880	$124,670 – $370,780	+15.8%
24	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and RelayPostsecondary nondegree award	$98,310	$71,930 – $129,980	+15.6%
25	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$103,920	$79,630 – $127,120	+15.5%
26	Forensic Science TechniciansBachelor's degree	$81,670	$63,970 – $105,920	+15.4%
27	Counselors, All OtherMaster's degree	$58,500	$36,960 – $91,680	+15.0%
28	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$88,240	$60,370 – $136,940	+14.0%
29	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$96,390	$64,770 – $133,700	+13.6%
30	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$107,810	$81,270 – $131,500	+13.5%
31	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,630	$33,280 – $110,210	+13.5%
32	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,000	$37,280 – $59,480	+13.5%
33	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,130	$44,310 – $87,980	+13.0%
34	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$119,010	$74,870 – $168,820	+12.2%
35	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,320	$39,140 – $71,000	+11.9%
36	Nurse MidwivesMaster's degree	$144,510	$104,860 – $177,240	+11.9%
37	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,360	$86,250 – $244,590	+11.9%
38	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,360	$44,830 – $81,990	+11.8%
39	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,080	$41,650 – $85,920	+11.5%
40	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$79,380	$54,650 – $122,340	+11.4%
41	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$114,400	$64,980 – $204,540	+11.3%
42	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$175,710	$128,500 – $274,870	+11.3%
43	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$87,760	$67,490 – $177,510	+11.3%
44	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$113,270	$81,180 – $133,420	+11.2%
45	Cooks, RestaurantNo formal educational credential	$43,680	$34,490 – $54,240	+11.1%
46	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$44,160	$33,750 – $61,320	+11.1%
47	Therapists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,980	$54,250 – $115,990	+10.7%
48	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$66,230	$49,990 – $101,840	+10.7%
49	Exercise PhysiologistsBachelor's degree	$59,940	$53,610 – $107,800	+10.7%
50	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$321,030	$144,900 – $342,480	+10.6%

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