Fastest growing jobs in Utah, 2024–34

Ranked by projected percent change in employment from 2024 to 2034 in Utah. 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 Utah'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 Utah run 1.1% below the national average (2024), so a Utah salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Utah.

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

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OccupationMedian, Utah · Growth 2024–34

1Solar Photovoltaic Installers$49,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,550 – $76,740+70.2%
2Nurse Practitioners$130,920
Master's degree
$102,980 – $175,220+64.9%
3Physical Therapist Assistants$61,980
Associate's degree
$34,190 – $84,000+49.4%
4Psychiatric Technicians$40,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,760 – $47,870+48.2%
5Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$35,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,440 – $49,460+47.5%
6Medical and Health Services Managers$114,980
Bachelor's degree
$67,020 – $215,570+46.3%
7Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$63,890
Master's degree
$35,410 – $106,080+43.9%
8Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$168,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,400 – $331,930+43.8%
9Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,190 – $106,850+43.4%
10Physician Assistants$134,740
Master's degree
$82,910 – $171,430+40.1%
11Data Scientists$108,090
Bachelor's degree
$60,680 – $167,890+39.2%
12Information Security Analysts$99,690
Bachelor's degree
$48,630 – $168,830+36.6%
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,100
Associate's degree
$70,030 – $124,760+35.2%
14Coaches and Scouts$45,680
Bachelor's degree
$23,330 – $95,000+34.9%
15Respiratory Therapists$80,650
Associate's degree
$61,860 – $101,340+34.4%
16Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$99,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,070 – $156,000+34.0%
17Physical Therapists$99,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,160 – $136,970+33.7%
18Occupational Therapists$97,150
Master's degree
$75,570 – $126,970+33.6%
19Physical Therapist Aides$29,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,010 – $36,220+33.6%
20Marriage and Family Therapists$84,980
Master's degree
$39,800 – $151,840+33.5%
21Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$50,770
Master's degree
$37,980 – $101,350+33.4%
22Medical Equipment Preparers$47,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,760 – $64,920+33.4%
23Speech-Language Pathologists$91,560
Master's degree
$56,070 – $128,490+33.1%
24Chiropractors$53,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$29,990 – $103,500+32.9%
25Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,630 – $80,320+32.4%
26Operations Research Analysts$90,200
Bachelor's degree
$57,990 – $130,910+32.2%
27Medical Assistants$45,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,890 – $56,260+32.2%
28Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$82,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,310 – $139,050+31.8%
29Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,320 – $138,950+31.8%
30Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,730 – $45,250+30.8%
31Tax Preparers$66,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,430 – $102,840+30.6%
32Massage Therapists$62,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,160 – $97,970+30.6%
33Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,090
Bachelor's degree
$38,220 – $86,080+30.1%
34Dental Assistants$37,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,380 – $47,680+29.6%
35Dental Hygienists$91,120
Associate's degree
$78,830 – $99,570+29.2%
36Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,850 – $83,510+28.9%
37Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$35,010
Associate's degree
$28,770 – $47,300+28.9%
38Management Analysts$83,530
Bachelor's degree
$41,450 – $132,620+28.9%
39Personal Financial Advisors$77,390
Bachelor's degree
$47,840 – $208,970+28.4%
40Financial Examiners$92,000
Bachelor's degree
$55,000 – $155,440+28.3%
41Teachers and Instructors, All Other$56,280
Bachelor's degree
$36,560 – $79,620+27.7%
42Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,270 – $81,340+27.3%
43Phlebotomists$40,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,800 – $47,420+27.2%
44Pest Control Workers$44,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $47,640+26.9%
45Healthcare Social Workers$78,150
Master's degree
$44,410 – $109,270+26.8%
46Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$52,300
Bachelor's degree
$26,730 – $76,910+26.7%
47Surgical Technologists$62,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,760 – $87,430+26.2%
48Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$66,220
Master's degree
$47,210 – $107,130+25.5%
49Exercise Physiologists$43,850
Bachelor's degree
$28,860 – $73,570+25.5%
50Opticians, Dispensing$41,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,680 – $76,750+25.0%

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtah	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Growth 2024–34
1	Solar Photovoltaic InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,980	$44,550 – $76,740	+70.2%
2	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,920	$102,980 – $175,220	+64.9%
3	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,980	$34,190 – $84,000	+49.4%
4	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,770	$34,760 – $47,870	+48.2%
5	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,950	$30,440 – $49,460	+47.5%
6	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,980	$67,020 – $215,570	+46.3%
7	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$63,890	$35,410 – $106,080	+43.9%
8	Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$168,060	$53,400 – $331,930	+43.8%
9	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,320	$50,190 – $106,850	+43.4%
10	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$134,740	$82,910 – $171,430	+40.1%
11	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$108,090	$60,680 – $167,890	+39.2%
12	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$99,690	$48,630 – $168,830	+36.6%
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$100,100	$70,030 – $124,760	+35.2%
14	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$45,680	$23,330 – $95,000	+34.9%
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,650	$61,860 – $101,340	+34.4%
16	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,170	$48,070 – $156,000	+34.0%
17	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,880	$66,160 – $136,970	+33.7%
18	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$97,150	$75,570 – $126,970	+33.6%
19	Physical Therapist AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,150	$23,010 – $36,220	+33.6%
20	Marriage and Family TherapistsMaster's degree	$84,980	$39,800 – $151,840	+33.5%
21	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$50,770	$37,980 – $101,350	+33.4%
22	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,980	$39,760 – $64,920	+33.4%
23	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$91,560	$56,070 – $128,490	+33.1%
24	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$53,900	$29,990 – $103,500	+32.9%
25	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,580	$25,630 – $80,320	+32.4%
26	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,200	$57,990 – $130,910	+32.2%
27	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,360	$35,890 – $56,260	+32.2%
28	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$82,940	$65,310 – $139,050	+31.8%
29	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,580	$39,320 – $138,950	+31.8%
30	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,880	$30,730 – $45,250	+30.8%
31	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,720	$38,430 – $102,840	+30.6%
32	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,130	$23,160 – $97,970	+30.6%
33	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,090	$38,220 – $86,080	+30.1%
34	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,760	$35,380 – $47,680	+29.6%
35	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$91,120	$78,830 – $99,570	+29.2%
36	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,800	$25,850 – $83,510	+28.9%
37	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$35,010	$28,770 – $47,300	+28.9%
38	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$83,530	$41,450 – $132,620	+28.9%
39	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$77,390	$47,840 – $208,970	+28.4%
40	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$92,000	$55,000 – $155,440	+28.3%
41	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$56,280	$36,560 – $79,620	+27.7%
42	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,490	$38,270 – $81,340	+27.3%
43	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,630	$35,800 – $47,420	+27.2%
44	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,740	$33,280 – $47,640	+26.9%
45	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$78,150	$44,410 – $109,270	+26.8%
46	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$52,300	$26,730 – $76,910	+26.7%
47	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,720	$45,760 – $87,430	+26.2%
48	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$66,220	$47,210 – $107,130	+25.5%
49	Exercise PhysiologistsBachelor's degree	$43,850	$28,860 – $73,570	+25.5%
50	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,780	$35,680 – $76,750	+25.0%

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