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Careers with the Most Openings

The table below highlights the top 100 careers expected to have the most openings over the coming decade. Job openings represent projected annual openings by 2030.

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Career	2030 Openings	Growth	Median Salary	Education
Training and Development Specialists	36,500	8%	$61,570	Bachelor's degree
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	36,200	16%	$25,630	Some high school
Parts Salespersons	35,600	4%	$34,260	Some high school
Tellers	35,100	-12%	$36,310	High school diploma
Tutors	35,000	15%	$36,470	Bachelor's degree
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	34,000	-7%	$29,630	Some high school
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	33,300	3%	$59,230	High school diploma
Marketing Managers	32,200	10%	$135,030	Bachelor's degree
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	32,000	10%	$60,510	Master's degree or higher
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	31,600	1%	$45,590	Some high school
Bakers	31,300	8%	$29,750	Some high school
Correctional Officers and Jailers	31,200	-10%	$47,920	High school diploma
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	31,100	5%	$39,630	High school diploma
Personal Financial Advisors	30,500	15%	$94,170	Bachelor's degree
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	30,400	5%	$94,840	Bachelor's degree
Compliance Officers	30,200	4%	$71,650	Bachelor's degree
Loan Officers	29,400	4%	$63,380	Bachelor's degree
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	28,900	24%	$102,720	Master's degree or higher
Helpers: Production Workers	28,700	-8%	$30,000	High school diploma
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	28,500	4%	$48,690	High school diploma
Firefighters	28,000	4%	$50,700	Some college
Public Relations Specialists	27,400	8%	$62,800	Bachelor's degree
Financial and Investment Analysts	26,900	9%	$91,580	Bachelor's degree
Nurse Practitioners	26,800	46%	$120,680	Master's degree or higher
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	26,600	12%	$28,350	Some high school
Manicurists and Pedicurists	26,600	22%	$29,210	Some college
Massage Therapists	25,200	20%	$46,910	Some college
Logisticians	24,800	28%	$77,030	Bachelor's degree
Graphic Designers	24,800	3%	$50,710	Bachelor's degree
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	24,600	-2%	$45,520	High school diploma
Clergy	24,400	4%	$49,720	Bachelor's degree
Chefs and Head Cooks	24,300	15%	$50,160	High school diploma
Civil Engineers	24,200	7%	$88,050	Bachelor's degree
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	24,100	41%	$24,440	Some high school
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	23,900	3%	$80,600	Bachelor's degree
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	23,900	19%	$29,780	High school diploma
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	23,600	3%	$48,800	High school diploma
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	23,600	7%	$78,160	Master's degree or higher
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	23,500	5%	$98,420	Master's degree or higher
Food Batchmakers	23,500	6%	$35,780	High school diploma
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	23,300	8%	$48,620	High school diploma
Postal Service Mail Carriers	22,800	-5%	$52,440	High school diploma
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	22,500	8%	$60,370	Some college
Industrial Engineers	22,400	10%	$95,300	Bachelor's degree
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	22,300	-6%	$65,080	High school diploma
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service and Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	22,300	13%	$40,390	High school diploma
Bill and Account Collectors	22,100	-8%	$37,700	High school diploma
Administrative Services Managers	22,000	7%	$100,170	Bachelor's degree
Phlebotomists	21,500	10%	$37,380	Some college
Instructional Coordinators	20,900	7%	$63,740	Master's degree or higher
Musicians and Singers	20,800	4%	$30	Some high school
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	20,700	-8%	$37,220	High school diploma
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	20,700	0%	$44,050	High school diploma
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	20,600	5%	$38,500	Some high school
Cooks, Short Order	20,100	1%	$28,560	Some high school
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	20,100	8%	$38,040	Bachelor's degree
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	20,100	5%	$32,060	High school diploma
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	20,000	9%	$31,450	Some high school
Healthcare Social Workers	19,700	11%	$60,840	Master's degree or higher
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	19,500	21%	$98,220	Bachelor's degree
Information Security Analysts	19,500	35%	$102,600	Bachelor's degree
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	19,400	29%	$29,310	Some high school
Couriers and Messengers	19,100	0%	$33,050	High school diploma
Residential Advisors	18,900	10%	$31,220	High school diploma
Cost Estimators	18,500	-2%	$65,170	Bachelor's degree
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	18,300	2%	$44,610	High school diploma
Flight Attendants	18,100	21%	$61,640	High school diploma
Social and Community Service Managers	18,000	12%	$74,000	Bachelor's degree
Mechanical Engineers	17,900	2%	$95,300	Bachelor's degree
Physical Therapist Assistants	17,900	27%	$61,180	Associate's degree
Butchers and Meat Cutters	17,700	-3%	$36,050	Some high school
Chief Executives	17,700	-7%	$179,520	Bachelor's degree
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	17,700	4%	$46,980	Bachelor's degree
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	17,700	0%	$29,330	Some high school
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	17,600	7%	$96,910	Master's degree or higher
Producers and Directors	17,500	8%	$79,000	Bachelor's degree
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	17,500	1%	$29,730	Some high school
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	17,100	-7%	$37,630	High school diploma
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	16,800	-1%	$36,370	High school diploma
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	16,600	18%	$49,470	Bachelor's degree
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	16,600	3%	$39,130	High school diploma
Highway Maintenance Workers	16,500	7%	$45,880	High school diploma
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	16,300	8%	$58,030	High school diploma
Dental Hygienists	16,300	9%	$77,810	Associate's degree
Human Resources Managers	16,300	7%	$126,230	Bachelor's degree
Computer Network Support Specialists	16,100	7%	$62,760	Associate's degree
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	15,700	-3%	$47,340	Some high school
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	15,500	20%	$36,850	Associate's degree
Industrial Production Managers	15,400	4%	$103,150	Bachelor's degree
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	15,400	0%	$47,420	High school diploma
Physical Therapists	15,400	17%	$95,620	Master's degree or higher
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	15,300	3%	$37,630	High school diploma
Writers and Authors	15,200	4%	$69,510	Bachelor's degree
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	15,200	3%	$47,270	High school diploma
Roofers	15,000	1%	$47,110	Some high school
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	14,900	6%	$61,190	Master's degree or higher
Construction and Building Inspectors	14,800	-4%	$61,640	High school diploma
Parking Attendants	14,800	6%	$29,240	Some high school
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	14,700	4%	$61,640	Bachelor's degree
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	14,700	-8%	$46,640	High school diploma
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	14,600	-19%	$47,710	High school diploma

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Data is sourced from United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development.