What are America’s fastest growing occupations going to be over the next decade? The BLS projects that wind turbine service technicians are going to be the country’s fastest growing occupation between 2014 and 2024, with a whopping +108% growth. Their services are certainly going to be in demand with U.S. wind energy capacity predicted to increase +15% this year and +14% in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. However, the vast majority of fast job growth over the coming decade or so will be in the healthcare sector, accounting for all but three of the top ten fastest growing occupations. Occupational therapy assistants and physical therapist assistants can expect job growth of +42.7% and +40.6% respectively by 2024. (Source: Statista)
