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Growth Occupations in Arkansas thru 2030

Fast Food and Counter Workers with a numeric change of 6,590 jobs, is projected to be the top growing occupation thru 2030.  Home health and Personal Care Aides is slated to add 6,445 to its workforce. In all, the top 20 growing occupations for the 2020-2030 projection period are expected to add 54,318 jobs to the Arkansas job market.

SOC Code SOC Title 2020 Estimated Employment 2030 Projected Employment Numeric Change
35-3023 Fast Food and Counter Workers 36,376 42,966 6,590
31-1120 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 21,902 28,347 6,445
35-2014 Cooks, Restaurant 9,277 14,080 4,803
35-3031 Waiters and Waitresses 17,013 20,639 3,626
53-3032 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 38,782 41,838 3,056
53-7065 Stockers and Order Fillers 20,212 22,911 2,699
11-1021 General and Operations Managers 22,345 25,044 2,699
35-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 10,492 12,876 2,384
29-1141 Registered Nurses 25,892 28,236 2,344
41-3021 Insurance Sales Agents 9,747 11,749 2,002
41-2031 Retail Salespersons 37,390 39,307 1,917
53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 20,378 22,278 1,900
53-3058 Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 8,413 10,308 1,895
15-1256 Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 8,699 10,581 1,882
11-9111 Medical and Health Services Managers 5,801 7,667 1,866
49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 7,069 8,894 1,825
37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 21,190 22,837 1,647
31-1131 Nursing Assistants 18,428 20,051 1,623
45-2093 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 5,726 7,328 1,602
29-1171 Nurse Practitioners 2,800 4,313 1,513

The fastest growing occupation thru 2030 is projected to be Nurse Practitioners with 54.04 percent change expected.  Cooks, Restaurant is slated to be second with a 51.77 percent change. Six of the occupations on this list are directly connected to the healthcare field. The average percent change among these top 20 fastest growing occupations is 37.93 percent.

SOC Code SOC Title 2020 Estimated Employment 2030 Projected Employment Percent Change
29-1171 Nurse Practitioners 2,800 4,313 54.04%
35-2014 Cooks, Restaurant 9,277 14,080 51.77%
13-1131 Fundraisers 1,187 1,752 47.60%
31-2011 Occupational Therapy Assistants 341 490 43.70%
39-3031 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 568 814 43.31%
15-2031 Operations Research Analysts 364 505 38.74%
29-1127 Speech-Language Pathologists 2,029 2,814 38.69%
31-2021 Physical Therapist Assistants 1,425 1,956 37.26%
39-7010 Tour and Travel Guides 272 372 36.76%
25-2011 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 3,817 5,208 36.44%
25-4012 Curators 113 154 36.28%
17-2131 Materials Engineers 159 216 35.85%
13-1081 Logisticians 1,719 2,316 34.73%
15-1212 Information Security Analysts 850 1,136 33.65%
29-9098 Health Information Technologists, Medical Registrars, Surgical Assistants, & Healthcare Practitioners, AO 3,192 4,264 33.58%
11-9111 Medical and Health Services Managers 5,801 7,667 32.17%
29-1071 Physician Assistants 589 776 31.75%
15-2041 Statisticians 507 666 31.36%
35-3011 Bartenders 1,819 2,376 30.62%
13-1075 Labor Relations Specialists 431 562 30.39%