Top 10 Projected Occupations in 2026

ByPublic Insight

Healthcare workers dominate the top 10 list for projected job growth. Nine of the top 10 jobs are projected to have greater than 30% growth over the coming 10 years. Using the new Degree-to-Jobs Interactive, we sorted the projections table by projected growth and isolated the top 10 jobs as shown below.  

 

Couple observations from the list:

  • Nine of the top ten occupations have growth rates above 30%

  • Five of the top ten growth occupations are in healthcare

  • The top two occupations (solar and wind turbine) are highly technical with high self-employment rates and job training requirements

  • Three of the top ten occupations have a median wage above 100k

  • Software developers continues to show strong growth 

 

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