The Fastest Growing Jobs in Each State

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On Monday, SmartAsset published a list of the fastest-growing jobs in every state. According to the report, overall industry trends can give people a sense of what occupations could have open positions. For its report, SmartAsset used employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and calculated the percentage change from 2015 to 2019.

Alabama: Meat Packers and Slaughterers (369%)
Alaska: Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers (250%)
Arizona: Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders (276%)
Arkansas: Interviewers, Except Eligibility Loan (178%)
California: Marriage and Family Therapists (280%)
Colorado: Statisticians (164%)
Connecticut: Manicurists and Pedicurists (149%)
Delaware: Occupational Therapists (140%)
Washington, D.C.: Postsecondary Education Teachers (471%)
Florida: Traffic Technicians (433%)
Georgia: Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists (255%)
Hawaii: Dietetic Technicians (283%)
Idaho: Production Worker Helpers (131%)
Illinois: Costume Attendants (286%)
Indiana: Museum Technicians and Conservators (138%)
Iowa: Statisticians (271%)
Kansas: Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers (625%)
Kentucky: Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators and Tenders (307%)
Louisiana: Materials Engineer (338%)
Maine: Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders (650%)
Maryland: Bailiffs (315%)
Massachusetts: Costume Attendants (333%)
Michigan: Postsecondary Architecture Teachers (300%)
Minnesota: Avionics Technicians (300%)
Mississippi: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists (115%)
Missouri: First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers (362%)
Montana: Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants (178%)
Nebraska: Private Detectives and Investigators (220%)
Nevada: Interpreters and Translators (388%)
New Hampshire: Training and Development Managers (167%)
New Jersey: Highway Maintenance Workers (168%)
New Mexico: Judges, Magistrate Judges and Magistrates (209%)
New York: Financial Examiners (178%)
North Carolina: Fast Food Cooks (182%)
North Dakota: Legislators (210%)
Ohio: Conservation Scientists (141%)
Oklahoma: Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan (213%)
Oregon: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (294%)
Pennsylvania: Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers (148%)
Rhode Island: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (674%)
South Carolina: Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders (404%)
South Dakota: Interpreters and Translators (189%)
Tennessee: Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders (374%)
Texas: Cleaning, Washing and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders (174%)
Utah: Statisticians (293%)
Vermont: Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating and Still Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders (167%)
Virginia: Community Health Workers (112%)
Washington: Community Health Workers (247%)
West Virginia: Operations Research Analysts (186%)
Wisconsin: Manual Grinding and Polishing Workers (278%)
Wyoming: Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers (171%)

Source: Here are the fastest-growing jobs in every state this year