Nurse practitioners, a nursing specialty, is the fastest growing career field. The field is growing extremely quickly at 40% through 2030, and the average salary is $123,780. Top salaries are for nurses who have earned advanced degrees and certifications, and sat for licensing exams.
Data science fields in general have healthy growth predictions, at 35%. Health Informatics, the digital management of health data, records, and communications, is expected to grow by 28% through 2030.
Cybersecurity Information security analysis are also fields that are growing much faster than the average career growth. According to the U.S, Bureau of Labor Statistics, cybersecurity job opportunities are expected to grow by 35% through the year 2030.
Here are the fastest declining jobs within that same timeframe:
Word processors and typists: Expected to decline by 38%
Parking enforcement workers: Expected to decline by 37%
Tree cutters and trimmers: Expected to decline by 28%
Nuclear power plant operators: Expected to decline by 27%