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1 / 50#50. Brickmasons and Blockmasons
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +21.6% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,030
--- Employment in 2023: 1,670
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $70,520
Fastest-growing jobs in Missouri
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis revealed that, as of September 2025, the national hiring rate has reached a decade low, with the exception of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Associated Press reports that several factors have contributed to this, including the impact of the eleven interest rate hikes that occurred in 2022 and 2023 and the dozens of tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump since the beginning of the year.
Economists generally agree that the long-run breakeven employment growth rate (or the rate at which new jobs need to be added to keep up with population growth) is somewhere between 70,000 and 90,000 jobs per month. However, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in August 2025, just 22,000 new jobs were added. June and July saw a combined 87,000 new jobs added to the workforce.
Those numbers are bleak, to be sure, but not all employment news is bad. Certain sectors, like health care and social services, continue to see rapid growth. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said average hourly earnings for all employees are also up by 3.7% over the past 12 months. The total number of hours worked per week has been edging down for all employees, providing opportunities for much-needed work-life balance.
The employment story also looks quite different from state to state. Some places, like Utah, New Mexico, Hawai'i, and Idaho, are seeing high-percentage job growth year over year; others, like Washington D.C., Iowa, and Kansas, have actually seen a shrinkage in the overall number of job openings.
Using BLS jobs data, Stacker determined the fastest-growing jobs in Missouri. Occupations were ranked by the percentage increase in employment between 2023 and 2024. Jobs were excluded from the ranking if they had fewer than 1,000 people working in them in the state.
Keep reading to learn which jobs are growing the fastest in Missouri.
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2 / 50#49. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +21.8% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,960
--- Employment in 2023: 3,250
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $44,130
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3 / 50#48. First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +21.8% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,120
--- Employment in 2023: 1,740
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $76,500
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4 / 50#47. Self-Enrichment Teachers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.1% (910 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,030
--- Employment in 2023: 4,120
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,020
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5 / 50#46. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.1% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,160
--- Employment in 2023: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $84,530
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6 / 50#45. First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.1% (560 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,090
--- Employment in 2023: 2,530
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $42,310
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7 / 50#44. Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.3% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,400
--- Employment in 2023: 2,780
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,190
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8 / 50#43. Billing and Posting Clerks
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.6% (1,600 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 8,690
--- Employment in 2023: 7,090
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,860
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9 / 50#42. Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +22.9% (1,160 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,220
--- Employment in 2023: 5,060
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $76,220
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10 / 50#41. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.0% (310 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,660
--- Employment in 2023: 1,350
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,760
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11 / 50#40. Museum Technicians and Conservators
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.5% (190 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,000
--- Employment in 2023: 810
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,680
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12 / 50#39. Web and Digital Interface Designers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.6% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,360
--- Employment in 2023: 1,100
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $76,320
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13 / 50#38. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +23.9% (7,800 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 40,380
--- Employment in 2023: 32,580
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,250
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14 / 50#37. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +24.6% (2,050 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 10,380
--- Employment in 2023: 8,330
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,010
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15 / 50#36. Psychiatric Technicians
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.0% (930 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,650
--- Employment in 2023: 3,720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,300
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16 / 50#35. Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.1% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,270
--- Employment in 2023: 1,800
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $53,000
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17 / 50#34. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.2% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,780
--- Employment in 2023: 1,410
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,190
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18 / 50#33. Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.7% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,230
--- Employment in 2023: 2,550
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $29,190
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19 / 50#32. Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.4% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,230
--- Employment in 2023: 1,750
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,400
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20 / 50#31. Physicians, All Other
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.9% (1,140 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,230
--- Employment in 2023: 4,090
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $239,200+
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21 / 50#30. Chiropractors
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.4% (250 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,100
--- Employment in 2023: 850
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,020
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22 / 50#29. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.5% (1,710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,500
--- Employment in 2023: 5,790
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $56,640
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23 / 50#28. Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.7% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,180
--- Employment in 2023: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $38,170
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24 / 50#27. Teachers and Instructors, All Other
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +30.7% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,830
--- Employment in 2023: 1,400
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $53,100
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25 / 50#26. Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +31.8% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,240
--- Employment in 2023: 1,700
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $38,100
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26 / 50#25. Cooks, Short Order
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.1% (440 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,810
--- Employment in 2023: 1,370
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $35,300
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27 / 50#24. Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.5% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,160
--- Employment in 2023: 1,630
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $56,990
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28 / 50#23. Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +33.3% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,120
--- Employment in 2023: 840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $54,290
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29 / 50#22. Tire Repairers and Changers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +34.8% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,750
--- Employment in 2023: 2,040
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,650
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30 / 50#21. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +35.2% (760 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,920
--- Employment in 2023: 2,160
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $96,410
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31 / 50#20. Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +38.9% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,000
--- Employment in 2023: 720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $70,020
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32 / 50#19. Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +39.0% (1,560 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,560
--- Employment in 2023: 4,000
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $41,860
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33 / 50#18. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +41.1% (830 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,850
--- Employment in 2023: 2,020
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,300
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34 / 50#17. Marketing Managers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +41.8% (1,690 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,730
--- Employment in 2023: 4,040
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $112,250
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35 / 50#16. Nurse Anesthetists
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +42.4% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,210
--- Employment in 2023: 850
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $221,550
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36 / 50#15. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +43.5% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,550
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $96,880
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37 / 50#14. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +46.4% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,240
--- Employment in 2023: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,140
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38 / 50#13. Helpers--Production Workers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +48.0% (1,660 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,120
--- Employment in 2023: 3,460
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $39,360
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39 / 50#12. Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +51.9% (400 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,170
--- Employment in 2023: 770
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,450
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40 / 50#11. Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +52.6% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,480
--- Employment in 2023: 970
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $58,920
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41 / 50#10. Machinists
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +55.6% (2,930 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 8,200
--- Employment in 2023: 5,270
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $57,920
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42 / 50#9. Purchasing Managers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +56.2% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,000
--- Employment in 2023: 640
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $132,370
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43 / 50#8. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +56.6% (1,720 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,760
--- Employment in 2023: 3,040
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $31,080
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44 / 50#7. First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +57.6% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,450
--- Employment in 2023: 920
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,480
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45 / 50#6. Insulation Workers, Mechanical
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +66.2% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,080
--- Employment in 2023: 650
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $61,440
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46 / 50#5. Computer Occupations, All Other
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +68.8% (5,370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 13,180
--- Employment in 2023: 7,810
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $84,250
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47 / 50#4. Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +78.8% (1,190 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,700
--- Employment in 2023: 1,510
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $57,170
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48 / 50#3. Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +87.0% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,010
--- Employment in 2023: 540
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $40,390
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49 / 50#2. Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +87.3% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,330
--- Employment in 2023: 710
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,440
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50 / 50#1. Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +89.5% (2,550 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,400
--- Employment in 2023: 2,850
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $58,210
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Madison Troyer, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.
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