Fastest-growing jobs in Utah

Written by:
April 15, 2024
Stacker // Canva

Fastest-growing jobs in Utah

With the country eager to put the pandemic firmly in the rear-view mirror, the American economy continued to boom in 2023. The national unemployment rate remained around 3.6%, while the total number of people employed grew to roughly 152 million, up from 148 million in 2022.

The economy has seen several significant changes in recent years. Many people are leaving expensive coastal states such as California and New York and moving to more affordable places in the Mountain West region and the South, buoyed by companies that have embraced remote work. What's more, in a reversal of past trends, wages grew the fastest for lower-earning workers.

Stacker analyzed jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine the fastest-growing jobs in Utah. Occupations were ranked by the percentage increase in employment between 2022 and 2023. 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 Utah.

You may also like: Demand for these health care jobs is increasing most in Utah
1 / 50
Dmitry Kalinovsky // Shutterstock

#50. Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.1% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,370
--- Employment in 2022: 1,160
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $30,550

2 / 50
Canva

#49. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.2% (750 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,880
--- Employment in 2022: 4,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $52,690

3 / 50
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#48. Instructional coordinators

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.4% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,090
--- Employment in 2022: 2,610
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,780

4 / 50
Canva

#47. Construction managers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.4% (570 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,660
--- Employment in 2022: 3,090
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $95,960

5 / 50
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#46. Driver/sales workers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.2% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,170
--- Employment in 2022: 2,660
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $32,550

You may also like: Where refugees in Utah are arriving from
6 / 50
welcomia // Shutterstock

#45. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.1% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,570
--- Employment in 2022: 2,140
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,030

7 / 50
wutzkohphoto // Shutterstock

#44. Physicians, all other

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.7% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,970
--- Employment in 2022: 2,460
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $172,530

8 / 50
GaudiLab // Shutterstock

#43. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.2% (220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,260
--- Employment in 2022: 1,040
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,380

9 / 50
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#42. Waiters and waitresses

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.5% (3,080 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 17,400
--- Employment in 2022: 14,320
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,860

10 / 50
Frame Stock Footage // Shutterstock

#41. Computer and information systems managers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.5% (1,310 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,400
--- Employment in 2022: 6,090
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $164,670

You may also like: Risky reservoirs: Utah counties where aging dams pose the greatest threat
11 / 50
Canva

#40. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.8% (1,190 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,650
--- Employment in 2022: 5,460
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,790

12 / 50
Photographee.eu // Shutterstock

#39. Interior designers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.0% (200 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,110
--- Employment in 2022: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $56,050

13 / 50
Rawpixel.com // Shutterstock

#38. Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.2% (700 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,850
--- Employment in 2022: 3,150
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,870

14 / 50
Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock

#37. Paramedics

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.6% (190 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,030
--- Employment in 2022: 840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,940

15 / 50
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock

#36. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.7% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,590
--- Employment in 2022: 2,110
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $104,680

You may also like: What Medicaid acceptance looks like at Utah substance use treatment centers
16 / 50
Canva

#35. Healthcare social workers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.8% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,990
--- Employment in 2022: 1,620
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $67,880

17 / 50
Canva

#34. Firefighters

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.3% (520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,750
--- Employment in 2022: 2,230
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,180

18 / 50
Dmytro Zinkevych // Shutterstock

#33. Social and community service managers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.6% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,570
--- Employment in 2022: 1,270
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $66,040

19 / 50
PanuShot // Shutterstock

#32. Financial specialists, all other

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.4% (290 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,480
--- Employment in 2022: 1,190
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $63,180

20 / 50
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock

#31. Human resources managers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.5% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,880
--- Employment in 2022: 1,510
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $115,400

You may also like: Best suburbs to live in Utah
21 / 50
VH-studio // Shutterstock

#30. Child, family, and school social workers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.4% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,780
--- Employment in 2022: 1,420
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,010

22 / 50
Canva

#29. Food preparation workers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.1% (1,490 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,190
--- Employment in 2022: 5,700
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,590

23 / 50
SatawatK // Shutterstock

#28. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.5% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,860
--- Employment in 2022: 1,470
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,840

24 / 50
Canva

#27. Dentists, general

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.6% (330 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,570
--- Employment in 2022: 1,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $127,570

25 / 50
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#26. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.6% (480 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,160
--- Employment in 2022: 1,680
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $65,780

You may also like: Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in Utah
26 / 50
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock

#25. Managers, all other

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.7% (1,120 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,020
--- Employment in 2022: 3,900
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $118,320

27 / 50
Mirnes // Shutterstock

#24. Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +32.1% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,070
--- Employment in 2022: 810
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $41,620

28 / 50
Canva

#23. Slaughterers and meat packers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +32.2% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,150
--- Employment in 2022: 870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,820

29 / 50
Oksana Shufrych // Shutterstock

#22. Recreation workers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +32.8% (1,350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,470
--- Employment in 2022: 4,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $30,850

30 / 50
fizkes // Shutterstock

#21. Marketing managers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.5% (1,710 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,820
--- Employment in 2022: 5,110
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $128,760

You may also like: Best counties to raise a family in Utah
31 / 50
VE.Studio // Shutterstock

#20. Natural sciences managers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.5% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,170
--- Employment in 2022: 870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $106,740

32 / 50
DGLimages // Shutterstock

#19. Mental health and substance abuse social workers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.6% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,380
--- Employment in 2022: 1,010
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,040

33 / 50
Alexander Oganezov // Shutterstock

#18. Amusement and recreation attendants

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +36.9% (1,520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,640
--- Employment in 2022: 4,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $26,640

34 / 50
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#17. Tutors

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.1% (450 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,600
--- Employment in 2022: 1,150
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,800

35 / 50
Canva

#16. Architectural and engineering managers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.2% (660 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,300
--- Employment in 2022: 1,640
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $144,180

You may also like: Counties with the highest unemployment in Utah
36 / 50
industryviews // Shutterstock

#15. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +46.2% (790 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,500
--- Employment in 2022: 1,710
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $51,170

37 / 50
giocalde // Shutterstock

#14. Print binding and finishing workers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +47.1% (320 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,000
--- Employment in 2022: 680
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $36,310

38 / 50
LightField Studios // Shutterstock

#13. Emergency medical technicians

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +47.7% (520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,610
--- Employment in 2022: 1,090
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,250

39 / 50
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#12. Industrial engineers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +49.1% (1,420 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,310
--- Employment in 2022: 2,890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $102,770

40 / 50
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock

#11. Advertising sales agents

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +49.3% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,030
--- Employment in 2022: 690
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,030

You may also like: Healthy hotspots: The most physically active counties in Utah
41 / 50
Canva

#10. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +49.7% (1,730 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,210
--- Employment in 2022: 3,480
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,840

42 / 50
Undrey // Shutterstock

#9. Financial and investment analysts

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +58.3% (1,610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,370
--- Employment in 2022: 2,760
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $82,050

43 / 50
Pressmaster // Shutterstock

#8. Public relations specialists

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +60.4% (960 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,550
--- Employment in 2022: 1,590
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $51,170

44 / 50
Canva

#7. Plasterers and stucco masons

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +63.2% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,550
--- Employment in 2022: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,480

45 / 50
aboutsung // Shutterstock

#6. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +64.2% (1,580 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,040
--- Employment in 2022: 2,460
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $27,760

You may also like: How syringe exchanges in Utah reduce the spread of disease
46 / 50
Syda Productions // Shutterstock

#5. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +65.3% (2,450 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,200
--- Employment in 2022: 3,750
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $55,850

47 / 50
DGLimages // Shutterstock

#4. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +78.7% (1,070 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,430
--- Employment in 2022: 1,360
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $55,640

48 / 50
fizkes // Shutterstock

#3. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +79.8% (710 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,600
--- Employment in 2022: 890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $52,660

49 / 50
Ground Picture // Shutterstock

#2. Dietitians and nutritionists

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +89.9% (620 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,310
--- Employment in 2022: 690
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,870

50 / 50
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock

#1. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +138.0% (1,090 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,880
--- Employment in 2022: 790
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,160

This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

You may also like: Counties where children have the best opportunity for economic mobility in Utah

Trending Now