Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, including Fast Food with a numeric change of 7,508 jobs, is projected to be the top growing occupation thru 2028. Personal Care Aides is slated to add 6,335 to its workforce. In all, the top 20 growing occupations for the 2018-2028 time frame are expected to add 49,847 jobs to the Arkansas job market.
The fastest growing occupation thru 2028 is projected to be Fundraisers with 41.19 percent change expected. Occupational Therapy Assistants are slated to be second with a 38.98 percent change. Eight of the occupations on this list are directly connected to the healthcare field. The average percent change among these top 20 fastest growing occupations is 31.62 percent.