What jobs have the most growth?

12.33 %

Importers and exporters

Projected employment growth from 2022 to 2026 | Working Futures

8.43 %

Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)

Projected employment growth from 2022 to 2026 | Working Futures

8.15 %

Playworkers

Projected employment growth from 2022 to 2026 | Working Futures

7.89 %

Pest control officers

Projected employment growth from 2022 to 2026 | Working Futures

#	Occupation	Predicted change in employment (2022 to 2026)	Employment in 2022 (UK)	Predicted employment in 2026 (UK)
1	Importers and exporters	12.33%	10,758	12,084
2	Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)	8.43%	24,369	26,423
3	Playworkers	8.15%	40,533	43,836
4	Pest control officers	7.89%	10,277	11,088
5	Care escorts	7.89%	21,440	23,131
6	Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants	7.88%	24,923	26,888
7	Animal care services occupations n.e.c.	7.88%	76,602	82,641
8	Nursery nurses and assistants	7.88%	224,333	242,018
9	Houseparents and residential wardens	7.88%	51,920	56,013
10	Dental nurses	7.88%	65,216	70,357
11	Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	7.88%	396,438	427,689
12	Teaching assistants	7.88%	446,725	481,940
13	Care workers and home carers	7.88%	957,374	1,032,842
14	Educational support assistants	7.88%	169,395	182,748
15	Senior care workers	7.88%	99,039	106,846
16	Childminders and related occupations	7.88%	160,950	173,637
17	Veterinary nurses	7.72%	16,016	17,253
18	Further education teaching professionals	6.61%	132,641	141,409
19	Special needs education teaching professionals	6.61%	85,496	91,147
20	Higher education teaching professionals	6.61%	181,508	193,505
21	Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c.	6.61%	233,844	249,300
22	Primary and nursery education teaching professionals	6.61%	504,487	537,831
23	Secondary education teaching professionals	6.61%	489,822	522,196
24	Senior professionals of educational establishments	6.61%	121,992	130,054
25	Education advisers and school inspectors	6.61%	39,753	42,380
26	Dispensing opticians	6.40%	6,308	6,712
27	Speech and language therapists	6.19%	20,563	21,836
28	Pharmaceutical technicians	5.90%	35,443	37,535
29	Housing officers	5.79%	60,604	64,113
30	Youth and community workers	5.79%	91,445	96,739
31	Counsellors	5.79%	37,121	39,270
32	Health associate professionals n.e.c.	5.79%	64,643	68,385
33	Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.	5.79%	147,636	156,182
34	Medical and dental technicians	5.79%	56,616	59,893
35	Child and early years officers	5.79%	39,168	41,435
36	Garage managers and proprietors	5.78%	33,507	35,445
37	Telephonists	5.75%	22,081	23,350
38	Paramedics	5.75%	32,055	33,897
39	Medical radiographers	5.70%	30,804	32,559
40	Veterinarians	5.68%	26,345	27,841
41	Occupational therapists	5.68%	48,309	51,051
42	Psychologists	5.67%	48,761	51,528
43	Therapy professionals n.e.c.	5.67%	49,625	52,441
44	Ophthalmic opticians	5.67%	23,334	24,658
45	Midwives	5.67%	57,086	60,325
46	Physiotherapists	5.67%	68,510	72,397
47	Health professionals n.e.c.	5.67%	58,784	62,119
48	Podiatrists	5.67%	19,725	20,844
49	Medical practitioners	5.67%	307,483	324,926
50	Nurses	5.67%	771,343	815,099
51	Pharmacists	5.67%	67,323	71,142
52	Dental practitioners	5.67%	58,782	62,116
53	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	5.64%	18,393	19,430
54	Communication operators	5.58%	42,632	45,010
55	Call and contact centre occupations	5.58%	147,501	155,728
56	Customer service managers and supervisors	5.58%	175,015	184,776
57	Customer service occupations n.e.c.	5.58%	338,459	357,335
58	Market research interviewers	5.58%	21,106	22,283
59	Chartered architectural technologists	5.54%	2,525	2,665
60	Chief executives and senior officials	5.12%	84,656	88,987
61	Information technology and telecommunications directors	5.11%	94,666	99,508
62	Marketing and sales directors	5.11%	224,486	235,968
63	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	5.11%	142,885	150,193
64	Financial managers and directors	5.11%	292,896	307,876
65	Human resource managers and directors	5.11%	172,104	180,906
66	Purchasing managers and directors	5.11%	68,320	71,814
67	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	5.11%	370,486	389,433
68	Advertising and public relations directors	5.11%	32,480	34,141
69	Production managers and directors in construction	5.11%	218,085	229,237
70	Elected officers and representatives	5.10%	10,767	11,316
71	Insurance underwriters	4.14%	34,825	36,268
72	Conservation and environmental associate professionals	4.14%	10,526	10,962
73	Financial and accounting technicians	4.14%	30,084	31,329
74	Estate agents and auctioneers	4.14%	57,587	59,970
75	Estimators, valuers and assessors	4.14%	80,893	84,240
76	Taxation experts	4.14%	38,889	40,498
77	Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	4.14%	23,617	24,594
78	Marketing associate professionals	4.14%	200,954	209,267
79	Finance and investment analysts and advisers	4.14%	214,494	223,367
80	Financial accounts managers	4.14%	154,326	160,710
81	Business sales executives	4.14%	168,010	174,960
82	Health and safety officers	4.14%	54,563	56,820
83	Sales accounts and business development managers	4.14%	504,814	525,695
84	Legal associate professionals	4.14%	76,209	79,361
85	Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors	4.14%	179,523	186,948
86	Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.	4.14%	162,531	169,253
87	Buyers and procurement officers	4.14%	84,269	87,754
88	Human resources and industrial relations officers	4.14%	162,543	169,265
89	Public services associate professionals	4.14%	120,931	125,932
90	Brokers	4.13%	54,832	57,099
91	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists	4.13%	37,855	39,420
92	Conference and exhibition managers and organisers	4.13%	74,654	77,740
93	Inspectors of standards and regulations	4.13%	51,684	53,820
94	Ship and hovercraft officers	4.13%	17,548	18,273
95	Air traffic controllers	3.77%	8,414	8,731
96	Environmental health professionals	3.62%	14,386	14,907
97	Probation officers	3.57%	14,231	14,739
98	Quality control and planning engineers	3.53%	39,653	41,051
99	Actuaries, economists and statisticians	3.53%	41,871	43,347
100	Barristers and judges	3.53%	35,375	36,622
101	Welfare professionals n.e.c.	3.52%	25,512	26,411
102	Town planning officers	3.52%	28,435	29,437
103	Construction project managers and related professionals	3.52%	90,279	93,460
104	Social workers	3.52%	120,957	125,218
105	Architects	3.52%	68,074	70,472
106	Management consultants and business analysts	3.52%	216,953	224,595
107	Public relations professionals	3.52%	55,048	56,987
108	Business and financial project management professionals	3.52%	237,908	246,288
109	Quantity surveyors	3.52%	49,173	50,905
110	Legal professionals n.e.c.	3.52%	64,988	67,277
111	Chartered surveyors	3.52%	70,127	72,597
112	Solicitors	3.52%	143,815	148,880
113	Chartered and certified accountants	3.52%	241,216	249,711
114	Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors	3.52%	90,128	93,302
115	Business and related research professionals	3.52%	45,951	47,569
116	Librarians	3.52%	31,783	32,902
117	Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	3.52%	93,020	96,295
118	Clergy	3.52%	57,181	59,194
119	Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	3.52%	56,050	58,023
120	Advertising accounts managers and creative directors	3.52%	38,153	39,496
121	Archivists and curators	3.52%	16,455	17,034
122	Physical scientists	3.51%	29,382	30,414
123	Production and process engineers	3.41%	64,843	67,052
124	Web design and development professionals	3.41%	75,851	78,435
125	Mechanical engineers	3.41%	90,810	93,903
126	Environment professionals	3.41%	37,583	38,863
127	Chemical scientists	3.41%	32,800	33,917
128	Conservation professionals	3.41%	15,387	15,911
129	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	3.41%	45,460	47,008
130	Civil engineers	3.41%	87,690	90,676
131	IT specialist managers	3.41%	214,292	221,589
132	Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.	3.41%	195,411	202,065
133	Programmers and software development professionals	3.40%	300,212	310,434
134	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	3.40%	105,413	109,002
135	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	3.40%	125,243	129,507
136	Electronics engineers	3.40%	37,922	39,213
137	IT project and programme managers	3.40%	83,728	86,578
138	Biological scientists and biochemists	3.40%	107,556	111,217
139	Design and development engineers	3.40%	81,445	84,217
140	Research and development managers	3.40%	44,103	45,604
141	Social and humanities scientists	3.40%	16,921	17,496
142	Electrical engineers	3.34%	43,236	44,679
143	Health care practice managers	2.92%	24,486	25,202
144	Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	2.92%	63,512	65,369
145	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	2.92%	59,445	61,183
146	Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services	2.92%	13,682	14,082
147	Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail	2.92%	151,947	156,388
148	Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors	2.92%	132,111	135,972
149	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	2.92%	27,101	27,893
150	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	2.92%	226,172	232,781
151	Property, housing and estate managers	2.92%	195,347	201,055
152	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	2.92%	32,450	33,398
153	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	2.92%	41,935	43,160
154	Leisure and sports managers	2.92%	59,161	60,889
155	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	2.92%	16,582	17,066
156	Travel agency managers and proprietors	2.89%	11,761	12,101
157	Horticultural trades	2.67%	15,383	15,793
158	Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.	2.66%	21,729	22,307
159	Farmers	2.66%	140,612	144,351
160	Groundsmen and greenkeepers	2.66%	25,689	26,372
161	Gardeners and landscape gardeners	2.66%	145,751	149,626
162	Rail transport operatives	1.56%	15,085	15,320
163	Quality assurance technicians	0.89%	27,386	27,629
164	Electrical and electronics technicians	0.80%	32,670	32,931
165	Draughtspersons	0.80%	47,648	48,028
166	Building and civil engineering technicians	0.80%	22,994	23,177
167	IT user support technicians	0.80%	109,580	110,452
168	Engineering technicians	0.80%	97,065	97,837
169	Laboratory technicians	0.80%	98,710	99,495
170	IT operations technicians	0.80%	131,421	132,466
171	Planning, process and production technicians	0.79%	31,089	31,336
172	Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.	0.79%	48,633	49,019
173	Arts officers, producers and directors	0.78%	93,036	93,764
174	Dancers and choreographers	0.78%	18,923	19,071
175	Graphic designers	0.78%	101,973	102,770
176	Fitness instructors	0.78%	67,305	67,831
177	Artists	0.78%	62,860	63,351
178	Authors, writers and translators	0.78%	96,410	97,163
179	Sports coaches, instructors and officials	0.78%	115,496	116,398
180	Actors, entertainers and presenters	0.78%	55,968	56,405
181	Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators	0.78%	103,233	104,039
182	Musicians	0.78%	62,786	63,276
183	Product, clothing and related designers	0.78%	85,532	86,199
184	Sports players	0.78%	20,292	20,450
185	Crane drivers	0.72%	9,690	9,760
186	Marine and waterways transport operatives	0.53%	7,876	7,918
187	Other drivers and transport operatives n.e.c.	0.43%	24,565	24,670
188	Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.	0.42%	58,867	59,116
189	Bus and coach drivers	0.42%	128,775	129,319
190	Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs	0.42%	235,738	236,733
191	Fork-lift truck drivers	0.42%	113,528	114,007
192	Large goods vehicle drivers	0.42%	332,168	333,569
193	Van drivers	0.42%	236,802	237,800
194	Driving instructors	0.42%	43,680	43,864
195	Agricultural machinery drivers	0.42%	8,856	8,893
196	Air transport operatives	0.42%	16,304	16,372
197	Train and tram drivers	0.36%	24,957	25,047
198	Shelf fillers	0.22%	122,574	122,841
199	Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers	0.11%	42,172	42,218
200	Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.	0.11%	33,066	33,102
201	Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.	0.11%	50,724	50,779
202	Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers	0.11%	216,595	216,827
203	Elementary storage occupations	0.11%	509,880	510,426
204	Kitchen and catering assistants	0.11%	540,905	541,483
205	Bar staff	0.11%	240,652	240,909
206	Cleaners and domestics	0.11%	716,057	716,821
207	School midday and crossing patrol occupations	0.11%	121,194	121,323
208	Waiters and waitresses	0.11%	305,368	305,693
209	Other elementary services occupations n.e.c.	0.11%	43,247	43,293
210	Security guards and related occupations	0.11%	213,549	213,776
211	Elementary security occupations n.e.c.	0.11%	31,111	31,144
212	Leisure and theme park attendants	0.11%	34,072	34,108
213	Vehicle valeters and cleaners	0.11%	35,160	35,197
214	Window cleaners	0.10%	44,198	44,244
215	Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	0.07%	10,122	10,129
216	Parking and civil enforcement occupations	0.05%	20,113	20,124
217	Street cleaners	-0.02%	12,095	12,093
218	NCOs and other ranks	-0.12%	56,463	56,398
219	Police officers (sergeant and below)	-0.13%	169,264	169,038
220	Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	-0.13%	48,480	48,415
221	Fire service officers (watch manager and below)	-0.13%	40,747	40,692
222	Police community support officers	-0.18%	19,065	19,031
223	Hospital porters	-0.19%	20,998	20,958
224	Prison service officers (below principal officer)	-0.21%	39,900	39,818
225	Rail travel assistants	-0.89%	20,507	20,325
226	Housekeepers and related occupations	-0.89%	46,452	46,037
227	Travel agents	-0.89%	41,968	41,593
228	Sports and leisure assistants	-0.89%	73,378	72,722
229	Hairdressers and barbers	-0.89%	227,173	225,142
230	Beauticians and related occupations	-0.89%	102,900	101,980
231	Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.	-0.89%	29,862	29,595
232	Air travel assistants	-0.89%	52,541	52,071
233	Caretakers	-0.89%	92,738	91,908
234	Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors	-0.90%	74,622	73,954
235	Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.	-1.20%	23,994	23,706
236	Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers	-1.20%	150,398	148,589
237	Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.	-1.20%	83,874	82,865
238	Elementary construction occupations	-1.20%	176,776	174,649
239	Farm workers	-1.20%	63,828	63,060
240	Industrial cleaning process occupations	-1.21%	30,147	29,783
241	Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	-1.49%	44,498	43,837
242	Floorers and wall tilers	-1.49%	32,044	31,567
243	Carpenters and joiners	-1.49%	242,270	238,663
244	Construction and building trades n.e.c.	-1.49%	244,674	241,030
245	Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers	-1.49%	169,651	167,123
246	Construction and building trades supervisors	-1.49%	56,504	55,662
247	Painters and decorators	-1.49%	126,079	124,200
248	Bricklayers and masons	-1.54%	68,838	67,781
249	Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	-1.61%	41,852	41,178
250	Plasterers	-1.62%	45,952	45,206
251	Steel erectors	-1.65%	9,625	9,466
252	Refuse and salvage occupations	-2.15%	43,278	42,348
253	Market and street traders and assistants	-2.17%	23,636	23,124
254	Debt, rent and other cash collectors	-2.17%	24,651	24,117
255	Sales supervisors	-2.17%	223,633	218,785
256	Sales and retail assistants	-2.17%	1,288,061	1,260,135
257	Sales related occupations n.e.c.	-2.17%	70,337	68,812
258	Pharmacy and other dispensing assistants	-2.17%	84,621	82,786
259	Retail cashiers and check-out operators	-2.17%	265,063	259,315
260	Roundspersons and van salespersons	-2.17%	18,629	18,225
261	Merchandisers and window dressers	-2.17%	30,521	29,859
262	Collector salespersons and credit agents	-2.17%	21,898	21,423
263	Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers	-2.17%	38,999	38,153
264	Telephone salespersons	-2.17%	44,032	43,076
265	Forestry workers	-2.23%	9,291	9,084
266	Architectural and town planning technicians	-2.87%	26,117	25,368
267	Bank and post office clerks	-3.28%	151,986	146,997
268	Credit controllers	-3.29%	39,175	37,885
269	Finance officers	-3.31%	43,057	41,631
270	Human resources administrative occupations	-3.31%	47,211	45,647
271	Transport and distribution clerks and assistants	-3.31%	69,952	67,634
272	Local government administrative occupations	-3.31%	154,986	149,850
273	Records clerks and assistants	-3.31%	132,516	128,124
274	Sales administrators	-3.31%	77,478	74,910
275	Office managers	-3.31%	184,208	178,102
276	Officers of non-governmental organisations	-3.31%	65,736	63,557
277	National government administrative occupations	-3.31%	242,761	234,714
278	Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.	-3.31%	186,975	180,777
279	Other administrative occupations n.e.c.	-3.31%	680,325	657,773
280	Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks	-3.31%	460,737	445,464
281	Stock control clerks and assistants	-3.32%	107,840	104,265
282	Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants	-3.32%	81,862	79,148
283	Office supervisors	-3.37%	42,835	41,391
284	Library clerks and assistants	-3.40%	28,992	28,005
285	Sheet metal workers	-4.81%	13,445	12,798
286	Moulders, core makers and die casters	-5.24%	2,766	2,621
287	Plastics process operatives	-5.25%	27,818	26,358
288	Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	-5.29%	6,864	6,501
289	Precision instrument makers and repairers	-5.29%	21,655	20,509
290	Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	-5.29%	39,606	37,510
291	Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians	-5.29%	193,265	183,036
292	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	-5.29%	182,760	173,087
293	IT engineers	-5.29%	34,952	33,102
294	Electricians and electrical fitters	-5.29%	236,103	223,606
295	Telecommunications engineers	-5.29%	54,047	51,186
296	Welding trades	-5.29%	71,179	67,411
297	Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.	-5.29%	73,515	69,623
298	Vehicle body builders and repairers	-5.29%	25,894	24,523
299	Aircraft maintenance and related trades	-5.34%	24,854	23,528
300	Pipe fitters	-5.36%	8,887	8,411
301	TV, video and audio engineers	-5.44%	11,461	10,837
302	Metal machining setters and setter-operators	-5.46%	49,739	47,025
303	Vehicle paint technicians	-5.52%	13,359	12,622
304	Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineers	-5.58%	13,336	12,592
305	Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out	-5.81%	12,889	12,140
306	Metal plate workers, and riveters	-6.10%	7,782	7,307
307	Fishmongers and poultry dressers	-6.43%	9,053	8,471
308	Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.	-7.00%	8,681	8,073
309	Printers	-7.01%	35,413	32,930
310	Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers	-7.01%	13,520	12,572
311	Bakers and flour confectioners	-7.01%	37,351	34,732
312	Other skilled trades n.e.c.	-7.01%	44,165	41,068
313	Cooks	-7.01%	100,009	92,996
314	Catering and bar managers	-7.01%	69,405	64,538
315	Butchers	-7.01%	37,376	34,755
316	Chefs	-7.01%	244,418	227,275
317	Print finishing and binding workers	-7.01%	19,046	17,710
318	Furniture makers and other craft woodworkers	-7.02%	37,875	35,218
319	Footwear and leather working trades	-7.02%	8,207	7,631
320	Florists	-7.02%	10,798	10,040
321	Weavers and knitters	-7.02%	4,843	4,503
322	Tailors and dressmakers	-7.02%	14,214	13,216
323	Glass and ceramics process operatives	-7.51%	5,979	5,530
324	Smiths and forge workers	-7.51%	2,609	2,413
325	Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters	-7.97%	12,647	11,639
326	Road construction operatives	-8.09%	19,850	18,245
327	Weighers, graders and sorters	-8.25%	15,087	13,843
328	Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)	-8.27%	40,639	37,279
329	Printing machine assistants	-8.29%	14,010	12,848
330	Rail construction and maintenance operatives	-8.30%	10,669	9,784
331	Process operatives n.e.c.	-8.30%	19,083	17,500
332	Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.	-8.30%	30,195	27,690
333	Sewing machinists	-8.30%	28,708	26,326
334	Chemical and related process operatives	-8.30%	43,482	39,874
335	Food, drink and tobacco process operatives	-8.30%	127,847	117,238
336	Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.	-8.30%	35,548	32,598
337	Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)	-8.30%	32,282	29,603
338	Construction operatives n.e.c.	-8.30%	88,531	81,184
339	Metal working machine operatives	-8.30%	47,039	43,135
340	Routine inspectors and testers	-8.30%	69,806	64,012
341	Paper and wood machine operatives	-8.30%	24,788	22,730
342	Energy plant operatives	-8.40%	5,882	5,388
343	Metal making and treating process operatives	-8.46%	12,543	11,482
344	Textile process operatives	-8.46%	12,583	11,518
345	Quarry workers and related operatives	-8.47%	9,320	8,531
346	Rubber process operatives	-8.52%	4,436	4,058
347	Electroplaters	-8.97%	3,669	3,340
348	Pre-press technicians	-9.22%	5,415	4,916
349	Water and sewerage plant operatives	-9.35%	6,940	6,291
350	Scaffolders, stagers and riggers	-11.52%	27,543	24,371
351	Upholsterers	-12.84%	15,416	13,437
352	Boat and ship builders and repairers	-14.83%	10,337	8,804
353	Medical secretaries	-25.12%	54,563	40,859
354	School secretaries	-25.63%	51,120	38,018
355	Legal secretaries	-25.65%	33,915	25,217
356	Personal assistants and other secretaries	-25.69%	170,834	126,945
357	Receptionists	-26.23%	180,407	133,079
358	Typists and related keyboard occupations	-27.32%	35,569	25,851
359	Company secretaries	-27.81%	29,601	21,369

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