The US will add 6 million jobs in the next decade. Here are the 10 industries projected to grow the most.

Allana AkhtarSep 4, 2020, 18:22 IST

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the healthcare industry to grow by 9.1% by 2029.Portland Press Herald/ Getty

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its projections for the 10 industries projected to grow the most in the next decade.
Industries like healthcare, law, and food services will have significantly more jobs in 2029 than today, BLS found.
The country as a whole will add 6 million in the next decade, representing an annual growth rate of 0.4%, BLS reported on September 1. The growth rate between 2009 to 2019 was at 1.3% due to recovery after the Great Recession.
The healthcare support industry, for instance, will have 22.6% more jobs in 2029. The legal industry will have 5.1% more jobs.
Per the BLS data, job openings for nurse practicioners, statisticians, and mental health counselors will grow in the long term.
Here are the 10 industries that will add the most new jobs in the coming decade.

10. The management industry will have 4.7% more jobs in 2029.

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9. The building and grounds cleaning and maintenance industry will have 4.9% more jobs in 2029.

FILE PHOTO: A MTA staff uses a Lysol to clean a station at the lobby of Grand Central Station following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City Reuters

8. The legal industry will have 5.1% more jobs in 2029.

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7. The business and financial operations industry will have 5.3% more jobs in 2029.

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6. The food preparation and serving related industry will have 7.3% more jobs in 2029.

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5. The personal care and service industry will have 7.7% more jobs in 2029.

Samuel Glickman, an Atlanta, Georgia barber, cuts a customer's hair on May 15, 2020. Paras Griffin/Getty Images

4. The healthcare practitioners and technical industry will have 9.1% more jobs in 2029.

Caption Health equips nurses with easy heart scans. Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Images

3. The computer and mathematical industry will have 12.1% more jobs in 2029.

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2. The social service industry will have 12.5% more jobs in 2029.

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1. The healthcare support industry will have 22.6% more jobs in 2029.

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