These careers — listed with the degrees they usually require for an entry-level position — are among those expected to grow most in Massachusetts through 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA / GED REQUIRED
US employers will hire 479,500 administrative assistants through 2022.
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE REQUIRED
Registered nurses make median pay of $65,470 in the US - employers will hire 526,800 in the next eight years.
BACHELOR'S DEGREE REQUIRED
Software developers make about $93,350 in the US - more than 200,000 will be hired through 2022 nationwide.
MASTER'S DEGREE REQUIRED
US employers will hire 114,100 social workers through 2022; they now make a median of $44,200.
STEM POSITIONS ADDING THE MOST STATE JOBS THROUGH 2022
HIGHEST PAID JOBS IN THE STATE (HINT: THEY'RE IN MEDICINE)
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics; the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development