When people think of Iowa occupations, agriculture is usually the first thing that comes to mind. But Zippia has put together a comprehensive list of the fastest growing jobs in the state for 2017, and many would be surprised at the professions that made this list. Derived from projections developed by the Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Zippia took the data one step further and ranked each occupation by the expected job growth in the next year. Therapists, analysts and healthcare professions pepper Iowa’s top 10, with personal finance advisors, nurse practitioners, computer systems analysts and physical and occupational therapists in the sixth through 10th spots. The increasing number of aging baby boomers has put the need for more home health aides at number five and then a switch to technology careers comes in at four for web developers. Growth in the demand for physical therapy assistants brings that field into the list at number three, while the top two careers with the most growth predicted for 2017 are for information security and operations research analysts. The top 10 and top 100 Iowa jobs list can be found by following the link included with this story on our website.
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