According to CareerOneStop.org and data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS.gov), below is a list of the 25 fastest-growing occupations that require a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. These occupations are growing at 19% or more from 2008 to 2018, versus the national average of 10%.

Typically, a bachelor’s degree will take four years to complete, but some bachelor’s degree programs can be completed a little more quickly. As with college degrees in general, you will have more opportunities, higher earnings and greater job security so a bachelors’s degree may be well worth your investment in time and tuition.

• Biomedical Engineers – growing at 72% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts – growing at 53% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Financial Examiners – growing at 41% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Medical Scientists (except epidemiologists) – growing at 40% and requires a doctoral degree
• Physician Assistants – growing at 39% and requires a master’s degree
• Biochemists and Biophysicists – growing at 37% and requires a doctoral degree
• Athletic Trainers – growing at 37% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Computer Software Engineers (Applications) – growing at 34% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Veterinarians – growing at 33% and requires a doctor of medicine degree
• Environmental Engineers – growing at 31% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Computer Software Engineers (Systems Software) – growing at 30% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Survey Researchers – growing at 30% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Physical Therapists – growing at 30% and requires a master’s degree
• Personal Financial Advisors – growing at 30% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Anthropologists and Archeologists – growing at 28% and requires a master’s degree
• Market Research Analysts – growing at 28% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Employment, Recruitment and Placement Specialists – growing at 28% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Environmental Scientists and Specialists including Health – growing at 28% and requires a master’s degree
• Prosthodontists (Dentists) – growing at 28% and requires a medical doctor degree
• Cartographers and Photogrammetrists – growing at 27% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Industrial-Organizational Psychologists – growing at 26% and requires a master’s degree
• Geographers – growing at 26% and requires a master’s degree
• Occupational Therapists – growing at 26% and requires a master’s degree
• Museum Techs and Conservators – growing at 26% and requires a bachelor’s degree
• Cost Estimators – growing at 25% and requires a bachelor’s degree

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