Channel 9 has studied which jobs are expected to see the biggest growth over the next decade.

A virtual reality exercise gives students the experience of being a wind turbine service technician.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that wind turbine service technicians will be the fastest growing occupation over the next decade. Second only to solar panel installers.

“It’s growing rapidly because, first of all, the U.S. government is now investing a lot,” said Basra Mewafy, an assistant professor at the Franklin-Cummings Institute of Technology.

Mewafy said graduates of that two-year solar installation program are hired quickly and paid well.

“At least starting at 60,000 to 70,000 a year,” Mewafy explained.

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Nurses are the third fastest growing job field, according to the federal government.

Cynthia Bashaw has been a nurse practitioner for nearly 30 years and now runs a college program at Endicott College that prepares others to enter the field.

“(They) acquire an advanced skill set that allows them to diagnose, prescribe treatment, prescribe medication, coordinate care,” Bashaw said. “The nurses came to fill that gap, you know; if you’ve tried to make an appointment with your primary care doctor or a primary care provider, it’s hard.”

Bashaw said many schools offer mid-career options for people to enter nursing. Someone with another bachelor’s degree could finish an accelerated nursing program in as little as 15 months. They can then decide whether or not to work towards becoming a nurse.

Vice President of Career Management Mary Cavanaugh said a career change is possible in a hot industry.

“It’s just being nimble and willing to learn,” Cavanaugh said. “Because when we work with clients, we take a look in terms of, you know, what you can get in your toolkit in terms of skills, what certifications you can get.”

Other fast-growing jobs include data scientists and information security analysts.

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