Where are the jobs for young professionals

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On Monday, SmartAsset found which occupations saw the highest job growth for young professionals -- which includes workers between the ages of 25 and 34. For its findings, SmartAsset used data from the federal government's Bureau of Labor Statistics to analyze jobs that require a bachelor’s or advanced degree with more than 15,000 employees between the ages of 25 and 34. The personal finance technology company then compared employment rates of those jobs from 2015 to 2019, ranking occupations by their percentage change among young professionals.

The careers on the top of the list were:

1. Information security analysts
Job growth: 171%

2. Computer control programmers and operators
Job growth: 140%

3. Physician assistants
Job growth: 93%

4. Writers and authors
Job growth: 71%

5. Biological scientists
Job growth: 68%

6. News analysts, reporters and correspondents
Job growth: 60%

7. Purchasing manager
Job growth: 57%

8. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
Job growth: 54%

9. Fundraisers
Job growth: 53%

10. Chemists and materials scientists
Job growth: 52%

Source: The fastest-growing jobs for young professionals include info security, chemists