- Newly released job projections capture employment changes from 2025 to 2035.
- Business Insider combined that data with pay data to rank high-paying jobs that may grow a lot.
- Tech, managerial, and healthcare roles made up the top spots.
We took the geometric mean of the jobs that fit the criteria and then ranked them, with the highest mean ranked at the top.
Here are the top 20, along with their projected job growth, pay, and typical education required.
20. Human resources specialists
Annual median pay: $75,940
Projected employment growth: 60,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Industrial engineers
Annual median pay: $102,440
Projected employment growth: 45,400
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Physician assistants
Annual median pay: $135,880
Projected employment growth: 35,700
Typical education needed: Master’s degree
- Marketing managers
Annual median pay: $166,790
Projected employment growth: 29,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Market research analysts and marketing specialists
Annual median pay: $78,760
Projected employment growth: 66,300
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Information security analysts
Annual median pay: $129,180
Projected employment growth: 40,600
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Postsecondary health specialties teachers
Annual median pay: $107,310
Projected employment growth: 49,900
Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree
- Construction managers
Annual median pay: $114,990
Projected employment growth: 55,200
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Lawyers
Annual median pay: $159,670
Projected employment growth: 40,600
Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree
- Accountants and auditors
Annual median pay: $83,680
Projected employment growth: 79,400
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Project management specialists
Annual median pay: $102,320
Projected employment growth: 73,200
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Management analysts
Annual median pay: $101,860
Projected employment growth: 109,200
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Data scientists
Annual median pay: $120,230
Projected employment growth: 95,400
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Financial managers
Annual median pay: $166,570
Projected employment growth: 84,900
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Nurse practitioners
Annual median pay: $132,300
Projected employment growth: 137,800
Typical education needed: Master’s degree
- Computer and information systems managers
Annual median pay: $175,140
Projected employment growth: 108,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Registered nurses
Annual median pay: $97,550
Projected employment growth: 194,700
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- General and operations managers
Annual median pay: $105,770
Projected employment growth: 181,300
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Medical and health services managers
Annual median pay: $123,860
Projected employment growth: 155,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
- Software developers
Annual median pay: $135,980
Projected employment growth: 174,700
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
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