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- Several manager, tech, and healthcare jobs pay well and could see strong job growth over the next decade.
- Business Insider used new projection data to see how high-paying jobs could grow.
- Software developers and financial managers typically make six figures and are projected to be in high demand.
Software developers aren’t going away, the latest job projections show. This job typically pays well and will still be needed in the era of artificial intelligence.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published new employment projections on Thursday that showed potential growth from 2024 to 2034. Business Insider took these new findings to analyze which high-paying jobs are expected to grow a lot.
To do so, we took the geometric mean of occupations that had a median annual wage of at least $75,000 in 2024 and a projected employment increase over the next decade and ranked the jobs by that combined metric. We excluded catch-all job groups.
Below are the results, along with their projected job growth from 2024 to 2034, median annual wage in 2024, and typical education needed.
20. Sales managers
Projected increase: 29,000
Median pay: $138,060
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
19. Marketing managers
Projected increase: 26,700
Median pay: $161,030
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
18. Physician assistants
Projected increase: 33,200
Median pay: $133,260
Typical education needed: Master’s degree
17. Computer systems analysts
Projected increase: 45,500
Median pay: $103,790
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
16. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
Projected increase: 63,000
Median pay: $76,950
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
15. Construction managers
Projected increase: 48,100
Median pay: $106,980
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
14. Postsecondary health specialties teachers
Projected increase: 50,100
Median pay: $105,620
Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree
13. Lawyers
Projected increase: 35,900
Median pay: $151,160
Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree
12. Project management specialists
Projected increase: 58,700
Median pay: $100,750
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
11. Accountants and auditors
Projected increase: 72,800
Median pay: $81,680
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
10. Information security analysts
Projected increase: 52,100
Median pay: $124,910
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
9. Data scientists
Projected increase: 82,500
Median pay: $112,590
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
8. Management analysts
Projected increase: 94,500
Median pay: $101,190
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
7. Registered nurses
Projected increase: 166,100
Median pay: $93,600
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
6. Nurse practitioners
Projected increase: 128,400
Median pay: $129,210
Typical education needed: Master’s degree
5. Medical and health services managers
Projected increase: 142,900
Median pay: $117,960
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
4. General and operations managers
Projected increase: 164,000
Median pay: $102,950
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
3. Computer and information systems managers
Projected increase: 101,600
Median pay: $171,200
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
2. Financial managers
Projected increase: 128,800
Median pay: $161,700
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
1. Software developers
Projected increase: 267,700
Median pay: $133,080
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
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