20 high-paying jobs that are projected to grow a lot over the next decade
Employment of registered nurses is projected to increase by 194,700 from 2025 to 2035. 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. Registered nurses, data scientists, and accountants and auditors are high-paying roles that are projected to add many jobs over the next decade. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released new job projections on Thursday, showing how hundreds of occupations may evolve between 2025 and 2035. Employment of nurse practitioners could boom over that time, while telemarketers and order clerks could shrink. Business Insider combined the latest projections with median annual wages from the BLS for May 2025 to rank high-paying jobs projected to grow. We considered roles high-paying if they typically pay at least $75,000, and we didn't set a minimum for projected job growth. We excluded catch-all job groups. 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 Annual median pay: $75,940 Projected employment growth: 60,100 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 19. Annual median pay: $102,440 Projected employment growth: 45,400 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 18. Annual median pay: $135,880 Projected employment growth: 35,700 Typical education needed: Master's degree 17. Annual median pay: $166,790 Projected employment growth: 29,100 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 16. Market research analysts and Annual median pay: $78,760 Projected employment growth: 66,300 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 15. Annual median pay: $129,180 Projected employment growth: 40,600 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 14. Postsecondary health Annual median pay: $107,310 Projected employment growth: 49,900 Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree 13. Annual median pay: $114,990 Projected employment growth: 55,200 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 12. Annual median pay: $159,670 Projected employment growth: 40,600 Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree 11. Accountants Annual median pay: $83,680 Projected employment growth: 79,400 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 10. Annual median pay: $102,320 Projected employment growth: 73,200 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 9. Management Annual median pay: $101,860 Projected employment growth: 109,200 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 8. Annual median pay: $120,230 Projected employment growth: 95,400 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 7. Annual median pay: $166,570 Projected employment growth: 84,900 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 6. Nurse Annual median pay: $132,300 Projected employment growth: 137,800 Typical education needed: Master's degree 5. Computer and information Annual median pay: $175,140 Projected employment growth: 108,100 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 4. Annual median pay: $97,550 Projected employment growth: 194,700 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 3. General and Annual median pay: $105,770 Projected employment growth: 181,300 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 2. Medical and health Annual median pay: $123,860 Projected employment growth: 155,100 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree 1. Annual median pay: $135,980 Projected employment growth: 174,700 Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree Read the original article on Business Insider
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