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While software developers, financial managers, and medical and health services managers are very different types of jobs, they are all projected to see employment rise from 2022 to 2032 and pay over $100,000 for the typical worker.
The latest employment projection data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in early September highlights which occupations may see employment growth and declines from 2022 to 2032. Total employment is projected to grow by nearly 4.7 million over this 10-year period, a press release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. At the occupation level, home health and personal care aides followed by software developers are projected to see the largest increase in the number of people employed, BLS found.
While home health and personal care aides had a median annual wage of $30,180, below the median for all occupations of $6,310, software developers had a median pay of over $100,000.
Insider decided to look at occupations with available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that pay fairly well and are projected to see some kind of growth over the 10-year period starting in 2022. To do this, we calculated the geometric mean for each occupation using median annual wages for May 2022 and projected employment growth from 2022 to 2032 for each occupation.
For our definition of jobs that pay well or are high-paying, we didn’t just look at jobs that have a median of six figures. We looked at occupations that had a median annual wage greater than $46,310, which was the median for all US jobs based on May 2022 data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has a few occupations that are catchall titles — with the wording of “all other.” We eliminated these titles for the purpose of this analysis.
After calculating the geometric mean, we ranked occupations based on this, where the occupation that ranked No. 1 had the highest geometric mean. Below are the top 30 jobs in the analysis.
30. Sales representatives of services (except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel)
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 45,700
Median annual wage in May 2022: $62,400
Typical educational requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
29. Sales managers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 22,500
Median annual wage in May 2022: $130,600
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
28. Electricians
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 49,200
Median annual wage in May 2022: $60,240
Typical educational requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
27. Logisticians
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 38,300
Median annual wage in May 2022: $77,520
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
26. Human resources specialists
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 51,400
Median annual wage in May 2022: $64,240
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
25. Marketing managers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 23,700
Median annual wage in May 2022: $140,040
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
24. Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 71,500
Median annual wage in May 2022: $49,710
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
23. Industrial machinery mechanics
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 59,900
Median annual wage in May 2022: $59,830
Typical educational requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
22. Physical therapists
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 37,300
Median annual wage in May 2022: $97,720
Typical educational requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
21. Industrial engineers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 38,400
Median annual wage in May 2022: $96,350
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
20. Personal financial advisors
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 42,000
Median annual wage in May 2022: $95,390
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
19. Software quality assurance analysts and testers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 40,800
Median annual wage in May 2022: $99,620
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
18. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 89,300
Median annual wage in May 2022: $49,920
Typical educational requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
17. Physician assistants
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 39,300
Median annual wage in May 2022: $126,010
Typical educational requirements: Master’s degree
16. Postsecondary health specialties teachers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 50,200
Median annual wage in May 2022: $100,300
Typical educational requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
15. Project management specialists
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 54,700
Median annual wage in May 2022: $95,370
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
14. Computer systems analysts
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 51,100
Median annual wage in May 2022: $102,240
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
13. Accountants and auditors
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 67,400
Median annual wage in May 2022: $78,000
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
12. Information security analysts
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 53,200
Median annual wage in May 2022: $112,000
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
11. Data scientists
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 59,400
Median annual wage in May 2022: $103,500
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
10. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 116,600
Median annual wage in May 2022: $68,230
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
9. Lawyers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 62,400
Median annual wage in May 2022: $135,740
Typical educational requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
8. Management analysts
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 95,700
Median annual wage in May 2022: $95,290
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
7. Computer and information systems managers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 86,000
Median annual wage in May 2022: $164,070
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
6. Registered nurses
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 177,400
Median annual wage in May 2022: $81,220
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
5. Nurse practitioners
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 118,600
Median annual wage in May 2022: $121,610
Typical educational requirements: Master’s degree
4. General and operations managers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 147,300
Median annual wage in May 2022: $98,100
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
3. Medical and health services managers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 144,700
Median annual wage in May 2022: $104,830
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
2. Financial managers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 126,600
Median annual wage in May 2022: $139,790
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
1. Software developers
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Projected change in employment from 2022 to 2032: 410,400
Median annual wage in May 2022: $127,260
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
