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. Thomas Barwick/Getty Images ...
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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 resources specialists
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Annual median pay: $75,940
Projected employment growth: 60,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
19. Industrial engineers
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Annual median pay: $102,440
Projected employment growth: 45,400
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
18. Physician assistants
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Annual median pay: $135,880
Projected employment growth: 35,700
Typical education needed: Master's degree
17. Marketing managers
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Annual median pay: $166,790
Projected employment growth: 29,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
16. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
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Annual median pay: $78,760
Projected employment growth: 66,300
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
15. Information security analysts
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Annual median pay: $129,180
Projected employment growth: 40,600
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
14. Postsecondary health specialties teachers
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Annual median pay: $107,310
Projected employment growth: 49,900
Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree
13. Construction managers
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Annual median pay: $114,990
Projected employment growth: 55,200
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
12. Lawyers
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Annual median pay: $159,670
Projected employment growth: 40,600
Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree
11. Accountants and auditors
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Annual median pay: $83,680
Projected employment growth: 79,400
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
10. Project management specialists
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Annual median pay: $102,320
Projected employment growth: 73,200
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
9. Management analysts
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Annual median pay: $101,860
Projected employment growth: 109,200
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
8. Data scientists
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Annual median pay: $120,230
Projected employment growth: 95,400
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
7. Financial managers
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Annual median pay: $166,570
Projected employment growth: 84,900
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
6. Nurse practitioners
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Annual median pay: $132,300
Projected employment growth: 137,800
Typical education needed: Master's degree
5. Computer and information systems managers
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Annual median pay: $175,140
Projected employment growth: 108,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
4. Registered nurses
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Annual median pay: $97,550
Projected employment growth: 194,700
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
3. General and operations managers
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Annual median pay: $105,770
Projected employment growth: 181,300
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
2. Medical and health services managers
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Annual median pay: $123,860
Projected employment growth: 155,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
1. Software developers
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Annual median pay: $135,980
Projected employment growth: 174,700
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
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Madison Hoff is a reporter on Business Insider’s economy team. She covers the labor market, inflation, spending, and other data. In addition to covering new estimates and trends, her workforce reporting includes career pivots, job searching, and side hustles.She also covers downsizing, particularly people selling their houses to pursue RV living. She has also reported on how much teachers spend out of pocket and what it’s like being a caregiver.Her stories often cover the state of the economy, what experts are saying, and how people are navigating the workplace or their careers.Previously, she was a junior reporter and data editorial fellow on the Strategy team.
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