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
Annual median pay: $75,940
Projected employment growth: 60,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
19. Industrial engineers
Annual median pay: $102,440
Projected employment growth: 45,400
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
18. Physician assistants
Annual median pay: $135,880
Projected employment growth: 35,700
Typical education needed: Master’s degree
17. Marketing managers
Annual median pay: $166,790
Projected employment growth: 29,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
16. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
Annual median pay: $78,760
Projected employment growth: 66,300
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
15. Information security analysts
Annual median pay: $129,180
Projected employment growth: 40,600
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
14. Postsecondary health specialties teachers
Annual median pay: $107,310
Projected employment growth: 49,900
Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree
13. Construction managers
Annual median pay: $114,990
Projected employment growth: 55,200
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
12. Lawyers
Annual median pay: $159,670
Projected employment growth: 40,600
Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree
11. Accountants and auditors
Annual median pay: $83,680
Projected employment growth: 79,400
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
10. Project management specialists
Annual median pay: $102,320
Projected employment growth: 73,200
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
9. Management analysts
Annual median pay: $101,860
Projected employment growth: 109,200
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
8. Data scientists
Annual median pay: $120,230
Projected employment growth: 95,400
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
7. Financial managers
Annual median pay: $166,570
Projected employment growth: 84,900
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
6. Nurse practitioners
Annual median pay: $132,300
Projected employment growth: 137,800
Typical education needed: Master’s degree
5. Computer and information systems managers
Annual median pay: $175,140
Projected employment growth: 108,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
4. Registered nurses
Annual median pay: $97,550
Projected employment growth: 194,700
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
3. General and operations managers
Annual median pay: $105,770
Projected employment growth: 181,300
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
2. Medical and health services managers
Annual median pay: $123,860
Projected employment growth: 155,100
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
1. Software developers
Annual median pay: $135,980
Projected employment growth: 174,700
Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree
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