- BI looked at jobs that paid above the national median and were expected to increase employment from 2023 to 2033.
- A few high-paying healthcare and tech jobs are projected to have robust job growth.
- Most of the jobs that made the top 20 on our list had a median pay of over $100,000 a year.
Developers, nurses, accountants, and lawyers could be good occupations if you're looking for work with strong expected demand and typically high pay.
Business Insider analyzed high-paying jobs with potentially strong job growth based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data. We took the geometric mean of jobs that paid above the median annual wage in May 2024, $49,500, and jobs that are projected to grow from 2023 to 2033. We excluded catchall job titles because we wanted to focus on occupations that were specific. The higher the geometric mean, the higher the occupation ranked on our list.
Several tech jobs, including data scientists, and a few healthcare jobs, including registered nurses, made the top 20. Most of the top gigs had median annual wages of six figures, and the top eight are projected to increase by more than 100,000 workers.
Here are the jobs that made the top 20.
20. Human resources specialists
Projected job increase: 74,200
Median wage: $72,910
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
19. Personal financial advisors
Projected job increase: 55,000
Median wage: $102,140
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
18. Postsecondary health specialties teachers
Projected job increase: 53,300
Median wage: $105,620
Education typically needed: Doctoral or professional degree
17. Market research analysts and marketing specialists
Projected job increase: 74,900
Median wage: $76,950
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
16. Physician assistants
Projected job increase: 43,700
Median wage: $133,260
Education typically needed: Master's degree
15. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Projected job increase: 102,000
Median wage: $57,440
Education typically needed: Postsecondary nondegree award
14. Computer systems analysts
Projected job increase: 56,500
Median wage: $103,790
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
13. Lawyers
Projected job increase: 44,200
Median wage: $151,160
Education typically needed: Doctoral or professional degree
12. Project management specialists
Projected job increase: 69,900
Median wage: $100,750
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
11. Information security analysts
Projected job increase: 59,100
Median wage: $124,910
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
10. Accountants and auditors
Projected job increase: 91,400
Median wage: $81,680
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
9. Data scientists
Projected job increase: 73,100
Median wage: $112,590
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
8. Management analysts
Projected job increase: 107,900
Median wage: $101,190
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
7. Nurse practitioners
Projected job increase: 135,500
Median wage: $129,210
Education typically needed: Master's degree
6. Computer and information systems managers
Projected job increase: 106,900
Median wage: $171,200
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
5. Registered nurses
Projected job increase: 197,200
Median wage: $93,600
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
4. Medical and health services managers
Projected job increase: 160,600
Median wage: $117,960
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
3. General and operations managers
Projected job increase: 210,400
Median wage: $102,950
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
2. Financial managers
Projected job increase: 138,300
Median wage: $161,700
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
1. Software developers
Projected job increase: 303,700
Median wage: $133,080
Education typically needed: Bachelor's degree
