30 high-paying, fast-growing jobs that are set to boom over the next decade

Computer and information systems manager is one of the jobs that made our list of high-paying, fast-growing jobs.

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• Millions of Americans have been quitting ther jobs each month, and these jobs could be a good fit for a career switch.
• We used 2021-2031 employment projections and 2021 wage data to find high-paying jobs likely to grow.
• Managerial, tech, and medical jobs like registered nurses made up some of the top 30 occupations.

30. Sales managers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 23,800

Median annual wage in May 2021: $127,490

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

29. Elementary school teachers (except special education)

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 54,900

Median annual wage in May 2021: $61,400

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

28. Construction managers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 36,400

Median annual wage in May 2021: $98,890

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

27. Human resources specialists

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 58,800

Median annual wage in May 2021: $62,290

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

26. Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 77,500

Median annual wage in May 2021: $48,520

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

25. Industrial machinery mechanics

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 63,100

Median annual wage in May 2021: $59,840

Typical educational requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

24. Physical therapists

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 40,400

Median annual wage in May 2021: $95,620

Typical educational requirements: Doctoral or professional degree

23. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 40,800

Median annual wage in May 2021: $98,220

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

22. Data scientists

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 40,500

Median annual wage in May 2021: $100,910

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

21. Logisticians

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 54,100

Median annual wage in May 2021: $77,030

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

20. Marketing managers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 31,700

Median annual wage in May 2021: $135,030

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

19. Sales representatives of services (except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel)

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 71,400

Median annual wage in May 2021: $60,550

Typical educational requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

18. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 90,900

Median annual wage in May 2021: $48,310

Typical educational requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

17. Physician assistants

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 38,400

Median annual wage in May 2021: $121,530

Typical educational requirements: Master's degree

16. Personal financial advisors

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 50,900

Median annual wage in May 2021: $94,170

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

15. Computer systems analysts

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 50,900

Median annual wage in May 2021: $99,270

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

14. Project management specialists

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 56,300

Median annual wage in May 2021: $94,500

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

13. Information security analysts

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 56,500

Median annual wage in May 2021: $102,600

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

12. Postsecondary health specialties teachers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 59,400

Median annual wage in May 2021: $102,720

Typical educational requirements: Doctoral or professional degree

11. Accountants and auditors

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 81,800

Median annual wage in May 2021: $77,250

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

10. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 150,300

Median annual wage in May 2021: $63,920

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

9. Management analysts

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 108,400

Median annual wage in May 2021: $93,000

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

8. Lawyers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 80,200

Median annual wage in May 2021: $127,990

Typical educational requirements: Doctoral or professional degree

7. Computer and information systems managers

Computer and information systems manager is one of the jobs that made our list of high-paying, fast-growing jobs.

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 82,400

Median annual wage in May 2021: $159,010

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

6. Nurse practitioners

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 112,700

Median annual wage in May 2021: $120,680

Typical educational requirements: Master's degree

5. Medical and health services managers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 136,200

Median annual wage in May 2021: $101,340

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

4. Registered nurses

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 195,400

Median annual wage in May 2021: $77,600

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

3. Financial managers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 123,100

Median annual wage in May 2021: $131,710

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

2. General and operations managers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 209,800

Median annual wage in May 2021: $97,970

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

1. Software developers

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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 370,600

Median annual wage in May 2021: $120,730

Typical educational requirements: Bachelor's degree

How we came up with our list of the best jobs of the future

The above 30 jobs both pay above the median annual wage and are poised to grow over the next decade. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases annual employment projections of how various jobs will grow or decline over the next decade. The latest release shows how occupations could change from 2021 to 2031. Overall, BLS forecasts that employment will grow by 8.3 million, from 158.1 million in 2021 to 166.5 million in 2031.

Insider was interested in looking at jobs that pay well and that also may see more jobs added over the decade. To come up with our set of jobs that are projected to have bright futures ahead of them, we took the geometric mean of median annual wages and projected employment growth from 2021 to 2031 for each occupation. We then ranked occupations based on their geometric mean. A higher geometric mean would mean a higher rank.

Wage data is for May 2021 from the Bureau's Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program. We only included jobs that pay over $45,760, the median wage for all occupations, because we were interested in jobs that are both expected to grow and pay well. We excluded job titles from our analysis that are catchall occupation titles, such as "computer occupations, all other." Based on our analysis, several of the top jobs are medical, tech, or manager positions.

With 2021 being the base year for the latest projection, there are some important caveats to keep in mind given the labor market was still recovering from pandemic-related job losses during that year.

"The 2021 annual average levels do not reflect much of the employment recovery and reallocation that has already occurred in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying recession, given total employment continued to grow rapidly through the first half of 2022," BLS wrote in a news release about 2021-2031 employment projections.

BLS also noted about the data in the release that "fast growth rates in this projections set can be cyclically driven, structurally driven (in the long term), or driven by a combination of cyclical and structural factors." 

This article was originally published in September 2021 and has been refreshed with new data.

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