Insider looked at jobs with above-median pay that are expected to see growth.
We analyzed both employment projections for 2022 to 2032 and May 2022 median annual wage data.
Software developers and financial managers took the top two spots in our ranking.
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
