Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics highlights the fastest-growing high-paying occupations projected for 2025–2035.
Nurse practitioners top the list, with employment expected to grow by 41.0% and a 2025 median annual wage of $132,000.
The growth is attributed to factors including an ageing population, rising rates of chronic disease and the expansion of team-based healthcare models.
Data scientists follow, with projected growth of 34.6% and a median annual wage of $120,000.
Healthcare and technology occupations dominate the rankings.
Employment of health services managers is projected to grow by 24.2%, with a median wage of $124,000, while physician assistants are expected to see 21.1% growth and earn a median $136,000 annually.
In technology, computer and information research scientists are projected to grow by 21.8%, with a median wage of $140,000, while information security analysts are expected to grow by 21.0%, earning $129,000.
Information systems managers, meanwhile, have a median annual wage of $175,000 and are projected to grow by 15.8%.
Rounding out the list are postsecondary health specialities teachers, with projected growth of 17.9% and a median wage of $107,000, and occupational therapists, expected to grow by 14.8% with a median wage of $100,000.
