Best Careers of the Future 2017
We analyzed 785 occupations to identify the best jobs for your future based on current salary and projected job growth over the next 10 years.
We analyzed 785 occupations to identify the best jobs for your future based on current salary and projected job growth over the next 10 years. Here are the top 10 careers in order of pay, from lowest to highest. Take a look.
Market Research Analyst
Median annual salary: $61,816 (All jobs: $43,233)
Projected job growth, 2016-2026: 20.9% (All jobs: 8.6%)
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Dental Hygienist
Median annual salary: $73,141
Projected job growth, 2016-2026: 19.0%
Speech Language Pathologist
Median annual salary: $73,334
Projected job growth, 2016-2026: 21.0%
Physical Therapist
Median annual salary: $83,501
Projected job growth, 2016-2026: 30.4%
Computer Systems Analyst
Median annual salary: $85,080
Projected job growth, 2016-2026: 22.0%
Personal Financial Adviser
Median annual salary: $86,780
Projected job growth, 2016-2026: 23.8%
Health Services Manager
Median annual salary: $93,294
Projected job growth, 2016-2026: 17.4%
App Developer
Median annual salary: $97,483
Projected job growth, 2016-2026: 21.6%
Nurse Practitioner
Median annual salary: $98,288
Projected job growth, 2016-2026: 32.3%
Physician Assistant
Median annual salary: $98,869
Projected job growth, 2016-2026: 28.8%
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Rapacon joined Kiplinger in October 2007 as a reporter with Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and became an online editor for Kiplinger.com in June 2010. She previously served as editor of the "Starting Out" column, focusing on personal finance advice for people in their twenties and thirties.
Before joining Kiplinger, Rapacon worked as a senior research associate at b2b publishing house Judy Diamond Associates. She holds a B.A. degree in English from the George Washington University.
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