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. Here are the top 10 careers in order of pay, from lowest to highest. Take a look.

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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%

Best Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree

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.