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title: "Best Jobs for the Future"
description: "Occupations ranked on three equally weighted measures: BLS projected employment growth over the projection decade, BLS median pay, and the NueCareer…"
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# Best Jobs for the Future

Occupations ranked on three equally weighted measures: BLS projected employment growth over the projection decade, BLS median pay, and the NueCareer AI-resilience score derived from O\*NET work activities. Each measure is a percentile across the bank, so a job has to do well on all three to rank. Only occupations paying at least the US median and projected to grow are included.

30 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry".

| # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-power-line-installer-and-repairer) | $95,320 | +10.3% | High school |
| 2 | [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist) | $236,590 | +9.7% | Master's |
| 3 | [Wind Energy Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-energy-operations-manager) | $141,900 | +4.9% | Bachelor's |
| 4 | [Prosthodontist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/prosthodontist) | $311,180 | +5.8% | Doctorate |
| 5 | [Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/oral-and-maxillofacial-surgeon) | $352,220 | +5.6% | Doctorate |
| 6 | [Nurse Midwife](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-midwife) | $134,040 | +11.5% | Master's |
| 7 | [Construction Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/construction-manager) | $114,990 | +9.1% | Bachelor's |
| 8 | [Physical Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physical-therapist) | $102,760 | +11.9% | Doctorate |
| 9 | [Occupational Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/occupational-therapist) | $100,330 | +14.8% | Master's |
| 10 | [Elevator Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/elevator-installer) | $109,910 | +5.7% | High school |
| 11 | [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist) | $170,950 | +5.7% | Doctorate |
| 12 | [Orthotist and Prosthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthotist-and-prosthetist) | $81,110 | +12.9% | Master's |
| 13 | [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner) | $132,300 | +41.0% | Master's |
| 14 | [Veterinarian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/veterinarian) | $130,100 | +9.4% | Doctorate |
| 15 | [Physical Therapist Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physical-therapist-assistant) | $68,380 | +23.0% | Associate's |
| 16 | [Audiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/audiologist) | $95,780 | +11.0% | Doctorate |
| 17 | [Wind Turbine Service Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-turbine-service-technician) | $64,120 | +29.5% | Certificate |
| 18 | [Orthodontist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthodontist) | $289,140 | +6.0% | Doctorate |
| 19 | [Electrician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrician) | $63,190 | +9.2% | High school |
| 20 | [Commercial Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/commercial-pilot) | $123,220 | +5.2% | Certificate |
| 21 | [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant) | $135,880 | +21.1% | Master's |
| 22 | [Dental Hygienist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dental-hygienist) | $98,100 | +8.0% | Associate's |
| 23 | [Makeup Artist, Theatrical and Performance](https://nuecareer.com/careers/makeup-artist-theatrical-and-performance) | $97,150 | +6.1% | Certificate |
| 24 | [Respiratory Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/respiratory-therapist) | $82,280 | +8.5% | Associate's |
| 25 | [Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-specialties-teacher-postsecondary) | $107,310 | +17.9% | Doctorate |
| 26 | [Electrical and Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-repairer-powerhouse-substation-and-relay) | $103,020 | +9.7% | Certificate |
| 27 | [Forest Fire Inspector and Prevention Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forest-fire-inspector-and-prevention-specialist) | $56,870 | +13.1% | High school |
| 28 | [Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Except Engines](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mobile-heavy-equipment-mechanic) | $65,510 | +6.7% | High school |
| 29 | [Dermatologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dermatologist) | $328,730 | +6.8% | Doctorate |
| 30 | [Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/farm-equipment-mechanic-and-service-technician) | $56,550 | +10.7% | High school |

Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology

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