The 20 Best Jobs Of The Future
Business Insider compiled a ranking of the best jobs of the future based on how well they pay and how much they are projected to grow in the coming years.
We took the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' projections for the number of new jobs created between 2012 and 2022 and the actual 2012 median annual wage for each occupation and ranked them based on a combination (the geometric mean) of the two figures.
Since we are looking for the best jobs of the next decade - those that will have plenty of openings and provide a good wage - we ranked only those occupations with median wages higher than the 2012 median wage for all workers, which is $34,750. We used the total number of new jobs projected by 2022 rather than the percent rate of growth for the occupations, since some specialized occupations are expected to see steep growth but will provide a relatively tiny amount of job openings.
We also provide short descriptions of each of the occupations based on their entries in the O*NET database, and some ideas on why these jobs are poised to do so well based on the BLS's Monthly Labor Review article on its latest projections.