Top 10 best future jobs

Here are Kiplinger’s 10 best jobs for the future.

1. Nurse Practitioner
If you’re thinking about a field with some job security, the medical field is a safe bet. For nurse practitioners, job growth increased 30.3% between 2005 and 2015, and is expected to increase 25.7% over the next ten years. Additionally, nurse practitioners make annual median salary of about $97,396 per year. You would need a master’s degree for this profession, however.

2. Medical Sonographer
A medical sonographer is a great job because, not only is this field expected to grow at 33.6%, but you could start in this field with an associate’s degree or a bachelor’s degree. People in this field can expect to make about $68,886 per year.

3. Health Services Managers
If you are good at organizing, multi-tasking under pressure and you have excellent people skills, this might be a great job for you. Health services managers oversee certain medical departments or entire facilities, such as nursing homes. People in this field can expect to bring home about $93,338 with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in health administration, and job growth is projected to be about 17.5%.

4. Physical Therapy
The now second-largest generation is getting older, and Baby Boomers will need more rehabilitative services such as physical therapy to help them overcome strokes and injuries. In this field, you could expect to earn about $82,275, but you would need to obtain a doctoral degree. Past job growth has been 31.4%, while future job growth is expected to be 25.9%. Along these lines, occupational therapists help people regain their ability to operate independently, or they may help people perform daily tasks they are not able to perform on their own. Occupational therapists could expect to make an average of $78,806 a year but only need a master’s degree versus a doctoral degree.

5. Dental Hygienist
Job growth for dental hygienists was 21.1% over the last ten years, and is projected to be 21.8% over the next. In this career, you could expect to earn $74,169, and you only need an associate’s degree in dental hygiene to start. That’s a pretty good ROI!

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Degrees With Great Job Opportunities (Ranked by Salary)

1. MBA Degree in Technology Management
2. PhD Degree in Computer Science
3. Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering
4. Master’s Degree in Education Administration
5. Master’s Degree in Geoscience
6. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
7. Bachelor’s Degree in Databases
8. Master’s Degree in Operations Research
9. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Networks
10. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
11. Master’s Degree in Epidemiology
12. Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Technology
13. Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy
14. Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education
15. Associate’s Degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant
16. Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant
17. Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
18. Associate’s Degree in Biomedical Equipment Technology
19. Associate’s Degree in Health Information Technology
20. Associate’s Degree in Veterinary Technology

Degrees With Good Job Opportunities (Ranked by Salary)

21. Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Degree
22. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
23. Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies
24. Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree
25. Bachelor’s Degree in Radiation Therapy
26. Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
27. Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene
28. Doctor of Chiropractic Degree
29. Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
30. Doctor of Audiology Degree
31. Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
32. Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture
33. Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science
34. Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
35. Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Science
36. Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction
37. Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management
38. Bachelor’s Degree in Surveying
39. Master’s Degree in Library Science
40. Master’s Degree in Counseling
41. Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science
42. Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
43. Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems
44. Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education
45. Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training

Degrees with Good or Great Job Opportunities but School Admissions are Competitive (Ranked by Salary)

46. Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) Degree
47. Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree
48. Doctor of Pharmacy Degree
49. Doctor of Optometry Degree
50. Master’s Degree in Health Administration
51. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree