Rank

Career
(click for CNNMoney.com snapshot)

Job growth
(10-yr forecast)

Average pay
(salary and bonus)

1

Software engineer

46.07%

$80,427

2

College professor

31.39%

$81,491

3

Financial advisor

25.92%

$122,462

4

Human resources manager

23.47%

$73,731

5

Physician assistant

49.65%

$75,117

6

Market research analyst

20.19%

$82,317

7

Computer/IT analyst

36.10%

$83,427

8

Real estate appraiser

22.78%

$66,216

9

Pharmacist

24.57%

$91,998

10

Psychologist

19.14%

$66,359

11

Advertising manager

20.34%

$107,049

12

Physical therapist

36.74%

$54,883

13

Technical writer

23.22%

$57,841

14

Chiropractor

22.40%

$84,996

15

Medical scientist

34.06%

$70,053

16

Physical scientist

12.18%

$80,213

17

Engineer

13.38%

$76,100

18

Curriculum developer

27.53%

$55,793

19

Editor

14.77%

$78,242

20

Public relations specialist

22.61%

$84,567

21

Sales manager

19.67%

$135,903

22

Optometrist

19.73%

$93,670

23

Property manager

15.30%

$78,375

24

Actuary

23.16%

$81,509

25

Writer

17.72%

$60,519

26

Social service manager

25.52%

$74,584

27

Paralegal

29.75%

$61,204

28

Health services manager

22.76%

$92,211

29

Advertising sales agent

16.33%

$112,683

30

Physician/Surgeon

23.98%

$247,536

31

Management analyst

20.12%

$63,426

32

Occupational therapist

33.61%

$51,973

33

Mental health counselor

27.18%

$53,150

34

Landscape architect

19.43%

$50,383

35

Biotechnology research scientist

17.05%

$66,393

36

Urban planner

15.17%

$60,891

37

Lawyer

14.97%

$153,923

38

Speech-language pathologist

14.57%

$58,329

39

Meeting and convention planner

22.21%

$56,072

40

Dietitian/Nutritionist

18.30%

$52,244

41

Biological scientist

17.03%

$61,317

42

Financial analyst

17.33%

$66,203

43

Dentist

13.52%

$122,883

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