You have to make it to No. 6 on the Bureau of Labor Statistic's top 20 fastest-growing occupations list before you see one that pays more than $80,000. But nine jobs are "double delights" — jobs that will be increasingly plentiful between 2018-2028 that also pay good money.
The BLS list starts with the job that will grow the most (solar photovoltaic installer). Within the list of fastest-growing jobs, these eight had the highest potential salaries; each pulls in at least $80,000 per year.
Fastest-growing jobs rank: 6 of 20
Median pay in 2018: $98,350
Predicted growth rate from 2018-2028: 32%
Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree
Fastest-growing jobs rank: 7 of 20
Median pay in 2018: $108,610
Predicted growth rate from 2018-2028: 31%
Typical education required: Master's degree
Fastest -growing jobs rank: 8 of 20
Median pay in 2018: $87,780 per year
Predicted growth rate from 2018-2028: 31%
Typical entry-level education: Master's degree
Fastest-growing jobs rank: 9 of 20
Median pay in 2018: $107,030 per year
Predicted growth rate from 2018-2028: 28%
Typical education required: Master's degree
Fastest-growing jobs rank: 12 of 20
Median pay in 2018: $80,370 per year
Predicted growth rate from 2018-2028: 27%
Typical entry-level education: Master's degree
Fastest-growing jobs rank: 13 of 20
Median pay in 2018: $101,900 per year
Predicted growth rate from 2018-2028: 26%
Typical entry-level education: Master's degree
Fastest-growing jobs rank: 14 of 20
Median pay in 2018: $83,390 per year
Predicted growth rate from 2018-2028: 26%
Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree
Software developers, applications
Fastest-growing jobs rank: 15 of 20
Median pay in 2018: $103,620 per year
Predicted growth rate from 2018-2028: 26%
Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree
Fastest-growing jobs rank: 17 of 20
Median pay in 2018: $97,370 per year
Predicted growth rate from 2018-2028: 23%
Typical entry-level education: Doctorate
While the anticipated growth in all the job fields listed is impressive, some will create more actual jobs than others. Operations research analysts, for example, number 114,000, so a 27% increase there would net 30,780 new positions for nationwide job boards and recruiters.
Genetic counselors, though, only numbered 3,100 in 2018, so a 29% job outlook growth would just increase the nation's job openings by about 1,000.
