| Accountants and auditors Finance | High | $81,680 (BLS OOH, May 2024) | 5% growth, 2024-2034, faster than average (BLS); about 124,200 openings per year | → |
| Customer service representatives Operations | High | $42,830 (BLS OEWS, May 2024) | 5% decline, 2024-2034 (BLS); about 341,700 openings projected per year, on average | → |
| Financial analysts Finance | High | $101,350 (BLS OEWS / OOH, May 2024) | 6% growth, 2024-2034, faster than average (BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, "Financial analysts"). For the detailed occupation SOC 13-2051, the BLS projection is faster than average (5% to 6%), with about 25,100 openings over the decade. | → |
| Graphic designers Creative | High | $61,300 (BLS OOH, May 2024) | 2% growth, 2024-2034, slower than average; about 20,000 openings projected per year (BLS OOH, Employment Projections) | → |
| Market research analysts Marketing | High | $76,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2024) | 7% growth, 2024-2034 (much faster than average); about 87,200 openings projected each year on average over the decade (BLS Employment Projections) | → |
| Paralegals and legal assistants Legal | High | $61,010 ($29.33 hourly) (BLS OEWS, May 2024) | Little or no change, 2024-2034, with about 39,300 openings projected each year on average over the decade (BLS Employment Projections / OOH) | → |
| Software developers Technology | High | $133,080 per year (BLS OEWS via O*NET, May 2024) | Much faster than average growth (7% or higher), Bright Outlook, with about 115,200 projected annual openings over 2024-2034 (O*NET, 15-1252). The BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook reports 15% growth from 2024 to 2034 for the broader group of software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers. | → |
| Writers and authors Creative | High | $72,270 (BLS OOH, May 2024) | 4% growth, 2024-2034, about as fast as average (BLS Employment Projections) | → |
| Human resources specialists Human Resources | Moderate | $72,910 (BLS OEWS, May 2024) | 6% growth, 2024-2034, faster than average (BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook); about 81,800 openings projected per year | → |
| Marketing managers Marketing | Moderate | $161,030 (BLS OEWS, May 2024) | Much faster than average, 7% or higher, 2024-2034 for marketing managers (BLS Employment Projections, 11-2021), with about 34,300 projected annual openings. The broader Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers group is projected to grow 6% over the same period (BLS, 2024-2034). | → |
| Radiologic technologists Healthcare | Moderate | $77,660 (BLS OEWS via O*NET, May 2024) | Average growth, 3% to 4%, 2024 to 2034, with about 12,900 projected openings over the decade (O*NET for SOC 29-2034). The BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook groups radiologic and MRI technologists together and projects 5% growth, 2024 to 2034. | → |
| Elementary school teachers Education | Lower | $62,340 (BLS OEWS, May 2024) | Decline of 1% or lower, 2024-2034 for the narrow code (Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, 25-2021); 2% decline with about 103,800 openings per year for the broader BLS category (Kindergarten and elementary school teachers) | → |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers Transportation | Lower | $57,440 (BLS OOH / OEWS, May 2024) | 4% growth, 2024-2034, about as fast as average; about 237,600 openings projected each year on average over the decade (BLS Employment Projections) | → |
| Registered nurses Healthcare | Lower | $93,600 (BLS OOH and OEWS 29-1141, May 2024) | 5% growth, 2024 to 2034, faster than average, with about 189,100 openings projected each year, on average, over the decade (BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook) | → |