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Career Trends 2025

Where US careers are heading, drawn from real BLS pay and outlook data and O*NET work activities. Pay and growth are official figures; AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates.

Fastest growing

Projected employment growth, 2024 to 2034.

  1. Nurse PractitionersGrowing fast
  2. Solar Panel InstallersGrowing fast
  3. Data ScientistsGrowing fast
  4. Wind Turbine TechniciansGrowing fast
  5. Medical & Health Services ManagersGrowing fast
  6. Physical Therapist AssistantsGrowing fast
  7. Psychiatric TechniciansGrowing fast
  8. Computer & Information Research ScientistsGrowing fast
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Highest paying

By median annual pay.

  1. Cardiologists$496k
  2. Radiologists$421k
  3. Surgeons$414k
  4. Anesthesiologists$391k
  5. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons$352k
  6. Dermatologists$329k
  7. Orthodontists$289k
  8. Psychiatrists$282k
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Most exposed to AI

Modeled estimate of how much of the work today’s AI could take on.

  1. UX Researchers100th pct
  2. Software QA & Testers100th pct
  3. Web & Digital Designers100th pct
  4. Software Developers99th pct
  5. Web Developers99th pct
  6. Computer Programmers99th pct
  7. Technical Writers99th pct
  8. Writers & Authors99th pct
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Most AI-resilient

Highest future-proof score (growth, low displacement risk, pay, retention).

  1. Physician Assistants88/100
  2. Nurse Practitioners87/100
  3. Nurse Anesthetists86/100
  4. Dermatologists83/100
  5. Orthodontists82/100
  6. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons82/100
  7. Neurologists81/100
  8. Surgeons80/100
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High pay, easy to enter

Median pay of $90k or more with the lowest barriers to entry.

  1. Web Developers$93k
  2. Software QA & Testers$104k
  3. Software Developers$136k
  4. Computer Programmers$100k
  5. Facilities Managers$107k
  6. Web & Digital Designers$104k
  7. Computer Systems Analysts$106k
  8. Database Administrators$105k
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Sources: BLS OEWS 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035, O*NET 30.3.