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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. Wind Turbine TechniciansGrowing fast
  2. Solar Panel InstallersGrowing fast
  3. Nurse PractitionersGrowing fast
  4. Data ScientistsGrowing fast
  5. Penetration TestersGrowing fast
  6. Medical & Health Services ManagersGrowing fast
  7. Physical Therapist AssistantsGrowing fast
  8. ActuariesGrowing fast
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Highest paying

By median annual pay.

  1. Emergency Physicians$496k
  2. Radiologists$421k
  3. Surgeons$414k
  4. Anesthesiologists$391k
  5. Periodontists$352k
  6. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons$311k
  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. Software QA & Testers100%
  2. Computer Programmers100%
  3. Web & Digital Designers100%
  4. iOS Developers99%
  5. Frontend Engineers99%
  6. UX Researchers99%
  7. Technical Science Writers99%
  8. Quantitative Analysts98%
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Most AI-resilient

Highest future-proof score (growth, low automation, retention).

  1. Psychiatrists92/100
  2. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons91/100
  3. Dentists89/100
  4. Nurse Anesthetists88/100
  5. Neurologists88/100
  6. Orthodontists88/100
  7. Periodontists88/100
  8. Anesthesiologists85/100
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High pay, easy to enter

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

  1. Software QA & Testers$104k
  2. Computer Programmers$100k
  3. iOS Developers$136k
  4. Frontend Engineers$93k
  5. Web & Digital Designers$104k
  6. Computer Systems Analysts$106k
  7. Database Administrators$105k
  8. Atmospheric Scientists$99k
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Sources: BLS OEWS 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034, O*NET 30.3.