High-paying jobs that are easy to get into

US occupations that pay $90k or more yet have the lowest barriers to entry, ranked by a modeled difficulty score (education, cost, licensing, competition). Pay is real BLS data; difficulty is a modeled estimate.

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
9. Administrative Services Managers$114k
10. Technical Writers$90k
11. Budget Analysts$92k
12. Motion Graphics Designers$102k
13. Database Architects$140k
14. Power Plant Operators$102k
15. UX Researchers$117k
16. Statisticians$106k
17. Cloud Engineers$99k
18. Computer Network Architects$134k
19. Data Scientists$120k
20. Training & Development Managers$133k
21. Purchasing Managers$148k
22. Chemists$91k
23. Materials Scientists$118k
24. Electronics Engineers$130k
25. Musicians & Singers$99k

Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.