What Are the Top 50 Jobs in the Next 10 Years?

Counselors, classroom teachers and school administrators could distribute this list to their students and their parents.

Money and PayScale.com rate the top 50 careers with great pay and growth prospects.

Rank	Job title	Job growth (10-year forecast)
1	Systems Engineer	45%
2	Physician Assistant	27%
3	College Professor	23%
4	Nurse Practitioner	23%
5	Information Technology Project Manager	16%
6	Certified Public Accountant	18%
7	Physical Therapist	27%
8	Computer/Network Security Consultant	27%
9	Intelligence Analyst	15%
10	Sales Director	10%
11	Anesthesiologist	14%
12	Software Developer	28%
13	Pharmacist	22%
14	Occupational Therapist	23%
15	Nurse Anesthetist	23%
16	Software Product Manager	28%
17	Business Analyst, IT	29%
18	Attorney/Lawyer	11%
19	Physician/General Practice	14%
20	Human Resources Manager	13%
21	Senior Financial Analyst	34%
22	Physician/Obstetrician/Gynecologist	14%
23	Clinical Psychologist	16%
24	Psychiatrist	14%
25	Veterinarian	35%
26	Marketing Manager	14%
27	Speech-Language Pathologist	11%
28	Technical Writer	20%
29	Finance Director	13%
30	Telecommunications Network Engineer	53%
31	Director of Communications	17%
32	Hotel General Manager	12%
33	Securities Trader	25%
34	Account Executive	10%
35	Education/Training Consultant	22%
36	Corporate Paralegal	22%
37	Quality Control Engineer	20%
38	Manufacturing Engineer	20%
39	Computer Software Program Manager	28%
40	Applications Systems Analyst	29%
41	Senior Internal Auditor	18%
42	Commercial Property Manager	15%
43	Creative Director	26%
44	Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative	12%
45	Associate – Investment Banking	34%
46	Training & Development Manager	16%
47	Product Marketing Manager	14%
48	Quality Assurance Manager	16%
49	Financial Research Analyst	34%
50	Outside Sales Representative	12%
From the November 2009 issue Sources: PayScale.com, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Conference Board Help Wanted Online Data Series, and MONEY research * Job growth is estimated for 2006-2016 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.