Top 100

Money and PayScale.com rate the top 100 careers with great pay and growth prospects. 1 - 50 51 - 100 Rank Job title Job growth (10-year forecast) 1 Software Architect 34% 2 Physician Assistant 39% 3 Management Consultant 24% 4 Physical Therapist 30% 5 Environmental Engineer 31% 6 Civil Engineer 24% 7 Database Administrator 20% 8 Sales Director 15% 9 Certified Public Accountant 22% 10 Biomedical Engineer 72% 11 Actuary 21% 12 Dentist 15% 13 Nurse Anesthetist 13% 14 Risk Management Manager 24% 15 Product Management Director 12% 16 Healthcare Consultant 24% 17 Information Systems Security Engineer 23% 18 Software Engineering / Development Director 17% 19 Occupational Therapist 26% 20 Information Technology Manager 17% 21 Telecommunications Network Engineer 53% 22 Environmental Health & Safety Specialist 28% 23 Construction Project Manager 17% 24 Network Operations Project Manager 23% 25 Emergency Room Physician 22% 26 Information Technology Business Analyst 20% 27 Director of Nursing 16% 28 Information Technology Consultant 17% 29 Psychiatrist 24% 30 Test Software Development Engineer 20% 31 Information Technology Network Engineer 23% 32 Senior Sales Executive 15% 33 Information Technology Program Manager 17% 34 Primary Care Physician 22% 35 Computer and Information Scientist 24% 36 Hospital Administrator 16% 37 Programmer Analyst 20% 38 Applications Engineer 34% 39 Research & Development Manager 15% 40 Regional Sales Manager 15% 41 Project Engineer 24% 42 Training Development Director 23% 43 Human Resources Consultant 21% 44 Speech-Language Pathologist 19% 45 Business Development Analyst 24% 46 Physical Therapy Director 16% 47 Structural Engineer 24% 48 Nursing Home Director 16% 49 Systems Engineer 13% 50 Healthcare Services Program Director 13%