Jobs with the best outlook in the U.S.(from #301)

Outlook score (0–100) combining labor demand, wage momentum, pay level, AI resistance and entry barrier. (847 occupations)

Highest payPay in 10 yearsOutlookSafest from AIMost exposed to AIFastest growingFastest pay growthLargest employment
Country:United StatesJapan
#OccupationMedian payIn 10 yrsOutlookAI riskGrowth (10 yr)
284 Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Education · 13K workers
$77,570 $103,700est. 58/100 48% +2.6%
284 Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Education · 114K workers
$66,140 $88,700est. 58/100 25% −0.2%
284 Archivists
Education · 7,970 workers
$64,550 $83,500est. 58/100 62% +3.4%
284 Museum Technicians and Conservators
Education · 12K workers
$51,440 $69,100est. 58/100 48% +3.6%
284 Radiologists
Healthcare · 27K workers
$420,860 $565,200est. 58/100 47% +3.4%
284 Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Healthcare · 17K workers
$101,370 $138,300est. 58/100 32% +4.4%
284 Paramedics
Healthcare · 101K workers
$60,600 $84,400est. 58/100 13% +5.7%
284 Surgical Technologists
Healthcare · 117K workers
$64,650 $89,600est. 58/100 15% +5.0%
284 Firefighters
Protective Services · 346K workers
$59,280 $82,000est. 58/100 8% +3.7%
284 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Protective Services · 671K workers
$76,210 $104,400est. 58/100 20% +3.5%
284 Animal Control Workers
Protective Services · 12K workers
$45,660 $62,600est. 58/100 23% +4.0%
284 Bartenders
Food Service · 756K workers
$34,340 $47,400est. 58/100 20% +5.0%
284 Tour Guides and Escorts — —est. 58/100 37% —
284 Recreation Workers
· 331K workers
$36,560 $49,500est. 58/100 42% +4.3%
284 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Construction · 478K workers
$59,850 $82,700est. 58/100 15% +4.6%
284 Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Construction · 26K workers
$58,340 $81,100est. 58/100 11% +5.1%
284 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Manufacturing & Repair · 618K workers
$79,860 $108,300est. 58/100 38% +4.1%
284 Mechanical Door Repairers
Manufacturing & Repair · 27K workers
$55,720 $77,300est. 58/100 22% +6.4%
284 Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
Manufacturing & Repair · 48K workers
$74,340 $101,000est. 58/100 37% +4.3%
284 Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Manufacturing & Repair · 3,020 workers
$45,990 $63,700est. 58/100 20% +5.8%
284 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Manufacturing & Repair · 28K workers
$68,120 $89,700est. 58/100 60% +5.9%
284 Driver/Sales Workers
Transportation · 409K workers
$38,770 $53,800est. 58/100 32% +7.9%
284 Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
Logistics · 9,780 workers
$61,770 $83,700est. 58/100 41% +4.3%
324 Purchasing Managers $148,080 $189,900est. 57/100 66% +4.0%
324 Project Management Specialists
Management & Consulting · 1.1M workers
$102,320 $131,400est. 57/100 70% +6.7%
324 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Management & Consulting · 112K workers
$78,210 $100,400est. 57/100 69% +6.0%
324 Web and Digital Interface Designers
IT & Software · 113K workers
$104,000 $129,700est. 57/100 79% +6.0%
324 Actuaries
Engineering & Science · 27K workers
$130,000 $167,100est. 57/100 74% +9.2%
324 Environmental Engineers
Engineering & Science · 38K workers
$107,110 $139,700est. 57/100 64% +6.3%
324 Materials Engineers
Engineering & Science · 23K workers
$112,860 $146,000est. 57/100 69% +7.5%
324 Engineers, All Other
Engineering & Science · 154K workers
$122,930 $166,800est. 57/100 35% +3.7%
324 Calibration Technologists and Technicians
Engineering & Science · 17K workers
$67,820 $89,400est. 57/100 58% +4.8%
324 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Education · 17K workers
$98,070 $130,100est. 57/100 52% +2.5%
324 Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Education · 20K workers
$128,500 $166,100est. 57/100 61% +2.6%
324 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Education · 150K workers
$77,640 $105,200est. 57/100 25% +2.0%
324 Instructional Coordinators
Education · 228K workers
$77,440 $102,900est. 57/100 50% +1.6%
324 Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Design · 6,930 workers
$71,240 $94,800est. 57/100 50% +2.0%
324 Producers and Directors
Film & Video · 143K workers
$90,360 $118,600est. 57/100 58% +4.0%
324 Pediatricians, General
Healthcare · 39K workers
$210,040 $284,000est. 57/100 25% +1.5%
324 Orderlies
Caregiving · 52K workers
$38,290 $52,900est. 57/100 13% +4.0%
324 Occupational Therapy Aides
Caregiving · 4,310 workers
$39,160 $53,800est. 57/100 17% +3.6%
324 Fast Food and Counter Workers
Food Service · 3.9M workers
$31,200 $42,900est. 57/100 30% +5.8%
324 Building Cleaning Workers, All Other $44,040 $59,900est. 57/100 20% +2.0%
324 First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
· 103K workers
$48,560 $66,000est. 57/100 43% +5.3%
324 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
· 114K workers
$48,590 $65,100est. 57/100 55% +6.3%
324 Gambling Dealers
· 84K workers
$34,320 $47,200est. 57/100 14% +3.4%
324 Embalmers
· 3,890 workers
$58,780 $79,000est. 57/100 28% +0.7%
324 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Construction · 13K workers
$67,890 $92,600est. 57/100 9% +0.8%
324 Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Manufacturing & Repair · 8,720 workers
$92,460 $125,100est. 57/100 26% +1.8%
324 Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Manufacturing & Repair · 31K workers
$51,430 $70,500est. 57/100 50% +8.2%
Pay and employment figures are national statistics (U.S.: BLS OEWS and Employment Projections; Japan: MHLW job tag). Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. How to read the data