When choosing a career path nowadays, it is best to know your options. If the goal is to land into a high-paying job, keep a close eye on the occupations that are in-demand in the job market.
Online career website Indeed ranked the most promising jobs, and it was found that workers from the technology, business, health care, and architecture fields hold some of the best occupations in 2020.
The recruitment site compiled a list of the 25 best jobs of the year based on three criteria: average pay, the percentage of the job title’s growth on Indeed within the past three years, and the number of the job title postings per one million total listings on the career site. The ranking considered jobs that pay $75,000 or more annually.
On top of the list are Software Architects who are experts in software development and is responsible for making high-level designs as well as executing software coding standards, tools, and platforms. Number 2 on the list are Full Stack Developers, professionals who work on the overall stages of software development, from front end to back end, database, API, and server.
Seven out of 10 tech jobs joined the list, while health care occupations are also booming industries. Real Estate Agent job is also growing, while professional and business services sectors have been recession-proof since the early 1990s.
Here is the complete countdown of the top 25 highest paying jobs this year.
Architect
Average base salary per year: $92,601
Growth in demand since 2016: 20.42%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 345
Primary Care Physician
Average base salary per year: $132,842
Growth in demand since 2016: 12.5%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 377
IT Technician
Average base salary per year: $79,850
Growth in demand since 2016: 35.16%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 403
Internal Medicine Physician
Average base salary per year: $177,831
Growth in demand since 2016: 16.72%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 408
HR Business Partner
Average base salary per year: $78,744
Growth in demand since 2016: 28.76%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 414
Cloud Engineer
Average base salary per year: $110,264
Growth in demand since 2016: 107.77%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 416
Controller
Average base salary per year: $82,151
Growth in demand since 2016: 18.71%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 435
Attorney
Average base salary per year: $86,563
Growth in demand since 2016: 76.56%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 439
Civil Engineer
Average base salary per year: $78,986
Growth in demand since 2016: 18.9%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 443
Superintendent
Average base salary per year: $75,266
Growth in demand since 2016: 48.75%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 452
Scientist
Average base salary per year: $87,726
Growth in demand since 2016: 21.08%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 458
Veterinarian
Average base salary per year: $92,431
Growth in demand since 2016: 69.22%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 460
Finance Manager
Average base salary per year: $79,106
Growth in demand since 2016: 22.61%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 470
Data Engineer
Average base salary per year: $113,777
Growth in demand since 2016: 135.48%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 492
Product Owner
Average base salary per year: $92,871
Growth in demand since 2016: 106.32%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 494
Sales Director
Average base salary per year: $77,814
Growth in demand since 2016: 16.75%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 556
IT Security Specialist
Average base salary per year: $94,984
Growth in demand since 2016: 12.47%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 562
Data Scientist
Average base salary per year: $105,510
Growth in demand since 2016: 77.57%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 615
Java Developer
Average base salary per year: $93,820
Growth in demand since 2016: 11.14%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 618
Electrical Engineer
Average base salary per year: $79,842
Growth in demand since 2016: 20.79%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 632
Development Operations Engineer
Average base salary per year: $108,761
Growth in demand since 2016: 31.69%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 635
Dentist
Average base salary per year: $184,586
Growth in demand since 2016: 31.69%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 674
Real Estate Agent
Average base salary per year: $90,439
Growth in demand since 2016: 157.08%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 675
Full-stack Developer
Average base salary per year: $94,164
Growth in demand since 2016: 161.98%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 893
Software Architect
Average base salary per year: $119,715
Growth in demand since 2016: 18.64%
Openings for every 1 million listings: 1,424