Are you looking to make a change in your career? If so, it’s likely that at this point, you need either more money, more fulfillment and satisfaction, or both.
It is never too late to explore new job opportunities. But of course, the job market is always changing. The industries that paid well thirty years ago don’t necessarily pay well today. Heck, industries that paid well three months ago don’t pay as well today.
For this reason, it’s wise to do a little research. Ensure the industry that interests you will have your back for years to come.
Check out these job openings in various fields that career experts predict will be consistently lucrative in the next decade. These statistics come courtesy of Business Insider:
Technology
It’s 2020 – it should come as no surprise that tech jobs will be lucrative for quite some time.
- Systems software developers: Around 47,100 opportunities
- Computer systems analysts: Around 54,400 opportunities
- Applications software developers: Around 255,400 opportunities
Education
We’ll always need teachers. No, it’s not the most relaxing field to get into later in life. But if it’s your passion, why not explore it?
- Postsecondary health specialties teachers: Around 60,600 opportunities
- Secondary school teachers: Around 76,800 job opportunities
- Elementary school teachers: Around 104,100 opportunities
Management
Management is a great field to get into if you already have experience. There are so many types of things that you can – well, manage! If you’ve been a manager before, consider how you can apply the skills you gained to a more exciting industry.
- Business operations specialists: Around 90,300 opportunities
- Managers of various other fields: Around 79,500 opportunities
- Financial managers: Around 108,600 opportunities
- General managers and operations managers: Around 205,200 opportunities
- Construction managers: Around 44,800 job opportunities
- First-line supervisors of construction and extraction trades: Around 75,800 opportunities
- Computer and information systems managers: Around 44,200 opportunities
Medicine
Medicine is one of the most lucrative industries in general. Don’t let medical school scare you – if you have the dedication, you can do anything!
- Nurse practitioners: Around 56,100 opportunities
- Medical and health services managers: Around 72,100 opportunities
- Physicians and surgeons: Around 42,300 opportunities
- Registered nurses: Around 438,100 opportunities
- Family doctors: Around 19,200 opportunities
- Dentists: Around 25,700 opportunities
- Licensed practical nurses and licensed vocational nurses: Around 88,900 opportunities
- Physician assistants: Around 39,600 opportunities
- Physical therapists: Around 67,100 opportunities
Other
Explore these other miscellaneous jobs that should pay the bills for years to come.
- Service sales representatives: Around 94,900 opportunities
- Plumbers, steamfitters and pipefitters: Around 75,200 opportunities
- Wholesale sales representatives and manufacturing sales representatives: Around 76,400 opportunities
- Truck drivers: Around 108,400 opportunities
- Lawyers: Around 65,000 opportunities
- Market research analysts and specialists: Around 138,300 opportunities
- Management analysts: Around 115,200 opportunities
- Accountants and auditors: Around 139,900 opportunities
