While many job seekers want flexible working arrangements, for others, job stability is the most important factor. This is because it helps fund long-term goals such as buying a home, starting a family, and planning for retirement.
In fact, as of June 2021, compensation and benefits will eclipse work-life balance as top job seeker priorities, according to a new report from fintech firm SmartAsset.
To identify the most stable and profitable jobs, SmartAsset researchers analyzed data across 790 occupations delineated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, predicting a projected employment growth rate of 10% over the next decade. Filtered occupations that exceed. 42 high-paying jobs met that criteria.
In addition, we only considered occupations with a median annual salary greater than $68,590 in 2021. This is the 75th percentile of national annual income.
The final ranking of the highest-paying occupations compared jobs across indicators of expected growth in employment and expected growth in the number of workers over a 10-year period. Average income in 2021. Four-year revenue change from 2017 to 2021. We weighted each equally and derived an average.
Nationally, the total labor force is expected to grow by 5.3% from 2021 to 2031, according to the study, with some occupations seeing significantly higher numbers than others.
Occupations in business and finance now outnumber jobs in life, physics and social sciences, according to the survey, a turnaround from last year’s repeat of the survey. And while remote work is growing in popularity, many top jobs, such as nurses and physician assistants, require in-person scheduling.
Take a look at our gallery to see the nine highest-paying business and finance occupations.
