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Career site Indeed found that if you’re looking for work as a veterinarian, civil engineer, or structural engineer, 2025 could be your year.
Indeed published a list of the best jobs for the year based on growth in job postings, flexibility, and typical salary. To be included in the ranking, jobs needed a median annual salary of at least $75,000, at least 5% of their postings had to have been for hybrid or remote roles, and they had to have had job-posting growth on Indeed of at least 20% between December 2021 and this past December.
“I think we do see a rather large amount of variety on this list, and although they may be somewhat technical or some require more specialized education and training, it’s not always a catchall,” Gabrielle Davis, a career trends expert at Indeed, said. “There are usually different avenues or different ways to approach some of these different fields as well if you’re either interested in breaking out into them or even career changing.”
Indeed’s post about the results said, “healthcare and engineering endure as dominant sectors.” Physicians had a median salary of $225,000, and demand based on Indeed job postings has increased.
“It’s kind of showing the need for the workforce to balance both deep technical knowledge and the ability to tackle evolving societal needs,” Davis told Business Insider.
While job growth in December was strong, economists who spoke to Business Insider before that data was available think tech job seekers and others may have a hard time finding work this year.
Below are the top 10 best jobs, along with their median posted salaries on Indeed, growth in job postings between December 2021 and this past December, and the share of postings that offer remote or hybrid work. Indeed ranked the jobs by the share of postings on its platform.
10. Structural engineer
Salary: $110,725
Growth in job postings: 127%
Mentions of remote/hybrid in job postings: 18.8%
“I think one of the biggest trends that pop out is that we’re seeing this resurgence and really strong representation of more traditional roles like engineers, physicians, attorneys, nurses,” Davis said about the results.
Structural engineer is one of the engineering jobs that made the list. Davis said this job plays a “key role in the infrastructure of different cities or buildings, whether it’s more on a corporate versus residential area.”
9. Fire engineer
Salary: $110,000
Growth in job postings: 136%
Mentions of remote/hybrid in job postings: 12.4%
8. Clinical psychologist
Salary: $118,597
Growth in job postings: 75%
Mentions of remote/hybrid in job postings: 34.6%
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said people typically need a doctoral or professional degree for entry into clinical and counseling psychologist jobs. BLS also said there could be different licensing requirements by state to become a psychologist.
“Most psychologists need supervised experience to qualify for licensure, which may include an internship or postdoctoral training,” BLS said. “These experiences provide an opportunity for prospective psychologists to use their knowledge in an applied setting.”
7. Territory manager
Salary: $80,348
Growth in job postings: 43%
Mentions of remote/hybrid in job postings: 19.9%
Davis said this job typically involves overseeing sales in a specific area or region, and may also help with training workers and guiding customer service.
“They’ll often work with different departments to help increase the sales and revenue,” Davis said.
6. Attorney
Salary: $145,168
Growth in job postings: 90%
Mentions of remote/hybrid in job postings: 28.6%
This typically high-paying job usually requires several years of law school.
“Newly hired attorneys usually start as associates and work on teams with more experienced lawyers,” the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
5. Estimator
Salary: $99,592
Growth in job postings: 51%
Mentions of remote/hybrid in job postings: 6.8%
4. Civil engineer
Salary: $100,872
Growth in job postings: 104%
Mentions of remote/hybrid in job postings: 12.2%
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said this job typically requires a bachelor’s degree for entry.
“Employers usually prefer to hire graduates of civil engineering programs accredited by ABET,” the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. “Some students attend schools that have cooperative-education programs (also known as co-ops); others participate in internships.”
3. Physician
Salary: $225,000
Growth in job postings: 76%
Mentions of remote/hybrid in job postings: 5.3%
Based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics, physicians typically require a doctoral or professional degree, and the typical on-the-job training needed for competency is participating in internships or residency programs.
2. Sales representative
Salary: $182,487
Growth in job postings: 76%
Mentions of remote/hybrid in job postings: 15.7%
“I always consider one of the greatest entry-level point jobs for folks who are either looking to break into more of the corporate world or career changers,” Davis said about sales representatives. “I think it’s really common to see a lot of folks that might have been teachers in a past life, for example, switching over to sales.”
1. Veterinarian
Salary: $139,999
Growth in job postings: 124%
Mentions of remote/hybrid in job postings: 7.3%
The increase in pet ownership is impacting some Americans’ spending and could also be partly behind the demand for veterinarians. Davis said this job has seen substantial growth over the past few years, based on Indeed’s data.
“Similar to mirroring the aging human population, there’s also this growing and aging population for pets as well, which may kind of contribute to some of the different advancements that we’re seeing in veterinary medicine and furthering the need for this care,” Davis said.
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