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When it comes to choosing a career path, you don’t have to choose between a fast-growing industry and a high salary.
Using the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), an online jobs database compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor, CNBC Make It has rounded up 17 jobs that are experiencing “rapid growth,” which means that they have a projected employment increase of 10 percent or more between 2016 and 2026. They all pay a median annual salary of more than $100,000 a year.
If you’re considering your next career move, check out these 17 fast-growing, high-paying occupations.
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- 1 Astronomer
- 2 Actuary
- 3 Mathematician
- 4 Law teacher, postsecondary
- 5 Physicist
- 6 Water resource specialist
- 7 Natural sciences manager
- 8 Financial manager
- 9 Treasurer
- 10 Marketing manager
- 11 Petroleum engineer
- 12 Internist
- 13 Family and general practitioner
- 14 Radiologist
- 15 Hospitalist
- 16 Nuclear medicine physician
- 17 Pathologist
Astronomer
Median annual salary: $100,590
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 10 percent to 14 percent
Actuary
Median annual salary: $101,560
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 15 percent or higher
Mathematician
Median annual salary: $103,010
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 15 percent or higher
Law teacher, postsecondary
Median annual salary: $104,910
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 10 percent to 14 percent
Physicist
Median annual salary: $118,830
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 15 percent or higher
Water resource specialist
Median annual salary: $118,970
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 10 percent to 14 percent
Natural sciences manager
Median annual salary: $118,970
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 10 percent to 14 percent
Financial manager
Median annual salary: $125,080
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 15 percent or higher
Treasurer
Median annual salary: $125,080
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 15 percent or higher
Marketing manager
Median annual salary: $132,230
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 10 percent to 14 percent
Petroleum engineer
Median annual salary: $132,280
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 15 percent or higher
Internist
Median annual salary: $192,930
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 15 percent or higher
Family and general practitioner
Median annual salary: $198,740
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 10 percent to 14 percent
Radiologist
Median annual salary: $208,000
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 10 percent to 14 percent
Hospitalist
Median annual salary: $208,000
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 10 percent to 14 percent
Nuclear medicine physician
Median annual salary: $208,000
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 10 percent to 14 percent
Pathologist
Median annual salary: $208,000
Projected growth, 2016 to 2026: 10 percent to 14 percent
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