U.S. News & World Report has published their
annual list of the Best Jobs in America, including a professional subset of the Best Jobs in Health Care for 2020.
The researchers noted that health care
practitioners have some of the best-paid and most-secure jobs available—including
physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, dentists, allied health
professionals and others. Careers are ranked based on a
calculated overall score, which combines multiple components into a single
weighted average score between 0 and 10.
The overall score is calculated from seven component measures:
1. Median salary
2. Unemployment rate
3. 10-year growth
volume
4. 10-year growth
percentage
5. Future job
prospects
6. Stress level
7. Work–life balance
So, after all the calculations were complete, where
did your health care profession rank? (Spoiler alert: while physicians and
surgeons had the highest median pay, they didn’t make the top few spots on the
list.)
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20
Best Jobs in Health Care for 2020, according to U.S. News*
1. Dentist
Median salary: $151,850
Unemployment rate: 0.9%
Projected growth in dentist jobs, 2018-2028: 7.6%
2. Physician Assistant
Median salary: $108,610
Unemployment rate: 1.1%
Projected growth
in physician assistant jobs, 2018-2028: 31.1%
3. Orthodontist
Median salary: $208,000
Unemployment rate:0.9%
Projected growth
in orthodontist jobs, 2018-2028: 7.3%
4. Nurse Practitioner
Median salary: $107,030
Unemployment rate:1.2%
Projected growth
in nurse practitioner jobs, 2018-2028: 28.2%
5. Physician
Median salary: $194,500
Unemployment rate:0.4%
Projected growth
in physician jobs, 2018-2028: 3.7%
6. Speech-Language Pathologist
Median
salary: $77,510
Unemployment rate:0.8%
Projected growth
in speech pathology jobs, 2018-2028: 27.3%
7. Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgeon
Median salary: $208,000
Unemployment rate:0.4%
Projected growth
in these surgery jobs, 2018-2028: 7.4%
8. Veterinarian
Median salary: $93,830
Unemployment rate:0.4%
Projected growth
in veterinarian jobs, 2018-2028: 18.4%
9. Registered Nurse
Median salary: $71,730
Unemployment rate:1.1%
Projected growth
in registered nurse jobs, 2018-2028: 12.1%
10. Physical Therapist
Median salary: $87,930
Unemployment rate:1.1%
Projected growth
in physical therapist jobs, 2018-2028: 21.9%
11. Optometrist
Median salary: $111,710
Unemployment rate:0.1%
Projected growth
in optometrist jobs, 2018-2028: 9.5%
12. Anesthesiologist (tie)
Median salary: $208,000
Unemployment rate:0.4%
Projected growth
in anesthesiologist jobs, 2018-2028: 4.5%
12. Obstetrician and Gynecologist (tie)
Median salary: $208,000
Unemployment rate:0.4%
Projected growth
in OB-GYN jobs, 2018-2028: 2.3%
12. Surgeon (tie)
Median salary: $208,000
Unemployment rate:0.4%
Projected growth in surgery jobs, 2018-2028: 1.2%
15. Nurse Anesthetist
Median salary: $167,950
Unemployment rate:N/A
Projected growth
in nurse anesthetist jobs, 2018-2028: 17.0%
16. Pediatrician
Median salary: $170,560
Unemployment rate:0.4%
Projected growth
of pediatrician jobs, 2018-2028: 2.2%
17. Occupational Therapist
Median salary: $84,270
Unemployment rate:1.4%
Projected growth
of occupational therapist jobs, 2018-2028: 17.9%
18. Psychiatrist
Median salary: $208,000
Unemployment rate:4.3%
Projected growth
of psychiatrist jobs, 2018-2028: 15.8%
19. Respiratory Therapist
Median salary: $60,280
Unemployment rate:1.9%
Projected growth
of respiratory therapist jobs, 2018-2028: 20.8%
20. Podiatrist
Median salary: $129,550
Unemployment rate:N/A
Projected growth
of podiatrist jobs, 2018-2028: 6.0%
*Ranked by U.S. News, using data on salaries and employment from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Check the U.S.
News Best Jobs in Health Care for 2020
list for more details on these rankings.
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