4 High Demand Fastest Growing Jobs That Pay Over 100k a Year for 2019-2029, Including Tips for Goal Setting and Surviving Schools

Healthful Vitality | 08/04/2021 | By NP Team | 4 High Demand Fastest Growing Jobs That Pay Over 100k a Year for 2019-2029

Choosing a career path is an intelligent choice. However, there are several factors associated with a career decision. Based on the fastest-growing occupations projection, there are 4 High Demand Fastest Growing Jobs That Pay Over 100k a Year for 2019-2029. In addition, the article gathers some Tips for goal setting and surviving undergraduate and graduate schools.

4 High Demand Fastest Growing Jobs That Pay Over 100k a Year

1)  Nurse Practitioners

No surprise why nurse practitioner (NP) jobs are projected to outperform others. According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), more than 1.06 billion Americans visit nurse practitioners each year. NP jobs are among the fastest-growing 20 occupations with a growth rate of 52% (2019-2029). 

Because many states face a physician shortage or struggle to find enough health care providers, the NP profession seems to have much scope. “Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are the future of health care,” says AANP, who provides support-information, tools, and resources-needed by NP, NP student, or person or organization interested in the role of NP.

Indeed, NPs must complete a master’s or doctoral degree program and need to have advanced clinical training beyond their initial registered nurse (RN) license. Moreover, nurse practitioners are clinicians. According to AANP, they blend clinical expertise in diagnosing and treating health conditions, adding emphasis on disease prevention and health management, thus brining a comprehensive perspective and individual touch to health care.

The NP students have many degree options to pursue and they may subspecialize in many areas depending on their interest and availability of courses offered by their education institution.

Degree Options

• Master’s
• Post-Master’s Certificate
• Post-Baccalaureate DNP
• Post-Master’s DNP

Focus

• Family NP
• Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP
• Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP
• Pediatric Primary Care NP
• Pediatric Acute Care NP
• Psychiatric-Mental Health NP-Across the Lifespan
• Women’s Health NP
• Neonatal NP
• Previously Certified as NP (Post-Master’s DNP NP)
• Emergency NP

Scope of practice

The NP profession is state-regulated; therefore, the scope of practice varies by state, from full practice authority to a collaborative or supervisory agreement with a physician.

Insights from a Practitioner

Sarah Schulze, a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner, regarding the potential opportunities and work-life balance flexibility for those potentially considering nurse practitioner programs, says, “Absolutely do it and do not look back.” She suggests to “Pick what you are passionate about and learn as much as you can, you will not regret it,” providing insights in this field and describing about her experience with specialty higher education in nursing.

• Growth rate (2019-2029): 52%

• Median pay (2020):  $111,680 per year

• Education: Master’s or doctoral degree and previously registered nurse (RN) license

2) Medical and Health Services Managers

Management is a broad area. Particularly, healthcare management broadly covers several managerial skills needed to lead a hospital or healthcare facility. If you have learned about the primary principle (Functions of Management) of the principles of great management or Henri Fayol’s Principles of Management, you understand that Medical and Health Services Managers would require to plan, direct, and coordinate the business activities of hospitals or healthcare providers.

The responsibilities of medical and health service managers vary depending on the requirements of the healthcare providers or the area of expertise in which they work. The duties could vary from applying the SWOT matrix to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to the healthcare provider’s or hospitals’ competition for conducting strategic planning to navigate the healthcare facility through challenges, to working to improve efficiency in delivering cost effective and quality healthcare services, to involving in driving successful change management.

It appears the job outlook of medical and health services managers projected to grow faster than the average of other occupations relates to the large baby-boom population ages.

The leadership role of medical and health services managers is significant as they can incredibly contribute to the healthcare system working with stakeholders as there are several pressing healthcare issues in the US and globally, including in reducing disparities in healthcare access and outcomes.

• Growth rate (2019-2029): 32%

• Median pay (2020):  $104,280 per year

• Education: A bachelor’s or master’s degree with some work experience in the field, including as an administrative or a clinical role in a healthcare facility or a hospital.

3) Physician assistants

Physician assistants (PAs) involve in the practice of medicine partnering with physicians, surgeons, and other healthcare employees. PAs primarily, according to The American Academy of PAs (AAPA), “diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications.” Besides, PAs often serve as a patient’s principal healthcare provider and work towards improving healthcare access and quality.

The physician assistants predicted job growth which is faster than the average for all occupations, relates to the projected growing demand for healthcare services.

There are several specialties PAs may focus on:

• Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery

• Emergency Medicine

• Hospital Medicine

• Nephrology

• Orthopaedic Surgery

• Pediatrics

• Psychiatry

Additionally, there are various opportunities for PAs, and several organizations are actively recruiting PAs to work independently and directly under the supervision of a physician that allows them to work to the top of their license.

• Growth rate (2019-2029): 31%

• Median pay (2020):  $115,390 per year

• Education: A master’s degree from an accredited institution. All states need PAs to be licensed.

4) Information security analysts

Information security analysts protect computer networks at businesses and government agencies. In addition, they serve in computer systems design services to stave off likely security breaches.

Security analysts’ primary responsibilities include monitoring networks, managing software, reporting security issues, and developing and executing security plans.

The information security analysts’ employment outlook is projected to grow 31 % from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations.

Indeed, cybersecurity threats are increasing in every industry area, which provides potential growth for security analysts. For example, according to Dr. Faiq Shaikh, MD, cybersecurity threats in healthcare areas are rising.

According to Deloitte, cybersecurity is now a significant concern for companies. Yet, when technology demands are already rising, many organizations cannot still provide a cyber-safe remote-working environment.

In addition, the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak has changed the way Americans work, work from home numbers have increased, this trend seems to be the new normal for the post-Covid period. As a result, these analysts will be in high demand both in the private and government sectors.

Indeed, several information security consulting organizations conduct rigorous research to evaluate, develop, and deploy mechanisms and systems to ensure that cyberattacks do not impact national security missions. Consequently, they build high-level hardware, software, and AI-driven algorithms for processing datasets from various sources.

• Growth rate (2019-2029): 31%

• Median pay (2020):  $103,590 per year

• Education: A bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field with experience in a related field.

Goal Setting Tips

Healthful Vitality’s Dr. Jyothi Shenoy provides useful Goal Setting Tips that seem important for students and professionals to set their goals to succeed, whether it is a career, personal life, or health. She offers seven goal-setting tips and strategies for students and professionals, which include:

1. Brainstorm Ideas- Depending on all the things in the next few years you want to DO, BE, and HAVE.
   
2. Fine Tune Your Ideas- Make adjustments to your list of ideas based on things that are more essential, exciting, and desirable for you to achieve the best desired outcome.
   
3. Set 3 Goals- From the specific, measurable, and easier goals for driving you in the the right direction, pick 3 goals from your top list of the ideas that align with your values.
   
4. Planning- Planning is the critical process of setting goals and developing winning strategies to accomplish the set goals.
   
5. Implementation- It is the execution of plans. You must know that executions could fail if they are not properly implemented. Therefore, you must execute your plans properly to win.
   
6. Gain Support– Gain support from the people who can motivate you and give you opportunities. Research shows that having a strong support from reliable trustworthy people benefits you to achieve positive results.
   
7. Take Off- Once you have completed steps 1 to 6, you are ready to take off.  

Tips for surviving school

There are several reasons college applications get rejected, including incomplete applications, many errors, and the school is not a good fit.

Once admitted and enrolled, there are several causes of academic failure of medical and healthcare students. “Once you set your goals, stay focused on your goals and their execution as most plans fail when they execute poorly,” says, Dr. Joy Chacko, a research strategist for personal and professional development. Indeed, the secret to surviving schools involves ruthless consistency in thought, preparation, and performance.

The Tips for Surviving Medical Schools could be helpful for any undergraduate and graduate school and program.

Final Thought

When analyzing reasons for unemployment, Economists provide at least five different arguments: cyclical unemployment, frictional unemployment, structural unemployment, systemic unemployment, and political unemployment. Whatever these explanations may be, unemployment has detrimental effects. Therefore, a career choice is an intelligent decision. Indeed, the healthcare industry is exploding.

Undoubtedly, choosing a career path is one of the most critical decisions people take in their life. Selecting a career path can take weeks, months, or even years. Indeed, the job projections are an economic indicator that involves circumstances of jobs growth and potential employment and unemployment.