The following list was published in the book 225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers (© 2007) by Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D. The book contains more than 75 other “best jobs lists,” plus information-packed descriptions about the jobs featured in each list.
Management Analysts
- Median Earnings: $64,560
- Percent Growth: 30.4 percent
- Annual Openings: 78,000
Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median Earnings: $54,406
- Percent Growth: 38.1 percent
- Annual Openings: 216,000
Logisticians
- Median Earnings: $59,460
- Percent Growth: 27.5 percent
- Annual Openings: 162,000
General and Operations Managers
- Median Earnings: $79,300
- Percent Growth: 18.4 percent
- Annual Openings: 260,000
Registered Nurses
- Median Earnings: $53,640
- Percent Growth: 27.3 percent
- Annual Openings: 215,000
Anesthesiologists
- Median Earnings: $145,600+
- Percent Growth: 19.5 percent
- Annual Openings: 38,000
Internists, General
- Median Earnings: $145,600+
- Percent Growth: 19.5 percent
- Annual Openings: 38,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Median Earnings: $145,600+
- Percent Growth: 19.5 percent
- Annual Openings: 38,000
Psychiatrists
- Median Earnings: $145,600+
- Percent Growth: 19.5 percent
- Annual Openings: 38,000
Surgeons
- Median Earnings: $145,600+
- Percent Growth: 19.5 percent
- Annual Openings: 38,000
To learn more about these jobs or to view additional “best jobs lists,” purchase 225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers (© 2007) by Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D.