Top 30 Highest Paid Jobs with Lowest Automation Risk and Highest Growth

Updated on August 17, 2021
by Cristian Gonzalez

These are the top paid jobs with lowest automation risk and highest projected growth by 2024.

Low risk, high pay, high growth

Occupation	Projected growth	Risk level	Median US Salary
Dentists	18%	0.44%	155,600
Computer and Information Systems Managers	15%	3.50%	146,360
Petroleum Engineers	10%	16%	137,720
Marketing Managers	9%	1.40%	136,850
Prosthodontists	18%	5.50%	126,050
Podiatrists	14%	0.46%	124,830
Physicists	8%	10%	122,850
Computer and Information Research Scientists	11%	1.50%	122,840
Human Resources Managers	9%	0.55%	116,720
Optometrists	27%	14%	115,250
Physician Assistants	30%	14%	112,260
Software Developers, Systems Software	13%	13%	110,000
Mathematicians	21%	4.70%	105,030
Software Developers, Applications	19%	4.20%	103,620
Psychologists	10%	0.43%	101,790
Medical and Health Services Managers	17%	0.73%	100,980
Veterinarians	9%	3.80%	95,460
Biochemists and Biophysicists	8%	2.70%	94,490
Database Administrators and Architects	11%	3.00%	93,750
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	19%	1.20%	92,880
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	9%	1.00%	92,400
Biomedical Engineers	23%	3.70%	91,410
Computer Systems Analysts	21%	0.65%	90,920
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	9%	1.00%	90,760
Physical Therapists	34%	2.10%	89,440
Environmental Engineers	12%	1.80%	88,860
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	8%	0.45%	88,790
Civil Engineers	8%	1.90%	87,060
Management Analysts	14%	13%	85,260
Occupational Therapists	27%	0.35%	84,950