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Some entry-level jobs are projected to see large employment growth over the decade.
This includes software developers and different types of nurses.
Here are 25 jobs that typically require no related work experience, earn over the median annual wage, and are projected to grow from 2021 to 2031.
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 40,500
Median annual wage in May 2021: $100,910
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 40,800
Median annual wage in May 2021: $98,220
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 41,300
Median annual wage in May 2021: $48,070
Typical educational requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 42,700
Median annual wage in May 2021: $49,770
Typical educational requirements: Some college, no degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 47,700
Median annual wage in May 2021: $62,910
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 48,700
Median annual wage in May 2021: $61,820
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 48,900
Median annual wage in May 2021: $61,600
Typical educational requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 49,900
Median annual wage in May 2021: $56,230
Typical educational requirements: Associate’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 50,200
Median annual wage in May 2021: $60,040
Typical educational requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 50,900
Median annual wage in May 2021: $99,270
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 50,900
Median annual wage in May 2021: $94,170
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 54,100
Median annual wage in May 2021: $77,030
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 54,900
Median annual wage in May 2021: $61,400
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 56,300
Median annual wage in May 2021: $94,500
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 58,800
Median annual wage in May 2021: $62,290
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 63,100
Median annual wage in May 2021: $59,840
Typical educational requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 71,400
Median annual wage in May 2021: $60,550
Typical educational requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 77,500
Median annual wage in May 2021: $48,520
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 80,200
Median annual wage in May 2021: $127,990
Typical educational requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 81,800
Median annual wage in May 2021: $77,250
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 90,900
Median annual wage in May 2021: $48,310
Typical educational requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 112,700
Median annual wage in May 2021: $120,680
Typical educational requirements: Master’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 150,300
Median annual wage in May 2021: $63,920
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 195,400
Median annual wage in May 2021: $77,600
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
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Projected change in employment from 2021 to 2031: 370,600
Median annual wage in May 2021: $120,730
Typical educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree
For job seekers just beginning their careers, the above list of jobs may be a good start to find a promising first position. These jobs don’t require any prior related work experience, pay relatively well, and are projected to see some kind of job growth from 2021 to 2031.
To find entry-level jobs that are projected to grow over the decade and make over median annual wage, Insider used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS has the typical necessary education and work experience for different occupations.
We only included jobs that make over the median annual wage in 2021 of $45,760. We filtered out jobs that are not projected to see job growth over the decade. We also excluded occupations that are catchall titles, such as “business operations specialists, all other.” Because we wanted to look at occupations that could be considered entry level, we only looked at occupations with no “work experience in a related occupation” typically required.
We then ranked the occupations by their projected employment growth between 2021 and 2031 using BLS’ latest job projections.
Based on our methodology, software developers take the top spot of jobs that don’t need previous work experience and are projected to see large job growth. This occupation that typically makes six-figures a year is projected to see job growth of 370,600.