Using the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), an online jobs database compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor, CNBC Make It has rounded up 15 jobs that have a "bright outlook," meaning that they have a projected employment increase of 10 percent or more between 2016 and 2026, or generate more than 100,000 expected job openings within that period.
And they tend to pay more than $100,000 a year.
If you're deciding on your next career move, check out these 15 high-paying jobs for which prospects are good:
Actuary
Median annual salary: $101,560
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 2,100
Nurse practitioner
Median annual salary: $103,880
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 14,400
Anesthesiologist assistant
Median annual salary: $104,860
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 10,600
Physician assistant
Median annual salary: $104,860
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 10,600
Software developer, systems software
Median annual salary: $107,600
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 32,900
Optometrist
Median annual salary: $110,300
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 2,000
Computer and information systems manager
Median annual salary: $139,220
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 32,500
Dentist
Median annual salary: $151,440
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 6,400
Nurse anesthetist
Median annual salary: $165,120
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 2,800
Psychiatrist
Median annual salary: $208,000
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 1,100
Ophthalmologists
Median annual salary: $208,000
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 14,300
Sports medicine physician
Median annual salary: $208,000
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 14,300
Dermatologist
Median annual salary: $208,000
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 14,300
Surgeon
Median annual salary: $208,000
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 1,900
Obstetrician and gynecologist
Median annual salary: $208,000
Projected number of job openings, 2016 to 2026: 900
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