The 25 Best Jobs To Get In 2025, With Salaries Starting at $77K

In today's rocky job market, one of the key ways to get ahead financially is to pursue or pivot towards a career path that is stable and pays well. To help make sure you're working towards prosperity, Indeed put together a list of the top jobs of 2025.

Based on Indeed's salary data, growth in job postings over the past three years, and remote or hybrid offerings, here are the 25 best jobs you can get (plus what landed each a top spot).

• Median annual salary: $81,068
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 88
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 79%
• Percent of remote jobs: 36.4%

Advertising sales reps sell advertising space to businesses. The job comes with great pay and solid demand, and more than a third of the jobs listed offer remote work.

• Median annual salary: $120,566
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 101
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 149%
• Percent of remote jobs: 16.1%

Electrical project managers are needed in a range of industries, and many start off as electrical engineers. In the past three years, demand for these professionals has skyrocketed.

• Median annual salary: $137,500
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 101
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 410%
• Percent of remote jobs: 67.8%

Real estate is a lucrative field and it's an industry anyone can get into with just a state license. Realtors can typically make their own hours.

• Median annual salary: $95,000
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 103
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 20%
• Percent of remote jobs: 5.1%

As Indeed's top job list shows, jobs in health care can be quite lucrative — and that includes administrative jobs like director of clinical services.

• Median annual salary: $77,000
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 112
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 494%
• Percent of remote jobs: 5.2%

Insurance agents sell different types of policies, and how much you can make really depends on the type of insurance.

• Median annual salary: $102,028
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 117
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 92%
• Percent of remote jobs: 18.9%

Water resources engineers ensure the communities they work for have access to safe water. About one in five of the jobs listed on Indeed allowed for remote work.

• Median annual salary: $116,962
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 132
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 101%
• Percent of remote jobs: 16.2%

Senior project engineers tend to be well-paid, as the job requires management and leadership skills. Demand has risen over the past few years.

• Median annual salary: $125,531
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 152
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 146%
• Percent of remote jobs: 6.7%

Working as an RN is a solid career path for those who want to work in medicine but don't want to go to medical school. There's huge demand, which means nurses can often negotiate high salaries.

• Median annual salary: $125,000
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 157
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 486%
• Percent of remote jobs: 92.3%

Paralegals help lawyers do research, draft documents, and more. The job can pay quite well depending on where you're located, and remote work is common.

• Median annual salary: $97,508
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 184
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 107%
• Percent of remote jobs: 18.9%

Electrical designers work on electrical systems in commercial, industrial, or residential settings. The demand for these professionals has recently skyrocketed.

• Median annual salary: $88,563
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 190
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 61%
• Percent of remote jobs: 15.4%

Mechanical design is a great career path for creative yet technical types. They typically work in engineering fields to design blueprints using computer-aided design (CAD).

• Median annual salary: $385,116
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 194
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 87%
• Percent of remote jobs: 9.1%

Like the other medical professions on this list, working as a radiologist requires medical school, a residency, and a board certification — but it has the highest pay of any of the top 25 jobs here.

• Median annual salary: $98,598
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 231
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 52%
• Percent of remote jobs: 5.7%

There are safety manager positions available across an array of industries on Indeed. These workers are involved with collecting and analyzing data to keep work environments safe.

• Median annual salary: $82,913
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 257
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 146%
• Percent of remote jobs: 8.4%

Surveyors work in a variety of industries such as engineering and construction. It's a great career path for those who enjoy fieldwork and recently, demand has skyrocketed.

• Median annual salary: $125,239
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 264
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 75%
• Percent of remote jobs: 18.8%

Another high-demand gig under the engineering umbrella, senior electrical engineers are needed across many industries — from research and development to telecommunications.

• Median annual salary: $110,725
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 268
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 127%
• Percent of remote jobs: 18.8%

Structural engineering technically falls under the civil engineer umbrella. These high-demand workers are involved in planning and designing large physical structures like bridges.

• Median annual salary: $110,000
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 318
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 136%
• Percent of remote jobs: 12.4%

There has been a huge increase in demand for fire engineers over the past three years. The work involves researching the causes of fires and working on fire protection methods, among other duties.

• Median annual salary: $118,597
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 324
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 75%
• Percent of remote jobs: 34.6%

Psychologists need an advanced degree and usually a state license. Unlike other medical professions on Indeed's top jobs list, remote work is common.

• Median annual salary: $80,348
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 461
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 43%
• Percent of remote jobs: 19.9%

For those with sales experience, moving to a territory manager role and taking over the sales team of a specific geographic region can mean more money and more job security.

• Median annual salary: $145,168
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 546
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 90%
• Percent of remote jobs: 28.6%

Those considering law school might be swayed by the average pay for attorneys, the significant job growth, and the fact that more than a quarter of the jobs listed on Indeed are remote.

• Median annual salary: $99,592
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 579
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 51%
• Percent of remote jobs: 6.8%

Estimators collect and analyze data to assess the time, money, and other factors associated with making products. Many of the estimator jobs listed on Indeed are in construction.

• Median annual salary: $100,872
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 584
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 104%
• Percent of remote jobs: 12.2%

Several types of engineering jobs landed on Indeed's list, but civil engineers, who help plan and supervise building and infrastructure projects, were the only ones to make the top five.

• Median annual salary: $225,000
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 705
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 76%
• Percent of remote jobs: 5.3%

No matter their specialty, physicians spend a lot of time in school. This is typically followed by a residency. But the perks, pay, and constant demand make it a worthy pursuit for many.

• Median annual salary: $182,487
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 961
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 76%
• Percent of remote jobs: 15.7%

Sales is a broad category and the pay can vary quite a bit based on what your company sells and how commission works — but the percentage of remote work is certainly a perk.

• Median annual salary: $139,999
• Jobs postings per 1M total jobs: 1065
• Percent change in job share (2021 vs 2024): 124%
• Percent of remote jobs: 7.3%

Animal lovers rejoice! Though the path to becoming a veterinarian requires a special medical degree and a state license, the pay and significant job growth make it Indeed's top job of 2025.

As these rankings indicate, pursuing a career path that requires specialized training — like health care or engineering — is a surefire way to boost your bank account and enjoy job security.

However, soft skills shouldn't be underestimated; they play a key role in succeeding in other high-demand jobs like sales and real estate.