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

The best jobs pay well, are in very high-demand, and offer employees flexibility.

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Updated July 25, 2025
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In today's tough job market, one of the best ways to achieve financial stability is to pursue or pivot towards a career path that is stable and pays well. Although that might seem daunting, there are lots of resources to help you get informed, and many careers that do not require years of schooling.

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, we put together a detailed list worth checking out.

Here are the 25 best jobs you can get, plus what puts them in the top spot, starting at $77,000 and reaching multiple six-figure salaries.

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Insurance agent

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  • 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.

Territory manager

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  • 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.

Advertising sales representative

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  • 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.

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Surveyor

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  • 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.

Mechanical designer

Maurizio Targhetta/Adobe mechanical drawing
  • 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).

Director of clinical services

Pixel-Shot/Adobe doctor with clipboard in clinic
  • 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.

Electrical designer

May_Chanikran/Adobe engineer team with hard hat and blueprint talking together
  • 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.

Safety manager

chokniti/Adobe professional technician engineer
  • 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.

Estimator

Freedomz/Adobe architects and engineers mapping blueprints
  • 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.

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Civil engineer

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  • 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.

Water resources engineer

Pituk/Adobe engineers checking water quality
  • 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.

Fire engineer

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  • 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.

Structural engineer

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  • 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.

Senior project engineer

narong/Adobe  senior engineer man shake hands
  • 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.

Clinical psychologist

Alena/Adobe therapy session with client
  • 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.

Electrical project manager

wutzkoh/Adobe architect working new project
  • 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.

Paralegal

Phushutter/Adobe law office
  • 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.

Senior electrical engineer

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  • 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.

Registered nurse

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  • 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.

Realtor

Monkey Business/Adobe realtor showing couple around new home
  • 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.

Veterinarian

LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/Adobe veterinarian examining beagle dog
  • 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.

Attorney

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  • 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.

Sales representative

AntonioDiaz/Adobe businessman flirting with his coworker
  • 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.

Physician

Rido/Adobe African doctor at private clinic
  • 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.

Radiologist

MedicalWorks/Adobe  radiology technician in the cabin
  • 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.

Bottom line

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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.


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