Those looking for a new role or attempting a career shift might try searching for roles in these in-demand positions, which will have more opportunities for work.
ResumeGenius recently ranked the 15 most in-demand jobs of 2025, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Career Outlook publication for 2023–2033, focusing on careers with strong projected job openings, long-term growth, and salaries above the U.S. median wage of $48,060, with each factor having a weight to help determine a total score for a ranking.
General and operations manager is the most in-demand job of 2025. Someone in this role would oversee multiple departments or locations to ensure everything within a business stays on track; this role has 320,800 projected annual job openings.
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Other top in-demand jobs of 2025 include nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife and nurse practitioner, as well as software developer. Nursing roles have 29,000 projected annual job openings and software developer has 125,100 projected annual job openings.
Read more about the most in-demand jobs of 2025.
Most in-demand jobs of 2025
| Rank | Job | Median
annual
salary | Projected
annual job
openings | Number of
jobs
(2023) | Estimated
job growth
(2023–2033) |
| 15 | Instructional
coordinator | $74,620 | 20,100 | 225,200 | 2% |
| 14 | Education, guidance,
school, and
career counselor | $61,710 | 29,100 | 360,800 | 4% |
| 13 | Licensed practical
and vocational
nurse | $59,730 | 54,000 | 657,800 | 3% |
| 12 | Education
administrator | $111,020 | 15,200 | 302,580 | 3% |
| 11 | Human
resources
specialist | $67,650 | 86,200 | 933,700 | 8% |
| 10 | Substance abuse,
behavioral disorder,
and mental health
counselor | $53,710 | 48,900 | 449,800 | 19% |
| 9 | Market research
analyst | $74,680 | 88,500 | 903,400 | 8% |
| 8 | Business
operations
specialist | $79,590 | 107,400 | 1,181,500 | 5% |
| 7 | Management
analyst | $99,410 | 95,700 | 1,018,300 | 11% |
| 6 | Accountant
and auditor | $78,880 | 130,800 | 1,562,000 | 6% |
| 5 | Registered
nurse | $86,070 | 194,500 | 3,300,100 | 6% |
| 4 | Heavy and
tractor-trailer
truck driver | $54,320 | 240,300 | 2,211,300 | 5% |
| 3 | Software
developer | $130,160 | 125,100 | 1,897,100 | 17% |
| 2 | Nurse anesthetist,
nurse midwife,
and nurse
practitioner | $129,480 | 29,000 | 349,600 | 40% |
| 1 | General and
operations manager | $101,280 | 320,800 | 3,507,810 | 6% |
