Highest Paying Jobs & Most In Demand In The U.S.

By Michael Zares | May 19, 2016 06:38 AM EDT

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Whether considering a profession or changing one, here are 3 quick lists of jobs in demand and top paying ones to look over.

Indeed's Top 10 most in-demand jobs for 2016:

01.) Truck drivers

02.) Registered nurses

03.) Customer service representatives

04.) Sales representatives

05.) Sales managers

06.) Software quality assurance engineers and testers

07.) First-line supervisors or managers of retail sales workers

08.) General and operations managers

09.) Child care workers

10.) Managers (all other)

Top 25 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics report of America's fastest growing jobs over the next ten years.

01. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists       

02. Interpreters and translators        

03. Diagnostic Medical Sonographers       

04. Occupational Therapy Assistants         

05. Genetic Counselors            

06. Physical Therapy Assistants        

07. Skincare Specialists            

08. Physician Assistants           

09. Information Security Analysts    

10. Physical Therapists            

11. Orthotists and Prosthetists         

12. Audiologists     

13. Dental Hygienists

14. Meeting & Event Planners

15. Market Research Analysts

16. Nurse Practitioners

17. Medical Equipment Repairers

18. Marriage and Family Therapists

19. Actuaries

20. Biomedical Engineers

21. Cost Estimators

22. Computer Systems

23. Dietitians and Nutritionists

24. Civil Engineers

25. Trainers and Physiologists

Bureau of Labor Statistics' Highest Paying Occupations

20 occupations with the highest median annual pay       

Physicians and surgeons, all others                                             wage equal to or greater than $187,200 /yr.

Surgeons                                                                                     wage equal to or greater than $187,200 /yr.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons                                                   wage equal to or greater than $187,200 /yr.

Internists, general                                                                        wage equal to or greater than $187,200 /yr.

Obstetricians and gynecologists                                                   wage equal to or greater than $187,200/yr.

Psychiatrists                                                                                  wage equal to or greater than $187,200/yr.

Orthodontists                                                                                wage equal to or greater than $187,200/yr.

Anesthesiologists                                                                          wage equal to or greater than $187,200/yr.

Family and general practitioners                                                                                                  $184,390/yr.

Chief executives                                                                                                                           $175,110/yr.

Dentists, all other specialists                                                                                                         $171,000/yr.

Pediatricians, general                                                                                                                   $170,300/yr.

Nurse anesthetists                                                                                                                        $157,140/yr.

Dentists, general                                                                                                                           $152,700/yr.

Architectural and engineering managers                                                                                      $132,800/yr.

Computer and information systems managers                                                                             $131,600/yr.

Petroleum engineers                                                                                                                     $129,990/yr.

Marketing managers                                                                                                                     $128,750/yr.

Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates                                                                                $126,930/yr.

Air traffic controllers                                                                                                                      $122,950/yr.

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