Providing a light in the fog, jobs expert Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., author of just-released 150 Best Jobs for Your Skills, crunched the data to uncover the 15 best jobs for young people in America today. He first examined jobs with a large concentration of workers ages 16 to 24 (at least 15%), which represent more opportunities for initial entry and upward mobility, and ranked them by a combination of median annual earnings, the job’s projected growth and the annual number of openings, as tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The list is dominated by good-paying health-care jobs with flexible hours, and many require less than a bachelor’s degree.
Topping the list at No. 1, dental assistant came out as the best job for young people in the current market. The position requires only moderate-term on-the-job training and entails preparing patients and dental equipment and keeping track of inventory and medical records. Earning $33,470 annually, 17.6% of these workers are younger than 25, and the function is increasingly in demand. The job is expected to grow 35.7% and boasts 16,100 openings each year.
Almost half of the jobs on the list are in health care, the fastest-growing sector in the economy. Medical assistants (No. 3) earn $28,860 and have 21,780 openings each year; physical therapist assistants (No. 4) earn $49,690 and are expected to grow by 33.3%; home health aides (No. 5) earn $20,560 and feature 55,270 annual openings; pharmacy technicians (No. 7) earn $28,400 and have 18,200 openings; and surgical technologists (No. 8) earn $39,920 and are growing by 25.3%.
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