Careers with a Bright Outlook at My Next Move

Careers with a
Bright Outlook

New job opportunities are likely in the future. Careers on this page:

will grow rapidly in the next few years,
will have large numbers of openings, or
are new and emerging careers.

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Career name (These careers are sorted by name.)

Bright Outlook (New job opportunities likely in the future. Click to sort by these careers.)

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Registered Apprenticeship (Careers with apprenticeship programs. Click to sort by these careers.)

Career name	Bright Outlook	Green	Apprenticeship
Actuaries
Acute Care Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Allergists & Immunologists
Ambulance Drivers & Attendants
Anesthesiologist Assistants
Anesthesiologists
Area, Ethnic, & Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Athletic Trainers
Audiologists
Bicycle Repairers
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Biomedical Engineers
Biostatisticians
Brickmasons & Blockmasons
Cardiovascular Technologists & Technicians
Cartographers & Photogrammetrists
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chiropractors
Clinical Data Managers
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Psychologists
Commercial Divers
Community Health Workers
Computer & Information Systems Managers
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal & Plastic
Computer Systems Analysts
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastic
Cooks, Restaurant
Counseling Psychologists
Credit Counselors
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Critical Care Nurses
Cytogenetic Technologists
Cytotechnologists
Dental Assistants
Dental Hygienists
Dentists, General
Dermatologists
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Dietitians & Nutritionists
Earth Drillers
Electricians
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics
Film & Video Editors
Forensic Science Technicians
Genetic Counselors
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Healthcare Social Workers
Hearing Aid Specialists
Heating & Air Conditioning Mechanics & Installers
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, & Tile & Marble Setters
Helpers--Electricians
Helpers--Roofers
Histotechnologists & Histologic Technicians
Home Health Aides
Hospitalists
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Informatics Nurse Specialists
Information Security Analysts
Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Interpreters & Translators
Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses
Loan Counselors
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation & Mobility Specialists, & Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Makeup Artists, Theatrical & Performance
Management Analysts
Market Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists
Marriage & Family Therapists
Massage Therapists
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Mathematicians
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Medical & Health Services Managers
Medical Assistants
Medical Equipment Preparers
Medical Records & Health Information Technicians
Medical Secretaries
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health Counselors
Midwives
Millwrights
Neurodiagnostic Technologists
Neurologists
Nuclear Medicine Physicians
Nurse Anesthetists
Nurse Midwives
Nurse Practitioners
Nursing Assistants
Nursing Instructors & Teachers, Postsecondary
Obstetricians & Gynecologists
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Aides
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Operations Research Analysts
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Ophthalmologists
Opticians, Dispensing
Optometrists
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Orthodontists
Orthotists & Prosthetists
Pathologists
Personal Care Aides
Personal Financial Advisors
Phlebotomists
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians
Physical Therapist Aides
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physical Therapists
Physician Assistants
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Pile-Driver Operators
Podiatrists
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Prosthodontists
Psychiatrists
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Radiation Therapists
Radiologic Technicians
Radiologists
Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers
Registered Nurses
Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Workers
Residential Advisors
School Psychologists
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Septic Tank Servicers & Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Software Developers, Applications
Solar Photovoltaic Installers
Speech-Language Pathologists
Sports Medicine Physicians
Statisticians
Stonemasons
Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Surgeons
Surgical Assistants
Surgical Technologists
Urologists
Veterinary Technologists & Technicians
Web Developers
Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Career name	Bright Outlook	Green	Apprenticeship
Accountants
Acute Care Nurses
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Allergists & Immunologists
Amusement & Recreation Attendants
Aquacultural Managers
Auditors
Automotive Engineers
Automotive Master Mechanics
Automotive Specialty Technicians
Baristas
Bartenders
Billing, Cost, & Rate Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists & Site Managers
Business Continuity Planners
Cashiers
Childcare Workers
Civil Engineers
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
Compliance Managers
Computer Systems Analysts
Computer User Support Specialists
Construction Carpenters
Construction Laborers
Cooks, Fast Food
Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria
Cooks, Restaurant
Correctional Officers & Jailers
Counter & Rental Clerks
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop
Critical Care Nurses
Customer Service Representatives
Customs Brokers
Dental Assistants
Dermatologists
Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers
Dishwashers
Electricians
Elementary School Teachers
Energy Auditors
Energy Brokers
Farm & Ranch Managers
Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop
Financial Managers, Branch or Department
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
First-Line Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Food Preparation Workers
Forest Firefighters
Fuel Cell Engineers
General & Operations Managers
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists
Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Helpers--Production Workers
Home Health Aides
Hospitalists
Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop
Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks
Human Resources Specialists
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
Informatics Nurse Specialists
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers
Insurance Sales Agents
Investment Fund Managers
Janitors & Cleaners
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers
Lawyers
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
Loss Prevention Managers
Machinists
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
Management Analysts
Market Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists
Marking Clerks
Mechanical Engineers
Medical & Health Services Managers
Medical Assistants
Medical Secretaries
Middle School Teachers
Municipal Firefighters
Nannies
Neurologists
Nuclear Medicine Physicians
Nursery & Greenhouse Managers
Nursery Workers
Nursing Assistants
Office Clerks, General
Online Merchants
Ophthalmologists
Order Fillers, Wholesale & Retail Sales
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders
Packers & Packagers, Hand
Pathologists
Patient Representatives
Personal Care Aides
Personal Financial Advisors
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians
Physical Therapists
Pipe Fitters & Steamfitters
Plumbers
Police Patrol Officers
Preschool Teachers
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Radiologists
Receptionists & Information Clerks
Recreation Workers
Registered Nurses
Regulatory Affairs Managers
Retail Salespersons
Rough Carpenters
Sales Managers
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing
Secondary School Teachers
Secretaries & Administrative Assistants
Security Guards
Security Management Specialists
Security Managers
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks
Social & Human Service Assistants
Software Developers, Applications
Software Developers, Systems Software
Solar Energy Installation Managers
Solderers & Brazers
Sports Medicine Physicians
Statement Clerks
Stock Clerks, Sales Floor
Stock Clerks- Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard
Supply Chain Managers
Sustainability Specialists
Teacher Assistants
Team Assemblers
Tellers
Transportation Engineers
Treasurers & Controllers
Tutors
Urologists
Waiters & Waitresses
Welders, Cutters, & Welder Fitters
Wind Energy Operations Managers
Wind Energy Project Managers

Career name	Bright Outlook	Green	Apprenticeship
Acupuncturists
Acute Care Nurses
Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Allergists & Immunologists
Anesthesiologist Assistants
Art Therapists
Automotive Engineering Technicians
Automotive Engineers
Baristas
Biochemical Engineers
Biofuels Processing Technicians
Biofuels Production Managers
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology & Product Development Managers
Bioinformatics Scientists
Bioinformatics Technicians
Biomass Plant Technicians
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Biostatisticians
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists & Site Managers
Business Continuity Planners
Business Intelligence Analysts
Chief Sustainability Officers
Climate Change Analysts
Clinical Data Managers
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical Research Coordinators
Compliance Managers
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Critical Care Nurses
Customs Brokers
Cytogenetic Technologists
Cytotechnologists
Data Warehousing Specialists
Database Architects
Dermatologists
Distance Learning Coordinators
Document Management Specialists
Electrical Engineering Technologists
Electromechanical Engineering Technologists
Electronics Engineering Technologists
Endoscopy Technicians
Energy Auditors
Energy Brokers
Energy Engineers
Environmental Economists
Environmental Restoration Planners
Financial Quantitative Analysts
Fitness & Wellness Coordinators
Fraud Examiners, Investigators & Analysts
Freight Forwarders
Fuel Cell Engineers
Fuel Cell Technicians
Geneticists
Geodetic Surveyors
Geographic Information Systems Technicians
Geospatial Information Scientists & Technologists
Geothermal Production Managers
Geothermal Technicians
Green Marketers
Histotechnologists & Histologic Technicians
Hospitalists
Human Factors Engineers & Ergonomists
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
Hydroelectric Production Managers
Industrial Ecologists
Industrial Engineering Technologists
Informatics Nurse Specialists
Information Technology Project Managers
Instructional Designers & Technologists
Intelligence Analysts
Investment Fund Managers
Investment Underwriters
Logistics Analysts
Logistics Engineers
Logistics Managers
Loss Prevention Managers
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation & Mobility Specialists, & Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists
Manufacturing Engineers
Manufacturing Production Technicians
Mechanical Engineering Technologists
Mechatronics Engineers
Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators
Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians
Microsystems Engineers
Midwives
Molecular & Cellular Biologists
Music Therapists
Nanosystems Engineers
Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists
Naturopathic Physicians
Neurodiagnostic Technologists
Neurologists
Neuropsychologists & Clinical Neuropsychologists
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Nuclear Medicine Physicians
Online Merchants
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Ophthalmologists
Orthoptists
Pathologists
Patient Representatives
Photonics Engineers
Photonics Technicians
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians
Precision Agriculture Technicians
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Quality Control Analysts
Quality Control Systems Managers
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Radiologists
Recycling & Reclamation Workers
Recycling Coordinators
Regulatory Affairs Managers
Regulatory Affairs Specialists
Remote Sensing Scientists & Technologists
Remote Sensing Technicians
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
Risk Management Specialists
Robotics Engineers
Robotics Technicians
Search Marketing Strategists
Securities & Commodities Traders
Security Management Specialists
Security Managers
Software Quality Assurance Engineers & Testers
Solar Energy Installation Managers
Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Solar Sales Representatives & Assessors
Solar Thermal Installers & Technicians
Spa Managers
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
Sports Medicine Physicians
Supply Chain Managers
Surgical Assistants
Sustainability Specialists
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
Transportation Engineers
Transportation Planners
Tutors
Urologists
Validation Engineers
Video Game Designers
Water Resource Specialists
Water/Wastewater Engineers
Weatherization Installers & Technicians
Web Administrators
Wind Energy Engineers
Wind Energy Operations Managers
Wind Energy Project Managers