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The healthcare sector offers many of the best job opportunities for workers in 2025, due to factors such as high job demand and salaries, according to a new ranking from job search site Indeed.
Healthcare roles account for six of the top 25 jobs by 2025, according to Indeed: veterinarian (No. 1), physician (No. 3), clinical psychologist (No. 8), radiologist (No. 14), and registered nurse. (No. 18) and director of clinical services (No. 22).
That's the highest share of major jobs relative to other sectors, and for the second year in a row health care dominated the list.
Indeed's analysis looked at careers that met three criteria: a minimum salary of $75,000 per year, at least 20% growth in postings on the site over the past three years, and remote or hybrid role offerings for at least 5% of publications. Jobs are ranked based on their percentage of postings on Indeed.
Health care has seen “extremely rapid” job growth, said Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter.
“It's just relentless,” Pollak said. “It's extremely solid and consistent, and we don't see any slowdown.”
The U.S. economy added 902,000 jobs in health care and social assistance in 2024, more than double the closest competing segment, government, which added 480,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Total employment in health care occupations is projected to “grow much faster than average” for all American jobs between 2023 and 2033, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The vast job opportunities in the sector are due to many factors, said Jennifer Herrity, a career expert at Indeed.
For example, the aging of the American population increases the need for health care; retirements among healthcare workers have created shortages in some roles; and health care jobs are at lower risk of being replaced by artificial intelligence than those in other industries such as software developers and engineers, Herrity said.
'Shockingly high' salaries, high barrier to entry
Strong labor demand has contributed to many health care jobs being “surprisingly well-paying,” Pollak said.
For example, radiologists earn a median annual salary of about $385,000, the highest-paying job on Indeed's list. The typical doctor earns $225,000 a year, the second-highest salary of the group.
“High salaries and a history of stability make healthcare a very attractive field, albeit with a high barrier to entry, especially for roles like radiology, which require a minimum of 13 years of school,” Indeed wrote about its list of jobs. 2025.
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However, the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump may bring a shock to the health care sector.
For example, Trump and his Republican allies could cut federal spending for Medicaid or allow Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire to raise money for other policy priorities, such as tax cuts, that could reduce demand for health care. .
Conversely, mass deportations could exacerbate labor shortages and lead to higher wages. Immigrants accounted for 18% of healthcare workers in 2021, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
Job seekers hoping to “take advantage of high-paying, fast-growing jobs without a long-term investment in education” may be able to look outside the healthcare sector, in an occupation such as sales representative, Indeed said. Many companies hiring sales representatives may consider candidates with a high school diploma and the right mix of skills, he said. Sales representatives earn a median annual salary of $182,000, according to Indeed.
