HONOLULU (KHON2) — With purveyors of artificial intelligence set to take most all jobs over the next few years, workers have little recourse to prevent this enormous tide from engulfing their economic lives.
Nationally, Business Insider is projecting that the following 20 professions are expected to have significant pay increases over the next decade.
Let’s take a look.
20. Sales Managers
- Projected increase: 29,000.
- Median pay: $138,060.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
19. Marketing Managers
- Projected increase: 26,700.
- Median pay: $161,030.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
18. Physician Assistants
- Projected increase: 33,200.
- Median pay: $133,260.
- Typical education needed: Master’s degree.
17. Computer Systems Analysts
- Projected increase: 45,500.
- Median pay: $103,790.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
16. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Projected increase: 63,000.
- Median pay: $76,950.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
15. Construction Managers
- Projected increase: 48,100.
- Median pay: $106,980.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
14. Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
- Projected increase: 50,100.
- Median pay: $105,620.
- Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree.
13. Lawyers
- Projected increase: 35,900.
- Median pay: $151,160.
- Typical education needed: Doctoral or professional degree.
12. Project Management Specialists
- Projected increase: 58,700.
- Median pay: $100,750.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
11. Accountants and Auditors
- Projected increase: 72,800.
- Median pay: $81,680.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
10. Information Security Analysts
- Projected increase: 52,100.
- Median pay: $124,910.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
9. Data Scientists
- Projected increase: 82,500.
- Median pay: $112,590.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
8. Management Analysts
- Projected increase: 94,500.
- Median pay: $101,190.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
7. Registered Nurses
- Projected increase: 166,100.
- Median pay: $93,600.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
6. Nurse Practitioners
- Projected increase: 128,400.
- Median pay: $129,210.
- Typical education needed: Master’s degree.
5. Medical and Health Services Managers
- Projected increase: 142,900.
- Median pay: $117,960.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
4. General and Operations Managers
- Projected increase: 164,000.
- Median pay: $102,950.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
3. Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Projected increase: 101,600.
- Median pay: $171,200.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
2. Financial Managers
- Projected increase: 128,800.
- Median pay: $161,700.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
1. Software Developers
- Projected increase: 267,700.
- Median pay: $133,080.
- Typical education needed: Bachelor’s degree.
For the University of Hawaiʻi, they said these are their current most popular majors amongst their students:
- Exploratory/Pre-Business.
- Kinesiology (Health & Exercise Science).
- Psychology.
- Biology.
- Computer Science.
- Exploratory (Undecided).
- Marine Biology.
- Mechanical Engineering.
- Pre-Engineering.
- Pre-Nursing.
As you can see, Hawaiʻi’s university students are gravitating toward majors that will be more prosperous, particularly those affiliated with business/marketing (20, 19,16,15,8,4,2), health/science/biology/medical (18,14,7,5) and engineering (9,1).
“These popular majors highlight areas of strong student interest, but UH Mānoa’s commitment to excellence extends to every program we offer,” said Nikki Chun, UH Mānoa Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Interim Director of Admissions. “We are a globally recognized university, dedicated to providing a high-caliber education across all fields, and the people of Hawaiʻi can be truly proud of the exceptional academic resources they have in their own backyard.”
You can click here to learn more about the UH system. You can click here, here and here for the AI creators who are warning that AI will take most all jobs in the coming years.
So, are you ready to make a career change to take advantage of these opportunities?