--- title: The 25 Hottest Careers Right Now—and How Much They Pay description: Job search site Indeed released its Best Jobs 2018 rankings on Thursday. Here are the top careers right now. authors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. She also writes Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter that teaches young adults how to navigate the messy world of money. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Career Advice - Banking - Business - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2018-03-15T13:00:02.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T13:03:37.000Z' section: Career Advice tags: - career change - High paying jobs - Indeed.com word_count: 651 canonical: https://money.com/best-jobs-indeed-2018/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Construction workers working on construction site](https://img.money.com/2018/03/180314-hottest-jobs.jpg) Looking for a new career? You may want to consider construction. Construction jobs made a good showing on Thursday when Indeed released its [2018 list of the best jobs in the United States](http://blog.indeed.com/2018/03/15/best-jobs-united-states/). The job search site ranked titles based on salary and opportunity, and the construction industry largely won out, claiming 10 of the 25 spots. Coming in first place was commercial project manager, a role that's seen a 277 percent surge in the number of Indeed postings between 2014 and 2017. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were more than [39,000 posts](https://www.indeed.com/q-Commercial-Project-Manager-jobs.html) seeking commercial project managers from companies like AECOM and 84 Lumber. Other roles that made the list included pre-construction manager, construction superintendent and construction manager. That falls in line with findings from the [Bureau of Labor Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/home.htm), which notes on its website that economic and population growth are likely driving demand for new roads and infrastructure — and, in turn, generating a need for people who can build them. "Last year, this list was dominated by jobs in the tech sector, with software engineer and developer roles coming out on top," Indeed's senior vice president of marketing, Paul D'Arcy, said in a statement. "While these roles are still at the top of our list, it is interesting to see a strong showing by construction jobs that were completely absent last year, like pre-construction manager, which jumped straight to the top five.” That's not to say the tech industry isn't represented. Landing at the number two spot is full stack developer and at number three, computer vision engineer. Other interesting, in-demand job titles include agile coach, optometrist, and partnership manager. Here's Indeed's full list of the 25 hottest jobs in 2018 and what their average salaries are. 1\. **Commercial Project Manager** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 277 Average Base Salary: $81,023 2\. **Full Stack Developer** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 198 Average Base Salary: $111,640 3\. **Computer Vision Engineer** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 169 Average Base Salary: $131,297 4\. **Machine Learning Engineer** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 166 Average Base Salary: $136,241 5\. **Preconstruction Manager** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 126 Average Base Salary: $95,337 6\. **Construction Superintendent** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 122 Average Base Salary: $85,170 7\. **Optometrist** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 118 Average Base Salary: $131,692 8. **Data Scientist** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 106 Average Base Salary: $132,915 9\. **Chief Estimator** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 101 Average Base Salary: $116,848 10\. **Development Operations Engineer** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 91 Average Base Salary: $125,714 11\. **Agile Coach** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 80 Average Base Salary: $120,142 12. **Construction Estimator** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 76 Average Base Salary: $78,052 13\. **Senior Talent Acquisition Manager** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 55 Average Base Salary: $85,076 14\. **Plumbing Engineer** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 51 Average Base Salary: $82,063 15\. **Project Superintendent** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 48 Average Base Salary: $83,326 16\. **Staff Pharmacist** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 42 Average Base Salary: $107,584 17\. **Head of Sales** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 42 Average Base Salary: $108,788 18\. **Commercial Real Estate Agent** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 37 Average Base Salary: $78,675 19\. **Construction Manager** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 37 Average Base Salary: $85,655 20\. **Project Architect** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 34 Average Base Salary: $77,931 21\. **Product Owner** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 33 Average Base Salary: $101,857 22\. **Senior Clinical Specialist** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 30 Average Base Salary: $76,598 23\. **User Experience Researcher** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 28 Average Base Salary: $99,551 24\. **Registered Nurse - Infusion** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 19 Average Base Salary: $79,952 25\. **Partnership Manager** Percent Growth in Number of Postings: 19 Average Base Salary: $76,628 ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/best-jobs-indeed-2018/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Career Advice", "item": "https://money.com/career-advice/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Jobs", "item": "https://money.com/jobs/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "The 25 Hottest Careers Right Now—and How Much They Pay" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/best-jobs-indeed-2018/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/best-jobs-indeed-2018/", "name": "The 25 Hottest Careers Right Now—and How Much They Pay", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2018-03-15T13:00:02.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/best-jobs-indeed-2018/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/best-jobs-indeed-2018/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-16T13:03:37.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "The 25 Hottest Careers Right Now—and How Much They Pay", "articleSection": "Career Advice", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2018/03/180314-hottest-jobs.jpg", "width": 5000, "height": 3424, "caption": "180314-hottest-jobs" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Julia Glum", "url": "https://money.com/author/julia-glum/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/julia-glum/#author", "description": "Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. 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