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Nearly all of the highest-paying jobs in 2014 require job seekers to have a post-secondary college degree, according to a new ranking from the job portal Careercast.com. Seven of the 10 highest paid positions are in the health-care industry.

Rapidly emerging in the next couple years, we will see highly-skilled professionals requiring higher pay, like doctors, lawyers, business entrepreneurs, research scientists, oil industry engineers, and software industry engineers.

And, in widespread contrast to these higher paying jobs, we will see lower-skilled workers requiring lower pay, like home nursing aides, fast-food service providers, and store clerks.

The huge challenge is for those falling in between these vocational paths, as their outlook is bleaker with fewer moderately paid industrial unit supervisors, postal workers, and staff administrators.

So, here are the 10 best-paying jobs to look out for in 2014, as rated by CareerCast.

1. Surgeon

Annual Average Salary: $233,150

Projected Growth by 2022: 18%

2. Physician (General Practice)

Annual Average Salary: $187,200

Projected Growth by 2022: 18%

3. Psychiatrist

Annual Average Salary: $178,950

Projected Growth by 2022: 18%

4. Orthodontist

Annual Average Salary: $149,310

Projected Growth by 2022: 16%

5. Dentist

Annual Average Salary: $146,340

Projected Growth by 2022: 16%

6. Petroleum Engineer

Annual Average Salary: $130,280

Projected Growth by 2022: 26%

7. Air traffic controller

Annual Average Salary: $122,530

Projected Growth by 2022: 1%

8. Pharmacist

Annual Average Salary: $116,670

Projected Growth by 2022: 14%

9. Podiatrist

Annual Average Salary: $116,440

Projected Growth by 2022: 23%

10. Attorney

Annual Average Salary: $113,530

Projected Growth by 2022: 10%

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics data recently released, there are 2.9 million job openings out there right now. However, only less than half of these openings are being filled.

Why?

First and foremost, an enormous amount of job seekers have just stopped seeking. Second, a tremendous amount of job applicants lack the increasingly required advanced degree skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Finally, scores of applicants are hindered by job relocation and mobility issues related to foreclosure burdens weighing down their household management.

Remarkably, there have been urgent calls among some U.S. workforce development experts for the nation to produce a million scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians in the next ten years in order for the U.S. to just remain globally competitive in the future.

What additional indicators of job growth do we see specifically in the healthcare services industry?

Occupational Therapy job openings fall into the grand-challenge

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