Top 10 Service Careers
The service industry is widely diverse as shown by the variety in this top 10 list. Attorneys claim the #1 spot with a median salary of $115K per year and a lower than average job outlook of 6%. However, there are over 43,000 new job openings expected to open up between 2014 and 2024 for attorneys which helps make this career more attractive.
School psychologists take the #2 spot. School psychologists typically earn over $70K a year and have a 20% job outlook. A Master’s degree is required to get a job as a school psychologist. Psychiatrists round out the top 3 with typical earnings of over $245K per year and a 15% job outlook.
The highest score using our ranking system is 100
Attorney
#1 Attorney
Overall Score: 76 | Typical Education: Doctorate
An attorney provides legal services and representation to their clients. Attorneys can specialize and practice in many different areas, including bankruptcy and tax law … learn more
Median Salary: $115,820 | Salary Span: $131,330
Job Outlook: 6% | # of New Jobs: 43,800
School Psychologist
#2 School Psychologist
Overall Score: 72 | Typical Education: Master’s
A successful school experience often starts with a school psychologist. School psychologists work with educators and parents to meet the behavioral and mental health needs of children and adolescents … learn more
Median Salary: $70,580 | Salary Span: $77,200
Job Outlook: 20% | # of New Jobs: 30,500
Psychiatrist
#3 Psychiatrist
Overall Score: 70 | Typical Education: Doctorate
A psychiatrist works in psychiatry; a field that studies, diagnoses, prevents, and treats mental disorders. Psychiatrists make clinical assessments of their patients to determine how best to treat them … learn more
Median Salary: $245,673 | Salary Span: $200,000+
Job Outlook: 15% | # of New Jobs: 4,200
Interpreter & Translator
#4 Interpreter and Translator
Overall Score: 68 | Typical Education: Bachelor’s
Many of us often feel at a loss for words, especially when we’re faced with an unfamiliar language. An interpreter makes an oral translation from one language to another. Translators usually work exclusively on translating the written form of a language … learn more
Median Salary: $44,190 | Salary Span: $55,360
Job Outlook: 29% | # of New Jobs: 17,500
Healthcare Social Worker
#5 Healthcare Social Worker
Overall Score: 68 | Typical Education: Bachelor’s
A healthcare social worker helps people access the education and resources they need to make informed healthcare decisions … learn more
Median Salary: $52,560 | Salary Span: $48,290
Job Outlook: 19% | # of New Jobs: 30,900
Social and Community Service Managers
#6 Social and Community Service Manager
Overall Score: 67 | Typical Education: Bachelor’s
A healthcare social worker helps people access the education and resources they need to make informed healthcare decisions … learn more
Median Salary: $63,530 | Salary Span: $70,190
Job Outlook: 10% | # of New Jobs: 13,200
Mental Health Counselor
#7 Mental Health Counselor
Overall Score: 64 | Typical Education: Master’s
A mental health counselor helps individuals, couples, or groups cope with mental illnesses, mental disorders, or other emotional challenges … learn more
Median Salary: $43,880 | Salary Span: $42,490
Job Outlook: 20% | # of New Jobs: 26,400
Commercial Pilot
#8 Commercial Pilot
Overall Score: 63 | Typical Education: Bachelor’s
Being a commercial pilot requires a commercial pilot license. The license shows that the pilot has the proper training and is qualified to fly certain types of aircraft … learn more
Median Salary: $76,150 | Salary Span: $113,090
Job Outlook: 10% | # of New Jobs: 4,500
Paralegal
#9 Paralegal
Overall Score: 61 | Typical Education: Associate’s
A paralegal is typically hired by a lawyer to perform legal work for them, including legal writing and research … learn more
Median Salary: $48,810 | Salary Span: $48,340
Job Outlook: 8% | # of New Jobs: 21,200
Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselor
#10 Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselor
Overall Score: 58 | Typical Education: Bachelor’s
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors provide advice and support to people struggling with behavioral disorders, or problems with abusing alcohol, drugs, or gambling … learn more
Median Salary: $39,980 | Salary Span: $37,170
Job Outlook: 22% | # of New Jobs: 21,200
