Median pay: $75,900
Top pay: $97,800
10-year job growth: 30%
Total jobs: 190,000
The job: Health care is a booming field, and the demand for physical therapists is increasing apace. You'll need to go back to school to learn the techniques for increasing patient mobility and decreasing pain, but the two- to three-year graduate program is still far shorter than the time it takes to become a doctor. You can do a nursing degree in that time, but pay and satisfaction are better for PTs. Top pay: $97,800
10-year job growth: 30%
Total jobs: 190,000
How to switch: You'll need a master's or the increasingly common three-year doctorate. Learn more at apta.org.
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