The ‘best health care jobs’ in 2022, according to U.S. News

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual list of the “Best Health Care Jobs” in 2022, with nurse practitioners topping the list.

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Methodology

For the list, which includes 29 jobs, U.S. News evaluated each job’s:

• Unemployment rate
• Future job prospects
• Median salary
• Stress level
• 10-year growth percentage
• 10-year growth volume
• Work-life balance

The best jobs in health care

According to U.S. News, the 10 best jobs in health care in 2022 are:

1. Nurse practitioner
2. Physician assistant/associate
3. Speech-language pathologist
4. Physician
5. Registered nurse
6. Respiratory therapist
7. Oral and maxillofacial surgeon
8. Nurse anesthetist
9. Veterinarian
10. Physical therapist

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