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These are the best, fastest-growing jobs of 2018

- Ashley May

Constructi­on, tech and health care roles dominate a new best-jobs report.

The 2018 report released by job site Indeed ranked occupation­s by salary (jobs on the list must earn at least $75,000) and abundance of opportunit­y (jobs that have seen high growth on Indeed since 2014).

With 277% growth in the number of postings from 2014 and 2017, commercial project manager claimed the top spot. The job boasts an average base salary of $81,023, according to Indeed.

Three constructi­on jobs made the list for the first time: preconstru­ction manager (No. 5, base salary of $95,337), constructi­on estimator (No. 12) and constructi­on manager (No. 19). Jed Kolko, Indeed chief economist, said the constructi­on sector, along with mining, saw the fastest job growth year over year as of this past December. While many companies prefer a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, some desired positions only require a high school diploma, according to Indeed.

Machine learning engineer, with a $136,241 base salary, gained popularity this year, rising to the No. 4 spot from No. 17 last year.

Optometris­t, which has a base salary of $131,692 and is ranked as the highest health care-related role, saw 118% growth in job postings from 2014 to 2017. Here are the top 10:

1. Commercial project manager

2. Full stack developer

3. Computer vision engineer

4. Machine learning engineer

5. Preconstru­ction manager

6. Constructi­on superinten­dent

7. Optometris­t

8. Data scientist

9. Chief estimator

10. Developmen­t operations engineer

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