To help you figure out what your options are, CareerBuilders.com came up with a list of 15 jobs that earn in the $50,000 range and are expected to increase in demand between now and 2016.With the annual median salary for full-time workers in the U.S. at $33,634, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, these careers will help you earn well above the average salary. They also require various levels of experience and education, so workers from all walks of life can find opportunities.The following are 15 jobs pay between $50,000 and $59,999: Accountants and auditors Annual median income: $57,060* Projected employment in 2016: 1.5 million Increase between 2006 and 2016: 18 percent Audiologists Annual median income: $57,779** Projected employment in 2016: 13,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 10 percent Compensation, benefits and job analysis specialists Annual median income: $52,180* Projected employment in 2016: 130,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 18 percent Conservation scientists Annual median income: $56,150* Projected employment in 2016: 21,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 5 percent Detectives and criminal investigators Annual median income: $59,930* Projected employment in 2016: 125,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 17 percent
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health Annual median income: $58,380* Projected employment in 2016: 104,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 25 percent Insurance appraisers, auto damage Annual median income: $51,500* Projected employment in 2016: 15,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 13 percent Insurance underwriters Annual median income: $51,264** Projected employment in 2016: 111,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 6 percent Landscape architects Annual median income: $50,843** Projected employment in 2016: 32,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 16 percent Librarians Annual median income: $50,970* Projected employment in 2016: 164,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 4 percent
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing (excluding technical and scientific products) Annual median income: $50,750* Projected employment in 2016: 1.69 million Increase between 2006 and 2016: 8 percent
Subway and streetcar operators Annual median income: $50,520* Projected employment in 2016: 7,800 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 12 percent Surveyors Annual median income: $51,630* Projected employment in 2016: 74,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 24 percent
Teachers, postsecondary Annual median income: $56,120* Projected employment in 2016: 2.05 million Increase between 2006 and 2016: 23 percent Urban and regional planners Annual median income: $53,967** Projected employment in 2016: 39,000 Increase between 2006 and 2016: 15 percent
*Salary and employment figures based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
