Top 10 careers for persuaders

Do you have an innate knack for being persuasive? Do you often find yourself convincing friends to try a new TV show or music genre or cuisine?

If that sounds familiar, we have good news for you: CareerBuilder and Emsi compiled a list of high-paying occupations (an average of at least $88,000) that have over 200,000 jobs, and have seen remarkable growth (9 percent or higher) since 2011.

So if you could see yourself making a living convincing customers or stakeholders, then you should look into these career paths suitable for individuals with strong persuasive skills.

  1. Operations Managers
    • 115,000 New jobs 2019-2029
    • Avg Annual Salary: $65k – $109k
  2. IT Managers
    • 48,100 New jobs 2019-2029
    • Avg Annual Salary: $88k – $116k
  3. Financial Managers
    • 108,100 New jobs 2019-2029
    • Avg Annual Salary: $64k – $109k
  4. Sales Managers
  5. Personal Financial Advisors
    • 11,600 New jobs 2019-2029
    • Avg Annual Salary: $74k – $139k
  6. Construction Managers
    • 40,400 New jobs 2019-2029
    • Avg Annual Salary: $68K – $102K
  7. Sales Representatives
  8. Medical & Health Managers
    • 26,200 New jobs 2019-2029
    • Avg Annual Salary: $62k – $113k
  9. Administrative Service Managers
    • 21,200 New Jobs 2019-2029
    • Avg Annual Salary: $50k – $83k
  10. Marketing Managers

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