CNN and CareerBuilder recently reported on the 25 best boomer jobs (from Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin's book"225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers." We confess we have no idea what some of them are, but we provide them below:

1. Management analysts
What they make*: $67,005
Projected annual openings**: 78,000

2. Teachers, post-secondary
What they make: $68,456
Projected annual openings: 216,000

3. Logisticians
What they make: $44,563
Projected annual openings: 162,000

4. General and operations managers
What they make: $93,594
Projected annual openings: 260,000

5. Registered nurses
What they make: $66,427
Projected annual openings: 215,000

6. Anesthesiologists
What they make: $310,132
Projected annual openings: 38,000

7. General internists
What they make: $351,307
Projected annual openings: 38,000

8. Obstetricians and gynecologists
What they make: $285,254
Projected annual openings: 38,000

9. Family and general practitioners
What they make: $198,221
Projected annual openings: 38,000

10. Psychiatrists
What they make: $191,080
Project annual openings: 38,000

11. Surgeons
What they make: $322,281
Projected annual openings: 38,000

12. General pediatricians
What they make: $181,764
Projected annual openings: 38,000

13. Medical and health services managers
What they make: $94,269
Projected annual openings: 33,000

14. Financial managers, branch or department
What they make: $101,963
Projected annual openings: 71,000

15. Treasurers, controllers and chief financial officers
What they make: $172,946 – $240,588
Projected annual openings: 71,000

16. Chief executives
What they make: $382,705
Projected annual openings: 63,000

17. Government service executives
What they make: $167,766
Projected annual openings: 63,000

18. Private sector executives
What they make: $169,570
Projected annual openings: 63,000

19. Pharmacists
What they make: $108,499
Projected annual openings: 23,000

20. Lawyers
What they make: $116,810
Projected annual openings: 53,000

21. Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
What they make: $150,467
Projected annual openings: 31,000

22. Administrative services managers
What they make: $86,666
Projected annual openings: 40,000

23. Sales representatives, agricultural
What they make: $53,034
Projected annual openings: 44,000

24. Sales representatives, chemical and pharmaceutical
What they make: $88,049
Projected annual openings: 44,000

25. Sales representatives, electrical/electronics
What they make: $51,105
Projected annual openings: 44,000

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