Demand for home care nurses is projected to grow a whopping 71% between 2010 and 2020

Home care nurses visit patients where they live, help provide medicine or therapy, and aid them in tasks they may not be able to complete by themselves. --J.A.

Median pay: $61,000

Top pay: $92,500

10-year job growth: 70.5%

Total jobs*: 861,000