boomers age 45-54 . Whatever your criteria are , Farr and Shatkin have the job for you . Below you 'll find the list for the 25 overall best jobs for all baby boomers : 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
-LRB- CareerBuilder.com -RRB- -- Baby boomers , those born between 1946 and 1964 , are nearing retirement age . The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there are 78.2 million boomers , and that every hour , 330 of them turn 60 . That means an entire generation of workers might leave the work force in the coming years . But they might not . Many baby boomers are choosing to postpone retirement and stay at their current jobs or find new ones . Some ca n't afford to retire , but many want to explore new avenues . After decades of working in jobs that paid the bills but did n't fulfill them , they 're moving to different industries . For their book `` 225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers , '' authors Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin decided to comb through data to discover what the best jobs are for baby boomers . They looked at salaries , projected job growth and the number of openings to calculate which jobs have the most promise . Farr and Shatkin break down their findings in more than 70 lists , ranging from the best-paying jobs to the best jobs for