It may feel like there isn't much to look forward to in 2017, but LinkedIn has a few suggestions for how to find some potential in the year.

The professional network ranked the most promising jobs of 2017 based on those positions' potential for career advancement, job growth and salary. 2017's list is the first time LinkedIn ranked jobs in this category.

The jobs that made the cut all have high median salaries, strong job openings and year-over-year growth, and are likely to lead to a promotion or advancement, LinkedIn vice president for talent solutions and careers Daniel Shapero wrote in a blog post. Most positions are in finance, tech, or healthcare.

"This could be the start of a promising new career," Shapero wrote.

Here are the most promising jobs of 2017:

1. Hospitalist

Median Base Salary: $222,000

Job Openings: 1,000

Career Advancement Score (out of 10): 6

2. Pharmacist

Median Base Salary: $123,000

Job Openings: 3,300

Career Advancement Score: 5

3. Sales Engineer

Median Base Salary: $80,000

Job Openings : 3,000

Career Advancement Score: 6

4. Site Reliability Engineer

Median Base Salary: $140,000

Job Openings: 300

Career Advancement Score: 8

5. Product Manager

Median Base Salary: $97,500

Job Openings: 3,000

Career Advancement Score: 8

6. Financial Analyst

Median Base Salary: $64,000

Job Openings: 2,500

Career Advancement Score: 8

7. Technical Program Manager

Median Base Salary: $129,000

Job Openings: 500

Career Advancement Score: 8

8. Program Manager

Median Base Salary: $97,400

Job Openings: 2,300

Career Advancement Score: 7

9. Data Engineer

Median Base Salary: $105,000

Job Openings: 900

Career Advancement Score: 8

10. Scrum Master

Median Base Salary: $100,000

Job Openings: 400

Career Advancement Score: 8

11. Software Engineer

Median Base Salary: $94,000

Job Openings: 10,000

Career Advancement Score: 6

12. Clinical Nurse

Median Base Salary: $75,700

Job Openings: 3,300

Career Advancement Score: 6

13. Physician Assistant

Median Base Salary: $104,000

Job Openings: 2,800

Career Advancement Score: 4

14. Business Analyst

Median Base Salary: $70,000

Job Openings: 3,000

Career Advancement Score: 8

15. Tax Manager

Median Base Salary: $103,000

Job Openings: 1,000

Career Advancement Score: 6

16. Data Architect

Median Base Salary: $122,000

Job Openings: 500

Career Advancement Score: 6

17. Anesthetist

Median Base Salary: $156,000

Job Openings: 400

Career Advancement Score: 4

18. Analytics Manager

Median Base Salary: $109,000

Job Openings: 400

Career Advancement Score: 8

19. Customer Success Manager

Median Base Salary: $72,000

Job Openings: 350

Career Advancement Score: 10

20. Medical Director

Median Base Salary: $230,000

Job Openings: 1000

Career Advancement Score: 6

This article was first published on Mashable