The most promising jobs of 2017, according to LinkedIn

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 (software development) 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