Best Jobs In America

FOCUS Best Jobs in America Systems Engineer Information Technology (88,000) $87,100|$130,000 Key Selected interest areas • highest paid Salary • highest median Salary • most flexibility • most satisfaction • benefit to society • highest job growth • highest low stress • most security • future growth Top 50 Rank Physician Assistant College Professor Job Title Nurse Practitioner Healthcare (23,000) $85,200| $113,000 Healthcare (82,000) Education (278,000) Sector (Total Jobs) $90,900 | $124,000 $70,400| $115,000 Median salary | Top pay IT Project Manager IT (174,000) $98,700|$140,000 Certified Public Accountant Financial (189,000) $74,200| $138,000 Intelligence Analyst Physical Therapist Healthcare (181,000) $74,300 | $98,100 Computer/Network Security Consultant IT (13,000) $99,700| $152,000 Government (51,000) $82,500 | $115,000 10 15 16 Sales Director Anesthesiologist Healthcare (23,000) Software Developer Pharmacist Occupational Therapist Healthcare (107,000) $69,700| $100,000 Nurse Anesthetist Software Product Healthcare (19,000) $157,000| $214,000 Manager IT (37,000) Sales and Marketing (97,000) IT (796,000) Healthcare (198,000) $140,000 | $239,000 : $292,000 | $408,000 : $79,400 | $116,000 $109,000 | $134,000 $106,000| $148,000 |18 |20 |21| |22| |23 |25 Clinical Psychologist Business Analyst, IT IT (125,000) $82,600 | $119,000 Attorney/Lawyer Human Resources Manager Other (226,000) $150,000 | $228,000 : $71,800| $111,000 : $79,900|$109,000 Senior Financial Analyst Financial (127,000) Veterinarian Physician/General Practice Physician/Obstetrician/ Gynecologist Healthcare (14,000) $222,000 | $338,000 Psychiatrist Healthcare (20,000) $177,000| $279,000 Healthcare (57,000) Legal (541,000) $115,000 | $262,000 Other (68,000) Healthcare (90,000) $81,100| $172,000 $83,900 | $157,000 35 30 33 Telecommunications Network Engineer IT (21,000) $86,200|$130,000 Securities Trader Financial (17,000) $113,000| $491,000 Education/Training Consultant Emergency Room Physician Product Management Director Sales and Marketing (17,000) $145,000 | $201,000 Financial (23,000) Healthcare (22,000) $77,800| $157,000 $249,000 | $386,000 Make up of the US labour force (thousands) Women 66,208 Sex Men 73,670 Ethnicity Asian 3,084 African American Hispanic White 8,007 White 61,630 Hispanic 11,640 African American 6,817 Asian 3,551 8,208 53,366 How Best Jobs were picked For the Top 260. More than 7,000 jobs and then focused on jobs that the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects will grow 10% or more over the next decade and that require at least a bachelor's degree. Titles with median pay below $65,000 for experienced workers (at least twoto seven years of experience in the field, depending on the job) and fewer than 10,000 positions nationwide were screeened out. For the Top100. Eliminated jobs that did poorly during the recession (based on Conference Board data showing growth in online help-wanted ads in 2009), and grouped jobs with similar responsibilities and skills. For the Top 50. More than 35,000 workers rated their jobs on quality-of-life factors such as flexibility, stress, and personal satisfaction. Ranked top 50 on current employment, long-term growth, pay, and security; projected openings; and quality-of-life factors. For the Top10. Interviewed industry experts and people in each of the professions. Selected the top 10 jobs based on these findings. Source: CNNMoney.com. payscale.com. US Bureau of Labour Statistics This article is based on the Money Magazine story 'The 50 Best Jobs in America' available at: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2009/full_list/index.html ........