Top 100 most satisfying jobs and great pay. Funny Software Architect is number 1?!?
This is according to CNN Money and PayScale.com. I find it intriguing how Software Architect is number 1. Also, if you can combine that with Quant or Researcher, you would be laughing. What about a high paying technical advisor for a a large enterprise?
Top 100
Money and PayScale.com rate the top 100 careers with great pay and growth prospects.
Rank Job title Job growth
(10-year forecast)
1 Software Architect
34%
2 Physician Assistant
39%
3 Management Consultant
24%
4 Physical Therapist
30%
5 Environmental Engineer
31%
6 Civil Engineer
24%
7 Database Administrator
20%
8 Sales Director
15%
9 Certified Public Accountant
22%
10 Biomedical Engineer
72%
11 Actuary
21%
12 Dentist
15%
13 Nurse Anesthetist
13%
14 Risk Management Manager
24%
15 Product Management Director
12%
16 Healthcare Consultant
24%
17 Information Systems Security Engineer
23%
18 Software Engineering / Development Director
17%
19 Occupational Therapist
26%
20 Information Technology Manager
17%
21 Telecommunications Network Engineer
53%
22 Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
28%
23 Construction Project Manager
17%
24 Network Operations Project Manager
23%
25 Emergency Room Physician
22%
26 Information Technology Business Analyst
20%
27 Director of Nursing
16%
28 Information Technology Consultant
17%
29 Psychiatrist
24%
30 Test Software Development Engineer
20%
31 Information Technology Network Engineer
23%
32 Senior Sales Executive
15%
33 Information Technology Program Manager
17%
34 Primary Care Physician
22%
35 Computer and Information Scientist
24%
36 Hospital Administrator
16%
37 Programmer Analyst
20%
38 Applications Engineer
34%
39 Research & Development Manager
15%
40 Regional Sales Manager
15%
41 Project Engineer
24%
42 Training Development Director
23%
43 Human Resources Consultant
21%
44 Speech-Language Pathologist
19%
45 Business Development Analyst
24%
46 Physical Therapy Director
16%
47 Structural Engineer
24%
48 Nursing Home Director
16%
49 Systems Engineer
13%
50 Healthcare Services Program Director
13%
51 Transportation Engineer
24%
52 Operations Research Analyst
22%
53 Practice Administrator
16%
54 Construction Estimator
25%
55 Attorney / Lawyer
13%
56 Optometrist
30%
57 Clinical Research Associate
12%
58 Employment Recruiter
28%
59 Intensive Care Unit Nurse
22%
60 Information Technology Specialist
17%
61 Marketing Consultant
12%
62 Tax Manager
22%
63 General Sales Manager
15%
64 Statistician
13%
65 Nurse Practitioner
13%
66 Systems Administrator
23%
67 Web Developer
13%
68 Anesthesiologist
22%
69 Accounting Director
11%
70 Technical Services Manager
17%
71 Social Worker
22%
72 Customer Service Manager
18%
73 Sales Account Manager
15%
74 Rehabilitation Services Director
19%
75 General Surgeon
22%
76 Biotechnology Research Scientist
13%
77 Information Technology Systems Manager
13%
78 Auditing Manager
22%
79 Information Technology Training Specialist
23%
80 Outside Sales Manager
15%
81 Category Manager
12%
82 Practice Manager
16%
83 Compensation Analyst
24%
84 Public Relations Director
13%
85 Environmental Project Manager
15%
86 Clinical Services Director
16%
87 Director of Communications
13%
88 Technical Writer
18%
89 Business Operations Manager
12%
90 Construction Superintendent
17%
91 Business Manager
12%
92 Senior Product Development Scientist
12%
93 Senior Data Analyst
13%
94 Architect
16%
95 Information Technology Project Coordinator
17%
96 Web Project Manager
13%
97 Geographic Information Systems Analyst
13%
98 Security Director (Facilities, Personnel, etc.)
12%
99 Medical Case Manager
22%
100 Obstetrician / Gynecologist
22%
Top 100 most satisfying jobs and great pay. Funny Software Architect is number 1?!?
(Last Updated On: October 15, 2010)
