is your job on the list?

nickel · 04-12-2006, 10:05 AM

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The Top 50

Rank /Career /Job growth /Average pay
...............(10-yr forecast) (salary and bonus)

1 /Software engineer /46.07%/ $80,427
2 College professor 31.39% $81,491
3 Financial advisor 25.92% $122,462
4 Human resources manager 23.47% $73,731
5 Physician assistant 49.65% $75,117
6 Market research analyst 20.19% $82,317
7 Computer/IT analyst 36.10% $83,427
8 Real estate appraiser 22.78% $66,216
9 Pharmacist 24.57% $91,998
10 Psychologist 19.14% $66,359
11 Advertising manager 20.34% $107,049
12 Physical therapist 36.74% $54,883
13 Technical writer 23.22% $57,841
14 Chiropractor 22.40% $84,996
15 Medical scientist 34.06% $70,053
16 Physical scientist 12.18% $80,213
17 Engineer 13.38% $76,100
18 Curriculum developer 27.53% $55,793
19 Editor 14.77% $78,242
20 Public relations specialist 22.61% $84,567
21 Sales manager 19.67% $135,903
22 Optometrist 19.73% $93,670
23 Property manager 15.30% $78,375
24 Actuary 23.16% $81,509
25 Writer 17.72% $60,519
26 Social service manager 25.52% $74,584
27 Paralegal 29.75% $61,204
28 Health services manager 22.76% $92,211
29 Advertising sales agent 16.33% $112,683
30 Physician/Surgeon 23.98% $247,536
31 Management analyst 20.12% $63,426
32 Occupational therapist 33.61% $51,973
33 Mental health counselor 27.18% $53,150
34 Landscape architect 19.43% $50,383
35 Biotechnology research scientist 17.05% $66,393
36 Urban planner 15.17% $60,891
37 Lawyer 14.97% $153,923
38 Speech-language pathologist 14.57% $58,329
39 Meeting and convention planner 22.21% $56,072
40 Dietitian/Nutritionist 18.30% $52,244
41 Biological scientist 17.03% $61,317
42 Financial analyst 17.33% $66,203
43 Dentist 13.52% $122,883
44 Accountant 22.43% $62,575
45 Environmental scientist 17.11% $59,027
46 Lab technologist 20.53% $51,502
47 Registered nurse 29.35% $68,872
48 Sales engineer 13.96% $78,875
49 Veterinarian 17.39% $79,923
50 School Administrator 14.55% $73,767

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/money...p50/index.html

PiPhiAngel · 04-12-2006, 10:08 AM

yes, yes it is.

sixpac shakur · 04-12-2006, 10:09 AM

#35 Me!

attgig · 04-12-2006, 10:18 AM

Number 1!!!

*sigh*

MrGreg · 04-12-2006, 10:39 AM

ramazank2 · 04-12-2006, 10:43 AM

Sometimes I'm #16 and other times I am #17/#48 but trained as a #45

welfareloser · 04-12-2006, 11:08 AM

"best" is only a finanacial evaluation, and an incomplete one, at that... they don't even factor in hours worked, which is HUGE (in fact, i'd say without it, this ranking is utterly worthless), let alone other issues that are important to most people in deciding whether or not a job is "good"

nickel · 04-12-2006, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by welfareloser

"best" is only a finanacial evaluation, and an incomplete one, at that... they don't even factor in hours worked, which is HUGE (in fact, i'd say without it, this ranking is utterly worthless), let alone other issues that are important to most people in deciding whether or not a job is "good"

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How we picked the best jobs
We started with growing fields...and then started cutting.
April 12, 2006: 10:03 AM EDT

NEW YORK (MONEY) - To find the best jobs in America, MONEY Magazine and Salary.com, a leading provider of employee compensation data and software, began by assembling a list of positions that the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects will grow at an above-average rate over 10 years and that require at least a bachelor's degree.

Using Salary.com compensation data, we eliminated jobs with average pay below $50,000; total employment of less than 15,000; dangerous work environments; or fewer than 800 annual job openings, including both new and replacement positions.

Next we rated positions by stress levels, flexibility in hours and working environment, creativity, and how easy it is to enter and advance in the field.

We then ranked the jobs, giving double weight to compensation and percentage growth. Data for the top 50 appear here. Any job that fell in the bottom third of two job-satisfaction categories, or in the pay or growth category, was removed from consideration for the top 10.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/10/pf/b...cked/index.htm

welfareloser · 04-12-2006, 11:32 AM

ahhh... cool. much more complete than the 4 criteria in the OP... i get it; i read that to mean those were the only factors they were taking into account.

in that case, i'm very surprised by some of the ranks. like, writer? i mean, seriously? that's like putting actor on the list... 99% of them basically fail. they must only be counting the ones with actual steady employment... and the growth they list? publishing is tight, and it's been getting tighter every year for the last 5+ years. they must be counting a bunch of ad execs and food-box-copy writers...

medical scientist? maybe they need to be more specific, and they're only counting a certain subset of medical scientists, because that can be an enormously malignant professional environment, and a huge number of the people in it are paid slave wages.

i'm surprised dentist is so low, since the avg dentist works 35 hours a week for that 122,000, is self-empoyed and has very little in the way of HMO headaches compared to doctors,,, and i'm even more surprised that dental hygienist didn't make the list at all... in demand, and that's got to be more rewarding, fewer hours, and much lower stress than, say, "property manager." same for dental assistant, except the pay would be much lower.

interesting, interesting...

Agent Plissken · 04-12-2006, 11:33 AM

I didnt make the list

guiseppewv · 04-12-2006, 11:41 AM

I made the list a few times.

eSDee · 04-12-2006, 11:42 AM

Lucky number 7 here.

ArkiStan · 04-12-2006, 11:49 AM

Hehe. After seeing my job on the "worst paid jobs" list, I wasn't really expecting it to see it here. Anyway, it's a labour of love. I would be doing something else if it were only about the money.

kgsilvas · 04-12-2006, 12:04 PM

Mine is on the list.

johnnymk · 04-12-2006, 12:15 PM

Some of the wages are way off. And "engineer" is too broad of a category.

InfiniteNothing · 04-12-2006, 12:38 PM

Way off high? That's because they are a 10 year forecast and include bonus

nickel · 04-12-2006, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by welfareloser

ahhh... cool. much more complete than the 4 criteria in the OP... i get it; i read that to mean those were the only factors they were taking into account.

in that case, i'm very surprised by some of the ranks. like, writer? i mean, seriously? that's like putting actor on the list... 99% of them basically fail. they must only be counting the ones with actual steady employment... and the growth they list? publishing is tight, and it's been getting tighter every year for the last 5+ years. they must be counting a bunch of ad execs and food-box-copy writers...

medical scientist? maybe they need to be more specific, and they're only counting a certain subset of medical scientists, because that can be an enormously malignant professional environment, and a huge number of the people in it are paid slave wages.

i'm surprised dentist is so low, since the avg dentist works 35 hours a week for that 122,000, is self-empoyed and has very little in the way of HMO headaches compared to doctors,,, and i'm even more surprised that dental hygienist didn't make the list at all... in demand, and that's got to be more rewarding, fewer hours, and much lower stress than, say, "property manager." same for dental assistant, except the pay would be much lower.

interesting, interesting...

here's the stats on 166 more jobs

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/money...obs/index.html

i'm second on that list.

pretty good job growth rate for the next ten years too - 43.32%

Yossarian · 04-12-2006, 01:14 PM

when i graduate, #2

Freelance Superhero · 04-12-2006, 01:45 PM

where's "all purpose peon" on that list?
that's usually what i am...

ufcrusher · 04-12-2006, 01:47 PM

#37 and the 2nd highest $ listed....if only that were true.

Thesifer · 04-12-2006, 02:38 PM

Humm I guess the military didn't make the list. :-P .. But Technically I would be this job..
7 Computer/IT analyst 36.10% $83,427

But substitute the $83,427 with around $46,000

smeakim · 04-12-2006, 03:26 PM

Yeah I only wish I made the salary that is posted for my job. I think the people in those high price cities are throwing off the numbers. Yeah they make more but if you live in NYC at some of those salaries, you would be poor.

guiseppewv · 04-12-2006, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by InfiniteNothing

Way off high? That's because they are a 10 year forecast and include bonus

Way off b/c a civil engineer makes way less than an electrical engineer, on average.

Also, what the heck is a sales engineer?

ray · 04-12-2006, 04:22 PM

#42...but my title is CFO.

gwilks98 · 04-12-2006, 04:30 PM

Mine isn't...when is "Pornstar" going to be recognized?

InfiniteNothing · 04-12-2006, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guiseppewv

Way off b/c a civil engineer makes way less than an electrical engineer, on average.

Also, what the heck is a sales engineer?

I didn't really see civil engineer on the list. Where are you looking? Maybe they are predicting some change in the supply and demand.

MikeD · 04-12-2006, 05:43 PM

#7.

Nice list.

ialsohaveadream · 04-12-2006, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by welfareloser

in that case, i'm very surprised by some of the ranks. like, writer? i mean, seriously? that's like putting actor on the list... 99% of them basically fail. they must only be counting the ones with actual steady employment.

I was thinking the same thing. "Writer" is so generic. Novelist? Journalist? Pornographer? What type of writers are they referring to? I'd love to be a writer and making $67k...I write in my spare time. I could do that and my regular job and be bankin'!

jstreet · 04-12-2006, 06:53 PM

#1 and #7 because we're understaffed.

Not surprisingly my salary is not #1 + #7 nor is it #1 or #7. Ahhh, academia.

DankNstickY · 04-12-2006, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickel

here's the stats on 166 more jobs

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/money...obs/index.html

i'm second on that list.

pretty good job growth rate for the next ten years too - 43.32%

Multi-media artists and animators 14.13% $47,492

thats it???

i hope i'm above the average

04-12-2006, 10:39 AM	#5
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04-12-2006, 11:32 AM	#9
welfareloser Grand Moff Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: jabba's palace. (yes, i do... and no, you can't.) Posts: 9,718	ahhh... cool. much more complete than the 4 criteria in the OP... i get it; i read that to mean those were the only factors they were taking into account. in that case, i'm very surprised by some of the ranks. like, writer? i mean, seriously? that's like putting actor on the list... 99% of them basically fail. they must only be counting the ones with actual steady employment... and the growth they list? publishing is tight, and it's been getting tighter every year for the last 5+ years. they must be counting a bunch of ad execs and food-box-copy writers... medical scientist? maybe they need to be more specific, and they're only counting a certain subset of medical scientists, because that can be an enormously malignant professional environment, and a huge number of the people in it are paid slave wages. i'm surprised dentist is so low, since the avg dentist works 35 hours a week for that 122,000, is self-empoyed and has very little in the way of HMO headaches compared to doctors,,, and i'm even more surprised that dental hygienist didn't make the list at all... in demand, and that's got to be more rewarding, fewer hours, and much lower stress than, say, "property manager." same for dental assistant, except the pay would be much lower. interesting, interesting... Last edited by welfareloser : 04-12-2006 at 11:37 AM.

04-12-2006, 11:33 AM	#10
Agent Plissken Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,264	I didnt make the list __________________ Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy

04-12-2006, 11:42 AM	#12
eSDee Old Skooler Numba 1 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Diego Posts: 10,063	Lucky number 7 here. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 days ~ Willie Nelson 3 days I dread to see arrive 3 days I hate to be alive 3 days filled with tears and sorrow yesterday today and tomorrow

04-12-2006, 12:15 PM	#15
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	Some of the wages are way off. And "engineer" is too broad of a category. __________________ “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” (Winston Churchill)

04-12-2006, 10:08 AM	#2
PiPhiAngel Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 364	yes, yes it is.

04-12-2006, 10:09 AM	#3
sixpac shakur Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Howard Stern's Reality Posts: 773	#35 Me!

04-12-2006, 10:18 AM	#4
attgig Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the burbs of baltimore Posts: 11,924	Number 1!!! sigh __________________

04-12-2006, 10:43 AM	#6
ramazank2 Commander Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 1,295	Sometimes I'm #16 and other times I am #17/#48 but trained as a #45

04-12-2006, 11:08 AM	#7
welfareloser Grand Moff Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: jabba's palace. (yes, i do... and no, you can't.) Posts: 9,718	"best" is only a finanacial evaluation, and an incomplete one, at that... they don't even factor in hours worked, which is HUGE (in fact, i'd say without it, this ranking is utterly worthless), let alone other issues that are important to most people in deciding whether or not a job is "good" __________________ Find the person who will love you because of your differences and not in spite of them and you have found a lover for life. ~ Leo Buscaglia http://www.welfareloser.com http://gotapexblogs.net/users/welfareloser/

04-12-2006, 11:41 AM	#11
guiseppewv Admiral Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: East coast Posts: 7,116	I made the list a few times.

04-12-2006, 11:49 AM	#13
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	Hehe. After seeing my job on the "worst paid jobs" list, I wasn't really expecting it to see it here. Anyway, it's a labour of love. I would be doing something else if it were only about the money.

04-12-2006, 12:04 PM	#14
kgsilvas Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,245	Mine is on the list.

04-12-2006, 12:38 PM	#16
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	Way off high? That's because they are a 10 year forecast and include bonus

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04-12-2006, 01:45 PM	#19
Freelance Superhero Optimus Prime Join Date: May 2002 Location: in bed Posts: 4,116	where's "all purpose peon" on that list? that's usually what i am... __________________ "I can't believe you can eat that; it looks like abortion." - Augusta, of the Tard-Blog

04-12-2006, 01:47 PM	#20
ufcrusher Admiral Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Boca Raton, FL: By way of: Poway, CA; Gainesville, Fl; Penn Valley, Pa. Posts: 5,680	#37 and the 2nd highest $ listed....if only that were true. __________________ Welcome my son, welcome to the machine...Where have you been? It's alright we know where you've been....

04-12-2006, 02:38 PM	#21
Thesifer Vice Admiral Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,338	Humm I guess the military didn't make the list. :-P .. But Technically I would be this job.. 7 Computer/IT analyst 36.10% $83,427 But substitute the $83,427 with around $46,000 __________________

04-12-2006, 03:26 PM	#22
smeakim Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: CO Posts: 690	Yeah I only wish I made the salary that is posted for my job. I think the people in those high price cities are throwing off the numbers. Yeah they make more but if you live in NYC at some of those salaries, you would be poor.

04-12-2006, 04:22 PM	#24
ray captain awesome Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,054	#42...but my title is CFO.

04-12-2006, 04:30 PM	#25
gwilks98 Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: StL Posts: 4,300	Mine isn't...when is "Pornstar" going to be recognized? __________________ "I know the pieces fit, cause I watched them fall away." "Cold silence has A tendancy to Atrophy any Sense of compassion." MJK

04-12-2006, 05:43 PM	#27
MikeD President, Cowboys Nation Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In the 'burbs, west of D.C. Posts: 5,139	#7. Nice list. __________________

04-12-2006, 06:53 PM	#29
jstreet Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 2,782	#1 and #7 because we're understaffed. Not surprisingly my salary is not #1 + #7 nor is it #1 or #7. Ahhh, academia.

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