The Top 50 jobs: Stats on 166 titles How MONEY picked the best jobs Rank Career (10-yr forecast) Average pay (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
Top 10: Fastest-growing fields in US Job growth Physician assistant 49.65% Software engineer 46.07% Physical therapist assistants 44.20% Dental hygienists 43.32% Physical therapist 36.74% Forensic science technicians 36.40% Computer/IT analyst 36.10% Veterinary technologists and technicians 35.32% Occupational therapist assistants 34.10% Medical scientist 34.06% ------------------------- it seem outsourcing to oversea didn't hurt computer related job prospect.
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Unusual perks These seven companies found unusual ways to keep their workers happy. Yes, we're jealous. Company Best companies.... rank.... Perk Timberland 41 Employees receive a $3,000 subsidy to buy a hybrid automobile. S.C. Johnson & Son 10 Retirees get a lifetime membership at the company fitness center. David Weekley Homes 24 Employees get 10% off the purchase of a new DW home. Eli Lilly 52 Pregnant employees can take a paid month off before their due date**. Worthington Industries 84 Onsite haircuts are just $4. J.M. Smucker 8 100% tuition reimbursement. The unusual part: There's no limit. Amgen 39 Employees here have 16 paid holidays a year, nearly double the norm. ------------------------- **Hmm, how do guys get pregnant to receive the benefit
