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The Top 20: The Best Jobs In The U.S.

Topic: Business ConsultingPublished December 15, 2010

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If you haven’t seen Money and PayScale.com’s recent list of “The Best Jobs in America”, check out the partial list below. The best jobs in the U.S. list was complied by information obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on over 7000 jobs using some of the following criteria: • Job trends for the top jobs showed an increase in overall growth and salary. • Jobs chosen are the fastest growing jobs across industries. • Good opportunity for employment. Any job titles that had less than 10,000 positions nationwide didn’t make the cut. • “Quality of life factors such as stress and flexibility, and short and long term employment outlook” based on data from a PayScale.com survey. The Top 20 List 1. Software Architect 2. Physician Assistant 3. Management Consultant 4. Physical Therapist 5. Environmental Engineer 6. Civil Engineer 7. Database Administrator 8. Sales Director 9. Certified Public Accountant 10. Biomedical Engineer 11. Actuary 12. Dentist 13. Nurse Anesthetist 14. Risk Management Manager 15. Product Management Director 16. Healthcare Consultant 17. Information Systems Security Engineer 18. Software Engineering / Development Director 19. Occupational Therapist 20. Information Technology Manager Take a look at the CNN Money.com’s article on “The Best Jobs In America” for a complete list of America’s top 100 jobs.

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