For the first time in three years, the software developer did not reach the top spot.
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Can you have a job with high satisfaction that also pays six digits? Yes, if you choose wisely.
The US News & World Report provided an answer for jobs that pay $ 100,000 a year or more. “No job is good for all of us, but many of the best have some attributes in common,” he says in his annual ranking of the “best jobs” for 2021. For the first time in three years, the software developer did not rank # 1. Dentists were also eliminated from the top 5 this year and ranked 9th on the list.
No. 1 was a medical assistant (average salary of $ 112,260 per year; the required training is a master’s degree); followed by software developer ($ 107,510 per year, requiring a bachelor’s degree); nurse ($ 110,700 per year, requiring a master’s degree); medical and health services manager ($ 100,980 per year, requiring a bachelor’s degree); and doctor ($ 206,500 per year, requiring a doctorate).
The researchers analyzed the jobs with the highest projected number and percentage of vacancies from 2019 to 2029, as determined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. They then examined a number of other factors rated on a scale of 1 to 10, including stress levels, future career prospects, unemployment rate and a projected 10-year growth in the number of these jobs.
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A separate 2020 ranking by Glassdoor of “50 Best Jobs in America” listed front-end engineers (computer programmers who earn an average base salary of $ 105,240 per year) in the first place – knocking data scientists from third place to third. not 4 place after four years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They were followed by the java developer ($ 83,589), data scientist ($ 107,801), product manager ($ 117,713) and devops engineer ($ 107,310).
The Glassdoor score was determined by weighing three factors equally: earning potential (median annual base salary), overall job satisfaction index and number of open positions. For a job to be considered, it must receive at least 100 salary reports and at least 100 job satisfaction ratings shared by employees in the United States in one year. Executive and internal positions were excluded from the data.
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had a tumultuous 2020 year. They opened higher on Tuesday, with investors assessing the likelihood of a more generous stimulus under President Joe Biden amid an increased risk of further political unrest following the siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump this week. last.
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