For the first time in three years, the software developer failed to reach the No. 1 spot.
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Can you have a very satisfying job that also pays six figures? Yes, if you choose wisely.
US News & World Report has given an answer for jobs that pay $ 100,000 a year or more. “No job suits us all, but many of the best have some attributes in common,” he says in the annual ranking of “best jobs” for 2021. For the first time in three years, the software developer didn’t the No. 1 spot. Dentists have also been removed from the top 5 spots this year and have ranked No. 9 on the list.
Number 1 was a physician’s assistant (average salary of $ 112,260 a year; education required is a master’s degree); followed by a software developer ($ 107,510 a year, which requires a degree); practicing nurse ($ 110,700 a year, which requires a master’s degree); medical and health services manager ($ 100,980 a year, requiring a bachelor’s degree); and doctor ($ 206,500 a year, requiring a doctorate).
The researchers examined jobs with the largest number and percentage of planned openings 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 projected 10-year growth in the number of these. work places.
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A separate 2020 ranking of Glassdoor among the “50 Best Jobs in America” listed front engineers (computer programmers who earn an average base salary of $ 105,240 a year) at No. 1, making scientists data from site number 3 to site no. 4 places after four years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They were followed by the Java developer ($ 83,589), the data scientist ($ 107,801), the product manager ($ 117,713), and the devops engineer ($ 107,310).
Glassdoor’s score was determined by weighing three factors equally: Income potential (average annual base salary), overall job satisfaction score, and number of job vacancies. To be considered a job, you must receive at least 100 salary reports and at least 100 job satisfaction scores shared by U.S.-based employees in a year. Level C and internal level jobs were excluded from the data.
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