With millions of people already searching for jobs in the New Year, Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job sites, today announced its annual jobs report identifying the 50 Best Jobs in America for 2017. Data Scientist claims the top spot for the second year in a row, followed by DevOps Engineer and Data Engineer. Jobs including Dental Hygienist, Corporate Recruiter and Pharmacy Manager are new to the list this year.
This report highlights the 50 best jobs based on each job’s overall Glassdoor Job Score1. The Glassdoor Job Score is determined using three key factors: earning potential based on median annual base salary, job satisfaction rating and number of job openings. The jobs that made this list stand out across all three categories.
The top five Best Jobs in America for 2017 are:
1. Data Scientist
Job Score: 4.8
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.4
Number of Job Openings: 4,184
Median Base Salary: $110,000
2. DevOps Engineer
Job Score: 4.7
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.2
Number of Job Openings: 2,725
Median Base Salary: $110,000
3. Data Engineer
Job Score: 4.7
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.3
Number of Job Openings: 2,599
Median Base Salary: $106,000
4. Tax Manager
Job Score: 4.7
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.0
Number of Job Openings: 3,317
Median Base Salary: $110,000
5. Analytics Manager
Job Score: 4.6
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.1
Number of Job Openings: 1,958
Median Base Salary: $112,000
SEE COMPLETE RESULTS for the 50 Best Jobs in America for 2017.
“This report reinforces that the best jobs are highly-skilled and are staying ahead of the growing trend toward workplace automation. Nearly half the list is comprised of jobs within the fast growing technology, healthcare, and finance industries,” said Dr. Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor Chief Economist. “In particular for tech jobs, companies across all industries are hiring workers for these needed positions, including employers in healthcare, finance, manufacturing, retail and more. Any organization today with a mobile app, web presence or digitized data are struggling to fill jobs like data scientists, software engineers and mobile developers.”