MILL VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 24, 2017 — 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.
The top five Best Jobs in America for 2017 are:
- Job Score: 4.8
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.4
- Number of Job Openings: 4,184
- Median Base Salary: $110,000
- Job Score: 4.7
- Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.2
- Number of Job Openings: 2,725
- Median Base Salary: $110,000
- 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
- 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.”
Glassdoor expanded its Best Jobs in America list to 50 jobs, up from 25 in 2016. Tech jobs make up 14 of Glassdoor’s 50 Best Jobs in America for 2017, more than any other specialty. New tech jobs to the list include Data Engineer (#3, 4.7) and UI Designer (#43, 4.0). There are seven healthcare jobs on the list, up from two in 2016. Physician (#34, 4.1) has the highest median annual base salary of $200,000, and Physical Therapist (#49, 4.0) has the highest number of current job openings at 24,579.
Glassdoor is now the second largest job site in the U.S.2, featuring all of the latest jobs online paired with millions of reviews and ratings from employees on 640,000 companies in 190 countries3. Glassdoor welcomes 32 million unique users, on average, to its desktop and mobile platforms each month4.
1Methodology: Glassdoor’s 50 Best Jobs in America report identifies specific jobs with the highest overall Glassdoor Job Score. The Glassdoor Job Score is determined by weighing three factors equally: earning potential (median annual base salary), overall job satisfaction rating, and number of job openings. Results represent job titles that rate highly among all three categories. The Glassdoor Job Score is based on a 5-point scale (5.0=best job, 1.0=bad job). For a job title to be considered, it must receive at least 100 salary reports and at least 100 job satisfaction ratings shared by U.S.-based employees over the past year (1/2/16-1/1/17). The number of job openings per job title represents active job listings on Glassdoor as of 1/1/17. This report takes into account job title normalization that groups similar job titles.
2Based on unique users, custom job list sites % Change Media Trend Report, ComScore December 2016 Media Metrix
3Glassdoor Internal Data, January 2017
4Google Analytics, Q416 average
About Glassdoor
Glassdoor is the world’s most transparent jobs and recruiting marketplace that is changing how people search for jobs and how companies recruit top talent. Glassdoor combines job listings with anonymous reviews, ratings and salary data to help people find a job and company they love. This level of transparency, in turn, helps employers attract the right candidates for their company and culture at a fraction of the cost of other channels. Glassdoor offers employers job advertising, job posting and employer branding solutions in addition to robust talent analytics. Launched in 2008, Glassdoor has job listings and data for more than 640,000 employers in 190 countries and is available on iOS and Android platforms. For labor market trends and analysis, visit Glassdoor Economic Research. For career advice and job related news and tips, visit the Glassdoor Blog.
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