Best11jobsinAmericafor2017

KAREStaff,KARE 11:27AM.CSTJanuary24,2017

Atatimewhenautomationisthreateningthejobsand
careersofworkersacrossAmerica,U.S.,techworkersare
actuallyinthedriver'sseat.

NewrankingsbyjobsandrecruitingwebsiteGlassdoor
releasedTuesdaysayworkersindatascience,inparticular,
havethebestpositionsinAmericain2017.

"Thisreportreinforcesthatthebestjobsarehighlyskilled
andarestayingaheadofthegrowingtrendtowardworkplace
automation,"saysDr.AndrewChamberlain,Glassdoor'schiefeconomist,inastatement
accompanyingthereleaseofthereport."Anyorganizationtodaywithamobileapp,web
presenceordigitizeddataarestrugglingtofilljobslikedatascientists,softwareengineersand
mobiledevelopers."

TocompileitsTopJobslistGlassdoorconsideredthreefactors:Theaverageannualsalary,an
overalljobsatisfactionratingbasedonafivepointscaleandthenumberofjobopenings
availableforthatparticularoccupation.

Herearethetop11jobsinAmericarightnow,accordingtoGlassdoor.

11.Marketingmanager:$90,000

Thesemanagershelpcompaniesformulateandcarryoutmarketingplans,whichcanrange
fromstrategiceffortstoengagecustomerstorunningsocialmediaprograms.Thejobtypically
requiresabachelor'sdegreeandexperienceinmarketing.

Glassdoorfoundmorethan3,800openingsfortherole,whichisindemandatcompanies
acrossarangeofindustries.

10.Solutionsarchitect:$125,000

Thesetechnologyprofessionalsworkondevelopinganddocumentingtechnicaldesigns,
typicallyforacompanyoritsclients.

Techexperienceisessentials,aswellasgoodinterpersonalskillssincesolutionsarchitects
workwithdifferentteamsofemployeesfrombothwithinandoutsidetheircompanies.There
arecurrentlyabout2,200jobopeningsforsolutionsarchitects.

9.UXDesigner:$92,500

Shortforuserexperience,UXdesignersconsiderhowsoftwareortechproductsfeeltousers,
suchaswhetherconsumersareconfusedbyhowtonavigateaproductorifthereareother
issues.

Glassdoorfoundalmost1,700jobopeningsfortherole,whichusuallyrequirearelateddegree
suchascomputerscienceandgraphicdesignandprogrammingskills.

8.Strategymanager:$130,000

Thesemanagersworkwithcorporationstosolvestrategicissuesandgeneratebusiness
growth.ProfessionalsinthisfieldtypicallyhaveanMBAoradvanceddegreerelatedtothefield
they'reworkingin,aswellasexperienceworkinginconsultingorinanindustry.
Glassdoorfoundmorethan1,100jobopeningsacrossfieldssuchashealthcareandretail.

7.Databaseadministrator:$93,000

Thistechnologyworkeroverseesdatabaseprogramsforcorporationsinawiderangeof
industries.Workersinthisfieldtypicallyhaveadegreeincomputerscience,infotechora
relatedfield,aswellasexperienceworkingwithdatabaseprograms.

Glassdoorfoundabout3,800jobopeningsfortherole.

6.HRManager:$85,000

Theboostincorporatehiringsincetherecessionhaspromptedaboominarelatedfield:
humanresourcemanagers.Theseprofessionalsoverseehiring,trainingandreviewing
employees.

ScoringajobasanHRmanagertypicallyrequiresarelateddegree,suchasamaster'sin
humanresourcesmanagement,aswellasgoodpeopleandcommunicationskills.Glassdoor
foundmorethan4,300openingsforthejob.

5.Analyticsmanager:$112,000

Whilenotawellknownrole,analyticsmanagersareincreasinglyimportanttocorporations,
sincethepositioninvolvesanalyzingdataandcreatingnewstrategiesforincreasingrevenue
andefficiencies.

Asidefromgoodcommunicationskills,thejobrequiresknowledgeofanalyticssoftware,
programmingskillsandadegreeinaSTEMrelatedfieldsuchasmath.Still,some
professionalsmaybeabletoenterthefieldthroughtechrelatedbootcampsthatcangetthem
uptospeed.

Glassdoorfoundthattherolehasalmost2,000openpositions.

4.Taxmanager:$110,000

Taxesaren'tonlyheretostay,butthey'regrowingmorecomplicatedeveryyear.That'swhy
thisjobisinhighdemand.Glassdoornotedthattherearemorethan3,300openjobsforthis
role.

Toqualifyforthejob,workersneedabachelor'sdegreeinaccounting,financeorasimilar
field,aswellasaCPAorothercertificationandexperienceinpublicaccounting.

3.Dataengineer:$106,000

Atthecoreofmanydatastrategyteamsaredataengineers,whodesignandbuildprograms
thatcancreatelargedatasets.Thosesetsofdataarethenanalyzedbydatascientiststohelp
companiestailortheirbusinessesforefficienciesorfindnewstrategies.

Dataengineerstypicallyhaveanadvanceddegreeincomputerscienceorarelatedfield,as
wellasexperienceworkingwithlargedatasets.Glassdoorfoundalmost2,600jobopeningsfor
thefield.

2.DevOpsEngineer:$110,000

DevOpsengineersworkwheredevelopersandoperationsmerge,meaningtheyhelpdevelop
programsthatstreamlineorautomateoperations.Hiringcompaniesgenerallywantcandidates
withabachelor'sdegreeincomputerscienceorarelatedfield,aswellasexperience
automatingserversandprogrammingskills.

1.Datascientist:$110,000

Forasecondyearinarow,datascientistshavescoredthetopslotinGlassdoor'sannual
surveyoftheyear'sbestjob.TheseprofessionalsareincreasinglyindemandacrossAmerica's
corporations,thankstothehugeamountofdatathatcompaniesarecollectingthroughthe
internet.
AbackgroundinaSTEMfieldispreferred,suchascomputerscience,yetsomeworkersare
findinglucrativerolesintheprofessionbyattendingadatasciencebootcamp.Thesetraining
courseshelpworkersjumpintoafastgrowingrole,whichcurrentlyhasmorethan4,100
openings.

Bestoftherest/1250

12.Occupationaltherapist:$72,000
13.Auditmanager:$98,000
14.Electricalengineer:$78,000
15.Nursepractitioner:$100,000
16.Softwareengineer:$101,000
17.Corporaterecruiter:$60,000
18.Supplychainmanager:$100,000
19.Financemanager:$116,000
20.Mechanicalengineer:$76,000
21.Communicationsmanager:$82,000
22.QAmanager:$92,000
23.Controlsengineer:$75,400
24.Nursemanager:$77,000
25.Compliancemanager:$100,000
26.Mobiledeveloper:$85,000
27.Systemsadministrator:$68,000
28.Executiveassistant:$56,000
29.Technicalaccountmanager:$66,000
30.Hardwareengineer:$108,000
31.Intelligenceanalyst:$62,400
32.Productmanager:$107,000
33.Professor:$70,000
34.Physician:$200,000
35.Compensationanalyst:$70,000
36.Civilengineer:$65,200
37.Researchengineer:$92,850
38.Accountingmanager:$82,000
39.Informationsecurityengineer:$100,000
40.Manufacturingengineer:$70,000
41.Securityanalyst:$70,000
42.Businessoperationsmanager:$93,000
43.UIdesigner:$80,000
44.Pharmacymanager:$130,000
45.Supplierqualityengineer:$80,150
46.Nationalsalesmanager:$90,000
47.Businessintelligencedeveloper:$83,000
48.Dentalhygienist:$66,000
49.Physicaltherapist:$70,000
50.Constructionprojectmanager:$85,000

(2017KARE)

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