Friday October 9, 2009 16:17

Top 50 Jobs in America 2009

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CollegeMoney and Payscale.com just enleashed their list of top jobs in America today. They looked at those positions with the highest growth rates and ranked them accordingly. For those positions in the same sector, the job with the highest current employment are selected.

The best job in America right now – systems engineer. Every industry’s looking into hiring people who’s main responsibility is to plan technical specifications for big projects. Some interesting jobs at the top are – physician assitant, college professor, nurse practitioner, and IT project managers.

So if you’re looking to jumpstart a career or shift to a new one, consider those in this list.

Rank – Job Title – Job Growth (10-year forecast)

1 Systems Engineer 45%
2 Physician Assistant 27%
3 College Professor 23%
4 Nurse Practitioner 23%
5 Information Technology Project Manager 16%
6 Certified Public Accountant 18%
7 Physical Therapist 27%
8 Computer/Network Security Consultant 27%
9 Intelligence Analyst 15%
10 Sales Director 10%
11 Anesthesiologist 14%
12 Software Developer 28%
13 Pharmacist 22%
14 Occupational Therapist 23%
15 Nurse Anesthetist 23%
16 Software Product Manager 28%
17 Business Analyst IT 29%
18 Attorney/Lawyer 11%
19 Physician/General Practice 14%
20 Human Resources Manager 13%
21 Senior Financial Analyst 34%
22 Physician/Obstetrician/Gynecologist 14%
23 Clinical Psychologist 16%
24 Psychiatrist 14%
25 Veterinarian 35%
26 Marketing Manager 14%
27 Speech-Language Pathologist 11%
28 Technical Writer 2%
29 Finance Director 13%
30 Telecommunications Network Engineer 53%
31 Director of Communications 17%
32 Hotel General Manager 12%
33 Securities Trader 25%
34 Account Executive 1%
35 Education/Training Consultant 22%
36 Corporate Paralegal 22%
37 Quality Control Engineer 2%
38 Manufacturing Engineer 2%
39 Computer Software Program Manager 28%
40 Applications Systems Analyst 29%
41 Senior Internal Auditor 18%
42 Commercial Property Manager 15%
43 Creative Director 26%
44 Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative 12%
45 Associate – Investment Banking 34%
46 Training & Development Manager 16%
47 Product Marketing Manager 14%
48 Quality Assurance Manager 16%
49 Financial Research Analyst 34%
50 Outside Sales Representative 12%

Source: CNN

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