Pay attention millennials. Our generation might still have the worst unemployment and underemployment levels in the country, but a new survey might help point your job search in the right direction.
Glassdoor released its report of the 25 Best Jobs in America for 2015 Tuesday. It ranks jobs based on their earning potential, average annual base salary, career opportunities rating and number of job openings.
The jobs on the ranged across professions and experience levels.
“It would be really important for a college student to use this to plan their first job out of college, or which major to study,” Susan Underwood, director of talent acquisition at Glassdoor, told CBS MoneyWatch. “While these positions are for employees who are couple years out of school, it could lead to a great job with great earnings potential.”
Some of the professions, many of which weren’t even on industries’ radars until a couple of years ago, are likely to remain solid career paths for many years to come, Underwood said.
The highest-paid job on the list is finance manager, with an average base salary of $122,865, and the lowest-paid job is physical therapist, with an average base salary of $64,806.
1. Physician Assistant
Number of Job Openings: 45,484
Average Base Salary: $111,376
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.5
2. Software Engineer
Number of Job Openings: 104,828
Average Base Salary: $98,074
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.3
3. Business Development Manager
Number of Job Openings: 11,616
Average Base Salary: $94,907
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.5
4. Human Resources Manager
Number of Job Openings: 8,073
Average Base Salary: $96,443
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.6
5. Finance Manager
Number of Job Openings: 9,728
Average Base Salary: $122,865
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.4
6. Marketing Manager
Number of Job Openings: 14,647
Average Base Salary: $100,130
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.4
7. Database Administrator
Number of Job Openings: 9,790
Average Base Salary: $97,835
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.4
8. Product Manager
Number of Job Openings: 10,294
Average Base Salary: $113,363
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.3
9. Data Scientist
Number of Job Openings: 3,449
Average Base Salary: $104,476
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.8
10. Sales Manager
Number of Job Openings: 26,193
Average Base Salary: $76,556
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.3
11. Solutions Architect
Number of Job Openings: 3,982
Average Base Salary: $121,657
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.4
12. Mechanical Engineer
Number of Job Openings: 16,065
Average Base Salary: $73,015
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.3
13. QA Engineer
Number of Job Openings: 26,383
Average Base Salary: $77,499
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.2
14. Business Analyst
Number of Job Openings: 21,337
Average Base Salary: $74,638
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.2
15. Electrical Engineer
Number of Job Openings: 10,435
Average Base Salary: $76,803
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.3
16. Network Engineer
Number of Job Openings: 14,092
Average Base Salary: $87,518
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.2
17. Civil Engineer
Number of Job Openings: 6,120
Average Base Salary: $73,383
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.5
18. Audit Manager
Number of Job Openings: 4,585
Average Base Salary: $69,271
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.9
19. Physical Therapist
Number of Job Openings: 27,579
Average Base Salary: $64,806
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.2
20. IT Project Manager
Number of Job Openings: 5,700
Average Base Salary: $103,710
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.2
21. Client Services Manager
Number of Job Openings: 2,377
Average Base Salary: $103,736
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.7
22. Supply Chain Manager
Number of Job Openings: 3,754
Average Base Salary: $83,795
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.4
23. Mobile Developer
Number of Job Openings: 4,651
Average Base Salary: $79,810
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.3
24. Nurse Practitioner
Number of Job Openings: 15,341
Average Base Salary: $95,171
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.1
25. Sales Engineer
Number of Job Openings: 6,007
Average Base Salary: $91,318
Career Opportunities Rating: 3.2
