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Recommend 2.4k 2015 Rank Job title Median pay Business Markets 10-year job growth 1 Software Architect $124,000 23% 2 Video Game Designer $79,900 19% 3 Landman $103,000 13% 4 Patent Agent $126,000 13% 5 Hospital Administrator $114,000 23% 6 Continuous Improvement Manager $96,600 12% 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) $89,300 19% 8 Database Developer $88,200 23% 9 Information Assurance Analyst $96,400 37% 10 Pilates/Yoga Instructor $62,400 13% 11 Clinical Applications Specialist $84,300 25% 12 Portfolio Manager $123,000 27% 13 Dentist $152,000 16% 14 User Experience Designer $89,300 18% 15 Auditing Director $132,000 13% 16 Real Estate Development Manager $107,000 12% 17 IT Program Manager $122,000 15% 18 Project Control Specialist $86,600 19% 19 Pharmacist in Charge $125,000 15% 20 Quality Assurance (QA) Coordinator (RN) $69,300 19% 21 Strategy Manager $112,000 19% 22 Product Development Director $131,000 12% 23 Physical Therapy Director $87,900 23% 24 Emergency Room Physician $274,000 19% 25 Product Analyst $67,800 32% 26 Rehabilitation Services Manager $86,900 23% 27 Health Information Management (HIM) Director $81,900 23% 28 Product Management Director $148,000 13% 29 Practice Administrator $78,300 23% 30 Facilities Director $97,500 12% 31 Accounting Director $103,000 13% 32 Software Quality Assurance Manager $110,000 15% 33 Orthopedic Surgeon $410,000 23% 34 Clinical Services Director $77,600 23% 35 Clinical Pharmacist $117,000 15% 36 Anesthesiologist $340,000 24% 37 Biomedical Engineer $82,400 27% 38 IT Security Consultant $110,000 37% 39 Telecommunications Network Engineer $90,500 15% 40 Technical Consultant $101,000 23% 41 Customer Service Director $103,000 12% 42 Payroll Director $99,000 12% 43 Private Banker $86,500 27% 44 Operations Director $108,000 12% 45 Risk Management Director $121,000 12% 46 Construction Manager $88,700 16% 47 Research & Development Engineer, IT $108,000 20% 48 Business Development Director $136,000 13% 49 Proposal Manager $87,600 13% 50 Financial Accounting Manager $74,500 13% 51 Career Services Director $62,700 12% 52 Hand Therapist $83,000 36% 53 Strategic Planning Director $139,000 12% 54 Internal Auditing Manager $101,000 13% 55 Consulting Manager $130,000 19% 56 Alumni Affairs Director $64,200 15% 57 Finance & Administration Manager $74,300 12% 58 Analytics Manager $109,000 27% 59 Nursing Manager $82,400 23% 60 Web Analyst $72,300 25% 61 Health Care Administrator $81,000 23% 62 Business Development Manager $99,600 13% 63 Regional HR Manager $84,900 13% 64 Athletic Director (College/University) $70,500 15% 65 Product Marketing Specialist $67,600 32% 66 Implementation Consultant $91,800 19% 67 Network Architect $122,000 15% 68 Nursing Informatics Analyst $69,400 25% 69 Research Analyst $64,400 32% Millions of job openings! Job title Location Tech Media Personal Finance Small Find Biz Jobs Luxury Search Accounting Engineering Developer Finance Management Media Marketing Sales See all jobs Employers / Post a Job jobs by Most Popular Videos Elon Musk predicts a population implosion by Outbrain Product placement in porn, brought to you by ex-Lazard intern 70 Assisted Living Director $56,400 23% 71 IT Network Engineer $79,100 12% 72 Business Manager, eCommerce/Web $82,600 12% http://money.cnn.com/pf/best­jobs/2015/list/index.html 1/2 10/8/2015 Best Jobs in America ­ CNNMoney 72 Business Manager, eCommerce/Web $82,600 12% 73 Associate Partner, Consulting Services $196,000 19% 74 Healthcare Consultant $108,000 13% 75 Contract Administration Manager $77,400 12% 76 Regional Property Manager $80,600 12% 77 Principal Architect $132,000 17% 78 Practice Manager $63,900 23% 79 Analytics Director $142,000 13% 80 Civil Engineer $77,400 20% 81 Lead Physical Therapist $84,700 36% 82 Financial Reporting Manager $96,800 12% 83 Database Administration (DBA) Manager $120,000 15% 84 Marketing Consultant $90,700 32% 85 Biostatistician $98,800 27% 86 Athletic Coach $47,000 15% 87 Financial Analysis Manager $99,800 16% 88 Content Strategist $80,000 32% 89 Transportation Engineer $78,100 20% 90 Information Technology Auditor $88,200 25% 91 Assisted Living Administrator $55,500 23% 92 Systems Analyst $83,800 25% 93 Tech Support Engineer $75,400 20% 94 Public Relations Director $90,500 13% 95 Auditing Manager $90,900 13% 96 Program Management Director, Human Services $55,500 13% 97 Environmental Health & Safety Director $114,000 15% 98 Database Administrator $89,100 15% 99 Structural Engineer $80,400 20% 100 Laboratory Supervisor, Medical/Clinical $66,900 30% 1K 431 317 Meet the woman behind the new $10 bill 348 Hillary Clinton gets a call from 'Trump' on 'The Tonight Show' 295 TOTAL SHARES Sponsored Links 1. 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