Whether you love or hate your job, like any other human, you want to know how it ranks on the list of all occupations. And also like any other human, you know that the tech industry is going to dominate any ranked list of this nature.
And of course, you’re right.
Indeed’s 2018 list of The Best Jobs in the United States, the top 25 are mostly tech jobs.
The jobs themselves range wildly in terms of salary, required education level, field, and availability, though all fall above the $75,000 per year mark. As is to be expected, a large number of the jobs in question are located in the tech field, though you might be surprised to see several other fields holding prominent spots as well.
One such field is construction, though there are a couple of caveats in the field’s growth itself. As job persuasions such as construction management and construction estimator make their way onto the list of the top 25 jobs of 2018, the respective hiring departments are forced to contend with decreasing searches for construction jobs as the year has progressed.
While the results should speak for themselves, it’s clear that anyone looking to hire in the construction field will have a bit of pandering on their hands.
Tech jobs such as full stack developer and computer vision engineer are still at the top of the list – a position which hasn’t changed much from last year – and the actual number one spot, while not quite as tech-oriented as past years, is commercial project manager.
Indeed notes that the position of the role of machine learning engineer is especially surprising (spot number 4) given its number 17 spot on last year’s list.
Naturally, the rise in self-driving technology and the interest in AI has most likely influenced the sudden jump this year; if you’re someone with the proper education and skills in the machine learning department, this should be your year.
A couple of outliers on the list include plumbing engineer (spot number 14), registered nurse in the infusion field (spot number 24), and optometrist (spot number 7). As Indeed points out, healthcare roles in 2018 have made an unexpected appearance on this list; naturally, such positions fall on the “more education” side of the spectrum, but their involvement makes for a nice contrast with the normal tech backdrop.
The full top 25 list:
- Commercial project manager
- Full stack developer
- Computer vision engineer
- Machine learning engineer
- Preconstruction manager
- Construction superintendent
- Optometrist
- Data scientist
- Chief estimator
- Development operations engineer
- Agile coach
- Construction estimator
- Senior talent acquisition manager
- Plumbing engineer
- Project superintendent
- Staff pharmacist
- Head of sales
- Commercial real estate agent
- Construction manager
- Project architect
- Product owner
- Senior clinical specialist
- UX researcher
- Registered nurse – infusion
- Partnership manager
