Jobs Rated Report 2016: Ranking 200 Jobs

Jobs Rated Report 2016: Ranking 200 Jobs

By: CareerCast.com

The job landscape never stops evolving. One need look no further than the 2016 CareerCast.com Jobs Rated report, now in its 28th year. 

Over the course of nearly three decades, changes to the economic and career environment have rendered once desirable jobs now almost nonexistent. In their place come exciting new job prospects.

New serves as a central theme for the 2016 Jobs Rated report. Careers newly added to the report made a splash.

Information security analyst debuts at No. 3. Diagnostic medical sonographer's first Jobs Rated appearance is at No. 5. And data scientist, only added to the report in 2015, ascended to No. 1 overall.

What these latest changes tell us is how the 2016 job market and its outlook for the immediate future are shaped. IT, healthcare and mathematics are represented in those three positions, and in the current landscape, these are the cornerstone industries leading the way.

That could and almost assuredly will change when the 56th Jobs Rated report is released, make no mistake. How it changes is the real question.

For a complete breakdown, view the Jobs Rated methodology.

Data Scientist
1
Overall Rating:
1/199
91
Median Salary:$128,240

Combines information technology, statistical analysis and other disciplines to interpret trends from data.

Work Environment
Very Good
21/199
44.30
Stress
Very Low
30/199
14.400
Projected Growth
Very Good
29/199
16.02
Statistician
2
Overall Rating:
2/199
92
Median Salary:$80,295

Uses statistical methods to collects and analyzes data and to help solve real-world problems in business, engineering, healthcare, or other fields.

Work Environment
Very Good
6/199
42.10
Stress
Very Low
37/199
14.950
Projected Growth
Very Good
1/199
36.53
Information Security Analyst
3
Overall Rating:
3/199
94
Median Salary:$89,280

Plan and carries out security measures to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems.

Work Environment
Very Good
31/199
45.20
Stress
Very Low
3/199
5.800
Projected Growth
Very Good
25/199
17.83
Audiologist
4
Overall Rating:
4/199
97
Median Salary:$73,231

Diagnoses, manages, and treats a patient’s hearing, balance, or ear problems.

Work Environment
Very Good
28/199
45.00
Stress
Very Low
5/199
7.310
Projected Growth
Very Good
6/199
29.11
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
5
Overall Rating:
5/199
122
Median Salary:$68,200

Operates special imaging equipment to create images or to conduct tests.

Work Environment
Good
45/199
46.70
Stress
Very Low
1/199
4.000
Projected Growth
Very Good
9/199
27.75
Mathematician
6
Overall Rating:
6/199
126
Median Salary:$104,285

Conducts research to develop and understand mathematical principles.

Work Environment
Good
65/199
49.30
Stress
Very Low
25/199
13.850
Projected Growth
Very Good
14/199
23.20
Software Engineer
7
Overall Rating:
7/199
131
Median Salary:$93,233

Develops the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.

Work Environment
Good
56/199
48.20
Stress
Very Low
18/199
13.330
Projected Growth
Very Good
26/199
17.78
Computer Systems Analyst
8
Overall Rating:
8/199
133
Median Salary:$83,255

Studies an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and designs information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively.

Work Environment
Very Good
14/199
43.40
Stress
Low
59/199
17.550
Projected Growth
Very Good
20/199
20.57
Speech Pathologist
9
Overall Rating:
9/199
136
Median Salary:$72,247

Assesses, diagnoses, treats, and helps to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients.

Work Environment
Good
42/199
46.10
Stress
Very Low
19/199
13.470
Projected Growth
Very Good
15/199
22.19
Actuary
10
Overall Rating:
10/199
138
Median Salary:$97,362

Analyzes the financial costs of risk and uncertainty.

Work Environment
Very Good
23/199
44.70
Stress
Low
72/199
18.620
Projected Growth
Very Good
16/199
21.60
Occupational Therapist
11
Overall Rating:
11/199
141
Median Salary:$79,213

Treats injured, ill, or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities.

Work Environment
Good
56/199
48.20
Stress
Very Low
28/199
14.130
Projected Growth
Very Good
8/199
28.36
Human Resources Manager
12
Overall Rating:
12/199
144
Median Salary:$103,307

Plans, directs, and coordinates the administrative functions of an organization.

Work Environment
Very Good
11/199
43.00
Stress
Low
49/199
16.070
Projected Growth
Good
60/199
11.17
Dental Hygienist
13
Overall Rating:
13/199
146
Median Salary:$72,198

Cleans teeth, examines patients for signs of oral diseases such as gingivitis, and provides other preventive dental care.

Work Environment
Good
46/199
46.90
Stress
Very Low
17/199
12.980
Projected Growth
Very Good
22/199
20.33
Biomedical Engineer
14
Overall Rating:
14/199
147
Median Salary:$87,262

Combines engineering principles with medical and biological sciences to design and create equipment, devices, computer systems, and software used in healthcare.

Work Environment
Very Good
29/199
45.10
Stress
Low
61/199
17.620
Projected Growth
Very Good
19/199
21.02
Dietitian
15
Overall Rating:
15/199
153
Median Salary:$57,229

Advises people on what to eat in order to lead a healthy lifestyle or achieve a specific health-related goal.

Work Environment
Very Good
16/199
43.60
Stress
Very Low
12/199
11.290
Projected Growth
Very Good
31/199
15.76
Meteorologist
16
Overall Rating:
16/199
158
Median Salary:$88,258

Studies the weather and climate, and how those conditions affect human activity and the earth in general.

Work Environment
Very Good
3/199
38.80
Stress
Low
44/199
15.580
Projected Growth
Good
73/199
8.76
Network and Computer Systems Administrator
17
Overall Rating:
17/199
165
Median Salary:$76,286

Responsible for the day-to-day operation of an organization's computer networks.

Work Environment
Very Good
9/199
42.80
Stress
Very Low
36/199
14.860
Projected Growth
Good
68/199
9.48
Optometrist
18
Overall Rating:
18/199
172
Median Salary:$101,360

Examines the eyes and other parts of the visual system. Also diagnoses and treats visual problems and manages diseases, injuries, and other disorders of the eyes.

Work Environment
Good
72/199
49.90
Stress
Low
71/199
18.600
Projected Growth
Very Good
5/199
29.50
Physical Therapist
19
Overall Rating:
19/199
188
Median Salary:$82,204

Helps injured or ill people improve their movement and manage their pain.

Work Environment
Fair
104/199
54.10
Stress
Very Low
38/199
15.040
Projected Growth
Very Good
3/199
35.49
Petroleum Engineer
20
Overall Rating:
20/199
201
Median Salary:$131,358

Designs and develops methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface.

Work Environment
Good
74/199
50.10
Stress
Medium
92/199
21.580
Projected Growth
Very Good
27/199
17.48