Revealed: Top 50 Jobs In The United States & What They Pay

With salaries of up to $140,000, these are officially the best jobs in the United States right now, according to Glassdoor’s latest roundup of the 50 jobs in America for 2019.

Data scientist have been named as having the best job in the United States this year, according to new data. The roles of Nursing Manager, Marketing Manager, Occupational Therapist, and Product Manager rounded up the top five list.

The job with the most vacancies to make the list was Software Engineer – with 49,007 job openings – while the best paid was Strategy Manager with a median base salary of $140,000.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, tech roles were most common, with 19 jobs on this year’s list top 50, and another 8 are in the healthcare sector.

The job recruiting website weighed 3 key factors equally: earning potential based on median annual base salary” job satisfaction rating, and the current number of positions open. The Top 25 jobs in the United Kingdom for 2019 was also revealed.

Here is the full list of top 50 jobs in America – along with a breakdown of how happy people are with them, salary and available positions.

1. Data Scientist
   Median Base Pay: $108,000
   Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.3/5
   Number of Job Openings: 6,510
2. Nursing Manager
   Median Base Pay: $83,000
   Job Satisfaction Rating: 4/5
   Number of Job Openings: 13,931
3. Marketing Manager
   Median Base Pay: $82,000
   Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.2/5
   Number of Job Openings: 7,395
4. Occupational Therapist
   Median Base Pay: $74,000
   Job Satisfaction Rating: 4/5
   Number of Job Openings: 17,701
5. Product Manager
   Median Base Pay: $115,000
   Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.8/5
   Number of Job Openings: 11,884
6. Devops Engineer
   Median Base Pay: $106,000
   Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.1/5
   Number of Job Openings: 4,657
7. Program Manager
   Median Base Pay: $87,000
   Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.9/5
   Number of Job Openings: 14,753
8. Data Engineer
   Median Base Pay: $100,000
   Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.9/5
   Number of Job Openings: 4,739
9. HR Manager
   Median Base Pay: $85,000
   Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.2/5
   Number of Job Openings: 3,908
10. Software Engineer
    Median Base Pay: $104,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.6/5
    Number of Job Openings: 49,007
11. Mechanical Engineer
    Median Base Pay: $75,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.9/5
    Number of Job Openings: 5,949
12. Physician Assistant
    Median Base Pay: $105,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7/5
    Number of Job Openings: 9,819
13. Sales Manager
    Median Base Pay: $65,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.8/5
    Number of Job Openings: 21,695
14. Sales Engineer
    Median Base Pay: $90,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.1/5
    Number of Job Openings: 3,145
15. Operations Manager
    Median Base Pay: $68,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.8/5
    Number of Job Openings: 18,311
16. Strategy Manager
    Median Base Pay: $140,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4/5
    Number of Job Openings: 2,783
17. Security Engineer
    Median Base Pay: $102,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.8/5
    Number of Job Openings: 4,683
18. Construction Manager
    Median Base Pay: $75,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.3/5
    Number of Job Openings: 3,334
19. Speech Language Pathologist
    Median Base Pay: $72,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7/5
    Number of Job Openings: 29,467
20. Project Manager
    Median Base Pay: $75,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.6/5
    Number of Job Openings: 30,107
21. Product Designer
    Median Base Pay: $100,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.5/5
    Number of Job Openings: 2,158
22. Java Developer
    Median Base Pay: $85,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7/5
    Number of Job Openings: 6,636
23. Executive Assistant
    Median Base Pay: $60,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.1/5
    Number of Job Openings: 4,858
24. Electrical Engineer
    Median Base Pay: $77,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7/5
    Number of Job Openings: 7,191
25. Finance Manager
    Median Base Pay: $118,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.8/5
    Number of Job Openings: 3,747
26. Business Analyst
    Median Base Pay: $72,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7/5
    13,340
27. Solutions Architect
    Median Base Pay: $127,900
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.6/5
    Number of Job Openings: 6,969
28. Recruiter
    Median Base Pay: $48,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.1/5
    Number of Job Openings: 9,782
29. Business Development Manager
    Median Base Pay: $80,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7/5
    Number of Job Openings: 6,348
30. Dental Hygienist
    Median Base Pay: $67,250
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.5/5
    Number of Job Openings: 2,805
31. Data Analyst
    Median Base Pay: $60,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.9/5
    Number of Job Openings: 5,456
32. Nurse Practitioner
    Median Base Pay: $102,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.5/5
    Number of Job Openings: 18,997
33. Applications Engineer
    Median Base Pay: $77,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4/5
    Number of Job Openings: 2,591
34. QA Manager
    Median Base Pay: $91,250
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.1/5
    Number of Job Openings: 1,923
35. Risk Manager
    Median Base Pay: $100,500
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7/5
    Number of Job Openings: 3,924
36. Communications Manager
    Median Base Pay: $80,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.2/5
    Number of Job Openings: 2,009
37. Physical Therapist
    Median Base Pay: $70,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.6/5
    Number of Job Openings: 34,899
38. Facilities Manager
    Median Base Pay: $65,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4/5
    Number of Job Openings: 3,472
39. Systems Engineer
    Median Base Pay: $90,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.5/5
    Number of Job Openings: 16,793
40. Customer Success Manager
    Median Base Pay: $65,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.2/5
    Number of Job Openings: 2,601
41. Radiologic Technologist
    Median Base Pay: $48,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4/5
    Number of Job Openings: 6,115
42. Restaurant Manager
    Median Base Pay: $49,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.8/5
    Number of Job Openings: 21,754
43. Software Engineering Manager
    Median Base Pay: $153,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4/5
    Number of Job Openings: 1,445
44. Software Developer
    Median Base Pay: $80,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.5/5
    Number of Job Openings: 11,833
45. Safety Manager
    Median Base Pay: $71,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.1/5
    Number of Job Openings: 2,180
46. UX Designer
    Median Base Pay: $89,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7/5
    Number of Job Openings: 3,333
47. Office Manager
    Median Base Pay: $42,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.9/5
    Number of Job Openings: 18,681
48. Brand Manager
    Median Base Pay: $85,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.3/5
    Number of Job Openings: 1,500
49. Software Development Manager
    Median Base Pay: $140,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.2/5
    Number of Job Openings: 1,178
50. Systems Administrator
    Median Base Pay: $68,000
    Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.6/5
    Number of Job Openings: 8,278