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4.8 / 5Job Score

4.2 / 5Job Satisfaction

$110,000Median Base Salary

4,524Job Openings

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2 DevOps Engineer

3 Marketing Manager

4 Occupational Therapist

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4.6 / 5Job Score

4.0 / 5Job Satisfaction

$105,000Median Base Salary

3,369Job Openings

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4.6 / 5Job Score

4.0 / 5Job Satisfaction

$85,000Median Base Salary

6,439Job Openings

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4.5 / 5Job Score

4.0 / 5Job Satisfaction

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5 HR Manager

6 Electrical Engineer

$74,000Median Base Salary

11,903Job Openings

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4.5 / 5Job Score

3.9 / 5Job Satisfaction

$85,000Median Base Salary

4,458Job Openings

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4.5 / 5Job Score

3.9 / 5Job Satisfaction

$76,000Median Base Salary

5,839Job Openings

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7 Strategy Manager

8 Mobile Developer

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4.5 / 5Job Score

4.2 / 5Job Satisfaction

$135,000Median Base Salary

1,195Job Openings

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4.5 / 5Job Score

4.1 / 5Job Satisfaction

$90,000Median Base Salary

1,809Job Openings

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9 Product Manager

10 Manufacturing Engineer

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4.4 / 5Job Score

3.7 / 5Job Satisfaction

$113,000Median Base Salary

7,531Job Openings

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4.4 / 5Job Score

4.0 / 5Job Satisfaction

$72,000Median Base Salary

4,241Job Openings

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11 Compliance Manager

12 Finance Manager

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4.4 / 5Job Score

4.3 / 5Job Satisfaction

$96,000Median Base Salary

1,222Job Openings

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4.4 / 5Job Score

3.8 / 5Job Satisfaction

$116,000Median Base Salary

2,998Job Openings

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13 Risk Manager

14 Business Development Manager

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4.4 / 5Job Score

4.2 / 5Job Satisfaction

$97,000Median Base Salary

1,209Job Openings

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4.4 / 5Job Score

3.9 / 5Job Satisfaction

$75,000Median Base Salary

4,060Job Openings

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15 Front End Engineer

16 Site Reliability Engineer

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4.4 / 5Job Score

4.2 / 5Job Satisfaction

$100,000Median Base Salary

1,122Job Openings

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4.4 / 5Job Score

4.1 / 5Job Satisfaction

$120,000Median Base Salary

1,064Job Openings

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17 Mechanical Engineer

18 Analytics Manager

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4.4 / 5Job Score

3.8 / 5Job Satisfaction

$75,000Median Base Salary

5,079Job Openings

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4.4 / 5Job Score

3.9 / 5Job Satisfaction

$115,000Median Base Salary

1,381Job Openings

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19 Tax Manager

20 Creative Manager

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4.4 / 5Job Score

3.7 / 5Job Satisfaction

$110,000Median Base Salary

3,309Job Openings

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4.3 / 5Job Score

4.3 / 5Job Satisfaction

$110,000Median Base Salary

824Job Openings

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21 Software Engineer

22 Hardware Engineer

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4.3 / 5Job Score

3.6 / 5Job Satisfaction

$102,500Median Base Salary

29,187Job Openings

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4.3 / 5Job Score

4.2 / 5Job Satisfaction

$115,000Median Base Salary

806Job Openings

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23 Corporate Recruiter

24 QA Manager

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4.3 / 5Job Score

4.3 / 5Job Satisfaction

$65,000Median Base Salary

2,330Job Openings

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4.3 / 5Job Score

3.8 / 5Job Satisfaction

$92,000Median Base Salary

1,741Job Openings

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25 Physician Assistant

26 Database Administrator

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4.3 / 5Job Score

3.6 / 5Job Satisfaction

$104,000Median Base Salary

5,517Job Openings

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4.3 / 5Job Score

3.8 / 5Job Satisfaction

$94,000Median Base Salary

2,370Job Openings

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27 UX Designer

28 Nursing Manager

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4.3 / 5Job Score

3.8 / 5Job Satisfaction

$90,000Median Base Salary

1,963Job Openings

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4.3 / 5Job Score

3.7 / 5Job Satisfaction

$84,660Median Base Salary

4,209Job Openings

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29 Engagement Manager

30 Solutions Architect

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4.3 / 5Job Score

3.7 / 5Job Satisfaction

$115,000Median Base Salary

2,169Job Openings

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4.2 / 5Job Score

3.6 / 5Job Satisfaction

$125,000Median Base Salary

3,325Job Openings

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31 Process Engineer

32 Reliability Engineer

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4.2 / 5Job Score

3.8 / 5Job Satisfaction

$78,000Median Base Salary

3,033Job Openings

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4.2 / 5Job Score

4.3 / 5Job Satisfaction

$92,000Median Base Salary

747Job Openings

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33 Data Engineer

34 Operations Manager

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4.2 / 5Job Score

3.7 / 5Job Satisfaction

$100,000Median Base Salary

2,816Job Openings

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4.2 / 5Job Score

3.8 / 5Job Satisfaction

$65,000Median Base Salary

13,706Job Openings

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35 Speech Language Pathologist

36 Communications Manager

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4.2 / 5Job Score

3.7 / 5Job Satisfaction

$72,000Median Base Salary

11,573Job Openings

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4.2 / 5Job Score

3.9 / 5Job Satisfaction

$80,000Median Base Salary

1,380Job Openings

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37 Audit Manager

38 Data Analyst

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4.2 / 5Job Score

3.7 / 5Job Satisfaction

$100,000Median Base Salary

1,951Job Openings

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4.2 / 5Job Score

3.9 / 5Job Satisfaction

$60,000Median Base Salary

4,729Job Openings

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39 Systems Analyst

40 Facilities Manager

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4.2 / 5Job Score

3.7 / 5Job Satisfaction

$75,000Median Base Salary

2,710Job Openings

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4.2 / 5Job Score

3.8 / 5Job Satisfaction

$75,000Median Base Salary

2,139Job Openings

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41 Strategic Account Manager

42 Business Intelligence Developer

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4.2 / 5Job Score

4.1 / 5Job Satisfaction

$85,000Median Base Salary

808Job Openings

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4.1 / 5Job Score

3.9 / 5Job Satisfaction

$86,000Median Base Salary

882Job Openings

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43 Business Analyst

44 Accounting Manager

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4.1 / 5Job Score

3.6 / 5Job Satisfaction

$71,000Median Base Salary

9,603Job Openings

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4.1 / 5Job Score

3.6 / 5Job Satisfaction

$82,000Median Base Salary

3,273Job Openings

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45 UI Developer

46 Executive Assistant

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4.1 / 5Job Score

3.8 / 5Job Satisfaction

$95,000Median Base Salary

1,004Job Openings

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4.1 / 5Job Score

3.9 / 5Job Satisfaction

$55,000Median Base Salary

4,684Job Openings

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47 Management Consultant

48 Project Manager

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4.1 / 5Job Score

3.8 / 5Job Satisfaction

$110,000Median Base Salary

1,024Job Openings

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4.1 / 5Job Score

3.5 / 5Job Satisfaction

$80,000Median Base Salary

23,274Job Openings

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49 Nurse Practitioner

50 HR Generalist

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4.1 / 5Job Score

3.5 / 5Job Satisfaction

$100,000Median Base Salary

8,510Job Openings

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4.1 / 5Job Score

3.9 / 5Job Satisfaction

$57,120Median Base Salary

2,705Job Openings

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Methodology: Glassdoor’s 50 Best Jobs in America report identi es speci c jobs with the highest overallGlassdoor Job Score. The Glassdoor Job Score is determined by weighing three factors equally: earningpotential (median annual base salary), overall job satisfaction rating and number of job openings. Resultsrepresent job titles that rate highly among all three categories. The Glassdoor Job Score is based on a 5-pointscale (5.0=best job, 1.0=bad job). For a job title to be considered, it must receive at least 100 salary reports andat least 100 job satisfaction ratings shared by U.S.-based employees over the past year (1/2/17-1/1/18). Thenumber of job openings per job title represents active job listings on Glassdoor as of 1/1/18. This report takesinto account job title normalization that groups similar job titles.

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