For the second year in a row, data scientist remains the top job in America, according to job site Glassdoor. Technology and data jobs dominated this years rankings, with 7 of the top 10 in the IT field, and 4 of the top 10 in data management. According to Glassdoor, This report highlights the 50 best jobs based on each jobs overall Glassdoor Job Score. The Glassdoor Job Score is determined using three key factors: earning potential based on median annual base salary, job satisfaction rating and number of job openings. The jobs that made this list stand out across all three categories. The Glassdoor Job Score is based on a 5-point scale (5.0=best job, 1.0=bad job). For a job title to be considered, it must receive at least 100 salary reports and at least 100 job satisfaction ratings shared by U.S.-based employees over the past year. The number of job openings per job title represents active job listings on Glassdoor as of 1/1/17.
Data Scientist (no. 1)
4.8 / 5 job score. 4.4 / 5 job satisfaction. $110,000 median base salary. 4,184 job openings.
DevOps Engineer (no. 2)
4.7 / 5 job score. 4.2 / 5 job satisfaction. $110,000 median base salary. 2,725 job openings.
Data Engineer (no. 3)
4.7 / 5 job score. 4.3 / 5 job satisfaction. $106,000 median base salary. 2,599 job openings.
Analytics Manager (no. 5)
4.6 / 5 job score. 4.1 / 5 job satisfaction. $112,000 median base salary. 1,958 job openings.
Database Administrator (no. 7)
4.5 / 5 job score. 3.8 / 5 job satisfaction. $93,000 median base salary. 2,877 job openings.
UX Designer (no. 9)
4.4 / 4 job score. 4.0 / 5 job satisfaction. $92,500 median base salary. 1,691 job openings.
Solutions Architect (no. 10)
4.4 / 5 job score. 3.7 / 5 job satisfaction. $125,000 median base salary. 2,232 job openings.
Software Engineer (no. 16)
4.3 / 5 job score. 3.5 / 5 job satisfaction. $101,000 median base salary. 17,085 job openings.
QA Manager (no. 22)
4.3 / 5 job score. 3.7 / 5 job satisfaction. $92,000 median base salary. 2,531 job openings.
Mobile Developer (no. 26)
4.3 / 5 job score. 3.7 / 5 job satisfaction. $85,000 median base salary. 2,130 job openings.
Systems Administrator (no. 27)
4.2 / 5 job score. 3.7 / 5 job satisfaction. $68,000 median base salary. 4,046 job openings.
Technical Account Manager (no. 29)
4.2 / 5 job score. 3.9 /5 job satisfaction. $66,000 median base salary. 1,968 job openings.
Hardware Engineer (no. 30)
4.2 / 5 job score. 3.9 / 5 job satisfaction. $108,000 median base salary. 954 job openings.
Intelligence Analyst (no. 31)
4.2 / 5 job score. 4.2 / 5 job satisfaction. $62,400 median base salary. 1,605 job openings.
Information Security Engineer (no. 39)
4.1 / 5 job score. 3.7 / 5 job satisfaction. $100,000 median base salary. 1,247 job openings.
Security Analyst (no. 41)
4.1 / 5 job score. 3.7 / 5 job satisfaction. $70,000 median base salary. 2,464 job openings.
UI Designer (no. 43)
4.1 / 5 job score. 4.0 / 5 job satisfaction. $80,000 median base salary. 950 job openings.
Business Intelligence Developer (no. 47)
4.0 / 5 job score. 3.9 / 5 job satisfaction. $83,000 median base salary. 837 job openings.