10 best jobs of 2017
The report, from online job database CareerCast, utilizes a range of criteria such as income, outlook, environmental factors, stress and physical demands to rank 200 U.S. jobs annually. This year, these 10 jobs came in at the top.
10. Speech pathologist
Growth outlook to 2024: 21%
9. Occupational therapist
Growth outlook to 2024: 27%
8. Software engineer
Growth outlook to 2024: 17%
7. Mathematician
Growth outlook to 2024: 21%
6. University professor (tenured)
Growth outlook to 2024: 13%
5. Data scientist
Growth outlook to 2024: 16%
4. Information security analyst
Growth outlook to 2024: 18%
3. Operations research analyst
Growth outlook to 2024: 30%
2. Medical services manager
Growth outlook to 2024: 17%
1. Statistician
Growth outlook to 2024: 34%