According to Glassdoor list of 25 Best Jobs in America, Data Scientist is the No. 1 job! It has 1,736 current openings, median Base Salary $116,840, and good career opportunity and job score.



Here are the remaining top jobs, n. 2 to n. 25. They also include relevant to KDnuggets audience jobs n. 9 Software Engineer, n. 11, Analytics Manager, and n. 21 Consultant.

Although Data Scientist is ranked as the best job, we note that the number of jobs is far less than McKinsey-predicted shortage of 140-190,000 people with analytical expertise and 1.5 million managers and analysts in USA by 2018.

Besides Glassdoor, you can also reach data scientists by posting a job ad on KDnuggets Jobs page.

N	Job Title	Openings	Salary
2	Tax Manager	1,574	$108,000
3	Solutions Architect	2,906	$119,500
4	Engagement Manager	1,356	$125,000
5	Mobile Developer	2,251	$90,000
6	HR Manager	3,468	$85,000
7	Physician Assistant	3,364	$97,000
8	Product Manager	6,607	$106,680
9	Software Engineer	49,270	$95,000
10	Audit Manager	1,001	$95,000
11	Analytics Manager	982	$105,000
12	Software Development Manager	1,199	$135,000
13	Product Marketing Manager	1,111	$115,000
14	Marketing Manager	2,560	$90,000
15	QA Manager	3,749	$85,000
16	Finance Manager	1,632	$115,000
17	Business Development Manager	2,906	$80,000
18	UX Designer	863	$91,800
19	Strategy Manager	631	$130,000
20	Technical Account Manager	1,160	$69,548
21	Consultant	1,071	$84,000
22	Construction Superintendent	1,054	$78,000
23	Nurse Practitioner	5,624	$99,500
24	Electrical Engineer	2,516	$76,900
25	Software Architect	653	$130,000

The Glassdoor Job Score is determined by weighting three factors equally: earning potential (median annual base salary), career opportunities rating, and number of job openings. Results represent job titles that rate highly among all three categories.

The number of job openings per job title represents active job listings on Glassdoor as of 1/8/16. This report takes into account job title normalization that groups similar job titles.