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Wed Apr 12, 2006, By Ellen Wulfhorst

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Software engineers have the best jobs in America, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Placing second were college professors and administrators and third were financial advisors, as surveyed by Money magazine, published by Time Inc., and Salary.com, compensation experts based in Needham, Massachusetts.

The job of software engineer topped the list based on strong growth prospects, average pay of $80,500 and potential for creativity, the survey showed.

( What about a data miner job? I think it is a better job than software engineer . Editor)

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