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October 12th, 2009
09:02 AM ET

Best jobs in America

CNNMoney rates the top 50 careers with great pay and growth prospects.

Top 5 Jobs – Average Income:

  1. Systems Engineer – $87,100
  2. Physicians Assistant – $90,900
  3. College Professor – $70,400
  4. Nurse Practitioner – $85,200
  5. IT Project Manager – $98,700

Highest Paid:
Anesthesiologist – Median income = $408,000

Least Stressful:
Education training consultant – Median income = $77,800


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soundoff (3 Responses)
  1. Anonymous

    Jon,
    I "wouldent" comment if I didn't know how to spell. Just a thought.

    December 31, 2009 at 3:54 pm |
  2. jon w

    i wouldent lower myself to work in any part of the medical *cough* profesion,, i couldent sleep at night knowing im stealing my patiants retirement's Just is not right

    October 12, 2009 at 3:33 pm |
  3. Marsha Siegel

    Was great to see that Nurse Practitioners are listed in the top five. I've been an NP for 20 years – and the profession is great!. A little more info – NPs are prepared at the Master's and Doctoral level of nursing and in many foci – family, adult/geriatric, pediatric, neonatal, psych/mental health, gender specific, and acute care (inpatient).
    For more information about NPs, you can visit the American College of Nurse Practitioners at ACNPWEB.org!

    October 12, 2009 at 9:10 am |
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