Best Technology Jobs
Products, information, and news are largely consumed and shared using technology—from the latest political scandal or fashion craze to the newest Billboard-topping sensation or most-downloaded iTunes track. So in a time when young and old alike text rather than call, email, or snail mail, it comes as little surprise that the science and technology sectors are brimming with new jobs. These are just some of the reasons why several tech jobs broke into the top 10 for this year’s rankings. Read more about how we ranked the Best Jobs.
The Rankings
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#1 Software Developer
Overall Score: 7.6
| Growth: | 143,800 |
| Unemployment: | 7.9% |
| Median Salary: | $87,790 |
| Satisfaction: | MEDIUM |
If the thought of writing software code in solitude excites you, then you’re in luck—software developers top our list of the Best Technology Jobs. This sector will add 143,800 jobs by 2020.
#2 Database Administrator
Overall Score: 7.5
| Growth: | 33,900 |
| Unemployment: | 7.9% |
| Median Salary: | $73,490 |
| Satisfaction: | MEDIUM |
Do your neat-freak tendencies extend to the digital sphere? If so, you might want to work as a database administrator. Those with a knack for creating, upgrading, fine-tuning, and testing modifications for databases will go far in this profession.
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#3 Web Developer
Overall Score: 7.5
| Growth: | 65,700 |
| Unemployment: | 7.9% |
| Median Salary: | $75,660 |
| Satisfaction: | HIGH |
Is that website yours—the one with all the neat graphics and widgets? You might be comfortable working as a Web developer. These professionals should see about 65,000 newbies join their ranks in the next few years.
#4 Computer Systems Analyst
Overall Score: 7.5
| Growth: | 120,400 |
| Unemployment: | 7.9% |
| Median Salary: | $77,740 |
| Satisfaction: | MEDIUM |
Those who can dissect the inner and outer workings of a desktop as easily as scientists do specimen will excel as computer systems analysts. The job entails designing and developing computer systems and knowing the ins and outs of hardware, software, and networks.
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#5 Computer Programmer
Overall Score: 6.8
| Growth: | 43,700 |
| Unemployment: | 7.9% |
| Median Salary: | $71,380 |
| Satisfaction: | MEDIUM |
Patience, endurance, and a generous understanding of how machines function will benefit those interested in computer programming. These tech-savvy specialists rewrite, debug, maintain, and test the software and programs essential to key computer functions.
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#6 Civil Engineer
Overall Score: 5.9
| Growth: | 51,100 |
| Unemployment: | 9.5% |
| Median Salary: | $77,560 |
| Satisfaction: | MEDIUM |
The concrete streets you walk, the asphalt highways your wheels caress, and the buildings you sit in were all planned by civil engineers. If you want to be the designer who keeps our society humming, consider this career.
