There are lots of surveys each year professing to identify which careers pay the most money or which jobs will make you happiest or most joyful. Job site Indeed (with more than 250 million unique visitors each month from over 60 different countries) just released its own assessment of the best jobs in the United States for 2019, and the results are somewhat surprising.
Why? Because, says Paul Wolfe, Indeed's SVP of HR,
"Last year our list of Best Jobs was dominated by the tech and construction sectors, so it's interesting to see a much more diverse mix of industries this year. Litigation Attorney, for example, was completely absent last year and debuted on the list in the top five alongside Full Stack Developer and Machine Learning Engineer."
Here is Indeed's list of the Best Jobs of 2019, along with the average base salary for each position.
1. Machine Learning Engineer $146,085
2. Insurance Broker $86,498
3. Full Stack Developer $114,316
4. Insurance Advisor $81,479
5. Litigation Attorney $101,289
6. Litigation Associate $98,982
7. Dental Hygienist $78,110
8. Associate Attorney $75,515
9. Realtor $96,820
10. Salesforce Developer $112,031
11. Robotics Engineer $99,007
12. Senior Product Designer $123,759
13. Computer Vision Engineer $158,303
14. Psychotherapist $99,765
15. Product Owner $105,322
16. Licensed Clinical Social Worker $83,665
17. Senior Supply Chain Specialist $114,633
18. Agile Coach $161,377
19. Construction Estimator $84,963
20. Veterinarian $91,488
21. Construction Superintendent $90,818
22. Data Scientist $131,389
23. Certified Public Accountant $87,141
24. Project Architect $82,877
25. Senior Financial Consultant $115,000