In a CNN money article, the magazine lists out the top fifty jobs in the United States. The list was compiled by CNN Money and PayScale.com.

Here’s the list:

1 Systems Engineer
2 Physician Assistant
3 College Professor
4 Nurse Practitioner
5 Information Technology Project Manager
6 Certified Public Accountant
7 Physical Therapist
8 Computer/Network Security Consultant
9 Intelligence Analyst
10 Sales Director
11 Anesthesiologist
12 Software Developer
13 Pharmacist
14 Occupational Therapist
15 Nurse Anesthetist
16 Software Product Manager
17 Business Analyst, IT
18 Attorney/Lawyer
19 Physician/General Practice
20 Human Resources Manager
21 Senior Financial Analyst
22 Physician/Obstetrician/Gynecologist
23 Clinical Psychologist
24 Psychiatrist
25 Veterinarian
26 Marketing Manager
27 Speech-Language Pathologist
28 Technical Writer
29 Finance Director
30 Telecommunications Network Engineer
31 Director of Communications
32 Hotel General Manager
33 Securities Trader
34 Account Executive
35 Education/Training Consultant
36 Corporate Paralegal
37 Quality Control Engineer
38 Manufacturing Engineer
39 Computer Software Program Manager
40 Applications Systems Analyst
41 Senior Internal Auditor
42 Commercial Property Manager
43 Creative Director
44 Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative
45 Associate – Investment Banking
46 Training & Development Manager
47 Product Marketing Manager
48 Quality Assurance Manager
49 Financial Research Analyst
50 Outside Sales Representative

A lot of these jobs are all up the ladder from the blue collar jobs that most people start their careers at. However, there aren’t any real blue collar jobs on the list. There also aren’t any jobs on the list about working for yourself, these are all jobs that consist of a person working for someone else.

I would really like to see a list come out from these companies about best jobs to start out at. I think we all get the idea of where the money is later in life, but what about when someone is just starting out?

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