The
best jobs, and the worst
Globe
and Mail – 12-Apr-2012Top 10 Jobs:
1. Software engineer – high demand and great pay
2. Actuary – Statistical skills for the information economy – median income of $90K
3. Human Resources Manager – Stable outlook and every organization needs one
4. Dental Hygienist – Positive hiring outlook in the health industry – one of the best growth projections of any sector.
5. Financial Planner – Plenty of clients with baby boomers saving for retirement and entry level workers depending less on pensions plans.
6. Audiologist – Low job stress levels and decent pay ($67K) –
7. Occupational Therapist – High demand profession due to aging population and continued strides in medical treatment.
8. Online advertising manager – Growing demand for internet ad sales in the digital sector, and workplace environment and salary rank high.
9. Computer Systems Analyst: Highly skilled work in constant demand.
10. Applied mathematician: Includes those working in business, education and industrial capacities with median income just shy of $100,000.
10 Worst
Jobs:
1.
Lumberjack –
declining demand, physical labour and dangerous tools.
2.
Dairy Farmer
– high stress occupation and low score on work environment.3. Enlisted soldier – Dangerous, physical demands and high stress
4. Oil rig worker – physical labour, working away from home, and time outdoors in all weather for a relatively low salary.
5. Newspaper reporter: Layoffs have turned job openings into a cutthroat contest, while fewer employees means more work for remaining reporters.
6. Waiter/waitress: Low and uncertain income, higher physical demands.
7. Meter reader: Increasingly digitized the future is uncertain. Also mediocre rank in work environment and stress.
8. Dishwasher: low-ranked member of restaurant team and low earnings - $18K
9. Butcher – Disappearance of local butcher shops has contributed to higher levels of stress and a poor hiring outlook. Mediocre salary.
10. Broadcaster: Job stress is climbing while income dwindles.
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