Best Careers of 2008
Best Careers 2008
- Audiologist
- Biomedical equipment technician
- Clergy
- Curriculum/training specialist
- Dentist
- Editor
- Engineer
- Firefighter
- Fundraiser
- Genetic counselor
- Ghostwriter
- Government manager
- Hairstylist/cosmetologist
- Higher education administrator
- Investment banker
- Landscape architect
- Librarian
- Locksmith/Security system technician
- Management consultant
- Mediator
- Occupational therapist
- Optometrist
- Pharmacist
- Physician assistant
- Politician/Elected official
- Professor
- Registered nurse
- School psychologist
- Systems analyst
- Urban planner
- Usability/User experience specialist
31 Careers With Bright Futures
The careers listed at left offer strong outlooks and high job satisfaction. Each career is profiled in two parts: an executive summary and a portrait of a typical day in the life.
Best Careers 2008 (J.D. King for USN&WR)
Ahead of the Curve
Here’s a look at a dozen cutting-edge careers, viable now and poised for future growth. They stem from megatrends like globalization, digitization, and the wave of environmentalism sweeping the world.
Best Careers 2008 (J.D. King for USN&WR)
Most Overrated
These 13 careers have a mystique that outstrips their reality. They’re not bad careers but they do have downsides that career seekers often find an unpleasant surprise and thus shouldn’t be ignored.
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Our sortable table shows top careers' median pay nationally and for 25 metropolitan areas, plus how they scored on factors like job satisfaction and job-market outlook. Pay data from PayScale.com.
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