Do You Have One of the Best Jobs in America?

CnnMoney.com has recently posted a list of what it deems as the best jobs in America. It has evaluated the jobs by pay and growth prospect. Job growth is estimated for 2006-2016 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Rank/ Job Title/10 yr Job Growth Forecast 1 Systems Engineer 45% 2 Physician Assistant 27% 3 College Professor 23% 4 Nurse Practitioner 23% 5 Information Technology Project Manager 16% 6 Certified Public Accountant 18% 7 Physical Therapist 27% 8 Computer/Network Security Consultant 27% 9 Intelligence Analyst 15% 10 Sales Director 10% 11 Anesthesiologist 14% 12 Software Developer 28% 13 Pharmacist 22% 14 Occupational Therapist 23% 15 Nurse Anesthetist 23% 16 Software Product Manager 28% 17 Business Analyst, IT 29% 18 Attorney/Lawyer 11% 19 Physician/General Practice 14% 20 Human Resources Manager 13% 21 Senior Financial Analyst 34% 22 Physician/Obstetrician/Gynecologist 14% 23 Clinical Psychologist 16% 24 Psychiatrist 14% 25 Veterinarian 35% 26 Marketing Manager 14% 27 Speech-Language Pathologist 11% 28 Technical Writer 20% 29 Finance Director 13% 30 Telecommunications Network Engineer 53% 31 Director of Communications 17% 32 Hotel General Manager 12% 33 Securities Trader 25% 34 Account Executive 10% 35 Education/Training Consultant 22% 36 Corporate Paralegal 22% 37 Quality Control Engineer 20% 38 Manufacturing Engineer 20% 39 Computer Software Program Manager 28% 40 Applications Systems Analyst 29% 41 Senior Internal Auditor 18% 42 Commercial Property Manager 15% 43 Creative Director 26% 44 Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative 12% 45 Associate - Investment Banking 34% 46 Training & Development Manager 16% 47 Product Marketing Manager 14% 48 Quality Assurance Manager 16% 49 Financial Research Analyst 34% 50 Outside Sales Representative 12%