April 13, 2006

A survey released yesterday by Money magazine and Salary.com. ranks the top jobs in the United States using such factors as salary, job growth, stress levels, flexibility and creativity. This partial list includes average salaries.

1 Software engineer $80,427

2 College professor $81,491

3 Financial adviser $122,462

4 HR manager $73,731

5 Physician assistant $75,117

6 Market research $82,317 analyst

7 Computer analyst $83,427

8 Real estate appraiser $66,216

9 Pharmacist $91,998

10 Psychologist $66,359

11 Ad manager $107,049

12 Physical therapist $54,883

13 Technical writer $57,841

14. Chiropractor $84,996

15 Medical scientist $70,053

16 Physical scientist $80,213

17 Engineer $76,100

18 Curriculum $55,793 developer

19 Editor $78,242

20 PR specialist $84,567

21 Sales manager $135,903

22 Optometrist $93,670

23 Property $78,375 manager

24 Actuary $81,509

25 Writer $60,519

SOURCE: Reuters

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