50 Best Jobs in America for 2019
Glassdoor, one of the world's largest jobs and recruiting sites, identified the 50 Best Jobs in America for 2019 based on each job's overall Glassdoor Job Score.
The Glassdoor Job Score is determined by weighing three key factors equally: earning potential based on median annual base salary, job satisfaction rating and number of job openings.
Tech jobs are the most represented with 19 jobs on this year’s list, down slightly from 20 tech jobs in 2018. There are 22 new jobs on this year’s list, including Security Engineer (No. 17, 4.3), Recruiter (No. 28, 4.2) and Brand Manager (No. 48, 4.0). The most in-demand job is Software Engineer (No. 10, 4.4) with 49,007 job openings and the highest-paid job is Software Engineering Manager (No. 43, 4.0) with a median base salary of $153,000.
Here are the top 10 from the 50 Best Jobs in America for 2019:
| Job Title | Median Base Salary | Job Satisfaction | Job Openings |
| Data Scientist | $108,000 | 4.3/5 | 6,510 |
| Nursing Manager | $83,000 | 4/5 | 13,931 |
| Marketing Manager | $82,000 | 4.2/5 | 7,395 |
| Occupational Therapist | $74,000 | 4/5 | 17,701 |
| Product Manager | $115,000 | 3.8/5 | 11,884 |
| Devops Engineer | $106,000 | 4.1/5 | 4,657 |
| Program Manager | $87,000 | 3.9/5 | 14,753 |
| Data Engineer | $100,000 | 3.9/5 | 4,739 |
| HR Manager | $85,000 | 4.2/5 | 3,908 |
| Software Engineer | $104,000 | 3.6/5 | 49,007 |
“There’s no question that emerging technologies designed to grow and scale business, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation are having an impact on the types of jobs employers are hiring for across the country. As a result, we’re seeing a spike in demand for highly-skilled workers in 2019,” said Glassdoor Economic Research Analyst Amanda Stansell. “With such a healthy job market kicking off 2019, we’re seeing many of these Best Jobs open for people to apply to and get hired at employers across all industries and in all areas of the country.”
