The Best & Worst Jobs
Overall Rankings
Listed in Order of Cumulative Scores
Below is a ranking of all jobs discussed in this volume. The rankings are based on the cumulative scores that each of the jobs earned in the six core job factors: Environment, Income, Outlook, Physical Demands, Security and Stress.
"Source: Jobs Rated Almanac, 6th Ed., 2002."
RANK SCORE / RANK SCORE1 Biologist 115 / 31 Motion Picture Editor 428
2 Actuary 185 / 31 Publication Editor 428
3 Financial Planner 191 / 31 Pharmacist 428
4 Computer System Analyst 214 / 34 Medical Records Technician 433
5 Accountant 240 / 35 Geologist 434
6 Software Engineer 243 / 36 Medical Technologist 438
7 Meteorologist 244 / 36 Broadcast Technician 438
8 Paralegal Assistant 256 / 38 Occupational Therapist 443
9 Statistician 273 / 39 Aerospace Engineer 446
10 Astronomer 276 / 40 Speech Pathologist 450
11 Mathematician 282 / 41 Oceanographer 452
12 Parole Officer 283 / 42 Philosopher 454
13 Hospital Administrator 296 / 43 Stenographer/Court Reporter 463
14 Architectural Drafter 330 / 44 Chiropractor 476
15 Physiologist 331 / 45 Insurance Underwriter 479
16 Dietician 342 / 46 Political Scientist 480
17 Website Manager 349 / 47 Market Research Analyst 483
18 Physicist 359 / 48 Bank Officer 488
19 Audiologist 372 / 49 Dental Laboratory Technician 491
20 Agency Director (Non-Profit) 373 / 50 Petroleum Engineer 492
21 Industrial Designer 381 / 51 Attorney 497
22 Chemist 386 / 52 Executive Search Consultant 500
23 Medical Laboratory Technician 395 / 53 Personnel Recruiter 501
24 Archeologist 398 / 54 Judge (Federal) 503
25 Economist 399 / 54 Medical Secretary 503
26 Computer Programmer 403 / 56 Industrial Engineer 506
27 Dental Hygienist 405 / 57 Postal Inspector 512
27 Sociologist 405 / 58 Nuclear Engineer 517
29 Historian 412 / 58 Optician 517
30 Optometrist 420