2018’s 50 Best Jobs in America from Seattle’s Perspective
Glassdoor recently released their annual jobs report revealing 2018’s ’50 Best Jobs in America.’ The report highlights the 50 best jobs in America based on Glassdoor’s Job Score criteria. 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.
While looking at these 50 best jobs can be fun, it is also interesting to put them in the context of where you are located. Most salaries around Seattle are higher than the national median since the cost of living is more expensive.
The proportion of job openings in certain industries also varies depending on location. Seattle has more tech-oriented jobs than average with tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon headquartering here. According to Glassdoor, the hot jobs for Seattle are Software Development Engineer, Technical Program Manager, and Barista. That’s Seattle in a nutshell: Tech and coffee.
Seattle is currently listed as the 17th best city for jobs in the country. With over 185,000 job openings and an overall city rating of 4.1 by Glassdoor, Seattle’s job market is certainly hot right now.
Below are the top 20 best jobs in America according to Glassdoor, with the addition of Seattle specific data*!
Data Scientist
4.8/5 Job Score
4.2/5 Job Satisfaction
$99,190 Seattle Median Salary vs $91,015 National Median Salary
948 Seattle Job Openings
2. DevOps Engineer
4.6/5 Job Score
4.0/5 Job Satisfaction
$110,480 Seattle Median Salary vs $91,555 National Median Salary
532 Seattle Job Openings
3. Marketing Manager
4.6/5 Job Score
4.0/5 Job Satisfaction
$67,210 Seattle Median Salary vs $62,604 National Median Salary
2,673 Seattle Job Openings
4. Occupational Therapist
4.5/5 Job Score
4.0/5 Job Satisfaction
$66,782 Seattle Median Salary vs $64,658 National Median Salary
464 Jobs
5. HR Manager
4.5/5 Job Score
3.9/5 Job Satisfaction
$72,690 Seattle Median Salary vs $64,045 National Median Salary
648 Seattle Job Openings
6. Electrical Engineer
4.5/5 Job Score
3.9/5 Job Satisfaction
$77,313 Seattle Median Salary vs $72,849 National Median Salary
6,300 Seattle Job Openings
7. Strategy Manager
4.5/5 Job Score
4.2/5 Job Satisfaction
$100,000 Seattle Median Salary vs $98,125 National Median Salary
3,160 Seattle Job Openings
8. Mobile Developer
4.5/5 Job Score
4.1/5 Job Satisfaction
$74,000 Seattle Median Salary vs $72,128 National Median Salary
3,109 Seattle Job Openings
9. Product Manager
4.4/5 Job Score
3.7/5 Job Satisfaction
$92,467 Seattle Median Salary vs $80,505 National Median Salary
5,580 Seattle Job Openings
10. Manufacturing Engineer
4.4/5 Job Score
4.0/5 Job Satisfaction
$72,253 Median Seattle Salary vs $66,295 National Median Salary
1,232 Seattle Job Openings
11. Compliance Manager
4.4/5 Job Score
4.3/5 Job Satisfaction
$83,686 Median Seattle Salary vs $75,793 National Median Salary
1,732 Seattle Job Openings
12. Finance Manager
4.4/5 Job Score
3.8/5 Job Satisfaction
$101,444 Median Seattle Salary vs $87,852 National Median Salary
1,367 Seattle Job Openings
13. Risk Manager
4.4/5 Job Score
4.2/5 Job Satisfaction
$93,988 Median Seattle Salary vs $83,846 National Median Salary
1,500 Seattle Job Openings
14. Business Development Manager
4.4/5 Job Score
3.9/5 Job Satisfaction
$71,414 Median Seattle Salary vs $71,248 National Median Salary
6,104 Seattle Job Openings
15. Front End Engineer
4.4/5 Job Score
4.2/5 Job Satisfaction
$73,085 Seattle Median vs $68,058 National Median
1,763 Seattle Job Openings
16. Site Reliability Engineer
4.4/5 Job Score
4.1/5 Job Satisfaction
$118,828 National Median Salary
3,236 Job Openings
17. Mechanical Engineer
4.4/5 Job Score
3.8/5 Job Satisfaction
$75,803 Seattle Median Salary vs $68,466 National Median Salary
6,249 Seattle Job Openings
18. Analytics Manager
4.4/5 Job Score
3.9/5 Job Satisfaction
$97,056 Seattle Median Salary vs $93,009 National Median Salary
2,507 Seattle Job Openings
19. Tax Manager
4.4/5 Job Score
3.7/5 Job Satisfaction
$95,152 Seattle Median Salary vs $93,908 National Median Salary
612 Job Openings
20. Creative Manager
4.3/5 Job Score
4.3/5 Job Satisfaction
$72,855 Seattle Median Salary vs $63,483 National Median Salary
1,854 Seattle Job Openings
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*For consistency, Seattle and national median salaries were sourced from Payscale.com. Job openings in Seattle were sourced from Glassdoor.com.
-Marleen Eitzen Shanks, CEO/Founder, Team Red Dog
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