The 10 Best Jobs For 2015

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If your New Year’s resolution is to land a new gig, you may want to consider one of CareerBuilder’s top 10 jobs for 2015.

CareerBuilder partnered with Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) to compile its new list of the hottest jobs, which is based on supply and demand.

It features professions for which the number of jobs companies post each month significantly outpaces the number of people they actually hire — showing where companies are most hungry for talent and how much the positions pay.

“Whether you’re a seasoned worker or a college student deciding on a career path, this list provides insights on where employers are hurting for talent and where they may be more willing to pay a premium for that talent,” says Rosemary Haefner, CareerBuilder’s vice president of human resources.

The list was compiled using EMSI’s extensive labor market database, which pulls from over 90 national and state employment resources. CareerBuilder and EMSI looked at the average number of people hired per month in more than 700 occupations from January 2013 through August 2014 and compared that to the number of job postings for each occupation aggregated from online job sites for the same period.

They also looked at growth over the past four years, as well as median pay, for each job.

Marketing Executive

Gap between postings and hires: 22,996

Job growth (2010 – 2014): +10%

Median annual pay: $119,433

 

Software Developer, Applications

Gap between postings and hires: 21,084

Job growth (2010 – 2014): +15%

Median annual pay: $92,892

Registered Nurse

Gap between postings and hires: 21,084

Job growth (2010 – 2014): +15%

Median annual pay: $92,892

Industrial Engineer

Gap between postings and hires: 18,151

Job growth (2010 – 2014): +9%

Median annual pay: $81,036

Network and Computer System Administrator

Gap between postings and hires: 17,054

Job growth (2010 – 2014): +7%

Median annual pay: $74,547

Web Developer

Gap between postings and hires: 15,492

Job growth (2010 – 2014): +17%

Median annual pay: $58,281

Medical and Health Services Manager

Gap between postings and hires: 15,070

Job growth (2010 – 2014): +6%

Median annual pay: $90,708

Physical Therapist

Gap between postings and hires: 13,545

Job growth (2010 – 2014): +10%

Median annual pay: $80,350

Speech-Language Pathologist

Gap between postings and hires: 8,001

Job growth (2010 – 2014): +5%

Median annual pay: $70,720

Sales Manager

Gap between postings and hires: 6,309

Job growth (2010 – 2014): +8%

Median annual pay: $106,038

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