A job is just a job for most of us, involving a lot of hard work for which you get a salary, some perks and an occasional bonus. Job satisfaction is hard to come by, but, there are quite a few employment avenues that respondents to a Glassdoor survey on the 50 Best Jobs in the US rated as bringing the most satisfaction.
Number one on the list is that of Corporate Recruiter with a job satisfaction score of 4.3. The median base salary is $65,000. Among the companies offering the role are Continuum Behavioral Health, ReliaQuest, EVERFI, Brooksource and Pariveda Solutions.
At number two is Reliability Engineer with a job satisfaction score of 4.3. The post has a median base salary of $92,000. Among major recruiters are SABIC, Sonos, Extra Space, Boeing and Allison Transmission
Creative Manager comes third with a job satisfaction score of 4.3 and median base salary of $110,000. Employment is offered by Fanatics, Sojern, Collabera, Starbucks Coffee, Shopcore Properties and several others.
In the fourth place is the Compliance Manager with a job satisfaction score of 4.3 and median base salary of $96,000. The recruiters include BNB Bank, Veritas Collaborative, LCSWMA, Chemtrade and Cascade Management.
Fifth comes the Data Scientist with a job satisfaction score of 4.2 and median base salary of $110,000. Among the recruiters are Improbable, Aera Technology, Motorola Solutions, RetailMeNot and Phoenix Operations Group.
Sixth is the Front End Engineer with a job satisfaction score of 4.2 with a median base salary of $100,000. The companies hiring include Cornerstone Information Systems, Tophatter, Citrix, Quicken Loans and MiTek Industries.
Seventh is the Hardware Engineer with a job satisfaction score of 4.2 with a median base salary of $115,000. The recruiters include NetApp, SGS Consulting, VeriSilicon, Teradyne and DENSO North America.
Risk Manager comes eighth with a job satisfaction score of 4.2 and median base salary of $97,000. The companies employing them include Amazon, EVRAZ North America, American Woodmark, Rolle Schmidt & Associates and Aurora Health Care.
Strategy Manager is in the ninth spot with a job satisfaction score of 4.2 and median base salary of $135,000. The companies hiring them include iNvolved Media, Storyblocks, NerdWallet, ChannelAdvisor and GWC Warranty.
Tenth in the list is the Mobile Developer with a job satisfaction score of 4.1 and median base salary of $90,000. The recruiters include IntraEdge, KVH Industries, Murtech Consulting, Vermont Information Processing and IBM,
In the 11th spot is the Strategic Account Manager with a job satisfaction score of 4.1 and median base salary of $85,000. Among the recruiters were C.H. Briggs, DairiConcepts LP, John Galt Solutions, Dymax and Directly Software.
Site Reliability Engineer comes in the 12th place with a job satisfaction score of 4.1 with a median base salary of $120,000. The companies hiring include Booking.com, Shipt, Pandora, SharpSpring and SugarCRM.
Manufacturing Engineer is 13th in the rankings with a job satisfaction score of 4.0 with a median base salary of $72,000. The main recruiters include Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories, Mott Corporation, Rockwool, IM Flash Technologies and Mercury Systems.
Business Intelligence Developer is 17th in the list with a job satisfaction score of 3.9 with a median base salary of $86,000. The companies hiring included Bloomberg, Mobile Mini, Transamerica, Ascension and Paychex Inc.
Occupational Therapist comes in the 14th place with a job satisfaction score of 4.0 and a median base salary of $74,000. Among the employers are Jackson Jade Speech and Occupational Therapy, MedCare Pediatric Group, Tender Touch Rehab Services, UCHealth and Critical Connection.
DevOps Engineer is 15th in the ranking with a job satisfaction score of 4.0 with a median base salary of $105,000. The main recruiters are TokBox, LLamasoft, Earnest, Wolverine Trading and Kraken Bitcoin Exchange.
Marketing Manager comes 16th with a job satisfaction score of 4.0 with a median base salary of $85,000. The recruiters include Alturas Analytics Inc., Five9 Inc., Emineo Marketing Solutions, GTM Sportswear and Ecumen.
Business Intelligence Developer is 17th in the list with a job satisfaction score of 3.9 with a median base salary of $86,000. The companies hiring included Bloomberg, Mobile Mini, Transamerica, Ascension and Paychex Inc.
Electrical Engineer is placed 18th with a job satisfaction score of 3.9 with a median base salary of $76,000. The main employers are Sanimax, Pilkington North America, Shive-Hattery, California Water Service and POWER Engineers.
HR Generalist is 19th with a job satisfaction score of 3.9 with a median base salary of $57,120. The recruiters include Root, Cloudability, Tax Analysts, Butterball and Care Dimensions.
HR Manager is 20th on the list with a job satisfaction score of 3.9 and median base salary of $85,000. The companies hiring included NetWorth Realty, Hargray, Morrison Healthcare, Uline and Patch of Land.