MONEY Magazine Releases Second Annual Report on the Best Jobs in America
March 22 2007 - 8:10AM
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Exclusive List Developed with Salary.com to Find the Best 'Second
Act' Careers NEW YORK, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- MONEY, the
country's largest personal finance magazine, and Salary.com, Inc.,
a leading provider of on-demand compensation management solutions,
unveiled today an exclusive list of the best jobs in America for
people looking to upgrade their careers. Geared towards "second
act" careers, the list focuses on the best jobs for four groups
specifically: Early-Mid Career Changers, Parents Returning to Work,
Retiring Military and Workers Over 50. The full report along with
tips and guidelines for making the switch will appear in the April
issue of MONEY, on newsstands March 26 and available online now at
http://www.cnnmoney.com/bestjobs2007. The top five jobs for each
group are: EARLY CAREER CHANGERS PARENTS RETURNING TO WORK 1.
Product or Brand Manager 1. Executive Recruiter 2. Registered Nurse
2. Nonprofit Manager 3. Property Manager 3. Sales Representative 4.
Certified Public Accountant 4. Marketing Analyst 5. IT Generalist
5. Accountant RETIRING MILITARY OVER 50 BUT NOT OVER THE HILL 1.
Operations or Intelligence Analyst 1. Nonprofit Executive 2.
Network Systems Manager 2. Patient Representative 3. Field Service
Engineer 3. Celebrant/Religious Leader 4. Logistics/OPS Manager 4.
Financial Adviser 5. Senior Trainer/Training Manager 5. Public
School Teacher "Economists have been forecasting that the
multiple-career work life is about to become the rule," said
MONEY's executive editor Craig Matters. "But that doesn't mean
people will simply be looking for more money. They often have a
non-financial goal that's just as important, if not more so. What
makes this list of careers unique is that it factors in those
quality of life motivators." "Workers still consider cash to be
king, but not by as wide of a margin as in the past. Today, workers
look at a broader financial picture -- placing greater emphasis on
health benefits and vacation time than ever before and often
prioritizing non-financial goals reflecting a true 'total rewards'
perspective," said Bill Coleman, senior vice president of
compensation at Salary.com. The top three non-financial rewards
were passion for the work, flexible scheduling and career
advancement opportunities; however, the importance of the rewards
differed by each "second act" group. The most sought after
workplace rewards for each group are: EARLY CAREER CHANGERS PARENTS
RETURNING TO WORK 1. Mental Stimulation and Challenge 1. Flexible
Schedule (manage own time) 2. Promotion and Advancement 2. Passion
for the Work 3. Passion for the Work 3. Mental Stimulation and
Challenge 4. Flexible Schedule (manage own 4. Skill Enhancement (on
job time) experience) 5. Business Networking and/or 5. Promotion
and Advancement Peer Interaction RETIRING MILITARY OVER 50 BUT NOT
OVER THE HILL 1. Passion for the Work 1. Flexible Schedule (manage
own time) 2. Promotion and Advancement 2. Passion for the Work 3.
Skill Enhancement (on job 3. Mental Stimulation and Challenge
experience) 4. Flexible Schedule (manage own 4. Skill Enhancement
(on job time) experience) 5. Mental Stimulation and Challenge 5.
Keeping Active People in their second acts share a common priority
- a passion for the work. "Passion is the new king," said Meredith
Hanrahan, chief marketing officer at Salary.com. "This isn't their
first time at bat; the majority of 'second-acters' aren't willing
to the make the critical trade-offs for just any job. Time is
precious, child care is costly and they are more honest about what
they need. It isn't about advancing to the next level or
networking. For most in their second acts, people want their
contribution to matter; they want a passion payoff. It's not
optional; it's the new requirement." To compile the list of best
jobs, MONEY and Salary.com surveyed more than 12,000 people, of
whom more than 7,000 indicated they were planning a career change
or had recently done so. Those 7,000 were surveyed further to
identify the fields they were most interested in and the things
that were most important to them. For more on MONEY's second annual
report of the best jobs in America, readers can visit
http://www.cnnmoney.com/ where they'll find a complete list of the
top 20 jobs for each category with job statistics for each. Also
available is an online survey and stories of people who have made
the switch. For strategies to re-enter the workforce and see what
jobs pay, visit http://www.salary.com/ METHODOLOGY MONEY and
Salary.com reviewed survey responses received from more than 7,000
people who recently changed careers or were thinking about making
the switch to determine what interested them most important in a
new career. MONEY reporters then spoke to experts and survey
participants to assemble a list of positions that fit the bill for
each of the "changer" groups. The result was a list of
approximately 20 jobs in each category, for which Salary.com then
provided compensation and growth projections. Jobs were then ranked
by total compensation, job growth and the top non-financial
motivator for each group. ABOUT MONEY MONEY magazine is the
nation's largest magazine of personal finance, with nearly 2
million subscribers and newsstand buyers and more than 7.5 million
total readers. MONEY's accessible, friendly and jargon-free
articles are aimed at anyone who is responsible for making money
decisions in his or her household-from seasoned investors to those
who are just starting their financial lives. The magazine's mission
is to help readers make better decisions, not just in their
investment portfolio, but in all areas in which life and money
intersect-their family, their home, their health, their spending
and their future. MONEY, along with FORTUNE, Business 2.0, FSB:
FORTUNE Small Business, and the website CNNMoney.com is part of The
Time Inc. Business and Finance Network, which is a division of Time
Warner, the world's largest media company. ABOUT SALARY.COM, Inc.
Salary.com (NASDAQ:SLRY) is a leading provider of on-demand
compensation management solutions helping businesses and
individuals manage pay and performance. Salary.com provides
companies of all sizes comprehensive on-demand software
applications that are tightly integrated with its own proprietary
compensation data sets, thereby automating the essential elements
of the compensation management process and significantly improving
the effectiveness of its client's compensation spend. For more
information, visit http://www.salary.com/. DATASOURCE: MONEY
magazine CONTACT: Phil DiIanni, +1-212-522-6282, , or Erin Clinton,
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Salary.com, +1-781-464-7341, Web site:
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