Tech, health care posts dominate Glassdoor’s top jobs list

Company ratings site Glassdoor is out with its 2017 list of the best jobs in America. Tech, finance and health care professions dominate the list. (Thinkstock)
Company ratings site Glassdoor is out with its 2017 list of the best jobs in America. Tech, finance and health care professions dominate the list. Here are the top 10 jobs that made the cut. (Thinkstock)
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10. Solutions architect 
Job Score: 4.4
Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.7
Number of Job Openings: 2,232
Median Base Salary: $125,000 (Thinkstock)
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9. UX designer
Job Score: 4.4
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.0
Number of Job Openings: 1,691
Median Base Salary: $92,500 (Thinkstock)
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8. Strategy manager
Job Score: 4.5
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.3
Number of Job Openings: 1,184
Median Base Salary: $130,000 (Thinkstock)
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7. Database administrator 
Job Score: 4.5
Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.8
Number of Job Openings: 2,877
Median Base Salary: $93,000 (Thinkstock)
The number of women-owned businesses has jumped nationwide,
 including in the D.C.
 area. (Thinkstock)
6. HR manager
Job Score: 4.6
Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.8
Number of Job Openings: 4,339
Median Base Salary: $85,000 (Thinkstock)
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5. Analytics Manager
Job Score: 4.6
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.1
Number of Job Openings: 1,958
Median Base Salary: $112,000 (Thinkstock)
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4. Tax Manager
Job Score: 4.7
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.0
Number of Job Openings: 3,317
Median Base Salary: $110,000 (Thinkstock)
With college graduation season here, grads with STEM degrees should have no problem landing their first job. (Thinkstock)
3. Data Engineer
Job Score: 4.7
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.3
Number of Job Openings: 2,599
Median Base Salary: $106,000 (Thinkstock)
Team of young people discussing new business plan during a meeting in office. Mixed race team of designers discussing net projects in office. (Thinkstock)
2. DevOps Engineer
Job Score: 4.7
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.2
Number of Job Openings: 2,725
Median Base Salary: $110,000 (Thinkstock)
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1. Data Scientist
Job Score: 4.8
Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.4
Number of Job Openings: 4,184
Median Base Salary: $110,000 (Thinkstock)
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Company ratings site Glassdoor is out with its 2017 list of the best jobs in America. Tech, finance and health care professions dominate the list. (Thinkstock)
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The number of women-owned businesses has jumped nationwide,
 including in the D.C.
 area. (Thinkstock)
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With college graduation season here, grads with STEM degrees should have no problem landing their first job. (Thinkstock)
Team of young people discussing new business plan during a meeting in office. Mixed race team of designers discussing net projects in office. (Thinkstock)
Man looks at monitor

WASHINGTON — Company ratings site Glassdoor’s 2017 list of the “50 Best Jobs in America” is heavy on technology, health care and finance.

Tech jobs made up 14 of Glassdoor’s 50 Best Jobs list, more than any other industry. Data engineer and user interface designer made the list for the first time.

The list also includes seven health care jobs, up from two on Glassdoor’s 2016 list. Physicians have the highest median annual base salary at $200,000. And physical therapists are in demand — this profession had the highest number of current openings at 24,579.

Glassdoor bases its list on the number of job openings in each profession, its earning potential based on median annual base salary, and its career opportunities rating.

Look through the gallery to see the top 10 jobs and see the full list on Glassdoor.com.

Jeff Clabaugh

Jeff Clabaugh has spent 20 years covering the Washington region's economy and financial markets for WTOP as part of a partnership with the Washington Business Journal, and officially joined the WTOP newsroom staff in January 2016.

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