Best Jobs

What jobs are the best? Here are jobs that made the "best jobs" lists in a variety of categories.

Best Jobs
Whether you're just starting your career or you're looking for a job change, it can be helpful to review a list of good jobs - the jobs where a lot of openings are projected and the jobs where openings are increasing faster than for other occupations.

The Most Loved Professions
Our opinion of these most loved professions may be influenced by the way they are portrayed in movies or on television. Learn the truth about them from About.com's Guide to Career Planning Dawn Rosenberg McKay.

The Best Jobs for Moms
The best jobs for moms are flexible, high-paying and enjoyable. Sounds like a fantasy, right? Not if you are strategic about your career. With some planning and research, you too can land one of the best jobs for moms from About.com Guide to Working Moms Katherine Lewis.

Top Cool Jobs
The top cool jobs, what you need to know to find a cool job, and inside information about what it's really like on the job.

Which jobs pay the best? Here's information on the best paying jobs including the highest paying jobs by level of education and type of position.

Highest Paying Occupations for Which a Degree Isn't Required
Here are the top ten highest paying occupations for which you don't need a college degree from About.com Guide to Career Planning Dawn Rosenberg McKay.

The 10 Top-Paying Jobs for Women
Maybe you fell into your job by accident and your path seems fixed. But if you're just beginning your career or have an opportunity to refocus, looking at the top-paying jobs for women will help you get the most for each hour of work. Here are the best paying jobs for women from About.com Guide to Working Moms Katherine Lewis.

Top 25 Best Paid Jobs
The 25 best paying jobs include medical jobs, computer and information technology jobs, and engineering jobs. Here's a list of the top 25 best paid jobs and a list of the top 10 best paid occupations.

Compare Salaries
Not sure how much a job will pay? There are a variety of free salary comparison tools you can use to compare salaries for jobs, industries, and locations.

Here are lists of the jobs which will have the most openings, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistic, in the next few years.

Top 40 Fasting Growing Jobs
Here are the fastest growing occupations that require a bachelor's, master's, doctorate degree or only on-the-job training.

Top 10 Occupations With the Most Job Openings
These occupations will have the most job openings through 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

What are the best jobs in finance? There are lots of options in the financial sector. Here's the scoop on jobs in finance from About.com Guide to Financial Careers Mark Kolakowski.

Financial Advisor
If you have a combination of people and quantitative skills, plus an entrepreneurial bent, becoming a financial advisor may be a fulfilling, and highly remunerative, career path.

Bank Examiner
Another job for those with a bachelor's degree is financial examiner, working for a government regulatory agency and supervising the activities of financial institutions. One category thereof is bank examiner.

Compliance Staff
A related opportunity to that of financial examiners and bank examiners is among the ranks of the compliance staff who work within financial firms. Their numbers are projected to grow by 31% from 2008 to 2018, as the result of the increased regulatory oversight performed by those increasing numbers of financial examiners.

The Financial Services Industry: Overview
Computer applications, software engineering, network systems and data communications as among the fastest growing job categories. Note that firms within the financial services industry are major employers of information technology professionals in fields such as these.

Health care is the fastest growing sector, with a variety of jobs available. Here's information on the best health care jobs from About.com Guide to Health Careers Andrea Santiago.

Medical Jobs Most In Demand
These medical jobs are projected to grow the most through 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If you are seeking a job in the healthcare industry that will offer good job security, these jobs are a great place to start.

Top (Paying) Nursing Jobs
If you are interested in nursing, these advanced nursing careers offer some of the highest salaries for non-managerial nursing roles.

Highest Paying Physician Careers
Which physicians earn the most? With an average student loan debt of nearly $200,000 among physicians entering the workforce, you may want to explore one of the higher paying physician careers if you are considering a career as a doctor.

The best legal jobs include more than just lawyer positions. Explore a wide range of professional opportunities in the legal and law enforcement industries and learn about the job duties, education, skills, job outlook, salaries and career resources pertaining to each type of job from About.com Guide to Legal Careers Sally Kane.

In addition to the best jobs, it's a good idea to look at not-so-good jobs and even the worst jobs. It will give you an idea of the jobs you might not want to consider and some of the jobs on the lists might surprise you.

The Most Hated Professions
Our opinion of these most hated professions may be influenced by the way they are portrayed in movies or on television. Learn the truth about these professions.

Worst Jobs
Have you had a really bad job? Share your worst job story and let us know what made it a bad job, what you learned, and how other people can avoid a bad job situation. If you'd like to include a photo, upload one to go along with your story.

Worst Jobs for Teens
These jobs are the worst not because they are boring or low pay jobs, but because they are dangerous.