The Best Jobs in America For 2013

The career guidance website CareerCast.com has evaluated 200 professions across a wide variety of industries, skill levels and salary ranges to determine the best and worst jobs of 2013. To measure each job CareerCast.com used four core criteria: pay, outlook, work environment, and stress. It gathered data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, trade association studies and other sources.

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1. Actuary
Median Salary (as of 2010): $87,650
Projected Job Growth (between 2010 and 2020): 27%

2. Biomedical Engineer
Median Salary (as of 2010): $81,540
Projected Job Growth (between 2010 and 2020): 62%

3. Software Engineer
Median Salary (as of 2010): $90,530
Projected Job Growth (between 2010 and 2020): 30%

4. Audiologist
Median Salary (as of 2010): $66,660
Projected Job Growth (between 2010 and 2020): 37%

5. Financial Planner
Median Salary (as of 2010): $64,750
Projected Job Growth (between 2010 and 2020): 32%

6. Dental Hygienist
Median Salary (as of 2010): $68,250
Projected Job Growth (between 2010 and 2020): 38%

7. Occupational Therapist
Median Salary (as of 2010): $72,320
Projected Job Growth (between 2010 and 2020): 33%

8. Optometrist
Median Salary (as of 2010): $94,990
Projected Job Growth (between 2010 and 2020): 33%

9. Physical Therapist
Median Salary (as of 2010): $76,310
Projected Job Growth (between 2010 and 2020): 39%

10. Computer Systems Analyst
Median Salary (as of 2010): $77,740
Projected Job Growth (between 2010 and 2020): 22%