The Best 50 Jobs: 'Urban Planner' Over 'Lawyer', 'Dentist'

The planning profession squeaks past attorneys (despite paying less than half of lawyers' salaries on average), yet doesn't crack the top 25.

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April 13, 2006, 9:00 AM PDT

By David Gest

"To find the best jobs in America, MONEY Magazine and Salary.com, a leading provider of employee compensation data and software, began by assembling a list of positions that the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects will grow at an above-average rate over 10 years and that require at least a bachelor's degree.

Using Salary.com compensation data, we eliminated jobs with average pay below $50,000; total employment of less than 15,000; dangerous work environments; or fewer than 800 annual job openings, including both new and replacement positions."

FULL STORY: How we picked the best jobs

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 in CNNMoney.com

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