CareerToolkit.com Announces Top 100 Careers for 2017

DENVER, March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CareerToolkit.com just released the top 100 careers of 2017 to help job seekers navigate the job landscape. Job seekers can review the top 100 careers overall as well as the top careers by industry (i.e. healthcare, business, science, engineering, technical, etc.) in this detailed research guide.

Top career rankings are valuable for those trying to discover the right career for them. While there are other career rankings online, CareerToolkit.com leaves the subjective criteria out of their rankings and instead focuses on actual statistics.

The CareerToolkit.com career rankings are based on salary, salary potential, job outlook, employment numbers, changes in employment, and the typical education required to start the career. The data is collected from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lisa Parmley, founder of CareerToolkit.com said, "The factors we used for our rankings are important to many job seekers and are based on actual data. Of the six criteria, education is the most subjective. It's true that not everyone is going to view needing a Master's degree the same way, but we've added education in because there's such a big cost in time and money when considering college."

Of the top 10 careers the study showed that only two careers (physicians and dentists) required a Doctoral or professional degree and only one (nurse practitioners) required a Master's degree. The remaining seven require only a Bachelor's degree to get started.   

"It's one thing if you get into a career that pays a lot of money plus has a good job outlook, it's another if it costs you over $100,000 in student loans and takes 8 years of college to even get started in that career," says Parmley. "Adding in education helps round out the careers and gives a true snapshot of which careers really are most ideal."

The top careers overall and from each industry are listed below:

Top Careers Overall

1. Personal Financial Advisor           
2. Computer and IT Manager          
3. Physician            
4. Software Developer      
5. Management Analyst   
6. Dentist                
7. Financial Manager          
8. Computer System Analysts        
9. Nurse Practitioner          
10. Medical and Health Services Manager   

Top Healthcare Careers

1. Physician            
2. Dentist
3. Nurse Practitioner          

Top Science Careers

1. Geoscientist      
2. Environmental Scientist and Specialist   
3. Physicist              

Top Engineering Careers

1. Biomedical Engineer      
2. Petroleum Engineer      
3. Civil Engineer    

Top Business Careers

1. Personal Financial Advisor           
2. Management Analyst   
3. Financial Manager          

Top Technical Careers

1. Computer and IT Manager          
2. Software Developer      
3. Computer System Analysts        

Top Creative/Media Careers

1. Producer and Director  
2. Film and Video Editor    
3. Art Director       

Top Social Services Careers

1. Attorney             
2. School Psychologist        
3. Psychiatrist        

Top 6 Education Careers

1. Postsecondary School Teacher 
2. Elementary, Middle, and High School Principal   
3. Training and Development Specialist      

See all the top career rankings here:

http://www.careertoolkit.com/top-career-rankings.html

About CareerToolkit.com

CareerToolkit.com was started in Spring of 2016 with one goal in mind; to help you begin your life's next big adventure. Visit CareerToolkit.com and review career profiles, learn about high paying jobs, and even use the Career Explorer Tool to sort careers with the criteria that matter most to you. Start a career you'll love.

Media contact:
Lisa Parmley
[email protected] 
303-549-2194

SOURCE CareerToolkit.com