Looking for a career that you can fall in love with?
Here's a good place to start. We worked with CareerBliss, an online jobs database, to find the jobs with the happiest employees in America. To come up with the ranking, CareerBliss examined 57,000 employee evaluations across more than 450 different job titles.
The final measure of job satisfaction, which CareerBliss calls a "bliss score," is given on a scale of one to five (one being the least happy and five the most). The bliss scores are based on eight factors: work-life balance; relationship with coworkers; work environment; job resources; compensation; growth opportunities; company culture; and daily tasks.
Overall, among the positions that ranked as the happiest in the nation, employees rate their bosses and colleagues as the best part of their jobs. They also give high marks to job freedom, which generally refers to the amount of flexibility employees have in how, when, and where they get their work done. Concrete factors like human resources and compensation get more lukewarm reviews.
The jobs aren't necessarily what you'd expect, and they're certainly not the highest paying. But for one reason or another, employees love them anyway.
20. General manager (retail)
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Bliss score: 3.825
Average salary: $65,400
General managers give the highest marks to the people they work with and the freedom their job provides.
Average salary: $65,400
General managers give the highest marks to the people they work with and the freedom their job provides.
19. IT consultant
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Bliss score: 3.834
Average salary: $77,500
For IT consultants, the best parts of the job are their bosses and colleagues, followed by the amount of freedom and flexibility they have at work.
Average salary: $77,500
For IT consultants, the best parts of the job are their bosses and colleagues, followed by the amount of freedom and flexibility they have at work.
18. Property manager
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Bliss score: 3.842
Average salary: $46,800
Colleagues top the list of perks for property managers, followed by job freedom and flexibility.
Average salary: $46,800
Colleagues top the list of perks for property managers, followed by job freedom and flexibility.
17. Network engineer
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Bliss score: 3.845
Average salary: $85,500
Network engineers give high marks to their coworkers, their bosses, and the flexibility of their work.
Average salary: $85,500
Network engineers give high marks to their coworkers, their bosses, and the flexibility of their work.
16. Finance manager
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Bliss score: 3.849
Average salary: $64,100
Finance managers love how flexible their work is and are equally fond of the people they work with.
Average salary: $64,100
Finance managers love how flexible their work is and are equally fond of the people they work with.
15. Designer
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Bliss score: 3.849
Average salary: $65,900
The coworkers of designers get the best reviews of any on our list. Work freedom and work setting also score well.
Average salary: $65,900
The coworkers of designers get the best reviews of any on our list. Work freedom and work setting also score well.
14. Contractor
Bliss score: 3.854
Average salary: $63,200
Contractors love their work setting, work freedom and flexibility, and bosses and colleagues.
Average salary: $63,200
Contractors love their work setting, work freedom and flexibility, and bosses and colleagues.
13. Marketing consultant
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Bliss score: 3.858
Average salary: $74,300
Marketing consultants value their bosses more than the employees of any other job on our list, giving them an average score of 4.5 out of 5.
Average salary: $74,300
Marketing consultants value their bosses more than the employees of any other job on our list, giving them an average score of 4.5 out of 5.
12. Facilities manager
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Bliss score: 3.888
Average salary: $59,200
Work setting, coworkers, and general freedom and flexibility are the best parts of the job for facilities managers.
Average salary: $59,200
Work setting, coworkers, and general freedom and flexibility are the best parts of the job for facilities managers.
11. Construction manager
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Bliss score: 3.891
Average salary: $72,400
According to our list, construction managers have the job with the overall best freedom and flexibility ranking.
Average salary: $72,400
According to our list, construction managers have the job with the overall best freedom and flexibility ranking.
10. Team leader
Bliss score: 3.908
Average salary: $67,000
Team leaders like the freedom their job provides, their bosses and colleagues, and their work setting.
Average salary: $67,000
Team leaders like the freedom their job provides, their bosses and colleagues, and their work setting.
9. Intern
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Bliss score: 3.908
Average salary: $36,500
Perhaps surprisingly, interns report that they are extremely happy with their job flexibility, their work setting, and the people they work with.
Average salary: $36,500
Perhaps surprisingly, interns report that they are extremely happy with their job flexibility, their work setting, and the people they work with.
8. Software developer/engineer
Bliss score: 3.909
Average salary: $75,800
Software developers and engineers like the freedom of their work and their colleagues and bosses.
Average salary: $75,800
Software developers and engineers like the freedom of their work and their colleagues and bosses.
7. HR manager
Bliss score: 3.917
Average salary: $64,800
HR managers love their work setting, coworkers, and the flexibility they have in getting work done.
Average salary: $64,800
HR managers love their work setting, coworkers, and the flexibility they have in getting work done.
6. Controller
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Bliss score: 3.929
Average salary: $64,100
For controllers, work freedom is the highest-rated factor, followed by work setting. These employees also give favorable marks to the job support they get.
Average salary: $64,100
For controllers, work freedom is the highest-rated factor, followed by work setting. These employees also give favorable marks to the job support they get.
5. Sales representative
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Bliss score: 3.932
Average salary: $62,400
Work freedom, colleagues, and compensation and rewards top the list for sales representatives.
Average salary: $62,400
Work freedom, colleagues, and compensation and rewards top the list for sales representatives.
4. Loan officer
Bliss score: 3.954
Average salary: $54,200
Loan officers are big fans of the people they work with, the freedom they have in getting work done, the job support they receive, and their overall rewards and compensation.
Average salary: $54,200
Loan officers are big fans of the people they work with, the freedom they have in getting work done, the job support they receive, and their overall rewards and compensation.
3. Realtor
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Bliss score: 4.029
Average salary: $53,800
Company culture scores well for realtors, as does the flexibility of doing their work. They also like their colleagues, bosses, and job support options.
Average salary: $53,800
Company culture scores well for realtors, as does the flexibility of doing their work. They also like their colleagues, bosses, and job support options.
2. QA Analyst
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Bliss score: 4.060
Average salary: $58,000
Six of the eight job satisfaction factors score a four or higher for QA analysts. Among the top-ranked ones are colleagues, bosses, and work freedom.
Average salary: $58,000
Six of the eight job satisfaction factors score a four or higher for QA analysts. Among the top-ranked ones are colleagues, bosses, and work freedom.
1. Research/teaching assistant
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Bliss score: 4.125
Average salary: $33,600
Our happiest job by a longshot is research/teaching assistants. Though these employees aren't paid much, they love everything from the people they work with to their organizational culture and work freedom.
Average salary: $33,600
Our happiest job by a longshot is research/teaching assistants. Though these employees aren't paid much, they love everything from the people they work with to their organizational culture and work freedom.
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