The best and worst jobs of 2015
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be newspaper reporters. Or lumberjacks, or firefighters.
All three ranked among the 10 worst jobs of 2015, among 200 considered, according to a new report from job site CareerCast.com. The annual assessment factors in data from several metrics: environment (including physical demands, hazards and proximity to danger), income (average beginning, midcareer and top incomes), outlook (unemployment data as well as potential employment and salary growth) and stress (including deadlines, competitiveness and how often your life is at risk).
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"There are a lot of areas where we can get very good data," said CareerCast publisher Tony Lee. "Because we have so many criteria, no one criterion stands out as being the most heavily weighted."
Common factors among the worst careers include poor employment outlooks, low pay and a proximity to danger. A common thread among the best jobs? Math, said Lee. One such career, data scientist, debuted on the list this year as the sixth-best job. High-rated jobs also tend to have better salaries, less stress and a great employment outlook.
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Based on CareerCast's rankings, these are the five best and five worst jobs of 2015.
—By CNBC's Kelli B. Grant
Posted April 14, 2015
Actuary
Ranking: 1
Change from last year: Up three spots
Average midlevel income: $94,209
Employment growth outlook: 25.09 percent
Audiologist
Ranking: 2
Change from last year: Up three spots
Average midlevel income: $71,133
Employment growth outlook: 33.33 percent
*An audiologist is a health-care professional specializing in identifying, diagnosing, treating and monitoring ear-related disorders like hearing loss, tinnitus and balance problems.
Mathematician
Ranking: 3
Change from last year: Down two spots
Average midlevel income: $102,182
Employment growth outlook: 25.91 percent
Statistician
Ranking: 4
Change from last year: Down one spot
Average midlevel income: $79,191
Employment growth outlook: 25.91 percent
Biomedical engineer
Ranking: 5
Change from last year: Up seven spots
Average midlevel income: $89,165
Employment growth outlook: 26.65 percent
Rounding out the top 10, in order: data scientist, dental hygienist, software engineer, occupational therapist and computer systems analyst.
Broadcaster
Ranking: 196
Change from last year: Unchanged
Average midlevel income: $29,347
Employment growth outlook: -1.53 percent
Cook
Ranking: 197
Change from last year: Down two spots
Average midlevel income: $42,208
Employment growth outlook: 3.08 percent
Enlisted military personnel
Ranking: 198
Change from last year: Unchanged
Average midlevel income: $44,283
Employment growth outlook: 1.83 percent
Lumberjack
Ranking: 199
Change from last year: Up one spot
Average midlevel income: $34,110
Employment growth outlook: -13 percent
Newspaper reporter
Ranking: 200
Change from last year: Down one spot
Average midlevel income: $36,267
Employment growth outlook: -13.33 percent
Rounding out the bottom 10, in order: photojournalist, corrections officer, taxi driver, firefighter and mail carrier.