College professor is the #3 Job on Moneys Top 50 2008 List

College professor is the #3 Job on Money's Top 50 2009 List

”Money” magazine’s November 2009 issue profiles the 50 Best Jobs in America. The top 5 are Systems Engineer, Physician’s Assistant, College Professor, Nurse Practitioner, and IT Project manager. These were selected based on a combination of pay, growth rate, flexibility, benefit to society, personal satisfaction, and stress level.

If you’re just interested in financial compensation, the top 5 jobs by pay are Anesthesiologist (median income $292,000), Obstetrician, (median income $222,000) Psychiatrist (median income $177,000), Sales Director (median income $140,000), and Attorney (median income $115,000).

There was also a category for the least stressful jobs – and these jobs also paid fairly well. The least stressful careers were considered to be Education Training Consultant (median income of $77,800), Physical Therapist (median income of $74,300), College Professor (median income of $70,400), Software Developer (median income of $79,400), and Technical Writer (median income of $67,400).

You can access the full list at CNNMoney.com.