Some people love what they do for work, some hate it but what do you think is the best job in the country? It depends on how you define best; it might be salary, perks, development opportunities, the work-life balance or a multitude of other factors.
Or you could cut out the middleman all together and check out Business Insider’s rundown of Indeed’s Best Jobs of 2018, a comprehensive list of the top 30 roles based on demand. The rankings include average base salary, number of postings per million of jobs in 2017 and percentage of growth over the last three years.
If you were thinking about becoming a lead teacher, good choice! They were number one on the list, earning $92,723 on average and in the last three years, have grown by an extraordinary 1,907 per cent. Full stack developer wasn’t far behind with a 1,652 per cent boost, followed by senior landscape architect and regional recruiter, while court manager rounded out the top five.
Perhaps surprisingly due to its job title, technology assistant came in at number 11 with the highest average salary ($141,738), with survey technician ($81,879) at the other end of the spectrum. Full stack developer led the way for postings per million (2,740), while regional recruiter recorded just 45.
Three key industries featured strongly in the list, including tech (full stack developer, cloud engineer, IT security specialist), health and wellness (wellbeing managers, clinical lead nurse and maternity nurse) and construction (senior landscape architect, site engineer and survey technician).
Other insights included the shortage of tradespeople in Australia paving the way for those who do enter the industry (builders, plumbers, electricians) to enjoy lucrative careers, and the value of workers with skills related to data science.
