The 20 Best Jobs That Employees Are Happy About in the US

A job is just a job for most of us, involving a lot of hard work for which you get a salary, some perks and an occasional bonus. Job satisfaction is hard to come by, but, there are quite a few employment avenues that respondents to a Glassdoor survey on the 50 Best Jobs in the US rated as bringing the most satisfaction.  

Number one on the list is that of Corporate Recruiter with a job satisfaction score of 4.3. The median base salary is  $65,000. Among the companies offering the role are Continuum Behavioral Health, ReliaQuest, EVERFI, Brooksource and Pariveda Solutions.

At number two is Reliability Engineer with a job satisfaction score of 4.3. The post has a median base salary of $92,000. Among major recruiters are SABIC, Sonos, Extra Space, Boeing and Allison Transmission

Creative Manager comes third with a job satisfaction score of 4.3 and median base salary of $110,000. Employment is offered by Fanatics, Sojern, Collabera, Starbucks Coffee, Shopcore Properties and several others.

In the fourth place is the Compliance Manager with a job satisfaction score of 4.3 and median base salary of $96,000. The recruiters include BNB Bank, Veritas Collaborative, LCSWMA, Chemtrade and Cascade Management.

Fifth comes the Data Scientist with a job satisfaction score of 4.2 and median base salary of $110,000. Among the recruiters are Improbable, Aera Technology, Motorola Solutions, RetailMeNot and Phoenix Operations Group.

Sixth is the Front End Engineer with a job satisfaction score of 4.2 with a median base salary of $100,000. The companies hiring include Cornerstone Information Systems, Tophatter, Citrix, Quicken Loans and MiTek Industries.

Seventh is the Hardware Engineer with a job satisfaction score of 4.2 with a median base salary of $115,000. The recruiters include NetApp, SGS Consulting, VeriSilicon, Teradyne and DENSO North America.

Risk Manager comes eighth with a job satisfaction score of 4.2 and median base salary of $97,000. The companies employing them include Amazon, EVRAZ North America, American Woodmark, Rolle Schmidt & Associates and Aurora Health Care.

Strategy Manager is in the ninth spot with a job satisfaction score of 4.2 and median base salary of $135,000. The companies hiring them include iNvolved Media, Storyblocks, NerdWallet, ChannelAdvisor and GWC Warranty.

Tenth in the list is the Mobile Developer with a job satisfaction score of 4.1 and median base salary of $90,000. The recruiters include IntraEdge, KVH Industries, Murtech Consulting, Vermont Information Processing and IBM,

In the 11^th spot is the Strategic Account Manager with a job satisfaction score of 4.1 and median base salary of  $85,000. Among the recruiters were C.H. Briggs, DairiConcepts LP, John Galt Solutions, Dymax and Directly Software.

Site Reliability Engineer comes in the 12^th place with a job satisfaction score of 4.1 with a median base salary of $120,000. The companies hiring include Booking.com, Shipt, Pandora, SharpSpring and SugarCRM.

Manufacturing Engineer is 13^th in the rankings with a job satisfaction score of 4.0 with a median base salary of $72,000. The main recruiters include Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories, Mott Corporation, Rockwool, IM Flash Technologies and Mercury Systems.

Business Intelligence Developer is 17^th in the list with a job satisfaction score of 3.9 with a median base salary of $86,000. The companies hiring included Bloomberg, Mobile Mini, Transamerica, Ascension and Paychex Inc.

Occupational Therapist comes in the 14^th place with a job satisfaction score of 4.0 and a median base salary of $74,000. Among the employers are Jackson Jade Speech and Occupational Therapy, MedCare Pediatric Group, Tender Touch Rehab Services, UCHealth and Critical Connection.

DevOps Engineer is 15^th in the ranking with a job satisfaction score of 4.0 with a median base salary of $105,000. The main recruiters are TokBox, LLamasoft, Earnest, Wolverine Trading and Kraken Bitcoin Exchange.

Marketing Manager comes 16^th with a job satisfaction score of 4.0 with a median base salary of $85,000. The recruiters include Alturas Analytics Inc., Five9 Inc., Emineo Marketing Solutions, GTM Sportswear and Ecumen.

Business Intelligence Developer is 17^th in the list with a job satisfaction score of 3.9 with a median base salary of $86,000. The companies hiring included Bloomberg, Mobile Mini, Transamerica, Ascension and Paychex Inc.

Electrical Engineer is placed 18^th with a job satisfaction score of 3.9 with a median base salary of $76,000. The main employers are Sanimax, Pilkington North America, Shive-Hattery, California Water Service and POWER Engineers.

HR Generalist is 19^th with a job satisfaction score of 3.9 with a median base salary of $57,120. The recruiters include Root, Cloudability, Tax Analysts, Butterball and Care Dimensions.

HR Manager is 20^th on the list with a job satisfaction score of 3.9 and median base salary of $85,000. The companies hiring included NetWorth Realty, Hargray, Morrison Healthcare, Uline and Patch of Land.