Last updated on September 23, 2019
The 25 best jobs of 2014, according to U.S. News & World Report, are focused primarily in three industries: computer technology, health care and engineering. Our colleges offer degrees or certificates for 19 of the 25 best jobs. (See our posts about the 2013 and 2012 lists to compare past years.)
The 25 Best Jobs (and our college programs that go with them):
- Software developer (Computer Information Technology – Programming, Internet Development Technologies)
- Computer systems analyst (Computer Information Technology – Programming, Digital Forensics)
- Dentist (Dental Assisting)
- Nurse practitioner (Nursing, Nursing Assistant and Patient Care Technician)
- Pharmacist (Pharmacy Technician)
- Registered nurse (Nursing)
- Physical therapist
- Physician (take the Core Curriculum at our colleges before you go to medical school)
- Web developer (Computer Information Technology – Web/Internet Services, Engineering Emphasis Degree in Computer Engineering, Engineering Emphasis Degree in Computer Science, Internet Development Technologies)
- Dental hygienist (Dental Assisting)
- Information security analyst (Computer Information Technology – Networking/Security, Digital Forensics)
- Database administrator (Computer Information Technology – Networking/Security, Computer Information Technology – Programming, Engineering Emphasis Degree in Computer Engineering, Engineering Emphasis Degree in Computer Science)
- Physician assistant
- Occupational therapist
- Market research analyst (Marketing Careers)
- Phlebotomist (Medical Laboratory Technician, Nursing, Phlebotomy)
- Physical therapy assistant (Physical Therapy Aide)
- Civil engineer (Engineering Technology – Computer-Aided Design, Computer Aided Design and Drafting)
- Mechanical engineer (Engineering Emphasis Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Technology, Nanotechnology, Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology)
- Veterinarian (Veterinary Technology)
- Occupational therapy assistant
- Clinical laboratory technician (Biotechnology, Medical Laboratory Technician)
- Operations research analyst (Engineering Emphasis Degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics Technology)
- IT manager (Computer Information Technology – Programming, Engineering Emphasis Degree in Computer Engineering, Engineering Emphasis Degree in Computer Science)
- Dietician and nutritionist