America’s Hottest Jobs

Posted by Sun on April 30, 2007
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If you are looking for the hottest jobs in the hottest markets in the nation, you will have to go south. According to the latest issue of Business 2.0, 14 out of 15 fast growing job markets in US are located in the southern states, with Florida hosting 5 of them.

Based on a 2-year job-growth forecast, the top 15 fastest growing job markets and the hottest jobs in these markets are:

1. Orlando, FL — 2-year job-growth forecast: 6.8%

Senior mechanical engineer: $80,400
Physician’s assistant: $76,000
IT project manager: $75,200
Construction project manager: $71,200
Electrical engineer: $64,900

2. Las Vegas, NV — 2-year job-growth forecast: 6.5%

Construction project manager: $78,800
IT project manager: $74,600
Construction superintendent: $71,900
Civil engineer: $70,000
Executive chef: $65,500

3. Raleigh, NC — 2-year job-growth forecast: 5.8%

Senior software developer: $91,000
Software project manager: $87,300
Senior network engineer: $84,100
IT project manager: $83,300
Pharmaceuticals project manager: $82,300
Biotech research scientist: $75,300

4. Charlotte, NC — 2-year job-growth forecast: 5.7%

IT project manager: $83,000
Senior software developer: $82,900
Regional sales manager: $80,500
Senior financial analyst: $72,900
Construction project manager: $71,200

5. Phoenix, AZ — 2-year job-growth forecast: 5.6%

Senior software developer: $84,800
IT project manager: $78,600
Semiconductor process engineer: $78,000
Physician’s assistant: $76,200
Construction project manager: $74,000

6. West Palm Beach, FL — 2-year job-growth forecast: 5.4%

Senior software developer: $86,100
Senior mechanical engineer: $81,800
IT project manager: $80,400
Construction project manager: $73,200
Construction superintendent: $73,000

7. Tampa, FL — 2-year job-growth forecast: 5.3%

Senior software developer: $80,900
Senior IT systems engineer: $75,500
IT project manager: $75,000
Nurse practitioner: $70,200
Construction project manager: $67,400

8. Riverside, CA — 2-year job-growth forecast: 5.2%

Physician’s assistant: $78,800
Construction project manager: $77,600
Manufacturing plant manager: $77,200
Construction superintendent: $75,800
Construction estimator: $68,600

9. Austin, TX — 2-year job-growth forecast: 4.9%

Senior software engineer: $97,800
Senior electronics design engineer: $97,500
Senior software developer: $92,700
Computer hardware engineer: $83,600
Semiconductor process engineer: $81,600

10. Atlanta, GA — 2-year job-growth forecast: 4.6%

Regional sales manager: $86,400
Senior software developer: $84,900
IT project manager: $83,000)
Business process/management consultant: $76,500
Senior financial analyst: $72,100
Construction project manager: $70,300

11. Salt Lake City, UT — 2-year job-growth forecast: 4.4%

Senior software developer: $81,600
Electrical engineer: $73,800
IT project manager: $69,200
Financial controller: $67,200
Construction project manager: $65,800

12. Jacksonville, FL — 2-year job-growth forecast: 4.4%

IT project manager: $79,400
Senior software developer: $77,800
Financial controller: $76,800
Physician’s assistant: $75,900
Construction project manager: $74,600

13. Dallas, TX — 2-year job-growth forecast: 4.2%

Senior software developer: $88,500
Operations director: $84,800
IT project manager: $84,500
Regional sales manager: $84,300
Financial controller: $83,200

14. San Antonio, TX –2-year job-growth forecast: 4.2%

Senior software developer: $83,900
Physician’s assistant: $78,400
IT project manager: $76,800
Human resources director: $75,800
Construction project manager: $66,300

15. Fort Lauderdale, FL — 2-year job-growth forecast: 4.1%

Senior software developer: $84,600
Financial controller: $78,600
IT project manager: $75,700
HR director: $73,500
Construction project manager: $72,700

Among the hottest jobs, IT project manager, Senior software developer, and Construction project manager are the most needed as they are popular in 11 of the 15 markets. The average salaries for all the job titles in the report are listed below.

Clearly, IT related jobs are still paying good salary as 9 in the list are either hardware or software jobs. What surprises me, however, is that Physician’s assistant is also a high-paying job now, competing with software developers and IT managers for the top spots. Considering the national shortage of nurses, it does seem to be a natual result though.

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