The 100 Best Jobs in America (US News)

[CowBoE 429]

US News publishes best 100 jobs every year.

It's no surprise that many IT and Health Care jobs are always in the

top 10 to 20 for over a decade now, but there are other careers

that are also in demand.

http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/the-100-best-jobs

That said, America is not all about working for someone.

There are great small business opportunities as well.

Live your America dream.

All the best..

[godsrule 7]

Very informative.

[Messybrownhair 251]

#35 is what I do.

[d3adc0d3 186]

#1 is what I do.

[VOL 425]

#1 is what I do.

I am not in the IT Industry, But I have a question

1.) Why isn't the USA farming IT jobs overseas like they have done with Manufacturing and Production

2.) I live in Dallas Texas area and we there tend to be a lot of people from India whom come to work in my area on work Visa's for IT jobs, Are these Indians working for cheaper than US Citizens earn, and why do they need import IT people is the industry that short of US workers?

[d3adc0d3 186]

I am not in the IT Industry, But I have a question

1.) Why isn't the USA farming IT jobs overseas like they have done with Manufacturing and Production

2.) I live in Dallas Texas area and we there tend to be a lot of people from India whom come to work in my area on work Visa's for IT jobs, Are these Indians working for cheaper than US Citizens earn, and why do they need import IT people is the industry that short of US workers?

Hi Vol, those are some decent questions.

1. Because they want to make sure they can keep and eye on (and a hand in) the production process. Outsourcing development tends to be more expensive in the long run and often times not done as well as a programmer in the office. Freelancers work on their own schedule often from home, this means less accountability, and it's more difficult for the companies to monitor their activities while "on the clock" to ensure they really are doing work. There is also the concern for communication gaps, and workers "bleeding" the system (clocking more hours than they actually do).
2. There is a shortage of qualified IT workers, as the demand for them has tripled. There is a decent amount of "fresh blood" in the field, which is still rapidly growing, but there's much less experienced or seasoned IT professionals. Depending on the scope of the project, they will often hire someone who is qualified and sponsor a Business Visa for them, so they can keep an eye on (and hand in) the process, than a newbie who is a USC. That experience means the project will be done right the first time, and less money put into the project long term, as newbies would have to fix more bugs in their code/troubleshoot issues, and take longer to do it.

[Torete 121]

I do #69 and I do it well.

[VOL 425]

Hi Vol, those are some decent questions.

1. Because they want to make sure they can keep and eye on (and a hand in) the production process. Outsourcing development tends to be more expensive in the long run and often times not done as well as a programmer in the office. Freelancers work on their own schedule often from home, this means less accountability, and it's more difficult for the companies to monitor their activities while "on the clock" to ensure they really are doing work. There is also the concern for communication gaps, and workers "bleeding" the system (clocking more hours than they actually do).
2. There is a shortage of qualified IT workers, as the demand for them has tripled. There is a decent amount of "fresh blood" in the field, which is still rapidly growing, but there's much less experienced or seasoned IT professionals. Depending on the scope of the project, they will often hire someone who is qualified and sponsor a Business Visa for them, so they can keep an eye on (and hand in) the process, than a newbie who is a USC. That experience means the project will be done right the first time, and less money put into the project long term, as newbies would have to fix more bugs in their code/troubleshoot issues, and take longer to do it.

Thanks for the answer.

Very informative...

[Maria TH 20]

I do #69 and I do it well.

You mean job #69 or ... ?

[Torete 121]

You mean job #69 or ... ?

Both actually...muah ha ha ha.

[mike411 15]

I wouldn't believe everything you read.

I know nursing and teaching job forecasts are based on population growth and not on school and hospital plans.

I work combining #2 and #67.

Edited October 15, 2014 by mike411