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The 200 best and worst jobs in the U.S. in 2009 based on five criteria -- environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands and stress -- according to a newly released study from job site CareerCast.com. Read about the methodology. Also: Best and worst jobs for 2011.

1ACTUARY 49000 85000 161000

2SOFTWARE ENGINEER 54000 85000 129000

3COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST 45000 76000 118000

4BIOLOGIST 39000 71000 148000

5HISTORIAN 34000 62000 111000

6MATHEMATICIAN 54000 95000 141000

7PARALEGAL ASSISTANT 29000 46000 73000

8STATISTICIAN 40000 73000 117000

9ACCOUNTANT 37000 59000 102000

10DENTAL HYGIENIST 44000 67000 91000

11PHILOSOPHER 33000 60000 105000

12METEOROLOGIST 39000 81000 127000

13TECHNICAL WRITER 37000 62000 97000

14BANK OFFICER 54000 88000 171000

15WEB DEVELOPER 48000 60000 91000

16INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER 48000 74000 107000

17FINANCIAL PLANNER 32000 59000 145000

18AEROSPACE ENGINEER 58000 93000 135000

19PHARMACIST 77000 106000 131000

20MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN 20000 31000 50000

21SOCIOLOGIST 41000 69000 122000

22STENOGRAPHER/COURT REPORTER 25000 50000 84000

23MEDICAL SECRETARY 21000 30000 43000

24BOOKKEEPER 21000 33000 49000

25ASTRONOMER 45000 101000 157000

26ECONOMIST 44000 84000 149000

27PHYSICIST 57000 103000 159000

28DIETICIAN 31000 51000 73000

29PAROLE OFFICER 29000 46000 78000

30MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST 36000 54000 75000

31MOTION PICTURE EDITOR 25000 51000 112000

32GEOLOGIST 42000 79000 155000

33CIVIL ENGINEER 48000 75000 116000

34COMPUTER PROGRAMMER 40000 70000 111000

35INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER 31000 57000 98000

36PETROLEUM ENGINEER 58000 108000 146000

37MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 23000 35000 54000

38OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST 43000 67000 98000

39INSURANCE UNDERWRITER 35000 57000 100000

40PURCHASING AGENT 34000 54000 89000

41PHYSIOLOGIST 36000 65000 101000

42NUCLEAR ENGINEER 68000 97000 137000

43AUDIOLOGIST 40000 62000 99000

44BROADCAST TECHNICIAN 18000 33000 67000

45MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST 34000 61000 112000

46LIBRARIAN 33000 53000 81000

47ANTHROPOLOGIST 32000 54000 89000

48ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTER 28000 45000 67000

49VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR 29000 51000 82000

50ARCHEOLOGIST 32000 54000 89000

51MUSEUM CURATOR 27000 47000 83000

52SOCIAL WORKER 27000 46000 74000

53SPEECH PATHOLOGIST 41000 63000 99000

54CHEMIST 38000 66000 113000

55PERSONNEL RECRUITER 28000 46000 86000

56CHIROPRACTOR 32000 67000 160000

57SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 56000 84000 124000

58RECEPTIONIST 17000 25000 36000

59OPTOMETRIST 47000 96000 126000

60TYPIST/WORD PROCESSOR 22000 31000 46000

61JEWELER 19000 33000 55000

62MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRER 19000 33000 57000

63JUDGE FEDERAL 140000 152000 178000

64ELECTRICAL ENGINEER 53000 82000 126000

65PUBLICATION EDITOR 28000 50000 95000

66ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN 31000 52000 76000

67FORKLIFT OPERATOR 20000 29000 45000

68BANK TELLER 18000 24000 32000

69PSYCHOLOGIST 39000 86000 146000

70PHYSICAL THERAPIST 50000 73000 104000

71MECHANICAL ENGINEER 48000 75000 115000

72DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 21000 34000 58000

73SET DESIGNER 25000 45000 79000

74AUTHOR BOOKS 28000 53000 107000

75HOTEL MANAGER 28000 46000 84000

76ZOOLOGIST 34000 55000 91000

77STOCKBROKER 31000 69000 171000

78COSMETOLOGIST 16000 23000 42000

79PUBLIC RELATIONS EXECUTIVE 47000 89000 125000

80ATTORNEY 54000 111000 171000

81TEACHER S AIDE 15000 22000 34000

82TAX EXAMINER/COLLECTOR 28000 48000 89000

83JANITOR 15000 22000 36000

84RESPIRATORY THERAPIST 38000 52000 70000

85PODIATRIST 48000 114000 171000

86ARCHITECT 41000 70000 119000

87INDUSTRIAL MACHINE REPAIRER 28000 44000 65000

88OPTICIAN 21000 33000 51000

89PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 51000 81000 110000

90VETERINARIAN 47000 79000 144000

91BOOKBINDER 17000 31000 58000

92ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 30000 57000 83000

93PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS WORKER 17000 26000 49000

94ORTHODONTIST 79000 121000 168000

95NEWSCASTER 23000 51000 156000

96PROTESTANT MINISTER 21000 42000 74000

97DENTIST 72000 143000 171000

98PSYCHIATRIST 60000 154000 226000

99CONSERVATIONIST 35000 54000 78000

100NURSE REGISTERED 43000 63000 92000

101COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MECHANIC 31000 56000 69000

102TELEPHONE INSTALLER/REPAIRER 31000 56000 69000

103INSURANCE AGENT 26000 45000 114000

104ARTIST FINE ART 21000 43000 83000

105ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 42000 62000 86000

106OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY/HEALTH INSPECTOR 36000 62000 94000

107COMPUTER SERVICE TECHNICIAN 23000 38000 59000

108GUARD 17000 24000 39000

109PIANO TUNER 18000 32000 54000

110CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN 47000 80000 146000

111AGRICULTURAL SCIENTIST 22000 34000 54000

112CASHIER 14000 18000 25000

113BARBER 16000 24000 41000

114APPLIANCE REPAIRER 21000 34000 54000

115OFFICE MACHINE REPAIRER 23000 38000 59000

116TEACHER 33000 49000 78000

117SEWAGE PLANT OPERATOR 24000 38000 60000

118NURSE S AIDE 17000 24000 33000

119HEATING/REFRIGERATION MECHANIC 25000 40000 64000

120SURVEYOR 30000 53000 86000

121ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT REPAIRER 27000 44000 63000

122VENDING MACHINE REPAIRER 18000 30000 46000

123RAILROAD CONDUCTOR 33000 53000 80000

124SHIPPING/RECEIVING CLERK 18000 28000 43000

125WAITER/WAITRESS 14000 17000 30000

126PHOTOGRAPHER 17000 29000 62000

127ADVERTISING SALESPERSON 23000 44000 94000

128PHYSICIAN GENERAL PRACTICE 122000 162000 209000

129AIRPLANE PILOT 85000 115000 144000

130AUTOMOBILE BODY REPAIRER 22000 37000 63000

131MAID 15000 19000 29000

132TELEPHONE OPERATOR 18000 32000 51000

133CORPORATE EXECUTIVE SENIOR 69000 159000 171000

134UNDERTAKER 30000 52000 93000

135FLIGHT ATTENDANT 20000 36000 65000

136SURGEON 196000 300000 428000

137BUS DRIVER 20000 34000 56000

138BARTENDER 15000 18000 31000

139FASHION DESIGNER 32000 61000 125000

140FURNITURE UPHOLSTERER 19000 29000 46000

141GLAZIER 22000 36000 63000

142SALESPERSON RETAIL 15000 21000 40000

143CHILD CARE WORKER 15000 19000 29000

144RECREATION WORKER 16000 22000 38000

145REAL ESTATE AGENT 21000 40000 102000

146COMPOSITOR/TYPESETTER 19000 32000 52000

148AIRCRAFT MECHANIC 33000 51000 69000

149SALES REPRESENTATIVE WHOLESALE 27000 51000 106000

150PLUMBER 28000 46000 49000

151NURSE LICENSED PRACTICAL 28000 39000 54000

152DRESSMAKER 15000 19000 30000

153ELECTRICIAN 28000 46000 79000

154TRUCK DRIVER 24000 37000 56000

155PRECISION ASSEMBLER 18000 29000 48000

156DISHWASHER 14000 17000 22000

157CORRECTION OFFICER 25000 38000 64000

158BUYER 29000 49000 90000

159PAINTER 22000 33000 56000

160CHAUFFEUR 16000 22000 34000

161FARMER 31000 56000 104000

162AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLER 17000 28000 60000

163ACTOR 32000 49000 69000

164DRYWALL APPLICATOR/FINISHER 21000 35000 58000

165NUCLEAR PLANT DECONTAMINATION TECHNICIAN 24000 37000 63000

166TOOL-AND-DIE MAKER 31000 46000 72000

167CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY OPERATOR 26000 39000 69000

168AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC 20000 35000 60000

169CARPET INSTALLER 21000 37000 71000

170PLASTERER 25000 38000 62000

171CARPENTER 24000 39000 69000

172TRAVEL AGENT 19000 31000 48000

173BRICKLAYER 28000 46000 74000

174DISK JOCKEY 16000 27000 76000

174SHOE MAKER/REPAIRER 17000 23000 34000

175HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER 30000 51000 80000

176STATIONARY ENGINEER 31000 50000 75000

177MACHINE TOOL OPERATOR 22000 33000 50000

178DRILL-PRESS OPERATOR 21000 31000 48000

179ROOFER 22000 34000 59000

180POLICE OFFICER 30000 51000 80000

181CHOREOGRAPHER 18000 39000 67000

182MACHINIST 22000 36000 55000

183SEAMAN 21000 34000 52000

184REPORTER NEWSPAPER 20000 35000 77000

185STEVEDORE 22000 38000 62000

186EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN 19000 29000 49000

187SHEET METAL WORKER 24000 40000 74000

188FIREFIGHTER 22000 44000 72000

189PHOTOJOURNALIST 16000 28000 60000

190BUTCHER 18000 28000 45000

191MAIL CARRIER 37000 50000 52000

192METER READER 20000 33000 54000

193CONSTRUCTION WORKER LABORER 18000 29000 54000

194TAXI DRIVER 16000 22000 34000

195GARBAGE COLLECTOR 18000 31000 51000

196WELDER 23000 34000 51000

197DAIRY FARMER 21000 32000 45000

198IRONWORKER 22000 32000 49000

199LUMBERJACK 22000 32000 47000

200ROUSTABOUT 21000 31000 49000

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