One of the challenges to finding the right job at Craigslist is the fact that the posters very rarely post the wage for a position, unless it is a customer service or driving position that might pay $12 to $13 an hour. But if it is a sales position or a tech position, the usual refrain is “EARN $50k to $240k.” That’s so large of a range that it is nearly meaningless. This means that you’re going to have take your salary negotiating skills to a whole new level while you’re in the middle of a job interview. But there are places where you can find what certain jobs pay. Business Insider has done some of the work for you. See it below. Also, when you search for salaries or top paying jobs, be sure to specify your industry, like “top paying jobs tech industry” or “top paying jobs IT Manager.”
Glassdoor just released its list of the 25 best-paying jobs in the US for 2016, and, as usual, tech jobs dominated the list.
Glassdoor sifted through the salaries reported by employees who have these jobs, limiting its search to salary reports from the past year, to come up with median salaries.
The website also looked at the demand for these jobs, based on the current number of job openings on its site.
No. 10: Analytics Manager, $106,000
Median base salary: $106,000
Number of job openings: 988
It is the analytics manager’s job to gather the data that business leaders use to make business decisions, and it runs the gamut from choosing and managing big data/analytics systems to finding the important insights to share.
No. 9: Product Manager, $107,000
Median base salary: $107,000
Number of job openings: 7,758
A product manager guides a team responsible for producing a product for the company. Tech companies frequently structure themselves with product managers who act as liaisons, translating what the business wants from its new tech products into instructions for engineers.
No. 8: Data Architect, $113,000
Median base salary: $113,000
Number of job openings: 762
A data architect is a role that once belonged in the world of databases but has grown because of the big-data craze. Data architects design data-management systems, looking through all of a company’s potential data sources from inside the company and other sources and then figuring out how to gather, store, manage, and update.
No. 7: Data Scientist, $115,000
Median base salary: $115,000
Number of job openings: 1,985
The data scientist has become a super-hot job as companies look to store more data and use it for more insights. The data scientist’s job is to run the systems used to store data and to find those insights in massive amounts of data.
No. 6: Systems Architect, $116,920
Median base salary: $116,920
Number of job openings: 439
A systems architect designs complex IT systems for companies, which may include rolling out a new huge software system including the new computers and networks needed for it to perform well.
No. 5: Applications Development Manager, $120,000
Median base salary: $120,000
Number of job openings: 263
An applications development manager supervises a team of application developers who may be writing software for PCs, enterprises, or the web.
No. 4: Solutions Architect, $120,000
Median base salary: $120,000
Number of job openings: 2,838
A solutions architect is a role that is often at the consulting arm of a software provider or IT company. This person helps design the IT systems that meet the customer’s need.
No. 3: IT Manager, $120,000
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Median base salary: $120,000
Number of job openings: 3,152
An IT manager is responsible for the technology used by companies such as their PCs, servers, and the software the company buys.
No. 2: Software Architect, $128,250
Median base salary: $128,250
Number of job openings: 655
A software architect designs complex computer software.
No. 1: Software Development Manager, $132,000
Median base salary: $132,000
Number of job openings: 3,495
A software development manager manages a software project from the design phase through completion.
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