What’s the worst job of 2013. Hint: What’s black and white and “read” all over.
If you didn’t already guess, newspaper reporter was rated the worst job this year by CareerCast. With a BLS national salary median of $36,000 and projected job growth on the decline (-6 percent), it inched out others on the “worst list,” including lumberjack (#2) and enlisted military personnel (#3).
On the flip side, actuary topped the “best list,” boasting an $87, 650 median salary and a projected job growth of 27 percent. Actuary was followed closely by biomedical engineer (62 percent job growth!) and software engineer.
What about HR? Human resources manager came in at #31 out of 200 jobs ranked.
To create the list, CareerCast used a range of critical aspects and categorized them into four “Core Criteria”: Environment, income, outlook, and stress. You can read more on the methodology on www.careercast.com.