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10 best technology careers for 2016
Data scientists are the people in charge of collecting and analyzing all of the data to find business insights.
Technology industry is a great career option, no matter how you look at it: Interesting work, high salaries and lots of opportunity. However, some tech jobs are better than others.
Glassdoor has sifted through its enormous database of employee reviews to come up with a list of the Top 25 jobs, across all industries. It ranked the jobs by looking at the median annual base salary, number of job opening available, and how various people in those jobs rated the "career opportunity."
We went through the list in order to bring to you the top 10 jobs in the technology industry, along with related median salaries.
Data scientist
Median base salary:$116,840
Job score: 4.7
Career opportunities rating: 4.1
Companies are collecting more and more data these days, a trend called "big data."
Data scientists are the people in charge of collecting and analyzing all of the data to find business insights.
Solutions Architect
Median base salary:$119,500
Job score: 4.6
Career opportunities rating: 3.5
This is a person that designs large, complex IT systems.
Mobile developer
Median base salary:$90,000
Job score: 4.6
Career opportunities rating: 3.8
A person who writes mobile apps.
Product Manager
Median base salary:$106,680
Job score: 4.5
Career opportunities rating: 3.3
The person that manages software development or IT product development projects.
Software Engineer
Median base salary:$95,000
Job score: 4.5
Career opportunities rating: 3.3
A computer programmer. There are many levels of programmers from entry level, to very senior.
Analytics Manager
Median base salary:$105,000
Job score: 4.5
Career opportunities rating: 3.7
A person that manages analytics software and processes, the software that helps companies answer business questions by sifting through a database or a big-data cache.
Software Development Manager
Median base salary:$135,000
Job score: 4.4
Career opportunities rating: 3.4
A person that manages software development projects.
QA Manager
Median base salary:$185,000
Job score: 4.4
Career opportunities rating: 3.4
Quality Assurance engineers test software to make sure it works like it's supposed to work.
UX Designer
Median base salary:$191,800
Job score: 4.3
Career opportunities rating: 3.6
A person that manages the look and feel of software, the part that the customer touches.
Software Architect
Median base salary:$130,000
Job score: 4.2
Career opportunities rating: 3.4
A person that designs large complex software applications, and/or designs how such software will be deployed in an enterprise.
Source: techgig.com
