Revealed: The Top Jobs For The Best Work/Life Balance
Is yours in there?
Is yours in there?
Do you check your emails on holiday, answer calls on the weekend and even Skype with colleagues on your honeymoon? Then suffice to say your work/life balance is probably not as good as it should be.
If your work/life balance is a priority for you - which it should be, in our humble opinion - then you should probably look at taking up a job with a satisfactory combination of the two. Just enough work, with enough time to play, relax and enjoy life too.
According to employment website Glassdoor, work/life balance has decreased in recent years, with employees gradually become less satisfied with how they spend their free time year on year.
To help us find out if we're on the right path to a career with a great work/life balance, the company has helpfully compiled a list of the top 25 jobs for work/life balance, based entirely on US employee feedback shared on Glassdoor over the last year. Ratings are based on a five point scale, with 1.0 meaning very dissatisfied, and 5.0 meaning very satisfied.
Is your job in there? Check it out...
1. Data Scientist • Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.2 • Salary: $114,808 • Number of Job Openings: 1,315
2. SEO Manager • Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.1 • Salary: $45,720 • Number of Job Openings: 338
3. Talent Acquisition Specialist • Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.0 • Salary: $63,504 • Number of Job Openings: 1,171
4. Social Media Manager • Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.0 • Salary: $40,000 • Number of Job Openings: 661
5. Substitute Teacher • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9 • Salary: $24,380 • Number of Job Openings: 590
6. Recruiting Coordinator • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9 • Salary: $44,700 • Number of Job Openings: 446
7. UX Designer • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9 • Salary: $91,440 • Number of Job Openings: 338
8. Digital Marketing Manager • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9 • Salary: $70,052 • Number of Job Openings: 640
9. Marketing Assistant • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 • Salary: $32,512 • Number of Job Openings: 384
10. Web Developer • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 • Salary: $66,040 • Number of Job Openings: 2,117
11. Risk Analyst • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 • Salary: $69,088 • Number of Job Openings: 208
12. Civil Engineer • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 • Salary: $65,532 • Number of Job Openings: 809
13. Client Manager • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 • Salary: $71,120 • Number of Job Openings: 503
14. Instructional Designer • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 • Salary: $66,040 • Number of Job Openings: 782
15. Marketing Analyst • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 • Salary: $60,000 • Number of Job Openings: 341
16. Software QA Engineer • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 • Salary: $91,440 • Number of Job Openings: 457
17. Web Designer • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 • Salary: $53,848 • Number of Job Openings: 500
18. Research Technician • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 • Salary: $36,525 • Number of Job Openings: 299
19. Program Analyst • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 • Salary: $71,120 • Number of Job Openings: 524
20. Data Analyst • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 • Salary: $58,928 • Number of Job Openings: 1,954
21. Content Manager • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 • Salary: $60,960 • Number of Job Openings: 409
22. Solutions Engineer • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 • Salary: $92,456 • Number of Job Openings: 652
23. Lab Assistant • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 • Salary: $27,550 • Number of Job Openings: 779
24. Software Developer • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 • Salary: $80,000 • Number of Job Openings: 3,330
25. Front End Developer • Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 • Salary: $75,000 • Number of Job Openings: 1337
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