10 Hot IT Jobs That Deliver Work-Life Balance
Ten IT jobs made the cut on Glassdoor's 25 Best Jobs For Work-Life Balance. In fact, the No. 1 job on the list is IT-related. If you're struggling with work-life balance in your own career, you'll want to have a look at these positions and see how your job stacks up. It might be time to polish up that resume or learn some new skills.
If you work in IT, "work-life balance" may not be the first phrase that springs to mind when you're asked to describe your current position. Yet, 10 IT jobs made the cut on Glassdoor's 25 Best Jobs For Work-Life Balance. In fact, the No. 1 job on the list is IT-related.
These 10 IT positions collectively account for more than 12,524 of the total IT job postings currently open on Glassdoor. The IT position with the best work-life balance rating also happens to be the highest paid.
If you're struggling with work-life balance in your own career, you'll want to have a look at these positions and see how your job stacks up. It might be time to polish up that resume or learn some new skills.
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Glassdoor complied its list by studying more than 60,000 job reviews posted on its website. Reviewers rate the work-life balance of their jobs on a on a scale of 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied). From January 1 through October 10, 2015, the average work-life balance ranking among all Glassdoor reviewers was 3.2. According to Glassdoor, work-life balance has decreased in recent years. In 2009, employees reported an average work-life balance satisfaction rating of 3.5 in 2009, and in 2012 the average rating was 3.4.
For a job title to be considered for Glassdoor’s report on the 25 Best Jobs for Work-Life Balance, job titles must have at least 75 work-life balance ratings shared by US-based employees in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2015, and the reviews have to represent employees at a minimum of 75 companies. In addition, at least 15% of the reviews posted for the job titles that meet this criteria must also include "work life balance" and/or related terms as a positive aspect of the job. Job titles considered for the report must have at least 200 active job listings on Glassdoor as of Oct. 1, 2015.
For your convenience, we're highlighting the 10 IT jobs that made the cut to qualify for the 25 Best Jobs for Work-Life Balance. The worst of these positions have an average work-life balance rating of 3.7, while the best is rated 4.2.
Check out the work-life balance rating, average salary for that title according to Glassdoor, and the number of nationwide openings for each position.
If your job is on the list, then tell us in the comments section below if your experience aligns with the Glassdoor work-life balance rating. If your job doesn't make the list, tell us about your work-life balance, and whether you're thinking about making any career moves after seeing how other positions are rated.
Work-life balance rating: 3.7
Average salary: $75,000
Job openings nationwide: 1,337
Work-life balance rating: 3.7
Average salary: $80,000
Job openings nationwide: 3,330
Work-life balance rating: 3.7
Average salary: $92,456
Job openings nationwide: 652
Work-life balance rating: 3.7
Average salary: $58,928
Job openings nationwide: 1,954
Work-life balance rating: 3.7
Average salary: $71,120
Job openings nationwide: 524
Work-life balance rating: 3.8
Average salary: $53,848
Job openings nationwide: 500
Work-life balance rating: 3.8
Average salary: $91,440
Job openings nationwide: 457
Work-life balance rating: 3.8
Average salary: $66,040
Job openings nationwide: 2,117
Work-life balance rating: 3.9
Average salary: $91,440
Job openings nationwide: 338
Work-life balance rating: 4.2
Average salary: $114,808
Job openings nationwide: 1,315
Do you struggle to find work-life balance? Do you think another job would be better? Any of these seem appealing? Tell us all about it in the comments section below.
Do you struggle to find work-life balance? Do you think another job would be better? Any of these seem appealing? Tell us all about it in the comments section below.
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