CareerCast, a site for job seekers, listed the top 200 jobs of 2012. Software engineer had the best overall score when you average work environment, income, stress level, physical demands and hiring outlook. The site, which used Department of Labor statistics, pegged the average income of a software engineer at $88,142.
Next on the list was Actuary, a job known for low stress levels and lucrative ($88,202) annual compensation.
The worst job? Lumberjack, judged to have high physical demands and stress and a lousy hiring outlook. Also bad: dairy farmer, enlisted military soldier and oil rig worker. For the full list of the 200 best jobs, click here.
Meanwhile, we've identified the top 10 other tech jobs that made the list. Is your occupation on it? Should it be? Let us know in the comments.
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