The 10 Best Jobs For 2015

If your New Year's resolution is to land a new gig, you may want to consider one of CareerBuilder's top 10 jobs for 2015.

CareerBuilder partnered with Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) to compile its new list of the hottest jobs, which is based on supply and demand.

It features professions for which the number of jobs companies post each month significantly outpaces the number of people they actually hire — showing where companies are most hungry for talent and how much the positions pay.

"Whether you're a seasoned worker or a college student deciding on a career path, this list provides insights on where employers are hurting for talent and where they may be more willing to pay a premium for that talent," says Rosemary Haefner, CareerBuilder's vice president of human resources.

The list was compiled using EMSI's extensive labor market database, which pulls from over 90 national and state employment resources. CareerBuilder and EMSI looked at the average number of people hired per month in more than 700 occupations from January 2013 through August 2014 and compared that to the number of job postings for each occupation aggregated from online job sites for the same period.

They also looked at growth over the past four years, as well as median pay, for each job.

Marketing Executive
Gap between postings and hires: 22,996
Job growth (2010 - 2014): +10%
Median annual pay: $119,433

Software Developer, Applications
Gap between postings and hires: 21,084
Job growth (2010 - 2014): +15%
Median annual pay: $92,892

Registered Nurse
Gap between postings and hires: 21,084
Job growth (2010 - 2014): +15%
Median annual pay: $92,892

Industrial Engineer
Gap between postings and hires: 18,151
Job growth (2010 - 2014): +9%
Median annual pay: $81,036

Network and Computer System Administrator
Gap between postings and hires: 17,054
Job growth (2010 - 2014): +7%
Median annual pay: $74,547

Web Developer
Gap between postings and hires: 15,492
Job growth (2010 - 2014): +17%
Median annual pay: $58,281

Medical and Health Services Manager
Gap between postings and hires: 15,070
Job growth (2010 - 2014): +6%
Median annual pay: $90,708

Physical Therapist
Gap between postings and hires: 13,545
Job growth (2010 - 2014): +10%
Median annual pay: $80,350

Speech-Language Pathologist
Gap between postings and hires: 8,001
Job growth (2010 - 2014): +5%
Median annual pay: $70,720

Sales Manager
Gap between postings and hires: 6,309
Job growth (2010 - 2014): +8%
Median annual pay: $106,038

Illegal alien amnesty navigator
Welfare navigator
Race pimp
Greencard printer
School cafeteria navigator
Bill writer
Global warming scientist
Congress member
EPA rule writer
CEO of failed green energy startups

All live off taxpayer dollars and produce nothing

Wireline operators in the Williston, North Dakota area start at about $120,000 a year and can reasonably expect to make $200,000 annually. I heard one guy say he expected to make $300,000, but $120,000 is the norm.

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