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10 Most Overrated, Underrated Jobs Listed
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Advertising account executives, public relations managers and senior corporate executives might have fast-paced and highly coveted careers, but they hold some of the most overrated jobs, a new report from CareerCast finds. Other highly sought-after jobs on the list are event coordinator, attorney, author and surgeon.
Difficulty breaking in to the profession, high levels of stress and poor prospects are among the reasons many of these jobs landed on the most overrated list. For example, the projected hiring outlook for advertising account executives over the next eight years is -1%, and pay raises are often hard to come by. And while event coordinators are in demand and have a 33% hiring outlook, their jobs are high-stress and high-pressure.
Surgeons, who at $233,150 have the highest average salary, spend years in medical school and have one of the most stressful jobs of all.
Those seeking great opportunities with a potential for high growth potential might consider CareerCast's most underrated jobs, such as market research analyst, multimedia artist, environmental engineer and physiologist.
"Underrated jobs often share certain traits, such as high growth potential, low stress and the opportunity to make a difference," said Tony Lee, the publisher of CareerCast in a prepared statement. "While these jobs may not attract as much attention, they can be more fulfilling than a high-stress, high-profile career."
CareerCast’s Top 10 most overrated and underrated jobs for 2014:
Overrated:
- Advertising account executive, average annual salary, $46,290; projected hiring outlook, -1%.
- Attorney, $113,530, 10%.
- Author, $55,940, projected hiring outlook, 3%.
- Bookkeeper, $35,170, 11%.
- Event coordinator, $45,810, 33%.
- Management consultant, $78,600, 19%.
- Public relations manager, $98,700, 13%.
- Senior corporate executive, $101,650, 11%
- Stockbroker: average annual salary, $71,720, 11%
- Surgeon, $233,150, 18%
Underrated:
- Accountant, $63,550, 13%.
- Civil engineer, $79,340, 20%.
- Computer systems analyst, $79,680, 25%.
- Environmental engineer, $80,890, 15%.
- Geologist, $90,890, 16%.
- Legal assistant, $46,990, 17%.
- Market research analyst, $60,300, 32%.
- Multimedia artist, $61,370, 6%.
- Physiologist, $42,690, 19%.
- Veterinarian, $84,460, 12%
CareerCast.com, created by Adicio, describes itself as “a job search portal that offers extensive local, niche and national job listings from across North America.”
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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