Of Glassdoor’s top 50 Best Jobs in the U.S. for 2022, which were released on Wednesday, the top 12 paid a median base salary over $100,000.

Those top 12 jobs were primarily in tech and coding industries, with some outliers. They include:

  1. Enterprise architect ($144,977)
  2. Full Stack engineer ($101,794)
  3. Data scientists ($120,000)
  4. DevOps engineer ($120,095)
  5. Strategy manager ($140,000)
  6. Machine learning engineer ($130,489)
  7. Data engineer ($113,960)
  8. Software engineer ($116,638)
  9. Java developer ($107,099)
  10. Product manager ($125,317)
  11. Back end engineer ($112,384)
  12. Cloud engineer ($118,999)

When Glassdoor released its Best Places to Work list for 2022, it listed many tech companies at the top because of “flexible work environments, consistent support throughout the pandemic, and a focus on better pay, benefits and work-life balance.” Enterprise architect was listed as the best job in the U.S. because it strikes the best balance between salary, job openings and job satisfaction based on Glassdoor ratings.

Businesses have had difficulty finding workers throughout 2021, and the December employment report showed no movement in the closely watched labor force participation rate indicating the share of the population working or looking for jobs
Businesses have had difficulty finding workers throughout 2021, and the December employment report showed no movement in the closely watched labor force participation rate indicating the share of the population working or looking for jobs GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA via AFP / JOE RAEDLE

There were other positions included in Glassdoor’s top 50 with a median base salary of $100,000 or above, including: information security engineer ($116,919); physician ($155,400); psychiatrist ($252,385); finance manager ($114,414); tax manager ($124,639); attorney ($100,831); dentist ($157,307); site reliability engineer ($137,252); systems engineer ($100,831); scrum master ($109,284); product marketing manager ($125,015); risk manager ($102,647); solutions engineer ($100,915); product designer ($110,858); and database architect ($140,000).

The job search site also noted key skills needed to land those tech jobs that landed in the top 50, including machine learning, distributed computing, times series analysis, statistical modeling and usability testing. Outside of tech, skills necessary included product management, contract administration, project management, busines planning and account management.

“Glassdoor employee reviews mentioning ‘hybrid’ increased by 626% over the last year,” Glassdoor noted. “Employees flexing their muscles are becoming more courageous in their jobs, seizing the opportunity to make bigger asks and are unafraid to resign if their needs are left unmet.”

Glassdoor’s findings confirm what has already been reported about “The Great Resignation.”

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