Comments on: Best Jobs for Moving Up

By: Atul

Atul — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:55:03 +0000

I’m a Product Manager and although it pays relatively well and provides visibility within a company, in certain industries, it’s sometimes difficult to make a direct connection between your efforts and concrete results like increased sales. That means your “resume food” won’t be so good if you want to look for jobs at other companies. I like doing product management, but it can sometimes be frustrating when the extent of responsibilities is sometimes unclear and when decisions need to be made with little information.

By: Zen

Zen — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:25:22 +0000

@tinyhands:
I actually met a few people that tried that route. And failed.

I never really trust lists like this – I hate stats, and especially hate when they use “median averages.” Like #1 – median salary of $90,000 – but “90% make” is $60,000 range.

And they rank “fulfilling and challenging” together – I can see some jobs having little challenge but still being fulfilling, and some having too much challenge and not being fulfilling – merging them together looks like they’re just fudging figures to suit their needs (shocker!)

By: tinyhands

tinyhands — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:57:05 +0000

I heard a similar story on the radio recently. It made me wonder about the purpose of these lists.

Does anyone ever say, “You know, I really hate the sight of blood & guts, but I’d like to make $60k so I think I’ll be a nurse.” ??

Or does anyone say, “I can’t add 2+2, but ‘Accountant’ is a good way to ‘get ahead’. I’ll do that.” ??

By: Nagel

Nagel — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:38:51 +0000

I would like to see how they come to these conclusions. I understand the criteria they use, but how is Product/Brand Manager #1? Nurse makes sense because there is a dramatic shortage and will continue to be.

By: Shadox

Shadox — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:59:13 +0000

I saw this list on CNNFN today. What struck me is that investment banking is not on that list. Investment bankers have pretty incredible starting salaries (when bonuses are taken into consideration) and opportunities for advancement in that industry are excellent.

Of course, many of the jobs are located in a relatively small number of cities (think NY, LA, SF and such), but still.

By: Flexo

Flexo — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:53:28 +0000

I should have been more specific. The median salaries are generally good, but I didn’t find many of the jobs exciting enough for me to consider changing my career.

By: bluntmoney

bluntmoney — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:36:56 +0000

Why do you say that you’re not too impressed with the list? I read it and thought, geez, the median salary for every single one of these jobs is more than I make.