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No. 19Government Contracts Administration

No. 19GovernmentContractsAdministration

Median Salary: $55,000-$65,000

Government bodies arestill spending on

contracts, so companieswill need someone tooversee the process ofbidding on andadministering contracts.

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No. 18Mechanical Engineering

No. 18

MechanicalEngineering

MedianSalary: $65,000-

$75,000

Emerging technologiessuch as biotechnology,

nanotechnology, andmaterials science arefueling the demand formechanical engineers.

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No. 17Sales Executive

No. 17

SalesExecutive

MedianSalary: $85,000-

$95,000

As is the case withsales representatives,

there's steady demandfor a good salesexecutive who canmove products, close

deals, and overseesales ersonnel.

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No. 16Electrical Engineering

No. 16

ElectricalEngineering

MedianSalary: $65,000-

$75,000

The Labor Dept. notesstrong demand for

engineers withexperience in electronicdevices.

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15Technology Executive

15

TechnologyExecutive

MedianSalary: $115,000-$125,000

Companies want execsespecially in the areasof advanced mobile

technology and thefamily of Internetcompanies collectivelyreferred to as Web 2.0.

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No. 14Account/Customer Support

No. 14

Account/CustomerSupport

Median

Salary: $35,000-$45,000

Keeping customers

satisfied is especiallycrucial when a slumpingeconomy is forcingconsumers to cut back

on discretionarys endin .

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No. 13Database Administration

No. 13DatabaseAdministration

MedianSalary: $75,000-$85,000

The database is amongthe most valuableassets for a company.

And as shown by high-profile leaks of privateinformation,corporations needskilled administrators to

run their databases.

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No. 12Product Management

No. 12

ProductManagement

MedianSalary: $85,000-

$95,000

Jobfox says it seesgrowth in demand for

people who canmanage the promotionof a product andmaximize its profitability.

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No. 11Testing/Quality Assurance

No. 11

Testing/QualityAssurance

Median

Salary: $65,000-$75,000

The job market looks

especially bright forthose who are expertsat harnessingautomated testing tools

to evaluate productualit .

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No. 10Project Management

No. 10

ProjectManagement

MedianSalary: $85,000-

$95,000

Managing a project frominception to close can

be challenging, andcompanies need peoplewho are up to the task.

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No. 9Finance Staff

No. 9

Finance Staff Median

Salary: $65,000-$75,000

Good with numbers?The best positions go tothe candidates with the

most experience.

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No. 8Business Analysis (Research)

No. 8

BusinessAnalysis (Research)

MedianSalary: $65,000-

$75,000

Though overall demandwas robust in the

November-July periodsurveyed, the number ofcompanies clamoringfor researchers trailed

off in July

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No. 7Business Analysis (Software Implementation)

No. 7

BusinessAnalysis (SoftwareImplementation)

Median

Salary: $85,000-$95,000

Competition for the top

positions is fierce, andtiming counts insoftwareimplementation.

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No. 6Administrative Assistant

No. 6

AdministrativeAssistant

MedianSalary: $35,000-

$45,000

There's a constant needto replace assistants as

they retire or move onto new careers.

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No. 5Networking/Systems Administration

No. 5Networking/SystemsAdministration

Median Salary: $65,000-$75.000

A relatively small pool ofworkers have thenecessary skills to be a

systems administrator,and companies needmore and more of them ascorporate IT becomes

more complex.

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No. 4Accounting Staff

No. 4

AccountingStaff

MedianSalary: $45,000-

$55,000

Companies need goodbean counters, whether

they're fresh out ofcollege or have years ofexperience

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No. 3Accounting & Finance Executive

No. 3Accounting &Finance Executive

MedianSalary: $65,000-$75,000

As accounting rulesbecome more complexand stringent,

companies especiallyneed managers whocan run theirbookkeepingoperations.

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No. 2Software Design/Development

No. 2

SoftwareDesign/Development

MedianSalary: $85,000-

$95,000

Recession or no, there'sstill competition for the

top engineering talent,especially in areas ofthe consumer, user-generated Web.

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No. 1

SalesRepresentative/Business Development

Median

Salary: $65,000-$75,000

Slow sales demand

good sales people.Experienced salesrepresentatives willprobably be in perpetual

demand, no matter howthe market is behavin