Top 10 careers over the years Every year CareerCast creates a list of the Top 200 jobs based on income, work environment, stress, and hiring outlook. Each time Mathematics and Computer Science (CS) related occupations have dominated the Top 10; meaning a degree in mathematics or CS will help you land the best jobs around! Below is the Top 10 jobs and their average salary as ranked by CareerCast for years 2011-2017 respectively.2017 1 Statistician $80,110 2. Medical services manager $94,500 3. Operations research analyst $78,630 4. Information security analyst $90,120 5. Data scientist $111,267 6. University professor $72,416 7. Mathematician $111,298 8. Software engineer $100,690 9. Occupational therapist $80,219 10. Audiologist $73,2502016 1. Data scientist $128,240 2. Statistician $80,205, 3. Information security analyst $89,280 4. Audiologist $73,231 5. Diagnostic medical sonographer $68,200 6. Mathematician $104,285 7. Software engineer $93,233 8. Computer systems analyst $83,255 9. Speech pathologist $72,247 10. Actuary $97,362