Canadian Business magazine has come out with its rankings of Canada's best jobs. And unlike last year, when oil industry jobs ranked first and third, this time the legal profession emerged as the most lucrative.
Lawyers ranked first on the magazine's list of 100 jobs, while government positions also figured prominently with public administration director in second place, government program officer in 14th, post-secondary school administrator at 15th and school principal and administrator at 17th.
The health profession also proved a hot one on this year's list. Health care manager came in fifth, followed by head nurse and medical supervisor at seventh, while registered nurse ranked 16th and psychologist 18th.
People looking for a new career might also consider correctional services. Social, community and correctional services positions came eighth, while probation and parole officer ranked 13th.
The magazine came up with its rankings using data from Statistics Canada. Jobs had to have experienced employment growth over the past five years, had a minimum salary of $60,000 and employed at least 5,000 people.
Rankings were determined by calculating employment growth (25 per cent), median compensation based on a 40-hour work week in 2013 (40 per cent), expected demand for jobs using data from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), and change in median compensation from 2007-08 to 2012-13 (10 per cent).
Check out the full list of Canada's best jobs at Canadian Business' website.
Lawyers ranked first on the magazine's list of 100 jobs, while government positions also figured prominently with public administration director in second place, government program officer in 14th, post-secondary school administrator at 15th and school principal and administrator at 17th.
The health profession also proved a hot one on this year's list. Health care manager came in fifth, followed by head nurse and medical supervisor at seventh, while registered nurse ranked 16th and psychologist 18th.
People looking for a new career might also consider correctional services. Social, community and correctional services positions came eighth, while probation and parole officer ranked 13th.
The magazine came up with its rankings using data from Statistics Canada. Jobs had to have experienced employment growth over the past five years, had a minimum salary of $60,000 and employed at least 5,000 people.
Rankings were determined by calculating employment growth (25 per cent), median compensation based on a 40-hour work week in 2013 (40 per cent), expected demand for jobs using data from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), and change in median compensation from 2007-08 to 2012-13 (10 per cent).
Check out the full list of Canada's best jobs at Canadian Business' website.
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