Employment portal Indeed has released a list of the best jobs of 2024, with jobs such as loan officer and mental health technician topping the list. The job site created the list by considering positions with a base salary of at least $75,000 ( INR62 million people), at least 10% of job listings mention remote or hybrid work.
Additionally, the analysis took into account the growth in job postings from January 2021 to 2024 and ranked jobs based on number of postings per million total postings.
Flexible work options remain in high demand, with 64% preferring fully remote work over fully in-person work arrangements, according to a 2023 Bankrate survey of 2,000 working adults in the United States. is the answer. Competition for high-paying, flexible work is intensifying as major companies ask employees to return to the office. In a report released in January, career platform Ladders revealed that the number of hybrid job openings with salaries of $100,000 (Rs 8.2 million) or more has fallen by 69% by the end of 2023. His face-to-face role increased significantly by 93%.
The list of high-paying jobs emphasizes roles in the medical field, with positions such as medical director and psychiatrist appearing prominently. Mental health-related occupations such as mental health therapists and psychiatric/mental health nurses were particularly popular.
Topping the list is loan officer, with an average salary of around $200,000 (Rs 1 billion) and 75% of job listings indicating the possibility of remote or hybrid working. Notably, this role does not require a bachelor’s degree.
Here is a list of the top 10 jobs listed on Indeed in 2024.
- Mental Health Technician: Average annual salary – $77,448 (Rs. 64 million), percentage of remote and hybrid roles – 18%
- Loan officer: Average annual salary – $192,339 (Rs 1,059 million), percentage of remote and hybrid roles – 75%
- Mental health therapist: Average annual salary – $76,140 (Rs. 63 million); Percentage of remote and hybrid roles – 41%
- Electrician: Average annual salary – $102,590 (Rs. 85 million); Percentage of remote and hybrid roles – 19%
- Construction project manager: Average annual salary – $103,431 (approximately Rs. 86 million), percentage of roles with remote and hybrid phrases – 10%
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering: Average annual salary – $96,091 (Rs. 79 million), Percentage of roles with remote and hybrid phrases – 16%
- Psychiatrist: Average annual salary – $258,440 (Rs 200,000), Percentage of roles with remote and hybrid phrases – 15%
- Human resources manager: Average annual salary – $79,174 (Rs. 65 million), Percentage of roles with remote and hybrid phrases – 13%
- Senior accountant: Average annual salary – $82,811 (Rs. 68 million); Percentage of roles with remote and hybrid phrases – 24%
- Data engineer: Average annual salary – $130,135 (Rs. billion), Percentage of roles with remote and hybrid phrases – 41%
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