Glassdoor: Of the top 25 U.S. jobs for 2016, 10 are in the tech industry

Career website Glassdoor today released its report on the “Best Jobs in America for 2016.” In its list of the top 25 jobs, 10 of those jobs were in tech, the same as last year and more than in any other industry.

Glassdoor’s list is ordered by a job score the firm gives each position. This score (based on a 5-point scale ranging from 1.0 as very low to 5.0 as very high) is determined by three factors weighted equally: earning potential (median annual base salary), career opportunities rating, and number of current job openings.

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Without further ado, here is the list of the top 10 U.S. tech jobs for the coming year:

1. Data Scientist
2. Solutions Architect
3. Mobile Developer
4. Product Manager
5. Software Engineer
6. Analytics Manager
7. Software Development Manager
8. QA Manager
9. UX Designer
10. Software Architect

Glassdoor defines a job in “tech” as requiring “a deep technical skill set or education, such as coding or data analysis skills, among others.” The first five tech jobs placed in the top 10 of the full list, compared to just three last year. Data Scientists was first in tech, and first overall. Solutions architect was second in tech, but third overall, and mobile developer was third in tech, and fifth overall.

Glassdoor’s report is based on what employees anonymously say about their employer. Job titles were only considered if they had at least 75 salary reports and at least 75 career opportunity ratings shared by U.S.-based employees over the past year. Job openings per job title (normalized to account for similar titles for the same position) were counted by adding up the total number posted on Glassdoor over the past three months.

Here is the full list of 25 best jobs in the U.S.:

1. Data Scientist: 4.7 job score, 1,736 job openings, $116,840 average base salary, 4.1 career opportunities rating
2. Tax Manager: 4.7 job score, 1,574 job openings, $108,000 average base salary, 3.9 career opportunities rating
3. Solutions Architect: 4.6 job score, 2,906 job openings, $119,500 average base salary, 3.5 career opportunities rating
4. Engagement Manager: 4.6 job score, 1,356 job openings, $125,000 average base salary, 3.8 career opportunities rating
5. Mobile Developer: 4.6 job score, 2,251 job openings, $90,000 average base salary, 3.8 career opportunities rating
6. HR Manager: 4.6 job score, 3,468 job openings, $85,000 average base salary, 3.7 career opportunities rating
7. Physician Assistant: 4.6 job score, 3,364 job openings, $97,000 average base salary, 3.5 career opportunities rating
8. Product Manager: 4.5 job score, 6,607 job openings, $106,680 average base salary, 3.3 career opportunities rating
9. Software Engineer: 4.5 job score, 49,270 job openings, $95,000 average base salary, 3.3 career opportunities rating
10. Audit Manager: 4.5 job score, 1,001 job openings, $95,000 average base salary, 3.9 career opportunities rating
11. Analytics Manager: 4.5 job score, 982 job openings, $105,000 average base salary, 3.7 career opportunities rating
12. Software Development Manager: 4.4 job score, 1,199 job openings, $135,000 average base salary, 3.4 career opportunities rating
13. Product Marketing Manager: 4.4 job score, 1,111 job openings, $115,000 average base salary, 3.5 career opportunities rating
14. Marketing Manager: 4.4 job score, 2,560 job openings, $90,000 average base salary, 3.4 career opportunities rating
15. QA Manager: 4.4 job score, 3,749 job openings, $85,000 average base salary, 3.4 career opportunities rating
16. Finance Manager: 4.3 job score, 1,632 job openings, $115,000 average base salary, 3.3 career opportunities rating
17. Business Development Manager: 4.3 job score, 2,906 job openings, $80,000 average base salary, 3.4 career opportunities rating
18. UX Designer: 4.3 job score, 863 job openings, $91,800 average base salary, 3.6 career opportunities rating
19. Strategy Manager: 4.3 job score, 631 job openings, $130,000 average base salary, 3.7 career opportunities rating
20. Technical Account Manager: 4.2 job score, 1,160 job openings, $69,548 average base salary, 3.7 career opportunities rating
21. Consultant: 4.2 job score, 1,071 job openings, $84,000 average base salary, 3.4 career opportunities rating
22. Construction Superintendent: 4.2 job score, 1,054 job openings, $78,000 average base salary, 3.4 career opportunities rating
23. Nurse Practitioner: 4.2 job score, 5,624 job openings, $99,500 average base salary, 3.1 career opportunities rating
24. Electrical Engineer: 4.2 job score, 2,516 job openings, $76,900 average base salary, 3.3 career opportunities rating
25. Software Architect: 4.2 job score, 653 job openings, $130,000 average base salary, 3.4 career opportunities rating