What are the best jobs in America?

What are the best jobs in America? I suppose the answer really depends on who you ask. According to CNN Money.com, the best jobs are those that provide "great pay and growth prospects." Care to see the list of 50 jobs? Let's start with the top 10:

1 Systems Engineer
2 Physician Assistant
3 College Professor
4 Nurse Practitioner
5 Information Technology Project Manager
6 Certified Public Accountant
7 Physical Therapist
8 Computer/Network Security Consultant
9 Intelligence Analyst
10 Sales Director

Notice how 3 out of the 10 are in the health care field? If you continue down the list, you'll also see Anesthesiologist (#11), Pharmacist (#13), Occupational Therapist (#14), Nurse Anesthetist (#15), Physician/General Practice (#19), Physician/Obstetrician/Gynecologist (#22), Clinical Psychologist (#23), Psychiatrist (#24), and the list just goes on...

To see the complete list of the "best jobs in America," click here.

Do you feel like you have a "best job?" How is your job satisfaction? You could have a nice salary and you could even have growth potential, but that doesn't define a great job in my opinion. You need to find satisfaction in your work and you also need to consider your stress level and the impact on your personal life. How important is work-life balance to you?

One of the biggest reasons why physicians are choosing to leave clinical medicine is because they want to reduce stress and improve their work-life balance. Many are even willing to reduce their potential income if they can be happier.

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We've reached over 1,000 members!

Our social network “Non-Clinical Healthcare Professionals” has reached over 1,000 members! In celebration, I made some exciting changes to the site and as the holiday season approaches, I hope you will take advantage of the resources that we have to offer.

• The URL has changed to http://members.nonclinicaljobs.com (the old URL will still work, but it will forward to this new domain). You’ll see that this is now a subdomain on http://www.nonclinicaljobs.com
• We have reached over 1,000 members! I hope you will spread the word this holiday season as you interact with family and friends. If you know anyone who would be interested in non-clinical opportunities, please encourage them to join.
• Our Facebook fan page is growing. Have you become a fan? What are you waiting for?
• New tabs with links to social media/networking resources such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and the main site: http://www.nonclinicaljobs.com

Thanks for participating in the forum. It’s great to hear people’s stories and to encourage each other as we all go through transitions in our lives. We’re always actively exploring consulting opportunities and other collaborative partnerships.

We really need your participation to keep this website active, so please visit http://www.nonclinicaljobs.com and http://members.nonclinicaljobs.com frequently to show your support.

Wishing everyone the best this Thanksgiving.

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Disappearing doctors

This video came out earlier this month and I just could not resist sharing it because of the title. Are doctors really disappearing? Where are they going? We know that some are getting out of patient care and moving into non-clinical careers. Are doctors really "naive about the financial aspects of practice?" Watch this video and you decide.

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Non-clinical jobs in the UK and Europe

The other day, someone asked me, "do you know of any non-clinical positions in the UK/Europe?"

I replied: Join LinkedIn and you'll see discussions on this topic in various groups related to pharma, medical communications, medical devices, health care consulting, etc.

Many of the major pharma companies are based out of Europe. Plus, US pharma companies have offices in Europe. Therefore, there are many positions especially within pharma. Keep in mind that this means that there are opportunities within companies that provide services for pharma. Some examples include: medical communications companies such as advertising agencies, education companies, and more. There are companies that deal with market research. You'll also find many professional medical writers working in Europe.

So what's the best way to find these opportunities? This is where social networks like LinkedIn can play a vital role. It's a very quick way to build your network, meet recruiters, and find positions and opportunities that may be the right fit for your skill sets.

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Health IT webinar (hospital workflow)

There's a complimentary live webinar/webcast on the topic of wireless communications technology and hospital workflow. It's titled, "Cooper University Hospital Cuts Costs and Improves Workflows."

December 1 Webcast
11 am PST, 2 pm EST

During this one-hour live webcast, Dr. Snehal Gandhi, Director of Medical Informatics at Cooper University Hospital, and Joanne Porter, R.N. and Administrative Director, will describe how they use wireless technology to:

• Integrate real time contextual information into their workflow
• Avoid spending $1 million on medical equipment
• Slashed telephony costs
• Wirelessly-network smart IV pumps to distribute drug dosage updates in real time

If you ever attend HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society), you'll see Cisco Healthcare Solutions everywhere you go.

To register for this free event, visit the Cisco Healthcare website (this webinar is sponsored by Cisco Healthcare Solutions) and look for the registration link on their site. I can also e-mail you an invite for this webcast, so feel free to contact me.

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