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Best and Worst Jobs–It’s Looking Good for Evaluators!

Updated on: Apr 11th, 2012
Data Visualization
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I’ve always thought program evaluation is one of the best jobs in the world… and now I have the data to back it up! Check out the Wall Street Journal’s Best and Worst Jobs of 2012.

“Evaluator” wasn’t on their list, but hey, we wear a lot of different hats. Here’s how some evaluation-related jobs ranked against 200 other jobs:

  • Mathematician: #10 of 200
  • Statistician: #18
  • Sociologist: #20
  • Market research analyst: #32
  • Computer programmer: #34 (Okay let’s be honest, I only do computer programming for about 10 minutes a year…)
  • Technical writer: #37
  • Economist: #48
  • Anthropologist: #53
  • Management consultant: #57

Not so shabby!

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Ann K. Emery is a sought-after speaker who is determined to get your data out of spreadsheets and into stakeholders’ hands. Each year, she leads more than 100 workshops, webinars, and keynotes for thousands of people around the globe. Her design consultancy also overhauls graphs, publications, and slideshows with the goal of making technical information easier to understand for non-technical audiences.

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