US software engineers 'have the best jobs'

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1144879740215B241     April 13 2006 at 03:28AM By Ellen Wulfhorst New York - Software engineers have the best jobs in the United States, according to a survey released on Wednesday. Second were college professors and administrators and third were financial advisers, as surveyed by Money magazine, published by Time, and Salary.com, compensation experts based in Needham, Massachusetts. The job of software engineer topped the list based on strong growth prospects, average pay of $80 500 and potential for creativity, the survey showed. In second place, college professors, instructors and administrators reported the lowest number of work hours per week, averaging 30 hours, and the highest number of annual vacation days, at 31 days, the survey said. They also scored well in terms of stress levels, flexibility and creativity. > The information on this e-mail including any attachments relates to the official business of DigiCare (Pty) Ltd. The information is confidential and legally privileged and is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised and as such any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted in reliance on it is unlawful. Please notify the sender immediately if it has inadvertently reached you and do not read, disclose or use the content in any way. > No responsibility whatsoever is accepted by DigiCare (Pty) Ltd if the information is, for whatever reason, corrupted or does not reach its intended destination. The views expressed in this e-mail are the views of the individual sender and should in no way be construed as the views of DigiCare (Pty) Ltd, except where the sender has specifically stated them to be the views of DigiCare (Pty) Ltd. >