Top 10 Salaries of 2010

The top 10 salaries are dominated by medicine, money, technology and law, according to the editors of CNNMoney and Payscale.
Among the highest paying jobs:

Anesthesiologist: Average: $292,000; Highest: $408,ooo
Physician/OB-GYN: Average: $222,000; Highest: $338,000
Psychiatrist: Average: $177,000; Highest: $279,000
Nurse Anesthetist: Average: $157,000; Highest: $214,000
Sales Director: Average: $140,000; Highest: $239,000
Actuary: Average: $129,000; Highest: $257,000
Finance Director: Average: $121,000; Highest: $214,000
Software [...]

NABE Economists Predict “Jobless Recovery” Until Summer 2010

The nation’s leading business economists are growing more optimistic about the prospects of an economic recovery this quarter and next.
Members of the National Association of Business Economists (NABE) said they expect (survey) the economy to grow at an annual rate of 3 percent for the fourth quarter and to grow 3.2 percent in 2010. NABE [...]

Why a $90,000 Job Goes Unfilled

Despite record unemployment, recruiters said they can’t find enough candidates to fill certain jobs, according to a survey of recruiters by the Human Capital Institute (HCI) and TheLadders, which operates Career-Line.
The trouble for recruiters isn’t finding willing applicants. They can’t find candidates with the necessary skills and industry experience to fill the positions, several recruiters [...]

Economists Predict Employment Rebound in 2012

More than 50 percent of economists think employment won’t rebound until 2012, according to a poll by the National Association of Business Economists (NABE). More than 30 percent think employment won’t rebound until 2013, said a CNNMoney report on the survey.
Most respondents agreed that job losses would continue through the last quarter of the year. [...]

Tight Credit Limits Jobs Growth Among Small Businesses

Small and medium-sized businesses, which employ more than half the American workforce, will face tight credit markets and limited access to loans well into 2010, the Federal Reserve Board said Monday.
Economists fear the struggle to access cash could force many to close shop or limit expansion, a daunting prospect as businesses with 500 or fewer [...]

Healthcare and Technology Dominate Top Jobs of 2009

Healthcare and Technology jobs dominate the latest CNNMoney/Payscale.com ranking of the “Best 50 Jobs in America.”
Fourteen of the top 50 jobs in America fall into the health care category, including physician assistant (2), nurse practitioner (7), anesthesiologist (11) and pharmacist (13). Ten of the top 50 and technology jobs including systems engineer (1), IT project [...]