Data Scientist

Rating on Glassdoor's top 50: No. 1

Overall Job Score: 4.8 (out of 5)

Job Satisfaction Rating: 4.4 (out of 5)

Number of Job Openings: 4,184

Median Base Pay: $110,000

Data scientists have the best jobs in America, according to Glassdoor.

This job's satisfaction rating is the highest out of any other job on Glassdoor's list and it's also one of the highest-paying and most in-demand jobs on the list.

Data scientists are "the modern equivalent of data analysts," according to Payscale.com. It's a position that relies heavily on math and computer science skills to break down large volumes of data for analysis. But data scientists' skills must go beyond technology, including understanding the business in which they work and having the ability to examine data from a number of sources and translate it into insights that can give a business a competitive edge.