Work/life balance is among the most common buzzwords — and the slipperiest issues — around HR today. Wonder what jobs offer the best of this elusive ideal? Read on.
Recently, Glassdoor identified the 25 Best Jobs for Work/Life Balance, compiled using employee feedback shared on the career consultant’s website over the past year.
Glassdoor’s clients rated their satisfaction with their jobs’ work/life balance on a 1-to-5 scale — 1 being totally unsatisfied, 5 being very satisfied. Turns out work-life balance has decreased in recent years, as employees have reported an average work-life balance satisfaction rating of 3.5 in 2009, 3.4 in 2012, and 3.2 thus far in 2015.
So here’s Glassdoor’s lineup of this year’s 25 best jobs for work/life balance (listing includes average salary and number of available positions on the Glassdoor jobs board):
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.2
- Salary: $114,808
- Number of Job Openings: 1,315
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.1
- Salary: $45,720
- Number of Job Openings: 338
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.0
- Salary: $63,504
- Number of Job Openings: 1,171
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.0
- Salary: $40,000
- Number of Job Openings: 661
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9
- Salary: $24,380
- Number of Job Openings: 590
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9
- Salary: $44,700
- Number of Job Openings: 446
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9
- Salary: $91,440
- Number of Job Openings: 338
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9
- Salary: $70,052
- Number of Job Openings: 640
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
- Salary: $32,512
- Number of Job Openings: 384
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
- Salary: $66,040
- Number of Job Openings: 2,117
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
- Salary: $69,088
- Number of Job Openings: 208
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
- Salary: $65,532
- Number of Job Openings: 809
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
- Salary: $71,120
- Number of Job Openings: 503
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
- Salary: $66,040
- Number of Job Openings: 782
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
- Salary: $60,000
- Number of Job Openings: 341
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
- Salary: $91,440
- Number of Job Openings: 457
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
- Salary: $53,848
- Number of Job Openings: 500
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8
- Salary: $36,525
- Number of Job Openings: 299
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
- Salary: $71,120
- Number of Job Openings: 524
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
- Salary: $58,928
- Number of Job Openings: 1,954
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
- Salary: $60,960
- Number of Job Openings: 409
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
- Salary: $92,456
- Number of Job Openings: 652
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
- Salary: $27,550
- Number of Job Openings: 779
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
- Salary: $80,000
- Number of Job Openings: 3,330
- Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7
- Salary: $75,000
- Number of Job Openings: 1337
We’re struck by a couple of things here: First, how many of these jobs are in technology — don’t we keep hearing about how hard it is to find qualified tech people, and how overworked current staffers are?
Second, we wonder how many of these jobs would have even existed if similar research was conducted 15 years ago. Not too many, we’d think.
