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The 13 most meaningful jobs in America

If your goal in life is to make the world a better place, you should probably pursue a job in education or healthcare.
Twelve of the top 13 most meaningful jobs in America, according to PayScale, fell into one of those two categories.
To compile its latest list, PayScale asked over 2 million professionals whether their work is meaningful, and ranked almost 500 professions based on the percentage of people in each of those jobs who answered “yes.”

Rank Jobs Median pay People who said it’s a highly meaningful job People who said it’s a highly satisfying job
13 Epidemiologists $69,000 91% 77%
12 Kindergarten teachers $39,000 91% 81%
11 Occupational therapists $64,400 91% 77%
10 Rehabilitation counselors $39,100 91% 74%
9 Anesthesiologists $273,000 91% 83%
8 Psychiatrists $197,000 92% 85%
7 Chiropractors $60,100 92% 70%
6 Radiation therapists $70,200 93% 86%
5 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school $76,700 95% 88%
4 Directors of religious activities and education $37,600 96% 84%
3 Surgeons $304,000 96% 83%
2 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary $3,600 96% 74%
1 Clergy $46,600 98% 90%

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