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21. Strategy Manager
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- Median pay: $112,000
- Top pay: $152,000
- 10-year job growth: 19%
This job is all about evaluating ways a company can be smarter, from coming up with plans for how to improve investments to analyzing financial decisions. Strategy managers also see mergers and acquisitions through.
Quality of life ratings:
Personal satisfaction: B | Benefit to society: B | Low stress: B
Notes: All pay data from PayScale.com. Median pay is for an experienced worker (at least five or seven years in the field). Top pay represents the 90th percentile. Job growth is estimated for 2012-22, and based on people working in broader 'job family' from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For more details, see How We Picked the Best Jobs.
Sources: PayScale.com, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and CNNMoney research
Sources: PayScale.com, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and CNNMoney research
- Last updated May 09 2017 01:24 PM ET
