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42. Social Media Manager
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- Median Pay: $57,400
- Top Pay: $89,900
- 10-year job growth: 9%
As consumers increasingly look to connect with brands via Facebook Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and more, social media managers who can oversee and grow those interactions are in demand. Social media managers write posts, guard against inappropriate comments, build memes, and direct customer complaints that come in via social.
Quality of life ratings:
Personal satisfaction: C | Benefit to society: C | Telecommuting: A | Low stress: A
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 2014-24, 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
- Last updated May 09 2017 02:13 PM ET
