Learn about Promising Jobs and College Majors with JIST’s Best Jobs Series
The books in JIST’s Best Jobs series spotlight which occupations and college majors are most likely to lead to a rewarding and satisfying future. With these books, readers of all ages can browse hundreds of lists that rank the jobs and majors according to criteria such as earnings, growth, annual openings, personality type, education level, and many more. In addition to these lists, the Best Jobs series is packed with extensive job descriptions that include helpful information regarding each job’s earnings, growth, required education or training, work environment, tasks, and much more.
Here are some sample lists from books in the Best Jobs series.
50 Best Jobs for Your Personality, Second Edition
- Best Artistic Jobs
- Fastest-Growing Enterprising Jobs
- Best Investigative Jobs Requiring a Bachelor’s Degree
250 Best-Paying Jobs
- Best-Paying Jobs
- Best-Paying Jobs with a High Percentage of Workers Age 16–24
- Jobs in Which Even Beginners Are Well-Paid
150 Best Federal Jobs
- Best Federal Jobs Overall
- Best Federal Jobs with the Best Industry-Wide Rewards
- Best Federal Jobs Concentrated in the DC Area
200 Best Jobs for Introverts
- Best Jobs Overall for Introverts
- Best-Paying Jobs for Introverts
- Fastest-Growing Jobs for Introverts
200 Best Jobs for College Graduates, Fourth Edition
- Best Jobs for College Graduates
- Fastest-Growing Jobs for College Graduates
- Best Jobs Requiring an Associate Degree
200 Best Jobs for Renewing America
200 Best Jobs Through Apprenticeships, Second Edition
- Best Apprenticeable Jobs
- Fastest-Growing Apprenticeable Jobs
- Best Apprenticeable Jobs with the High Percentage of Women Workers
300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree, Third Edition
- Best Jobs Overall That Don’t Require a Four-Year Degree
- Best-Paying Jobs That Don’t Require a Four-Year Degree
- Best Jobs Through Military Training
150 Best Low-Stress Jobs
- Best Low-Stress Jobs Overall
- Jobs That Deal the Least with Unpleasant or Angry People
- Best Low-Stress Jobs with a High Percentage of Self-Employed Workers
225 Best Jobs for Baby Boomers
- Best Jobs Overall for Baby Boomers
- Jobs for Baby Boomers with the Most Openings
- Jobs for Baby Boomers with a High Percentage of Self-Employed Workers
150 Best Jobs for a Better World
- Best Jobs Overall for a Better World
- Best Jobs Overall with the Highest Percentage of Workers Age 55 and Over
- Best Jobs for a Better World for People Interested in Human Service
40 Best Fields for Your Career
- Best Fields Overall
- Best-Paying Fields
- Best Fields with an Above-Average Percentage of Workers Age 55 and Over
10 Best College Majors for Your Personality, Second Edition
- Best College Majors for Introverts
- Best College Majors for Extroverts
- Best College Majors Related to Jobs Not Behind a Desk