Mean Income: $107,000 Top 10%: $154,000
In the mood for another vague job title? Wonderful. Product managers, obscure as they sound, are actually pretty instrumental in developing a product. They lead the development team as well as make sure that the development happens according to the designated timeline.
There is a great demand for product managers in hi-tech. Considering that the job pays really well too, we would think that those open positions won’t remain open for a long time.
Data Architect
Mean Income: $113,000 Top 10%: 188,907
Data architect sounds like a pretty generic hi-tech position but they have pretty specific expertise. What they do is create a so-called 'road map' for the business they work for, both in terms of information and technology.
Becoming a data architect would normally require a set of technical skills plus a B.S. in computer science (information systems works too).
Tax Manager
Mean Income: $110,000 Top 10%: $160,717
Ugh, taxes. Modern-day ball and chain. Much like wi-fi, you can live with it and you can't live without it. If we had to think of one good thing about taxes, it is that you can get someone to do them for you.
A tax manager would be the one to deal with a private person or a company's tax returns. In order to do that, the manager would need to have a degree in accounting (undergraduate or graduate, depending on the requirements).
Design Manager
Mean Income: $106,500 Top 10%: $157,395
Design managers' responsibilities include envisioning and executing a client’s experience with a company. It sounds super general because the job entails being involved in every aspect of the designing process.
Design managers will often be people who have a very artistic mind but are also very practical. This way they make sure the product or service is done both creatively and efficiently.
Analytics Manager
Mean Income: $106,000 Top 10%: $151,241
We don't know who they are nor are we interested in being friends with them, but we acknowledge their importance to modern-day society. Those are the people who could get a good, six-figure-income job as analytics managers and not end up in a mental institution. Good for them.
For most people, statistics are what nightmares are made of. We see numbers, formulas, and spreadsheets and go running for the hills. But this isn't the case for everyone. Some people find beauty in data analysis and management.