Not that many years ago, the idea of downloading apps was a brand new thing. Now making those apps is one of the best jobs you can have.

CNN/Money just released their annual list of the best jobs in America for 2017 and right now the best career is mobile app developer.

The average app developer rakes in $97,000 a year. The other positives are that there are a ton of job openings, it's low stress and you can usually work from home.

Let's check out the top five jobs according to the list:

  1. Mobile App Developer
  2. Risk Management Director - They help make plans either for communities or companies in case a disaster happens. They also run the clean up effort and rebuilding if a disaster does indeed happen.
  3. Landman - Many of you are familiar with this job here in south Louisiana. That's someone who makes deals between oil companies and the land owners of property with natural resources under it.
  4. Product Analyst - They're someone who studies products and figures out how to improve them.
  5. Info Assurance Analyst - They figure out ways to protect companies' data and network.

CNN/Money actually ranked the top 100 best jobs in America and you can view the complete list here.

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