The best job in the United States

2013年美国最好工作出炉

2013 nián MěiGuó zuìhǎo gōngzuò chūlú

The best job in the United States

对罗西来说,这一年里有多少周工作超过50小时用一只手就能数得过来.而余下时间里,美国国防部精算师这个工作让他能以极小的压力过着高品质的生活.

Pete Rossi can count on one hand the number of weeks out of the year that he works more than 50 hours. But the rest of the year, his job as an actuary with the Department of Defense, provides a good living with a minimum of stress.

精算师的工作是对风险给出一个经济数值.例如,飓风摧毁一幢临海别墅的可能性,或某养老制度的长期负债.求职网站CareerCast.com的负责人说,在一个充满各种自然和人为风险的世界,精算行业正蓬勃发展.他还说,精算师目前有很大缺口,所以其薪资还在不断上涨.(据美国劳工部统计,2010年精算师的薪资中值为87,650美元.)

Actuaries put a financial value on risk for instance, the chances of a hurricane destroying a beachfront home or the long-term liabilities of a pension system. In a world awash with risks of the natural and manmade variety, the profession is booming, says the publisher of CareerCast.com. In addition, he says, "there's a severe shortage of actuaries", so wages are rising. (The median salary for actuaries in 2010 was $87, 650, according to the Labor Department.)

这也是精算师高居美国最佳工作榜首的原因之一.这是这家求职网站最新的调查结果,调查报告于周二发布.生物医学工程师排名第二位,2012年高居榜首的软件工程师如今排名第三.排名垫底的工作包括现役军人、伐木工人和报社记者.

That partly explains why actuaries have the best job in the United States, according to a new survey by CareerCast.com that will be released Tuesday. Biomedical engineer was No. 2 and software engineer, the top job of 2012, came in at No.3. Careers that ranked the lowest include enlisted military personnel, lumberjack and newspaper reporter.

该网站基于体能要求、工作环境、收入、工作压力和职业前景这五项因素,对200种职业进行了先后排名.在确定排名次序时,网站采用的是美国劳工统计局等政府部门的数据.与前些年一样,之所以选择这200个职业,是因为考虑到它们在当前劳动力市场的需求程度以及是否能获得相关可靠数据.

CareerCast.com ranked 200 jobs from best to worst based on five criteria: physical demands, work environment, income, stress, and hiring outlook. The firm used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other government agencies to determine the rankings. As in prior years, the 200 jobs were selected for their relevance in the current labor market as well as the availability of reliable data.

词语解释：

精算师 （jīngsuàn shī） actuary

伐木工人 （fámù gōngrén） lumberjack

压力 （yālì） stress

排名 （páimíng） ranking

(Source: myechinese.com)