7 healthcare jobs make Glassdoor's list of 50 best — Nursing manager No. 2

Glassdoor's ranking of America's top 50 jobs in 2019 includes seven healthcare jobs.

Glassdoor ranked the jobs based on their Glassdoor Job Score, which comprises three factors: earning potential, job satisfaction and the number of job openings. Job score and satisfaction was rated on a scale of one to five, with five being the best.

How the healthcare jobs ranked:

2. Nursing manager
Job score: 4.6
Job satisfaction: 4
Number of job openings: 13,931
Median base salary: $83,000

4. Occupational therapist
Job score: 4.6
Job satisfaction rating: 4
Number of job openings: 17,701
Median base salary: $74,000

12. Physician assistant
Job score: 4.3
Job satisfaction rating: 3.7
Number of job openings: 9,819
Median base salary: $105,000

19. Dental hygienist
Job score: 4.1
Job satisfaction rating: 4.5
Number of job openings: 2,805
Median base salary: $67,250

32. Nurse practitioner
Job score: 4.1
Job satisfaction rating: 3.5
Number of job openings: 18,997
Median base salary: $102,000

37. Physical therapist
Job score: 4.1
Job satisfaction rating: 3.6
Number of job openings: 34,899
Median base salary: $70,000

41. Radiologic technologist
Job score: 4
Job satisfaction rating: 4
Number of job openings: 6,115
Median base salary: $48,000

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