a strong showing on this list, three of the top 25 slots. what are the top three jobs? top three best jobs in america. number one, biomedical engineer. 61% job growth between 2010 and 2020. $87,000 a year for median pay, they design and create peace makers, mris, artificial joints. number two, clinical nurse specialist. big story, three and a half million jobs in this field. $86,000. why are they so important? one word, obama care and push to control health care costs. these nurses figure out how to make health care systems more efficient. you need post-graduate level training in a nursing specialty. number three on the list. software architect. the first six figure salary on the list of best jobs. the median pay here, wow, $121,000 a year. a lot of opportunity because pretty much every sector of the economy has software architects.