25 Best Jobs For Work-Life Balance (2015) - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

25 Best Jobs For Work-Life Balance (2015) - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Maintaining a healthy work-life balance can be tough in today’s work environment, but some jobs allow for more flexibility than others. In fact, work-life balance has decreased in recent years, as employees have reported an average work-life balance satisfaction rating of 3.5 in 2009, 3.4 in 2012, and 3.2 thus far in 2015* (Ratings based on a 5-point scale: 1.0=very dissatisfied, 3.0=OK, 5.0=very satisfied). So where do you turn to get a job that won’t leave you working 24/7? That’s where we come in. Glassdoor has identified the 25 Best Jobs for Work-Life Balance. This list was compiled based entirely on employee feedback shared on Glassdoor over the past year. Data Scientist, SEO Manager and Talent Acquisition Specialist top our list for jobs providing a great work-life balance. Which other jobs help you lead a satisfying life in and out of the office? Check out the complete results: 1.  Data Scientist Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.2 Salary: $114,808 Number of Job Openings: 1,315 2.  SEO Manager Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.1 Salary: $45,720 Number of Job Openings: 338 3.  Talent Acquisition Specialist Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.0 Salary: $63,504 Number of Job Openings: 1,171 4.  Social Media Manager Work-Life Balance Rating: 4.0 Salary: $40,000 Number of Job Openings: 661 5.  Substitute Teacher Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9 Salary: $24,380 Number of Job Openings: 590 6.  Recruiting Coordinator Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9 Salary: $44,700 Number of Job Openings: 446 7.  UX Designer Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9 Salary: $91,440 Number of Job Openings: 338 8.  Digital Marketing Manager Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.9 Salary: $70,052 Number of Job Openings: 640 9.  Marketing Assistant Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 Salary: $32,512 Number of Job Openings: 384 10.  Web Developer Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 Salary: $66,040 Number of Job Openings: 2,117 11.  Risk Analyst Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 Salary: $69,088 Number of Job Openings: 208 12.  Civil Engineer Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 Salary: $65,532 Number of Job Openings: 809 13.  Client Manager Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 Salary: $71,120 Number of Job Openings: 503 14.  Instructional Designer Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 Salary: $66,040 Number of Job Openings: 782 15.  Marketing Analyst Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 Salary: $60,000 Number of Job Openings: 341 16.  Software QA Engineer Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 Salary: $91,440 Number of Job Openings: 457 17.  Web Designer Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 Salary: $53,848 Number of Job Openings: 500 18.  Research Technician Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.8 Salary: $36,525 Number of Job Openings: 299 19.  Program Analyst Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 Salary: $71,120 Number of Job Openings: 524 20.  Data Analyst Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 Salary: $58,928 Number of Job Openings: 1,954 21.  Content Manager Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 Salary: $60,960 Number of Job Openings: 409 22.  Solutions Engineer Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 Salary: $92,456 Number of Job Openings: 652 23.  Lab Assistant Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 Salary: $27,550 Number of Job Openings: 779 24.  Software Developer Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 Salary: $80,000 Number of Job Openings: 3,330 25.  Front End Developer Work-Life Balance Rating: 3.7 Salary: $75,000 Number of Job Openings: 1337 What’s the work-life balance like for your job? Let others know by sharing a review. Is salary more important to you than work-life balance? Check out Glassdoor’s report on the20 Jobs with the Biggest Pay Raises.  Methodology: For a job title to be considered for Glassdoor’s report on the 25 Best Jobs for Work-Life Balance, job titles must have at least 75 work-life balance ratings shared by U.S.-based employees over the past year (10/1/14 9/30/15) from a minimum of 75 companies. Of the job titles that meet this criteria, they must also include “work life balance” and/or related terms as a pro of the job in at least 15% of reviews. Job titles considered for this report must have at least 200 job openings, which represent active job listings on Glassdoor as of 10/1/15. Rankings represent ratings beyond the thousandth, and ratings are rounded to the nearest tenth for simplicity of reporting. This report takes into account job title normalization that groups similar job titles. *Average work-life balance ratings based on at least 60,000 company reviews shared by employees per calendar year. For 2015, rating represents calendar year to date (1/1/15-10/13/15)