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Thinking of becoming a newspaper reporter or a lumberjack?
Maybe you need to take a look at this list, just released for 2015 (check rankings 199 and 200).
http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/jobs-rated-report-2015-ranking-top-200-jobs
The new Jobs Rated Almanac, now in its 27th year, rates 200 jobs from best to worst. It's an American report, with data coming from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but is largely relevant here in Australia. Note that the "mid-level" incomes are in $US, and are 20-25% higher in $A (also, many incomes in Australia tend to be higher than in the U.S. for the same job).
Jobs are categorized into four "Core Criteria;": Environment, Income, Outlook, and Stress. The best jobs have low scores for Work Environment and Stress, and high scores for Income and Hiring Outlook.
Rankings of Australian Universities
You might also be interested in this site which ranks Australian universities by the salaries of its graduates, and the percentage who gain employment or are in further study some months after completing their degrees. This site shows results of the Australian Graduate Survey, which asks graduates and students to rate their course satisfaction from 1 to 5. This site ranks universities by the required ATAR scores for entry. The highest ranked universities are the hardest to get into.
Australian Graduate Programs
If you're interested in details of employment prospects, salaries and other data for Australian graduates, the 2014 reports (data for 2013) are here. Some of the most important data is below.
