These Companies are Hiring in September 2010.

As the economic recovery continues to march on, everyone from the analysts on TV to your neighbor down the street looks for a sign that the worst struggles are behind us. Because no one can guarantee that unemployment will decrease or that stocks will be more bull than bear, the best anyone can do is look for positive signs around them.

When all else fails, direct your eyes to the hiring activity of businesses around you. For a period of time a "Now Hiring" sign was a rare sight. Today, with some confidence and consumer demand, companies are hiring again. They need skilled workers who can boost business and help it grow.

With that in mind, we have put together a list of companies hiring this very moment. These employers in a variety of industries across the country are looking for good workers right now.

Here are the companies hiring in September:

Aflac
Industry: Sales
Number of openings: 500
Sample job titles: Sales associates
Location: Nationwide

Allied Cash Advance
Industry: Credit union, finance, banking
Number of openings: 78
Sample job titles: Brand manager, district manager, customer service representative, branch team members, branch assistant manager
Location: California, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia, Florida

Alpine Access
Industry: Customer service
Number of openings: 1,000
Sample job titles: Customer service
Location: Nationwide and work-from-home

Asbury Auto
Industry: Sales, automotive, mechanic
Number of openings: 100
Sample job titles: New car sales, used car sales, service advisor, auto tech
Location: Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, New Jersey, Mississippi, Texas, Missouri, California, Arkansas

Blackboard Inc.
Industry: Computer Software
Number of openings: 95
Sample job titles: Software engineer, regional sales manager, sales specialist, technical consultant, complex hosting manager, software developer
Location: Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Indianapolis

Camber Corporation
Industry: Defense and aerospace
Number of openings: 300
Sample job titles: Acquisition professionals, cyber analysts, applications developers, IA professionals, software engineers, linguist, aviation engineers
Location: Alabama, California, Texas, Michigan, Hawaii, Virginia, DC, Florida, Ohio, and Maryland

Chesapeake Energy
Industry: Oil and gas
Number of openings: 496
Sample job titles: Facilities engineer, production engineer, reservoir engineer, director of procurement, field technician, driller, truck driver, rig mechanic, engineering technician, geologist, landman
Location of jobs: Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, Pennsylvani, New York, Arkansas

Chico's, Soma Intimates, White House/Black Market
Industry: Retail
Sample job title: Sales associate, store manager
Location: Nationwide

City National Bank
Industry: Banking, financial services
Number of openings: 141
Sample job titles: Financial sales advisors, relationship managers, residential lending officers, senior mortgage loan underwriters, operations supervisors, policy and procedures supervisors
Location: California, New York

Davaco Inc.
Industry: Retail, restaurant contract services
Number of openings: 500
Sample job titles: Finish-out installers and lead installers, product merchandisers
Locations: Nationwide

Dendreon Corporation
Industry: Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology
Number of openings: 700
Sample job titles: Cell processing associates, materials associates, QA and QC associates, human resources, facilities, engineering, IT support and compliance, government affairs, validation, clinical affairs, medical affairs, APH network, product development, marketing
Location: Atlanta, Seal Beach, Calif., Seattle, Morris Plains, N.J.

Dollar Tree, Inc.
Industry: Retail
Number of openings: 1300
Sample job titles: Assistant store managers, store managers, distribution center associates
Locations: National

Edward Jones
Industry: Financial investments
Number of openings: 400
Sample job titles: Financial advisors, branch office administrators
Location: Nationwide

Examiner.com
Industry: Online media
Number of openings: 10,000
Sample job titles: Writers, photographers
Location: Nationwide

F5 Networks
Industry: Network, computer products
Number of openings: 115
Sample job titles: Senior software engineer, test engineer, field systems engineer, major account manager, territory account manager
Location: Nationwide

Glendale Adventist Medical Center
Industry: Health care
Number of openings: 55
Sample job titles: Business analyst, certified nursing assistant, charge nurse, director of perinatal services, LVN, monitor tech, occupational therapist, physical therapist, physical therapy aide, registered dietitian, registered nurses
Location: Glendale, Calif.

Humana Inc.
Industry: Health insurance
Number of openings: 400
Sample job titles: Registered nurses, case managers, pharmacists, pharmacy tech, sales
Location: Louisville, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida, Arizona

Infor Global Solutions
Industry: Software/hardware solutions
Number of openings: 67
Sample job titles: Senior software engineer, business development, product manager, license manager, director of product management
Location: Colorado Springs, Tampa, Atlanta, Rancho Cordova, California, Ann Arbor, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Malvern, Pennsylvania, Greenville, S.C.

JBFCS
Industry: Health care, social services
Number of openings: 100
Sample job titles: Social workers, milieu counselors, registered nurses
Location: New York

The Mergis Group
Industry: Accounting and finance, engineering, sales
Number of openings: 500
Sample job titles: Lead engineer, tax manager, mortgage professionals, quality engineer, CFO, controller, business development manager
Location: Nationwide

MRINetwork
Industry: Staffing and recruiting
Number of openings: 500
Sample job titles: Account executives, search consultants, project coordinators, Internet researchers
Location: Nationwide

Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Industry: Educational and government contractor
Number of openings: 1,000
Sample job titles: Postgraduate research associates, evidence control specialist, desktop publishing specialist, health education specialist, health physicist, programmer analyst, property management specialist, administrative clerk, program specialist, administrative assistant
Location: Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., Ohio, Colorado, Tennessee, California, New Mexico, Georgia.

Oldcastle
Industry: Sales, construction, manufacturing
Number of openings: 500
Sample job titles: Outside sales, plant engineer, skilled labor
Location: Nationwide

Orkin Pest Control
Industry: Pest Control
Number of openings: 138
Sample job titles: Pest control specialist, national accounts sales director, security analyst, network engineer, branch manager trainee, administrative assistant, outbound sales specialist
Location: Nationwide

Ozark National Life
Industry: Insurance, sales
Number of openings: 100
Sample job titles: Licensed insurance agent
Location: Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Nebraska, Iowa

Paycom
Industry: Internet services
Number of openings: 50
Sample job titles: Outside sales representatives
Location: Houston, Austin, Ft. Worth, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, St. Louis, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Irvine, Denver, Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte, Tampa

Securitas Security Services USA Inc.
Industry: Security guard
Number of openings: 300
Sample job titles: Security officer, supervisor, EMT
Location: Nationwide

UPS
Industry: Sales, warehouse and transportation
Number of openings: 500
Sample job titles: Package handler, driver, accounting, inside sales, mechanic, outside sales
Location: 50

URS
Industry: Engineering
Number of openings: 2,150
Sample job titles: Architectural engineer, chemical engineer, civil engineer, electrical engineer, environmental engineer, geotechnical engineer, construction management, estimating and scheduling, aircraft and vehicle technicians, facilities management, instrumentation and controls, logistics, project controls
Location: Nationwide

Vestas Wind Systems
Industry: Wind energy
Number of openings: 50
Sample job titles: Project manager, systems engineer, supply chain specialist, service performance specialist, SCADA systems manager, product manager, transport specialist, technicians
Location: Nationwide

Waggoner's Trucking
Industry: Transportation
Number of openings: 100
Sample job title: Truck driver
Location: Nationwide

50 jobs that pay $50,000

Many of you tell us that you’ll take any job as long as it pays the bills. Here’s one way this tool might fit in. Say you need to earn $50,000 to support yourself and your family. Type in your location and that number and — voila! — you’ll receive a list of jobs that match that pay an average of $50,000 in your area.

While we’re on the subject, we thought we’d give you a list to start with. Here are 50 jobs that pay an average of $50,000 annually in the United States:

1. Millwrights
   Annual average earnings: $50,040*
2. Mechanical engineering technicians
   Annual average earnings: $50,070
3. Industrial engineering technicians
   Annual average earnings: $50,130
4. Vocational education teachers, middle school
   Annual average earnings: $50,150
5. Food service managers
   Annual average earnings: $50,400
6. Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
   Annual average earnings: $51,020
7. Dietitians and nutritionists
   Annual average earnings: $51,540
8. Pile-driver operators
   Annual average earnings: $51,650
9. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
   Annual average earnings: $51,960
10. Court reporters
    Annual average earnings: $52,150
11. Chemical plant and system operators
    Annual average earnings: $52,160
12. Construction and building inspectors
    Annual average earnings: $52,240
13. Elementary school teachers, except special education
    Annual average earnings: $52,550
14. Lodging managers
    Annual average earnings: $52,570
15. Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
    Annual average earnings: $52,650
16. Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
    Annual average earnings: $52,950
17. Forensic science technicians
    Annual average earnings: $52,970
18. Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
    Annual average earnings: $53,090
19. Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
    Annual average earnings: $53,100
20. Boilermakers
    Annual average earnings: $53,110
21. Sound engineering technicians
    Annual average earnings: $53,150
22. Respiratory therapists
    Annual average earnings: $53,170
23. Advertising sales agents
    Annual average earnings: $53,230
24. Radiologic technologists and technicians
    Annual average earnings: $53,410
25. Appraisers and assessors of real estate
    Annual average earnings: $53,460
26. Educational, vocational, and school counselors
    Annual average earnings: $53,540
27. Vocational education teachers, secondary school
    Annual average earnings: $53,760
28. Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
    Annual average earnings: $53,960
29. Insurance appraisers, auto damage
    Annual average earnings: $53,990
30. Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
    Annual average earnings: $54,050
31. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
    Annual average earnings: $54,120
32. Real estate sales agents
    Annual average earnings: $54,700
33. Librarians
    Annual average earnings: $54,750
34. Training and development specialists
    Annual average earnings: $54,840
35. Music directors and composers
    Annual average earnings: $54,840
36. Special education teachers, secondary school
    Annual average earnings: $55,140
37. Surveyors
    Annual average earnings: $56,030
38. Property, real estate, and community association managers
    Annual average earnings: $56,280
39. Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
    Annual average earnings: $56,560
40. Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
    Annual average earnings: $56,660
41. Legal support workers
    Annual average earnings: $57,060
42. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
    Annual average earnings: $57,080
43. Editors
    Annual average earnings: $57,300
44. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
    Annual average earnings: $57,630
45. Funeral directors
    Annual average earnings: $58,820
46. Public relations specialists
    Annual average earnings: $59,030
47. Sales representatives, services
    Annual average earnings: $59,150
48. Transportation inspectors
    Annual average earnings: $59,650
49. Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
    Annual average earnings: $59,780
50. Instructional coordinators
    Annual average earnings: $59,830

*National data according to the BLS

By Kate Lorenz

The Highest-Paid Medical Jobs

16 Careers With Hefty Salaries

Income is all relative, not only when you compare your income to someone else's, but also when you compare it to the different stages of your career. Ideally, your salary as you near retirement is higher than what you earned during your teenage or college years. Your view of what constitutes a high salary also evolves over time.

Common first jobs are part-time or temporary summer gigs that put some cash in your pocket and let you start saving up for a car. At that age, you're just happy to have money you can call your own. You might earn a little more in college, or you might earn less if you're an unpaid intern. When you decide to take a job that's a step toward the career you want, you get serious about salary requirements and benefits. You're more likely to shop around so you know what you should be earning and can negotiate your salary.

How does your salary stack up?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national mean income of all full-time workers is $41,231. When you look at that figure, you realize the average person isn't loaded and bringing home six figures every year. Not only are most Americans not in the financial stratosphere of the overspending, gaudy caricatures on reality TV, but we're not even near the fictitious income levels of TV characters. Your favorite TV cop or journalist might have a normal job, but a salary of $41,231 doesn't allow you to live in a sprawling (and smartly furnished) condo in Manhattan.

Still, for a mean salary to exist, someone has to earn less and someone else has to earn more. In some careers, certain workers are earning more. Much more. In some cases, 10 times the national mean. As you might expect, many of these jobs are in health care, and the biggest moneymakers require an M.D. Health care is growing and will continue to grow for the foreseeable future, so the combination of demand, educational requirements and experience to attain those jobs positions them for good pay.

To give you a glimpse of which workers are earning the biggest bucks, here's a list of the highest-paying medical professions today:

Top surgeon
Salary: $489,695

Neurosurgeon
Salary: $478,585

Perinatologist
Salary: $395,407

Hospital administrator
Salary: $385,003

Orthopedic surgeon
Salary: $355,470

General surgeon
Salary: $326,113

Cardiologist (noninvasive)
Salary: $318,843

Neonatologist
Salary: $315,758

Cardiologist (invasive)
Salary: $315,197

Anesthesiologist
Salary: $313,316

Diagnostic radiologist
Salary: $307,986

Therapeutic radiologist
Salary: $303,290

Urologist
Salary: $298,561

Otolaryngologist
Salary: $297,260

Gynecologist
Salary: $289,555

Obstetrician
Salary: $288,645

By Anthony Balderrama