Top 25 most wanted U.S. jobs

Despite warnings of a slower-growing economy in the United States, a number of highly skilled professionals, including software developers and nurses, remain in high demand to fill critical roles for U.S. companies, according to a new report.

"These are professions that are thriving and will continue to be in demand for the foreseeable future," said Rob McGovern, CEO of Jobfox, a website that matches, alerts and connects jobseekers with employers.

"While hiring activity is reportedly slow in some industry sectors - construction and manufacturing, for example - companies continue to go after a host of high-impact professions requiring degrees or specialized skills."

The March 2008 Jobfox Top 25 Most Wanted U.S. Professions reflects the professions most often targeted by employers and recruiters using Jobfox to search for workers during a 120-day period ending February 21, 2008.

The top 25

Rank Job Salary range (US dollars) 1 Software Design/Development $95,000 - $105,000 2 Nursing $35,000 - $45,000 3 Accounting/Finance Executive $65,000 - $75,000 4 Sales Representative/Business Development $65,000 - $75,000 5 Administrative Assistant $35,000 - $45,000 6 Corporate Finance $75,000 - $85,000 7 Networking/System Administration $75,000 - $85,000 8 Intelligence $75,000 - $85,000 9 General Accounting $45,000 - $55,000 10 Technical Customer Support $45,000 - $55,000 11 Testing/Quality Assurance $65,000 - $75,000 12 Project/Engagement Management $85,000 - $95,000 13 Business Analysis (Software Implementation) $85,000 - $95,000 14 Product Management $95,000 - $105,000 15 Database Administration $85,000 - $95,000 16 Technology Management $125,000 - $135,000 17 Business Analysis $75,000 - $85,000 18 Account/Customer Support $35,000 - $45,000 19 Advertising (Online and Offline) $65,000 - $75,000 20 Semiconductor Test Engineer $55,000 - $65,000 21 Training $55,000 - $65,000 22 Retail Banking $45,000 - $55,000 23 Semiconductor Design/Verification Engineer $105,000 - $115,000 24 Help Desk $45,000 - $55,000 25 Medical Technologist/Technician $35,000 - $45,000