These are the 20 Jobs With the Best Work/Life Balance

As RiRi sang, it’s all work, work, work, work, work. Which is why you might want to consider a job that has a better work-life balance than perhaps the one you’re in right now.

Recruiting site Glassdoor recently analyzed employee feedback data and ranked the professions best suited for those who don’t want to let their jobs overtake their lives.

Based on a five-point scale (with 1 being very dissatisfied and 5 is very satisfied), it can be anything from the option to work remotely, set a flexible schedule, actually use vacation time and, most notable, unplug in the evenings and on weekends. Yep, technology, while so, so awesome, can be quite the pain.

So if you’re tired of all the, well, work, check out these jobs that will free up your time and allow you to enjoy life a little more.

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20. Data analyst

Work-life balance rating: 3.8

Median salary: $65,694

Collecting data and translating numbers into everyday English (this can be anything from market research and sales figures to logistics or transportation costs) helps companies make better business decisions. So if you're still counting on your fingers, you might want to pass on this.

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19. Technical editor

Work-life balance rating: 3.8

Median salary: $61,486

Editing complex documents for the average person to understand, the job covers everything from traditional copy and production editing to more substantive work to ensure accuracy and clarity of tech information that is intelligible to its intended audience. If you're a techie who likes playing the role of grammar police, this might be the perfect job for you.

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18. Content manager

Work-life balance rating: 3.8

Median salary: $73,909

Overseeing a website's content and maintaining its freshness and readability is the primary focus but he/she may also be responsible for creating, editing, posting, updating, and cleaning up outdated content. It takes leadership skills but also creativity and writing ability as well so you have to be able to do more than string a sentence or two together.

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17. Web designer

Work-life balance rating: 3.8

Median salary: $61,198

If you're both creative and technically inclined, this is the gig for you. Being able to build and/or redesign websites is one facet but also having the ability to know what makes a site functional and easy to use, all while making it aesthetically appealing is the other.

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16. PHP developer

Work-life balance rating: 3.8

Median salary: $79,923

Also considered software or web developers, PHP is the language used for web development and business applications. You need to be technically savvy, know how to develop programs, create user interfaces and be responsible for software testing and website administration. Great for those who are self-employed or prefer to work contracts.

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15. Social media manager

Work-life balance rating: 3.8

Median salary: $54,908

These jobs generally involve representing a brand, managing community engagement, driving traffic and keeping up with the analytics on various social media platforms. Perfect in today's world.

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14. Library assistant

Work-life balance rating: 3.9

Median salary: $28,929

Sometimes known as a library technician, you would help librarians acquire, prepare and organize materials, as well as any library job task such as cataloguing and shelving books.

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13. Substitute teacher

Work-life balance rating: 3.9

Median salary: $25,178

Filling in for a student's regular teacher is some pretty big shoes to fill because you have to make sure the lesson plan is followed and know the school rules and policies that need to be enforced.

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12. Scrum master

Work-life balance rating: 3.9

Median salary: $89,428

Weird title but to put it simply, the Scrum master takes on the administrative, coaching and leadership roles that make Scrum (software development framework for managing product development) possible. Think of yourself as the chief organizer of the company, coordinating teams to help manage projects.

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11. Marketing analyst

Work-life balance rating: 3.9

Median salary: $65,000

You study information to help your employer or client make informed decisions about their market. So anything from what markets to launch a product in, to the price you might charge for something. You need to have decent statistical skills both mathematically (making sense of large sets of numbers) and with words (digesting a lot of info to distinguish what's relevant and what's not).

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10. Research engineer

Work-life balance rating: 3.9

Median salary: $103,029

Depending on your field (be it mechanical, electrical or aerospace), an engineer works with other researchers and engineers, analyzing, implementing and testing materials in a lab.

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9. DevOps engineer

Work-life balance rating: 4.0

Median salary: $110,000

If research engineers are those who find the best technological innovations for a company, development and operations (see how they did that) engineers are the ones developing and managing such innovations. So even more technical than those in research.

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8. Mobile developer

Work-life balance rating: 4.0

Median salary: $101,318

They lead the creation of companies' apps for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Pretty cool.

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7. Technical account manager

Work-life balance rating: 4.0

Median salary: $75,000

Along with providing technical assistance, the responsibilities generally consist of managing a company's various accounts and assisting partners and/or customers.

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6. Recruiting coordinator

Work-life balance rating: 4.0

Median salary: $48,000

This is the person who decides who is suited for open positions and whether or not you go further in the hiring process in an organization or company. If you like to wield a lot of power, here you go. Plus, speaking to recruiters is one of the best ways to ask for more pay in your current roll.

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5. UI designer

Work-life balance rating: 4.0

Median salary: $84,500

Those who are crafty with user interface design, which means they are concerned with how a product is laid out and are responsible for designing each page or screen with which a user, well, interacts.

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4. Strategy manager

Work-life balance rating: 4.0

Median salary: $110,487

Strategic management involves formulating and implementing goals and initiatives set by a company's top management. If you want everyone relying on you, as you lead and advise on a company's strategic plans, then have at it.

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3. Data scientist

Work-life balance rating: 4.0

Median salary: $112,000

Statistics are your bread and butter as those in this kind of role take massive amounts of company data and clean and analyze it all, looking for trends that highlight problems or opportunities.

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2. UX designer

Work-life balance rating: 4.1

Median salary: $95,000

Unlike UI designers, who are particular about how a product is laid out, UX (user experience) designers care about the overall feel of the product.

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1. Corporate recruiter

Work-life balance rating: 4.1

Median salary: $65,000

Corporate recruiters help fill and develop roles at a company, particularly while the job is growing, and ensuring that existing infrastructure and roles optimize the company's productivity.