Report list best jobs for veterans

While they may have driven heavy equipment, supervised construction, worked as medics or done computer programming, many veterans are not sure how to apply those skills in the civilian world, says a new CareerCast report on the best jobs for veterans.

Those seeking to make the transition to a post-military career may want to consider one of the jobs on CareerCast'sBest Jobs for Veteranslist, including Emergency Medical Technician, Registered Nurse, Software Engineer and Construction Program Manager.

"It's important for veterans to know where their experience can be applied best, and when they must obtain additional credentials," saysTony Lee, publisher, CareerCast.com. "Many of the top careers are attainable with higher education, although many of the best jobs for veterans don't require a college degree."

Veterans often have five to ten or more years in the field, yet many don't have college degrees. Fortunately, many of the professions onCareerCast's listutilize many of the valuable skills gained in the service, such as leadership, organizational, communication and medical expertise. Taking those skills gained as service men and women and learning various job-market skills is one way in which veterans who don't hold a college degree can overcome employment challenges.

As the job market improves, employers have been reaching out in greater numbers to U.S. military veterans. In fact, the unemployment rate is now just 4.7 percent for veterans 18 years and older from all branches of the military, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which compares favorably to the national unemployment rate of 5.6 percent.. That's an improvement of 0.8 percent fromDecember 2013, or nearly 100,000 more veterans in the workforce.

For those seeking a post-military career path, consider one of thebest jobs for veteransin 2015, usingcriteria from the CareerCast.com Jobs Rated report:

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER
Annual Median Salary:$81,080

CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM MANAGER
Annual Median Salary:$82,790

ELECTRICIAN
Annual Median Salary:$$49,840

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
Annual Median Salary:$31,020

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN 
Annual Median Salary:$50,890

PARALEGAL AND LEGAL ASSISTANT
Annual Median Salary:$46,990

PERSONAL FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Annual Median Salary:$67,520

REGISTERED NURSE
Annual Median Salary:$65,470

SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Annual Median Salary:$85,430 

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Annual Median Salary:$95,400

CareerCast.com, created byAdicio, is a job search portal that offers extensive local, niche and national job listings from acrossNorth America; job-hunting, career-management and HR-focused editorial content; and videos and blogs; and provides recruiters with the ability to post jobs directly to more than 800 niche career sites. CareerCast.com also compiles the Jobs Rated Report (www.jobsrated.com), where 200 jobs acrossNorth Americaare ranked based on detailed analysis of specific careers factors.

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