Best jobs

As for the best job of 2013, actuaries can happily keep their day job. According to CareerCast, actuaries are in high demand, with a great work environment and high salary. Other best jobs of 2013 include biomedical engineer, software engineer, and audiologist.

For its list, CareerCast considered four core job categories that Lee said are inherent in every job: environment, income, outlook, and stress.

"We have a wide range of criteria we look at when we do the rankings," Lee said.

Other considerations within those categories include emotional factors, income potential, and unemployment rates within a specific job.
"If you have any aptitude at all for any of the science, math, or engineering fields, look to see how you can apply your skills to those differently," Lee said as his advice for those stuck in one of the top ten worst jobs. "That's where the demand is now."