2014 list of happiest and unhappiest jobs

IRVINE, USA: CareerBliss, a career community with more than three million available jobs, today released new data on the CareerBliss Happiest and Unhappiest Jobs in America.

CareerBliss analyzed more than 25,000 independent company reviews to determine from which jobs people derive the most happiness. Technology is the name of the game with many of those topping the list, with database administrators leading the way as the happiest job in America.

However, when it comes to lack of job happiness, security officers rank first, with sales, and accounting jobs following.

"With the thorough and comprehensive data capabilities specific to CareerBliss, we are proud to be able to provide insight that helps guide people in making happier career choices," says Matt Miller, CTO and co-founder of CareerBliss. "This kind of data can prove valuable in the assessment of current careers and perhaps help steer individuals in a direction that might be most beneficial to their overall job happiness."

A new trend this year is the presence of new tech jobs in within the CareerBliss happiest jobs list.

"As we have seen over the years, technology jobs continue to grow in the marketplace and in the interest of individuals looking to make a career move," says Miller. "The influx of these kinds of positions makes sense as the landscape of our world continues to change, and are indicative of individuals' desire to enhance their own knowledge in an industry that offers more and more professional education."

Foremost among unhappiest jobs in America are those as security officers.

The CareerBliss data gathered indicates that individuals in this position felt that the ability to grow within a company in this position was limited, as well as the compensation they received.

Overall people who felt the support they receive from their managers, the lack of compensation, and ability to grow their career were key themes among jobs ranked in the CareerBliss Unhappiest Jobs for 2014.