Lifestyle / jobs 10 Best Jobs for Balancing Work and Play Data scientist tops the list, with a nice salary to boot By Arden Dier, Newser Staff Posted Oct 21, 2015 12:19 PM CDT Copied In this Sept. 10, 2015, photo, long-term substitute teacher Tia Martin teaches a third-grade class at Ulis Elementary School in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher) How happy are you with your time spent in and out of the office? If you fall within the average, there's probably room for improvement. The employee rating of work-life balance has been falling steadily over the last five years and this year sits at a rating of 3.2 out of 5. Perhaps it's time for a career change. Glassdoor lists the top work-life balance jobs, based on at least 75 reviews from employees of at least 75 companies, along with their rating and average salary: Data scientist: 4.2; $114,808 SEO manager: 4.1; $45,720 Talent acquisition specialist: 4.0; $63,504 Social media manager: 4.0; $40,000 Substitute teacher: 3.9; $24,380 Recruiting coordinator: 3.9; $44,700 UX designer: 3.9; $91,440 Digital marketing manager: 3.9; $70,052 Marketing assistant: 3.8; $32,512 Web developer: 3.8; $66,040 Click for more jobs, or discover some awesome companies for part-timers. (More jobs stories.) Report an error