By analyzing government and private data on industry growth and compensation levels, an exclusive list of the 50 Best Jobs in America have been unveiled. They also surveyed 26,000 workers about their job satisfaction, and graded careers based on factors such as stress level, flexibility, creativity and ease of entry into and advancement within the field.

Here are the top 10 jobs.

1.Software engineer
Job growth: 46.07%
Base pay: The median expected salary for a typical Release Engineer in the USA is $84,779.

2. College professor
Job growth: 31.39%
Base pay: The median expected salary for a typical Dean of Medicine - Higher Ed. in the USA is $351,542.

3. Financial advisor
Job growth: 25.92%
Base pay: The median expected salary for a typical Portfolio Manager in the USA is $100,859.

4. Human resources manager
Job growth: 23.47%
Base pay: The median expected salary for a typical Human Resources Director in the USA is $140,996.

5. Physician's assistant
Job growth: 49.65%
Base pay: The median expected salary for a typical Physician Assistant - Medical in the USA is $77,395.

6. Market research analyst
Job growth: 20.19%
Base pay: The median expected salary for a typical E-Commerce Marketing Director in the USA is $134,932.

7. Computer / IT Analyst
Job growth: 36.1%
Base pay: The median expected salary for a typical Network Operations Director in the USA is $130,983.

8. Real estate appraiser
Job growth: 22.78%
Base pay: The median expected salary for a typical Collateral Appraiser II in the USA is $82,437.

9. Pharmacist
Job growth: 24.57%
Base pay: The median expected salary for a typical Pharmacist in the USA is $98,777.

10. Psychologist
Job growth: 19.14%
Base pay: The median expected salary for a typical Psychologist in the USA is $75,892.

However, not so many people can enjoy one of the jobs listed upper and very few are those who are satisfied with it. As children we all dream about the job we want to do when we grow up, but a lack of confidence, support, qualifications or opportunities can hold us back. Moreover, even celebrities have to start somewhere.

Here's a look at the menial jobs and work some stars had before they hit the big time.

Mariah Carey was once clichéd struggling artist, living in a one-bedroom apartment with two other aspiring artists in Manhattan. During this time she worked as a waitress, hat checker, and restaurant hostess.

Movie star Orlando Bloom scored one of the whackiest first jobs on this list. He actually once worked as a clay trapper at a pigeon shooting range.

Throughout her career, Madonna has continued to reinvent herself and her music. But the ultimate Madonna transformation really is how far she's come from her humble beginnings in New York, when she worked for a stint at Dunkin' Donuts, and as a nude model. Nowadays she is one of the richest pop stars in the world. It confirms even the fact that soon Madonna would receive a mix of cash and stock for a wide-ranging $120 million deal, which is virtually unprecedented, in exchange for allowing concert promotion firm Live Nation to distribute three studio albums, promote concert tours, sell merchandise and license her name.

Though her romance with "Punk'd" creator Ashton Kutcher has kept her in the limelight, Demi Moore's fame came during the '80s in her "Brat Pack" days. Before her good looks landed her modeling gigs, Moore worked at a debt collection agency.

The blonde bombshell Pamela Anderson has gone from the pages of "Playboy" to TV and the big screen. More recently, you might have seen her getting bagged by Borat. Before she broke out as a star, though, she was a fitness instructor in her native Canada.

Moving out to Hollywood with only "X" amount of dollars and a big dream is the cliche sob story of every failed actor in California. For Brad Pitt though, that cliche would lead to his success. However, before he vaulted himself to the top of the A-list, he worked as a limousine driver for escorts, a bus boy, and a refrigerator boy. On the other hand, Angelina Jolie (daughter of John Voight) was "found" at a young age. An early modeling career led her to acting and, eventually, fame.

Sure, we all remember Jennifer Lopez as one of the "Fly Girls" back in the days of "In Living Color" and back when people actually used the word "fly." But before she got that lucreative break, Lopez briefly worked in a law office.

The "Pirates of the Carribbean" star Johnny Depp had to start somewhere, just like everyone else. Before becoming a multi-million-dollar-a-movie actor, he fronted a couple of garage bands, and worked as a phone salesman selling pens.

P.S. What’s a dream job? A dream job gives you freedom to do what you want, when you want and get paid for it! Get blessed to be able to shape your job into what you want it to be.