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Lainey Rhodes, 37, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Lainey Rhodes, 37, St. Petersburg, Fla.
The job: Database Administrator
Best Jobs rank: 7
Works at: Raymond James

Why she loves her job: "The job is often very challenging in a good way. I'm the type of person who likes to solve puzzles in my spare time. My role at work is very similar. I determine how important pieces of data relate to other important pieces of data, and I have to ensure flexibility and accuracy in whatever I design."

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