Top Paying Jobs Overall
These are the top paying jobs overall.
Physicians and surgeons — $147,000
Aircraft pilots — $133,500
Chief executives — $116,000
Electrical and electronic engineers — $112,000
Lawyers and judges — $99,800
Dentists — $90,000
Pharmacists — $85,500
Management analysts — $84,700
Computer and information system managers — $83,000
Financial analysts, managers and advisors — $84,000
Marketing and sales managers — $80,000
Education administrators — $80,000
Top Paying Jobs That Do Not Require a High School Degree
These jobs tend to require substantial on-the-job training and work experience rather than formal education and schooling:
Industrial production managers — $36,000
Bailiffs, correctional officers and jailers — $36,400
Drafters — $36,000
Construction manager — $33,600
Electricians — $31,900
Top Paying Jobs for High School Graduates
These occupations emphasize work experience and on-the-job training rather than formal education:
Computer software engineers — $58,900
Computer/information systems managers — $56,400
Computer programmers — $55,000
Network systems and data communications analysts — $49,000
General and operations managers — $48,000
Database, network and computer systems administrators — $48,000
Top Paying Jobs for a Two-Year College Degree
The following jobs tend to be technical in nature, emphasizing skills developed on the job as well as job-specific training and certifications:
Healthcare practitioners — $66,000
Business analysts — $58,000
Electrical and electronic engineers — $57,000
Mechanical engineers — $56,800
General and operations managers — $54,000
Computer and information systems managers — $50,400
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