TOP PAYING CAREERS IN THE UNITED STATES
Average Job Salaries List
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Top Paying Careers For Jobs In The Medical Field
1. Surgeons
2. Anesthesiologists
3. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
4. Orthodontists
5. Obstetricians & Gynecologists
6. Internists
7. Physicians & Surgeons, All Other
8. Family & General Practitioners
9. Psychiatrists
10. Pediatricians
11. Dentist Specialist
12. Dentist General
13. Podiatrists
14. Optometrists
15. Pharmacists
Top Paying Careers For Jobs In The Legal Field
1. Trial Lawyers
2. Chief Legal Officers - head the law departments of corporations.
3. Judges
4. Law School Professors
5. Litigation Support Directors - handle litigation support activities, e-discovery initiatives and technology resources. Usually requires advanced degrees in technology, business or finance.
6. Law Firm Administrators - handle business development, financial management and reporting, technology, human resources, facilities management, marketing and practice management.
Facts that are most likely to help increase the salary of any professional:
- Work experience
- Level of education
- Field of specialization
- Type of employer or client
- Work location
- Size of the employer or private firm
The largest number of the highest paying jobs advertised online and of professional who enjoy the top paying careers are located in:
- New York City
- Washington, DC
- Chicago, IL
- Atlanta, GA
- San Francisco, CA
- Boston, MA
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Dallas, TX
Here’s a list containing some companies and head hunters that are recruiting the highest paid workers for the top paying careers:
- Hospital Jobs Online
- StaffPointe Medical Search
- CompHealth
- Deloitte - IT, Business, Finance
- Enterprise Medical Service
- LocumTenens.com
- Trustaff - Healthcare
- Dandy Project LLC
- Critical Connection
- ELITE Healthcare Group
- Healthcare and Cybercoders
- Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
- Merritt Hawkins - Healthcare
- RNTravelWeb.com - Travel Nursing and other Travel Healthcare Professionals
The list below does not include careers in sports and entertainment.
TOP 300 PAYING JOBS - Average Career Salaries
1 - Surgeons = $220,000
2 - Anesthesiologists = $212,000
3 - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons = $210,000
4 - Orthodontists = $206,000
5 - Obstetricians & Gynecologists = $204,000
6 - Internists (General) = $184,000
7 - Physicians & Surgeons, Other = $174,000
8 - Family & General Practitioners = $168,000
9 - Chief Executives = $167,000
10 - Psychiatrists = $163,000
11 - Pediatricians (General) = $161,000
12 - Nurse Anesthetist = $157,000
13 - Dentists (General and Other Specialties) = $155,000
14 - Podiatrists = $132,000
15 - Lawyers = $129,000
16 - Natural Sciences Managers = $127,000
17 - Prosthodontists = $125,000
18 - Engineering Managers = $122,000
19 - Computer & Information Systems Managers = $120,000
20 - Marketing Managers = $120,000
21 - Petroleum Engineers = $119,000
22 - Airline Pilots, Copilots & Flight Engineers = $117,000
23 - Financial Managers, Branch or Department = $114,000
24 - Treasurers & Controllers = $113,500
25 - Sales Managers = $111,000
26 - Physicists = $111,000
27 - General & Operations Managers = $110,500
28 - College Professors (Law) = $109,100
29 - Air Traffic Controllers = $107,000
30 - Optometrists = $106,900
31 - Pharmacists = $106,600
32 - Human Resources Managers, Other = $105,500
33 - Human Resources Managers = $105,500
34 - Computer & Information Scientists (Research) = $105,000
35 - Judges, Magistrate Judges & Magistrates = $104,000
36 - College Instructors - Medicine & Health Specialties = $103,300
37 - Astronomers = $102,700
38 - Industrial-Organizational Psychologists = $102,500
39 - Public Relations Managers = $101,800
40 - Computer Hardware Engineers = $101,400
41 - Political Scientists = $101,000
42 - Nuclear Engineers = $100,300
43 - Managers, Other = $99,000
44 - Advertising & Promotions Managers = $97,600
45 - Actuaries = $97,400
46 - Purchasing Managers = $96,900
47 - Computer Software Engineers (Systems Software) = $96,600
48 - Economists = $96,300
49 - Aerospace Engineers = $96,200
50 - Education Administrators (College) = $95,300
51 - Compensation & Benefits Managers = $95,200
52 - Physical Scientists, Other = $94,800
53 - Training & Development Managers = $94,300
54 - Personal Financial Advisors = $94,100
55 - Mathematicians = $93,900
56 - Industrial Production Managers = $93,600
57 - Construction Managers = $93,200
58 - College Professors (Engineering) = $93,000
59 - Geologists & Geoscientists = $92,700
60 - Chemical Engineers = $91,600
61 - Electronics Engineers = $91,500
62 - Art Directors = $91,500
63 - Sales Agents (Financial Services) = $91,400
64 - Sales Agents (Securities & Commodities) = $91,300
65 - Medical & Health Services Managers = $91,000
66 - Engineers, Other = $90,600
67 - Sales Engineers = $90,500
68 - Computer Software Engineers (Applications) = $90,100
69 - Veterinarians = $90,000
70 - College Professors (Economics) = $89,300
71 - Biochemists & Biophysicists = $88,500
72 - Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators & Hearing Officers = $87,600
73 - Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers & Athletes = $87,400
74 - Education Administrators (Elementary & High School) = $87,300
75 - College Professors (Biological Science) = $87,200
76 - Talent Directors = $86,800
77 - Producers = $86,700
78 - Program Directors = $86,500
79 - Technical Directors & Production Managers = $86,000
80 - Directors (Stage, Film, Television & Radio) = $86,000
81 - Electrical Engineers = $86,000
82 - Materials Engineers = $85,600
83 - Transportation Managers = $85,400
84 - Storage & Distribution Managers = $85,400
85 - Financial Analysts = $85,200
86 - Atmospheric & Space Scientists = $85,100
87 - Physician Assistants = $84,800
88 - Medical Scientists = $84,700
89 - Management Analysts = $84,600
90 - Psychologists, Other = $84,200
91 - College Professors (Business) = $83,800
92 - College Professors (Physics) = $83,320
93 - College Professors (Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, & Space Science) = $83,300
94 - Biomedical Engineers = $82,500
95 - Materials Scientists = $82,300
96 - Mining & Geological Engineers = $82,000
97 - Administrative Services Managers = $81,500
98 - Sales Representatives (Technical & Scientific Products) = $81,300
99 - Civil Engineers = $81,100
100 - Athletes & Sports Competitors = $80,900
101 - College Professors (Agricultural Sciences) = $80,700
102 - Environmental Engineers = $80,700
103 - Mechanical Engineers = $80,500
104 - Computer Systems Analysts = $80,400
105 - Chiropractors = $80,300
106 - Education Administrators, Other = $80,150
107 - Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers = $79,600
108 - Marine Engineers = $79,200
109 - Marine Architects = $79,000
110 - Financial Examiners = $79,000
111 - Architects = $78,800
112 - Managers/Supervisors of Police & Detectives = $78,500
113 - Real Estate Brokers = $78,300
114 - Web Developers = $78,000
115 - Software Quality Assurance Engineers & Testers = $78,000
116 - Computer Specialists, Other = $78,000
117 - Network Designers = $78,000
118 - Web Administrators = $78,000
119 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects = $78,000
120 - College Professors (Architecture) = $77,800
121 - Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, Other = $77,600
122 - College Professors (Chemistry) = $77,300
123 - Radiation Therapists = $77,300
124 - Industrial Engineers = $77,000
125 - College Professors (Other Social Sciences) = $77,000
126 - College Professors (Political Science) = $76,900
127 - Hydrologists = $76,700
128 - Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts = $76,500
129 - Physical Therapists = $76,200
130 - Sociologists = $76,100
131 - College Professors (Computer Science) = $75,800
132 - Fire-Prevention & Protection Engineers = $75,800
133 - Industrial Safety & Health Engineers = $75,800
134 - Product Safety Engineers = $75,800
135 - College Professors (Anthropology & Archeology) = $75,500
136 - Operations Research Analysts = $75,300
137 - Statisticians = $75,200
138 - College Professors (Area, Ethnic & Cultural Studies) = $75,100
139 - Computer Programmers = $74,600
140 - Agricultural Engineers = $74,600
141 - Fashion Designers = $74,400
142 - College Instructors (Other) = $74,300
143 - Database Administrators = $74,200
144 - Nuclear Power Reactor Operators = $74,100
145 - Gaming Managers = $74,000
146 - College Professors (Environmental Science) = $73,700
147 - Social Scientists, Other = $73,400
148 - Commercial Pilots = $73,000
149 - Chemists = $72,700
150 - Life Scientists, Other = $72,500
151 - School Psychologists = $72,300
152 - Counseling Psychologists = $72,300
153 - Clinical Psychologists = $72,300
154 - College Professors (Forestry & Conservation Science) = $72,200
155 - College Professors (Psychology) = $72,100
156 - Microbiologists = $71,900
157 - College Professors (Sociology) = $71,800
158 - Managers/Supervisors of Municipal Fire Fighters = $71,600
159 - Managers/Supervisors of Forest Fire Fighters = $71,500
160 - Geographers = $71,400
161 - Network & Computer Systems Administrators = $70,900
162 - Computer Security Specialists = $70,800
163 - Pilots (Ship) = $70,700
164 - Mates (Ship, Boat & Barge) = $70,700
165 - Ship & Boat Captains = $70,700
166 - Occupational Therapists = $70,600
167 - College Professors (Mathematical Science) = $70,500
168 - Logisticians = $70,400
169 - College Professors (Geography) = $69,800
170 - Biological Scientists, Other = $69,400
171 - Biologists = $69,400
172 - Ship Engineers = $69,400
173 - College Professors (History) = $69,200
174 - Budget Analysts = $69,200
175 - Nuclear Medicine Technologists = $68,400
176 - Speech-Language Pathologists = $68,300
177 - College Professors (Art, Drama & Music Teachers) = $68,200
178 - College Instructors (Home Economics) = $68,200
179 - Broadcast News Analysts = $67,900
180 - Elevator Installers & Repairers = $67,900
181 - Dental Hygienists = $67,800
182 - College Professors (Philosophy & Religion) = $67,600
183 - Market Research Analysts = $67,500
184 - Auditors = $67,400
185 - Accountants = $67,400
186 - College Instructors (Social Work) = $67,400
187 - Environmental Scientists & Specialists = $67,300
188 - Credit Analysts = $67,200
189 - Power Distributors & Dispatchers = $66,900
190 - Audiologists = $66,800
191 - Nuclear Monitoring Technicians = $66,700
192 - Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians = $66,500
193 - Orthotists & Prosthetists = $66,000
194 - Registered Nurses = $66,000
195 - Business Operations Specialists, Other = $65,900
196 - Landscape Architects = $65,900
197 - Criminal Investigators & Special Agents = $65,800
198 - College Professors (English Language & Literature) = $65,800
199 - Police Identification & Records Officers = $65,800
200 - Immigration & Customs Inspectors = $65,800
201 - Police Detectives = $65,800
202 - Technical Writers = $65,600
203 - College Instructors (Nursing) = $65,200
204 - College Professors (Communications) = $65,100
205 - Soil & Plant Scientists = $65,100
206 - Epidemiologists = $64,900
207 - Financial Specialists, Other = $64,800
208 - Crop & Livestock Managers = $64,700
209 - Nursery & Greenhouse Managers = $64,700
210 - Aquacultural Managers = $64,700
211 - Urban & Regional Planners = $64,600
212 - Copy Writers = $64,500
213 - Creative Writers - Authors, Poets & Lyricists = $64,500
214 - Animal Scientists = $64,500
215 - Food Scientists & Technologists = $64,300
216 - College Instructors (Library Science) = $64,200
217 - Occupational Health & Safety Specialists = $64,100
218 - Film & Video Editors = $63,600
219 - Diagnostic Medical Sonographers = $63,600
220 - Insurance Underwriters = $63,300
221 - College Professors (Foreign Language & Literature) = $63,300
222 - Arbitrators, Mediators & Conciliators = $63,200
223 - Loan Officers & Mortgage Brokers = $63,200
224 - Multi-Media Artists & Animators = $62,800
225 - College Instructors (Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement) = $62,700
226 - Purchasing Agents & Buyers (Farm Products) = $62,400
227 - College Instructors (Education) = $62,100
228 - Mathematical Science Occupations, Other = $61,800
229 - Managers/Supervisors of Construction & Extraction Workers = $61,700
230 - Electrical Repairers (Powerhouse, Substation & Relay) = $61,700
231 - Commercial & Industrial Designers = $61,500
232 - Sales Representatives (Wholesale & Manufacturing) = $61,400
233 - Insurance Sales Agents = $61,300
234 - Instructional Coordinators = $61,200
235 - Social & Community Service Managers = $61,200
236 - Cost Estimators = $61,500
237 - Park Naturalists = $61,300
238 - Range Managers = $61,200
239 - Soil & Water Conservationists = $61,100
240 - Freight & Cargo Inspectors = $61,100
241 - Transportation Vehicle, Equipment & Systems Inspectors = $61,100
242 - Aviation Inspectors = $61,100
243 - Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists = $60,700
244 - Managers of Mechanics, Installers & Repairers = $60,600
245 - College Instructors - Recreation & Fitness Studies = $60,500
246 - Funeral Directors = $60,300
247 - Power Plant Operators = $60,200
248 - Media & Communication Equipment Workers, Other = $59,800
249 - Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technicians = $59,800
250 - Managers/Supervisors of Correctional Officers = $59,700
251 - Postmasters & Mail Superintendents = $59,600
252 - Rotary Drill Operators (Oil & Gas) = $59,500
253 - Public Relations Specialists = $59,300
254 - Cartographers & Photogrammetrists = $59,300
255 - Sales Representatives (Other Services) = $59,200
256 - Human Resource Specialists, Other = $59,000
257 - Claims Examiners (Property & Casualty Insurance) = $58,800
258 - Insurance Adjusters (Examiners & Investigators) = $58,700
259 - Property, Real Estate & Community Association Managers = $58,600
260 - Legal Support Workers, Other = $58,600
261 - Purchasing Agents = $58,500
262 - Compensation, Benefits & Job Analysis Specialists = $58,400
263 - Editors = $58,300
264 - Geological Sample Test Technicians = $58,300
265 - Geophysical Data Technicians = $58,200
266 - Engineering Technicians, Other = $58,200
267 - Commercial Divers = $58,000
268 - Artists and Related Workers, Other = $57,400
269 - Surveyors = $57,300
270 - Archeologists = $57,200
271 - Anthropologists = $57,200
272 - Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators & Gaugers = $56,900
273 - Emergency Management Specialists = $56,800
274 - Boilermakers = $56,600
275 - High School Teachers (Special Education) = $56,400
276 - Historians = $56,300
277 - Fire Investigators = $56,300
278 - Fire Inspectors = $56,300
279 - Insurance Appraisers (Auto Damage) = $56,100
280 - Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers = $55,800
281 - Gas Plant Operators = $55,800
282 - Librarians = $55,600
283 - Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists = $55,600
284 - Wholesale & Retail Buyers = $55,400
285 - Electrical Engineering Technicians = $55,400
286 - Electronics Engineering Technicians = $55,400
287 - Training & Development Specialists = $55,300
288 - Foresters = $55,200
289 - Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs = $55,200
290 - Police Patrol Officers = $55,100
291 - High School Teachers = $55,100
292 - Managers of Production & Operating Workers = $55,000
293 - Government Property Inspectors & Investigators = $55,000
294 - Environmental Compliance Inspectors = $55,000
295 - Equal Opportunity Representatives & Officers = $55,000
296 - Coroners = $55,000
297 - Licensing Examiners & Inspectors = $55,000
298 - Forensic Science Technicians = $55,000
299 - Educational, Vocational & School Counselors = $55,000
300 -
Fish & Game Wardens = $54,900
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