Thursday, November 17, 2011

Top 300 Highest Paying Jobs in America


1. Surgeons
$219,770
2. Anesthesiologists
$211,750
3. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
$210,710
4. Orthodontists
$206,190
5. Obstetricians & Gynecologists
$204,470
6. Internists - General
$183,990
7. Physicians & Surgeons, Other
$173,860
8. Family & General Practitioners
$168,550
9. Chief Executives
$167,280
10. Psychiatrists
$163,660
11. Pediatricians - General
$161,410
12. Dentists - General
$156,850
13. Dentists, Other Specialties
$153,570
14. Podiatrists
$131,730
15. Lawyers
$129,020
16. Natural Sciences Managers
$127,000
17. Prosthodontists
$125,400
18. Engineering Managers
$122,810
19. Computer & Information Systems Managers
$120,640
20. Marketing Managers
$120,070
21. Petroleum Engineers
$119,960
22. Airline Pilots, Copilots & Flight Engineers
$117,060
23. Financial Managers, Branch or Department
$113,730
24. Treasurers & Controllers
$113,730
25. Sales Managers
$111,570
26. Physicists
$111,250
27. General & Operations Managers
$110,550
28. College Professors - Law
$109,150
29. Air Traffic Controllers
$106,990
30. Optometrists
$106,960
31. Pharmacists
$106,630
32. Human Resources Managers, Other
$105,510
33. Human Resources Managers
$105,510
34. Computer & Information Scientists - Research
$105,370
35. Judges, Magistrate Judges & Magistrates
$103,990
36. College Instructors - Medicine & Health Specialties
$103,340
37. Astronomers
$102,740
38. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
$102,570
39. Public Relations Managers
$101,850
40. Computer Hardware Engineers
$101,410
41. Political Scientists
$101,050
42. Nuclear Engineers
$100,350
43. Managers, Other
$99,100
44. Advertising & Promotions Managers
$97,670
45. Actuaries
$97,450
46. Purchasing Managers
$96,910
47. Computer Software Engineers - Systems Software
$96,620
48. Economists
$96,320
49. Aerospace Engineers
$96,270
50. Education Administrators - College
$95,340
51. Compensation & Benefits Managers
$95,230
52. Physical Scientists, Other
$94,880
53. Training & Development Managers
$94,360
54. Personal Financial Advisors
$94,180
55. Mathematicians
$93,920
56. Industrial Production Managers
$93,650
57. Construction Managers
$93,290
58. College Professors - Engineering
$92,970
59. Geologists & Geoscientists
$92,710
60. Chemical Engineers
$91,670
61. Electronics Engineers
$91,540
62. Art Directors
$91,520
63. Sales Agents - Securities & Commodities
$91,390
64. Sales Agents - Financial Services
$91,390
65. Medical & Health Services Managers
$90,970
66. Engineers, Other
$90,600
67. Sales Engineers
$90,540
68. Computer Software Engineers - Applications
$90,170
69. Veterinarians
$90,110
70. College Professors - Economics
$89,320
71. Biochemists & Biophysicists
$88,550
72. Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators & Hearing Officers
$87,620
73. Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers & Athletes
$87,430
74. Education Administrators - Elementary & High School
$87,390
75. College Professors - Biological Science
$87,220
76. Program Directors
$86,870
77. Technical Directors & Production Managers
$86,870
78. Directors - Stage, Film, Television & Radio
$86,870
79. Talent Directors
$86,870
80. Producers
$86,870
81. Electrical Engineers
$86,250
82. Materials Engineers
$85,660
83. Storage & Distribution Managers
$85,470
84. Transportation Managers
$85,470
85. Financial Analysts
$85,240
86. Atmospheric & Space Scientists
$85,160
87. Physician Assistants
$84,830
88. Medical Scientists
$84,760
89. Management Analysts
$84,650
90. Psychologists, Other
$84,220
91. College Professors - Business
$83,840
92. College Professors - Physics
$83,320
93. College Professors - Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, & Space Science
$83,320
94. Biomedical Engineers
$82,550
95. Materials Scientists
$82,350
96. Mining & Geological Engineers
$82,080
97. Administrative Services Managers
$81,530
98. Sales Representatives - Technical & Scientific Products
$81,370
99. Civil Engineers
$81,180
100. Athletes & Sports Competitors
$80,950
101. College Professors - Agricultural Sciences
$80,790
102. Environmental Engineers
$80,750
103. Mechanical Engineers
$80,580
104. Computer Systems Analysts
$80,430
105. Chiropractors
$80,390
106. Education Administrators, Other
$80,140
107. Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers
$79,610
108. Marine Architects
$79,240
109. Marine Engineers
$79,240
110. Financial Examiners
$79,070
111. Architects
$78,880
112. Managers/Supervisors of Police & Detectives
$78,580
113. Real Estate Brokers
$78,360
114. Computer Specialists, Other
$78,010
115. Network Designers
$78,010
116. Web Administrators
$78,010
117. Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
$78,010
118. Web Developers
$78,010
119. Software Quality Assurance Engineers & Testers
$78,010
120. College Professors - Architecture
$77,830
121. Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, Other
$77,630
122. College Professors - Chemistry
$77,350
123. Radiation Therapists
$77,340
124. Industrial Engineers
$77,090
125. College Professors - Other Social Sciences
$77,040
126. College Professors - Political Science
$76,990
127. Hydrologists
$76,760
128. Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts
$76,560
129. Physical Therapists
$76,220
130. Sociologists
$76,190
131. College Professors - Computer Science
$75,860
132. Industrial Safety & Health Engineers
$75,810
133. Product Safety Engineers
$75,810
134. Fire-Prevention & Protection Engineers
$75,810
135. College Professors - Anthropology & Archeology
$75,530
136. Operations Research Analysts
$75,370
137. Statisticians
$75,220
138. College Professors - Area, Ethnic & Cultural Studies
$75,130
139. Computer Programmers
$74,690
140. Agricultural Engineers
$74,640
141. Fashion Designers
$74,410
142. College Instructors - Other
$74,330
143. Database Administrators
$74,290
144. Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
$74,180
145. Gaming Managers
$74,030
146. College Professors - Environmental Science
$73,700
147. Social Scientists, Other
$73,450
148. Commercial Pilots
$73,060
149. Chemists
$72,740
150. Life Scientists, Other
$72,590
151. Counseling Psychologists
$72,310
152. Clinical Psychologists
$72,310
153. School Psychologists
$72,310
154. College Professors - Forestry & Conservation Science
$72,290
155. College Professors - Psychology
$72,140
156. Microbiologists
$71,980
157. College Professors - Sociology
$71,970
158. Managers/Supervisors of Forest Fire Fighters
$71,680
159. Managers/Supervisors of Municipal Fire Fighters
$71,680
160. Geographers
$71,420
161. Computer Security Specialists
$70,930
162. Network & Computer Systems Administrators
$70,930
163. Pilots - Ship
$70,740
164. Mates - Ship, Boat & Barge
$70,740
165. Ship & Boat Captains
$70,740
166. Occupational Therapists
$70,680
167. College Professors - Mathematical Science
$70,550
168. Logisticians
$70,400
169. College Professors - Geography
$69,840
170. Biologists
$69,430
171. Biological Scientists, Other
$69,430
172. Ship Engineers
$69,420
173. College Professors - History
$69,280
174. Budget Analysts
$69,240
175. Nuclear Medicine Technologists
$68,450
176. Speech-Language Pathologists
$68,350
177. College Professors - Art, Drama & Music Teachers
$68,230
178. College Instructors - Home Economics
$68,210
179. Broadcast News Analysts
$67,990
180. Elevator Installers & Repairers
$67,950
181. Dental Hygienists
$67,860
182. College Professors - Philosophy & Religion
$67,610
183. Market Research Analysts
$67,500
184. Accountants
$67,430
185. Auditors
$67,430
186. College Instructors - Social Work
$67,410
187. Environmental Scientists & Specialists
$67,360
188. Credit Analysts
$67,230
189. Power Distributors & Dispatchers
$66,910
190. Audiologists
$66,850
191. Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
$66,700
192. Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians
$66,700
193. Orthotists & Prosthetists
$66,600
194. Registered Nurses
$66,530
195. Business Operations Specialists, Other
$65,960
196. Landscape Architects
$65,910
197. Police Identification & Records Officers
$65,860
198. Immigration & Customs Inspectors
$65,860
199. Police Detectives
$65,860
200. Criminal Investigators & Special Agents
$65,860
201. College Professors - English Language & Literature
$65,860
202. Technical Writers
$65,610
203. College Instructors - Nursing
$65,240
204. College Professors - Communications
$65,190
205. Soil & Plant Scientists
$65,180
206. Epidemiologists
$64,950
207. Financial Specialists, Other
$64,810
208. Nursery & Greenhouse Managers
$64,760
209. Aquacultural Managers
$64,760
210. Crop & Livestock Managers
$64,760
211. Urban & Regional Planners
$64,680
212. Creative Writers - Authors, Poets & Lyricists
$64,560
213. Copy Writers
$64,560
214. Animal Scientists
$64,510
215. Food Scientists & Technologists
$64,370
216. College Instructors - Library Science
$64,270
217. Occupational Health & Safety Specialists
$64,200
218. Film & Video Editors
$63,680
219. Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
$63,640
220. Insurance Underwriters
$63,330

221. College Professors - Foreign Language & Literature
$63,300
222. Arbitrators, Mediators & Conciliators
$63,250
223. Loan Officers & Mortgage Brokers
$63,210
224. Multi-Media Artists & Animators
$62,810
225. College Instructors - Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
$62,750
226. Purchasing Agents & Buyers - Farm Products
$62,450
227. College Instructors - Education
$62,160
228. Mathematical Science Occupations, Other
$61,850
229. Managers/Supervisors of Construction & Extraction Workers
$61,730
230. Electrical Repairers - Powerhouse, Substation & Relay
$61,700
231. Sales Representatives - Wholesale & Manufacturing
$61,400
232. Commercial & Industrial Designers
$61,400
233. Insurance Sales Agents
$61,330
234. Instructional Coordinators
$61,270
235. Social & Community Service Managers
$61,240
236. Cost Estimators
$61,190
237. Range Managers
$61,180
238. Soil & Water Conservationists
$61,180
239. Park Naturalists
$61,180
240. Freight & Cargo Inspectors
$61,110
241. Transportation Vehicle, Equipment & Systems Inspectors
$61,110
242. Aviation Inspectors
$61,110
243. Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists
$60,670
244. Managers of Mechanics, Installers & Repairers
$60,630
245. College Instructors - Recreation & Fitness Studies
$60,580
246. Funeral Directors
$60,390
247. Power Plant Operators
$60,270
248. Media & Communication Equipment Workers, Other
$59,880
249. Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technicians
$59,820
250. Managers/Supervisors of Correctional Officers
$59,810
251. Postmasters & Mail Superintendents
$59,600
252. Rotary Drill Operators - Oil & Gas
$59,560
253. Public Relations Specialists
$59,370
254. Cartographers & Photogrammetrists
$59,340
255. Sales Representatives - Other Services
$59,250
256. Human Resource Specialists, Other
$59,070
257. Insurance Adjusters - Examiners & Investigators
$58,780
258. Claims Examiners - Property & Casualty Insurance
$58,780
259. Property, Real Estate & Community Association Managers
$58,660
260. Legal Support Workers, Other
$58,630
261. Purchasing Agents
$58,550
262. Compensation, Benefits & Job Analysis Specialists
$58,520
263. Editors
$58,440
264. Geophysical Data Technicians
$58,400
265. Geological Sample Test Technicians
$58,400
266. Engineering Technicians, Other
$58,330
267. Commercial Divers
$58,060
268. Artists and Related Workers, Other
$57,470
269. Surveyors
$57,420
270. Archeologists
$57,230
271. Anthropologists
$57,230
272. Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators & Gaugers
$56,990
273. Emergency Management Specialists
$56,900
274. Boilermakers
$56,680
275. High School Teachers - Special Education
$56,420
276. Historians
$56,350
277. Fire Inspectors
$56,310
278. Fire Investigators
$56,310
279. Insurance Appraisers - Auto Damage
$56,180
280. Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers
$55,860
281. Gas Plant Operators
$55,860
282. Librarians
$55,670
283. Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists
$55,620
284. Wholesale & Retail Buyers
$55,480
285. Electronics Engineering Technicians
$55,410
286. Electrical Engineering Technicians
$55,410
287. Training & Development Specialists
$55,310
288. Foresters
$55,220
289. Police Patrol Officers
$55,180
290. Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs
$55,180
291. Managers of Production & Operating Workers
$55,150
292. High School Teachers
$55,150
293. Equal Opportunity Representatives & Officers
$55,100
294. Coroners
$55,100
295. Licensing Examiners & Inspectors
$55,100
296. Government Property Inspectors & Investigators
$55,100
297. Environmental Compliance Inspectors
$55,100
298. Forensic Science Technicians
$55,070
299. Educational, Vocational & School Counselors
$55,030
300. Fish & Game Wardens
$54,950