Originally Posted by Bosa
50 Highest Paying Careers and Occupations
# Occupation Hourly Wage Annual Wage
1 Anesthesiologists $127.88 $266,000
2 Surgeons $121.10 $251,900
3 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $116.70 $242,700
4 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $113.10 $235,200
5 Orthodontists $110.28 $229,400
6 Psychiatrists $103.89 $216,100
7 Physicians and Surgeons, $101.63 $211,400
8 Family and General Practitioners $100.27 $208,600
9 Dentists, All Other Specialists $96.15 $200,000
10 Internists, General $95.37 $198,400
11 Prosthodontists $94.69 $197,000
12 Chief Executives $94.25 $196,100
13 Pediatricians, General $90.16 $187,500
14 Dentists, General $83.71 $174,100
15 Nurse Anesthetists $81.47 $169,500
16 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers N/A $161,300
17 Petroleum Engineers $74.41 $154,800
18 Computer and Information Systems Managers $71.99 $149,700
19 Podiatrists $71.38 $148,500
20 Architectural and Engineering Managers $70.33 $146,300
21 Marketing Managers $70.01 $145,600
22 Financial Managers $69.01 $143,500
23 Lawyers $68.22 $141,900
24 Sales Managers $66.18 $137,700
# Occupation Hourly Wage Annual Wage
25 Natural Sciences Managers $64.26 $133,700
26 Compensation and Benefits Managers $62.50 $130,000
27 Law Teachers, Postsecondary N/A $129,800
28 Public Relations and Fundraising Managers $61.39 $127,700
29 Personal Financial Advisors $59.68 $124,100
30 Advertising and Promotions Managers $59.56 $123,900
31 Human Resources Managers $59.38 $123,500
32 General and Operations Managers $59.35 $123,500
33 Physicists $59.17 $123,100
34 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary N/A $122,900
35 Purchasing Managers $58.56 $121,800
36 Pharmacists $58.52 $121,700
37 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $58.20 $121,100
38 Air Traffic Controllers $57.82 $120,300
39 Computer Hardware Engineers $57.52 $119,700
40 Computer and Information Research Scientists $57.49 $119,600
41 Optometrists $57.26 $119,100
42 Training and Development Managers $56.58 $117,700
43 Aerospace Engineers $55.43 $115,300
44 Actuaries $55.21 $114,900
45 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary N/A $114,800
46 Managers, All Other $54.41 $113,200
47 Economists $54.16 $112,700
48 Chemical Engineers $54.05 $112,400
49 Software Developers, Systems Software $53.74 $111,800
50 Medical and Health Services Managers $53.69 $111,700
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