ElevateTrak- Highest-Paying Careers

Career Reports

Career Reports helps job seekers research different careers, and find the one that is right for them. This module offers the following five different reports: Highest-Paying Careers, Fastest-Growing Careers, Careers with Declining Employment, Careers with Largest Employment, Careers with Most Openings.

Highest-Paying Careers

Rank Occupation Hourly Annual Typical Education
21 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers N/A $232,100 Bachelor's degree
23 Chief Executives $102.88 $214,000 Bachelor's degree
26 Computer and Information Systems Managers $84.20 $175,100 Bachelor's degree
28 Architectural and Engineering Managers $82.34 $171,300 Bachelor's degree
30 Natural Sciences Managers $80.39 $167,200 Bachelor's degree
31 Marketing Managers $80.19 $166,800 Bachelor's degree
32 Financial Managers $80.08 $166,600 Bachelor's degree
33 Computer Hardware Engineers $77.76 $161,700 Bachelor's degree
37 Human Resources Managers $71.77 $149,300 Bachelor's degree
38 Compensation and Benefits Managers $71.75 $149,200 Bachelor's degree
39 Sales Managers $71.28 $148,300 Bachelor's degree
40 Purchasing Managers $71.19 $148,100 Bachelor's degree
42 Medical Dosimetrists $70.90 $147,500 Bachelor's degree
43 Public Relations Managers $70.63 $146,900 Bachelor's degree
44 Petroleum Engineers $69.67 $144,900 Bachelor's degree
46 Managers, All Other $68.22 $141,900 Bachelor's degree
49 Database Architects $67.07 $139,500 Bachelor's degree
51 Software Developers $65.38 $136,000 Bachelor's degree
53 Aerospace Engineers $64.89 $135,000 Bachelor's degree
54 Computer Network Architects $64.45 $134,100 Bachelor's degree
55 Nuclear Engineers $64.41 $134,000 Bachelor's degree
57 Advertising and Promotions Managers $64.26 $133,700 Bachelor's degree
58 Training and Development Managers $63.94 $133,000 Bachelor's degree
60 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $62.60 $130,200 Bachelor's degree
62 Actuaries $62.50 $130,000 Bachelor's degree
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