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
67 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $58.95 $122,600 High school diploma or equivalent
88 Power Distributors and Dispatchers $51.56 $107,200 High school diploma or equivalent
91 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $51.24 $106,600 High school diploma or equivalent
93 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $50.95 $106,000 High school diploma or equivalent
111 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $49.05 $102,000 High school diploma or equivalent
129 Power Plant Operators $47.92 $99,700 High school diploma or equivalent
136 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $46.90 $97,500 High school diploma or equivalent
151 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $44.99 $93,600 High school diploma or equivalent
155 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $44.58 $92,700 High school diploma or equivalent
156 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $44.50 $92,600 High school diploma or equivalent
168 Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers $42.30 $88,000 High school diploma or equivalent
178 Transportation Inspectors $41.23 $85,800 High school diploma or equivalent
179 Gambling Managers $41.14 $85,600 High school diploma or equivalent
182 Subway and Streetcar Operators $40.78 $84,800 High school diploma or equivalent
186 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $40.45 $84,100 High school diploma or equivalent
190 Signal and Track Switch Repairers $40.19 $83,600 High school diploma or equivalent
193 Gas Plant Operators $40.10 $83,400 High school diploma or equivalent
196 Transit and Railroad Police $39.58 $82,300 High school diploma or equivalent
217 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $37.83 $78,700 High school diploma or equivalent
223 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $37.64 $78,300 High school diploma or equivalent
233 Locomotive Engineers $37.21 $77,400 High school diploma or equivalent
242 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $36.92 $76,800 High school diploma or equivalent
245 Roof Bolters, Mining $36.85 $76,600 High school diploma or equivalent
246 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $36.69 $76,300 High school diploma or equivalent
246 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $36.68 $76,300 High school diploma or equivalent
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