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
26 Computer and Information Systems Managers $84.20 $175,100 Bachelor's degree
27 Physicists $82.81 $172,300 Doctoral or professional degree
28 Architectural and Engineering Managers $82.34 $171,300 Bachelor's degree
29 Dentists, General $82.19 $171,000 Doctoral or professional 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
34 Podiatrists $77.07 $160,300 Doctoral or professional degree
35 Lawyers $76.76 $159,700 Doctoral or professional degree
36 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $74.03 $154,000 Doctoral or professional 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 Air Traffic Controllers $71.19 $148,100 Associate'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
45 Political Scientists $68.31 $142,100 Master's degree
46 Managers, All Other $68.22 $141,900 Bachelor's degree
47 Pharmacists $67.75 $140,900 Doctoral or professional degree
48 Computer and Information Research Scientists $67.45 $140,300 Master's degree
49 Database Architects $67.07 $139,500 Bachelor's degree
50 Optometrists $65.66 $136,600 Doctoral or professional degree
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