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Top Ten Lists / Highest Paying Jobs |
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| Top 300 Highest Paying Jobs in America |
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| 1. |
Surgeons |
$206,770 |
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| 2. |
Anesthesiologists |
$197,570 |
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| 3. |
Orthodontists |
$194,930 |
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| 4. |
Obstetricians & Gynecologists |
$192,780 |
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| 5. |
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons |
$190,420 |
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| 6. |
Internists - General |
$176,740 |
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| 7. |
Prosthodontists |
$169,810 |
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| 8. |
Physicians & Surgeons, Other |
$165,000 |
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| 9. |
Family & General Practitioners |
$161,490 |
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| 10. |
Chief Executives |
$160,440 |
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| 11. |
Dentists - General |
$154,270 |
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| 12. |
Psychiatrists |
$154,050 |
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| 13. |
Pediatricians - General |
$153,370 |
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| 14. |
Dentists, Other Specialties |
$142,070 |
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| 15. |
Podiatrists |
$125,760 |
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| 16. |
Lawyers |
$124,750 |
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| 17. |
Natural Sciences Managers |
$123,140 |
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| 18. |
Engineering Managers |
$120,580 |
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| 19. |
Airline Pilots, Copilots & Flight Engineers |
$119,750 |
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| 20. |
Petroleum Engineers |
$119,140 |
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| 21. |
Computer & Information Systems Managers |
$118,710 |
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| 22. |
Marketing Managers |
$118,160 |
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| 23. |
Treasurers & Controllers |
$110,640 |
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| 24. |
Financial Managers, Branch or Department |
$110,640 |
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| 25. |
Sales Managers |
$110,390 |
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| 26. |
Air Traffic Controllers |
$108,090 |
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| 27. |
General & Operations Managers |
$107,970 |
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| 28. |
Physicists |
$106,440 |
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| 29. |
Optometrists |
$105,200 |
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| 30. |
Pharmacists |
$104,260 |
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| 31. |
Human Resources Managers |
$103,920 |
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| 32. |
Human Resources Managers, Other |
$103,920 |
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| 33. |
College Instructors - Medicine & Health Specialties |
$102,000 |
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| 34. |
Public Relations Managers |
$101,220 |
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| 35. |
College Professors - Law |
$101,170 |
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| 36. |
Computer & Information Scientists - Research |
$100,900 |
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| 37. |
Judges, Magistrate Judges & Magistrates |
$100,450 |
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| 38. |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
$100,180 |
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| 39. |
Nuclear Engineers |
$99,750 |
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| 40. |
Astronomers |
$99,730 |
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| 41. |
Political Scientists |
$99,320 |
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| 42. |
Actuaries |
$95,980 |
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| 43. |
Managers, Other |
$95,890 |
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| 44. |
Mathematicians |
$94,960 |
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| 45. |
Advertising & Promotions Managers |
$94,720 |
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| 46. |
Computer Software Engineers - Systems Software |
$94,520 |
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| 47. |
Purchasing Managers |
$94,300 |
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| 48. |
Aerospace Engineers |
$93,980 |
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| 49. |
Training & Development Managers |
$93,830 |
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| 50. |
Compensation & Benefits Managers |
$93,410 |
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| 51. |
Personal Financial Advisors |
$92,970 |
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| 52. |
Education Administrators - College |
$92,920 |
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| 53. |
Sales Agents - Securities & Commodities |
$92,050 |
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| 54. |
Sales Agents - Financial Services |
$92,050 |
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| 55. |
Physical Scientists, Other |
$91,850 |
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| 56. |
Industrial Production Managers |
$91,200 |
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| 57. |
Economists |
$90,830 |
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| 58. |
Psychologists, Other |
$90,460 |
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| 59. |
College Professors - Engineering |
$90,070 |
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| 60. |
Construction Managers |
$89,770 |
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| 61. |
Sales Engineers |
$89,770 |
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| 62. |
Veterinarians |
$89,450 |
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| 63. |
Geologists & Geoscientists |
$89,300 |
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| 64. |
Engineers, Other |
$89,080 |
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| 65. |
Chemical Engineers |
$88,760 |
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| 66. |
Medical & Health Services Managers |
$88,750 |
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| 67. |
Electronics Engineers |
$88,670 |
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| 68. |
Art Directors |
$88,510 |
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| 69. |
Biochemists & Biophysicists |
$88,450 |
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| 70. |
College Professors - Economics |
$88,330 |
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| 71. |
Computer Software Engineers - Applications |
$87,900 |
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| 72. |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists |
$86,460 |
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| 73. |
Education Administrators - Elementary & High School |
$86,060 |
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| 74. |
Electrical Engineers |
$85,350 |
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| 75. |
Financial Analysts |
$84,780 |
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| 76. |
Transportation Managers |
$84,520 |
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| 77. |
Storage & Distribution Managers |
$84,520 |
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| 78. |
Materials Engineers |
$84,200 |
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| 79. |
College Professors - Biological Science |
$83,270 |
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| 80. |
Producers |
$83,030 |
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| 81. |
Directors - Stage, Film, Television & Radio |
$83,030 |
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| 82. |
Program Directors |
$83,030 |
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| 83. |
Talent Directors |
$83,030 |
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| 84. |
Technical Directors & Production Managers |
$83,030 |
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| 85. |
Management Analysts |
$82,920 |
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| 86. |
Atmospheric & Space Scientists |
$82,080 |
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| 87. |
College Professors - Physics |
$81,880 |
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| 88. |
Medical Scientists |
$81,870 |
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| 89. |
Physician Assistants |
$81,610 |
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| 90. |
Materials Scientists |
$81,600 |
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| 91. |
Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers & Athletes |
$81,550 |
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| 92. |
College Professors - Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, & Space Science |
$81,470 |
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| 93. |
Chiropractors |
$81,340 |
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| 94. |
Biomedical Engineers |
$81,120 |
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| 95. |
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators & Hearing Officers |
$80,870 |
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| 96. |
Mining & Geological Engineers |
$79,910 |
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| 97. |
Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers |
$79,870 |
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| 98. |
Administrative Services Managers |
$79,500 |
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| 99. |
Athletes & Sports Competitors |
$79,460 |
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| 100. |
Sales Representatives - Technical & Scientific Products |
$79,260 |
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| 101. |
Computer Systems Analysts |
$78,830 |
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| 102. |
Civil Engineers |
$78,560 |
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| 103. |
Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, Other |
$78,540 |
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| 104. |
Mechanical Engineers |
$78,200 |
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| 105. |
Financial Examiners |
$78,180 |
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| 106. |
Environmental Engineers |
$77,970 |
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| 107. |
Marine Architects |
$77,920 |
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| 108. |
Marine Engineers |
$77,920 |
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| 109. |
College Professors - Agricultural Sciences |
$77,770 |
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| 110. |
College Professors - Business |
$77,340 |
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| 111. |
Real Estate Brokers |
$77,240 |
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| 112. |
Education Administrators, Other |
$77,220 |
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| 113. |
Managers/Supervisors of Police & Detectives |
$76,820 |
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| 114. |
Architects |
$76,750 |
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| 115. |
College Professors - Chemistry |
$76,310 |
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| 116. |
Software Quality Assurance Engineers & Testers |
$76,000 |
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| 117. |
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects |
$76,000 |
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| 118. |
Network Designers |
$76,000 |
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| 119. |
Web Developers |
$76,000 |
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| 120. |
Web Administrators |
$76,000 |
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| 121. |
Computer Specialists, Other |
$76,000 |
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| 122. |
College Professors - Political Science |
$75,960 |
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| 123. |
Industrial Engineers |
$75,740 |
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| 124. |
Commercial Pilots |
$75,500 |
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| 125. |
Sociologists |
$75,460 |
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| 126. |
College Professors - Architecture |
$75,450 |
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| 127. |
Radiation Therapists |
$75,450 |
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| 128. |
Statisticians |
$74,790 |
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| 129. |
College Professors - Other Social Sciences |
$74,720 |
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| 130. |
College Professors - Environmental Science |
$74,610 |
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| 131. |
Physical Therapists |
$74,410 |
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| 132. |
Operations Research Analysts |
$74,220 |
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| 133. |
College Professors - Computer Science |
$74,050 |
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| 134. |
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts |
$73,830 |
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| 135. |
Industrial Safety & Health Engineers |
$73,830 |
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| 136. |
Fire-Prevention & Protection Engineers |
$73,830 |
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| 137. |
Product Safety Engineers |
$73,830 |
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| 138. |
Hydrologists |
$73,540 |
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| 139. |
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators |
$73,510 |
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| 140. |
Gaming Managers |
$73,480 |
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| 141. |
Computer Programmers |
$73,470 |
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| 142. |
College Professors - Anthropology & Archeology |
$73,410 |
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| 143. |
Database Administrators |
$72,900 |
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| 144. |
Agricultural Engineers |
$72,850 |
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| 145. |
Social Scientists, Other |
$71,730 |
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| 146. |
Fashion Designers |
$71,400 |
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| 147. |
College Instructors - Other |
$71,320 |
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| 148. |
Chemists |
$71,070 |
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| 149. |
Managers/Supervisors of Municipal Fire Fighters |
$70,860 |
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| 150. |
Managers/Supervisors of Forest Fire Fighters |
$70,860 |
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| 151. |
Broadcast News Analysts |
$70,730 |
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| 152. |
College Professors - Area, Ethnic & Cultural Studies |
$70,560 |
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| 153. |
College Instructors - Home Economics |
$70,420 |
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| 154. |
School Psychologists |
$70,190 |
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| 155. |
Clinical Psychologists |
$70,190 |
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| 156. |
Counseling Psychologists |
$70,190 |
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| 157. |
Microbiologists |
$70,150 |
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| 158. |
Computer Security Specialists |
$69,570 |
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| 159. |
Network & Computer Systems Administrators |
$69,570 |
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| 160. |
College Professors - Psychology |
$69,560 |
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| 161. |
Life Scientists, Other |
$69,020 |
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| 162. |
College Professors - Sociology |
$68,900 |
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| 163. |
Logisticians |
$68,600 |
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| 164. |
College Professors - History |
$68,360 |
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| 165. |
Budget Analysts |
$68,140 |
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| 166. |
College Professors - Mathematical Science |
$68,130 |
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| 167. |
Biologists |
$68,030 |
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| 168. |
Biological Scientists, Other |
$68,030 |
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| 169. |
Occupational Therapists |
$67,920 |
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| 170. |
Elevator Installers & Repairers |
$67,750 |
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| 171. |
Ship & Boat Captains |
$67,730 |
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| 172. |
Mates - Ship, Boat & Barge |
$67,730 |
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| 173. |
Pilots - Ship |
$67,730 |
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| 174. |
College Professors - Geography |
$67,480 |
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| 175. |
Nuclear Medicine Technologists |
$67,480 |
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| 176. |
College Professors - Forestry & Conservation Science |
$67,400 |
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| 177. |
Market Research Analysts |
$67,340 |
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| 178. |
Dental Hygienists |
$66,950 |
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| 179. |
Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians |
$66,910 |
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| 180. |
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians |
$66,910 |
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| 181. |
Geographers |
$66,830 |
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| 182. |
Ship Engineers |
$66,140 |
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| 183. |
Speech-Language Pathologists |
$66,130 |
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| 184. |
Power Distributors & Dispatchers |
$66,070 |
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| 185. |
Orthotists & Prosthetists |
$66,060 |
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| 186. |
Accountants |
$65,840 |
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| 187. |
Auditors |
$65,840 |
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| 188. |
Mathematical Science Occupations, Other |
$65,630 |
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| 189. |
Audiologists |
$65,500 |
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| 190. |
College Professors - Foreign Language & Literature |
$65,280 |
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| 191. |
Environmental Scientists & Specialists |
$65,280 |
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| 192. |
College Professors - Philosophy & Religion |
$65,140 |
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| 193. |
Registered Nurses |
$65,130 |
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| 194. |
College Professors - Art, Drama & Music Teachers |
$65,030 |
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| 195. |
Business Operations Specialists, Other |
$64,990 |
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| 196. |
College Instructors - Social Work |
$64,680 |
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| 197. |
Food Scientists & Technologists |
$64,610 |
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| 198. |
Credit Analysts |
$64,580 |
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| 199. |
Creative Writers - Authors, Poets & Lyricists |
$64,560 |
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| 200. |
Copy Writers |
$64,560 |
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| 201. |
Epidemiologists |
$64,500 |
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| 202. |
Technical Writers |
$64,210 |
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| 203. |
Soil & Plant Scientists |
$64,110 |
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| 204. |
Landscape Architects |
$64,000 |
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| 205. |
Financial Specialists, Other |
$63,880 |
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| 206. |
Police Detectives |
$63,840 |
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| 207. |
Police Identification & Records Officers |
$63,840 |
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| 208. |
Criminal Investigators & Special Agents |
$63,840 |
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| 209. |
Immigration & Customs Inspectors |
$63,840 |
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| 210. |
College Professors - English Language & Literature |
$63,610 |
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| 211. |
Loan Officers & Mortgage Brokers |
$63,540 |
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| 212. |
College Professors - Communications |
$63,330 |
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| 213. |
Occupational Health & Safety Specialists |
$63,030 |
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| 214. |
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
$62,660 |
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| 215. |
College Instructors - Nursing |
$62,660 |
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| 216. |
Insurance Underwriters |
$62,600 |
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| 217. |
Film & Video Editors |
$62,500 |
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| 218. |
Aquacultural Managers |
$62,400 |
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| 219. |
Urban & Regional Planners |
$62,400 |
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| 220. |
Nursery & Greenhouse Managers |
$62,400 |
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| 221. |
Crop & Livestock Managers |
$62,400 |
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| 222. |
Multi-Media Artists & Animators |
$62,380 |
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| 223. |
Animal Scientists |
$61,640 |
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| 224. |
College Instructors - Library Science |
$61,630 |
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| 225. |
Commercial & Industrial Designers |
$61,580 |
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| 226. |
Sales Representatives - Wholesale & Manufacturing |
$61,470 |
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| 227. |
Managers/Supervisors of Construction & Extraction Workers |
$61,280 |
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| 228. |
Electrical Repairers - Powerhouse, Substation & Relay |
$60,700 |
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| 229. |
College Instructors - Recreation & Fitness Studies |
$60,700 |
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| 230. |
Social & Community Service Managers |
$60,570 |
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| 231. |
Insurance Sales Agents |
$60,440 |
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| 232. |
Cost Estimators |
$60,320 |
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| 233. |
Soil & Water Conservationists |
$60,170 |
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| 234. |
Range Managers |
$60,170 |
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| 235. |
Park Naturalists |
$60,170 |
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| 236. |
College Instructors - Education |
$60,080 |
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| 237. |
College Instructors - Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement |
$59,830 |
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| 238. |
Instructional Coordinators |
$59,780 |
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| 239. |
Arbitrators, Mediators & Conciliators |
$59,650 |
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| 240. |
Aviation Inspectors |
$59,200 |
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| 241. |
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment & Systems Inspectors |
$59,200 |
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| 242. |
Freight & Cargo Inspectors |
$59,200 |
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| 243. |
Managers of Mechanics, Installers & Repairers |
$59,160 |
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| 244. |
Postmasters & Mail Superintendents |
$59,150 |
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| 245. |
Sales Representatives - Other Services |
$59,030 |
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| 246. |
Public Relations Specialists |
$58,960 |
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| 247. |
Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists |
$58,820 |
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| 248. |
Funeral Directors |
$58,810 |
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| 249. |
Purchasing Agents & Buyers - Farm Products |
$58,760 |
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| 250. |
Managers/Supervisors of Correctional Officers |
$58,380 |
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| 251. |
Power Plant Operators |
$58,340 |
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| 252. |
Human Resource Specialists, Other |
$58,230 |
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| 253. |
Cartographers & Photogrammetrists |
$57,980 |
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| 254. |
Purchasing Agents |
$57,630 |
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| 255. |
Claims Examiners - Property & Casualty Insurance |
$57,550 |
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| 256. |
Insurance Adjusters - Examiners & Investigators |
$57,550 |
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| 257. |
Anthropologists |
$57,300 |
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| 258. |
Archeologists |
$57,300 |
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| 259. |
Editors |
$57,180 |
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| 260. |
Historians |
$57,180 |
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| 261. |
Geophysical Data Technicians |
$57,080 |
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| 262. |
Geological Sample Test Technicians |
$57,080 |
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| 263. |
Compensation, Benefits & Job Analysis Specialists |
$57,060 |
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| 264. |
Legal Support Workers, Other |
$56,660 |
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| 265. |
Engineering Technicians, Other |
$56,560 |
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| 266. |
Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technicians |
$56,280 |
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| 267. |
Property, Real Estate & Community Association Managers |
$56,250 |
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| 268. |
Media & Communication Equipment Workers, Other |
$56,120 |
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| 269. |
Fish & Game Wardens |
$56,030 |
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| 270. |
Surveyors |
$55,980 |
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| 271. |
Wholesale & Retail Buyers |
$55,540 |
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| 272. |
Gas Plant Operators |
$55,350 |
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| 273. |
Artists and Related Workers, Other |
$55,140 |
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| 274. |
High School Teachers - Special Education |
$55,050 |
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| 275. |
Foresters |
$55,040 |
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| 276. |
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators & Gaugers |
$54,950 |
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| 277. |
Commercial Divers |
$54,940 |
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| 278. |
Fire Inspectors |
$54,840 |
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| 279. |
Fire Investigators |
$54,840 |
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| 280. |
Music Directors |
$54,840 |
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| 281. |
Music Composers & Arrangers |
$54,840 |
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| 282. |
Training & Development Specialists |
$54,830 |
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| 283. |
Therapists, Other |
$54,750 |
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| 284. |
Librarians |
$54,700 |
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| 285. |
Real Estate Sales Agents |
$54,410 |
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| 286. |
High School Teachers |
$54,390 |
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| 287. |
Rotary Drill Operators - Oil & Gas |
$54,370 |
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| 288. |
Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers |
$54,300 |
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| 289. |
Railroad Conductors & Yardmasters |
$54,120 |
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| 290. |
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
$54,050 |
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| 291. |
Electrical Engineering Technicians |
$53,990 |
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| 292. |
Electronics Engineering Technicians |
$53,990 |
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| 293. |
Insurance Appraisers - Auto Damage |
$53,980 |
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| 294. |
Managers of Transportation & Vehicle Operators |
$53,960 |
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| 295. |
Employment Interviewers |
$53,870 |
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| 296. |
Personnel Recruiters |
$53,870 |
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| 297. |
Electronic Drafters |
$53,770 |
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| 298. |
Electrical Drafters |
$53,770 |
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| 299. |
Environmental Compliance Inspectors |
$53,760 |
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| 300. |
Licensing Examiners & Inspectors |
$53,760 |
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