A List of Today’s High Paying Careers

Think about what you enjoy doing most - whether it’s working with people, doing hands-on projects or working independently with information systems. For example, both a Surgeon and a Psychiatrist are physicians with the same basic training.

A Psychiatrist spends more time working one-on-one with patients while the Surgeon sees most patients when they are asleep. Both doctors have similar abilities, but choose areas of medicine that complement their personalities and work style preferences.

Knowing what you enjoy doing and where your greatest skills are can help in choosing a high income career that will also be satisfying. The U.S. Department of Labor identified the top 20 careers categorized by income earning potential:

1.Surgeon: $181,850
2.Anesthesiologist: $174,610
3.OB/GYN: $174,610
4.Oral and maxillofacial surgeon: $169,600
5.Internist: $156,790
6.Prosthodontist: $156,710
7.Orthodontist: $153,240
8.Psychiatrist: $151,380
9.Chief Executive Officer: $140,880
10.Engineering manager: $140,210
11.Pediatrician: $140,000
12.Family or general practitioner: $137,980
13.Physician/surgeon, all other: $137,100
14.Airline Pilot: $134,090
15.Dentist: $132,660
16.Podiatrist: $111,130
17.Lawyer: $110,590
18.Dentist, any other specialist: $106,040
19.Air traffic controller: $100,430
20.Computer and information systems manager: $100,110

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1.Funeral home director: $79,517
2.Operations manager: $77,839
3.Industrial production manager: $73,000
4.Transportation manager: $72,662
5.Storage and distribution manager: $69,898
6.Computer technical support specialist: $67,689
7.Gaming manager: $64,880
8.First-line supervisor/manager of police and detective: $64,430
9.Nuclear power reactor operator: $64,090
10.Computer specialist: $59,480
11.Non-retail supervisors/manager: $59,300
12.Nuclear technician: $59,200
13.First-line supervisor/manager of fire fighting and prevention worker: $58,920
14.Real estate broker: $58,720
15.Elevator installer and repairer: $58,710
16.Sales representative, various products: $58,580
17.Dental hygienist: $59,790
18.Radiation therapist: $57,700
19.Nuclear medicine technologist: $56,450
20.Power plant distributor/ dispatcher: $57,330

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Top ranking job in 2009

•Computer software engineers, applications
•Computer support specialists
•Computer software engineers, systems software
•Network and computer systems administrators
•Network systems and data communications analysts
•Desktop publishers
•Database administrators
•Personal and home care aides
•Computer systems analysts
•Medical assistants
•Social and human service assistants
•Physician assistants
•Medical records and health information technicians
•Computer and information systems managers
•Home health aides
•Physical therapist aides
•Occupational therapist aides
•Physical therapist assistants
•Audiologists
•Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
•Computer and information scientists, research
•Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
•Occupational therapist assistants
•Veterinary technologists and technicians
•Speech-language pathologists
•Mental health and substance abuse social workers
•Dental assistants
•Dental hygienists
•Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
•Pharmacy technicians