Top 25 Highest-paying Jobs in America & What They Pay
By NEXT Staff on Thursday, September 9, 2010
Many great opportunities exist for you to find your dream job in Arkansas. Here’s a sampling of salaries for some professions and jobs in Arkansas, according to the latest figures (2009) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top 25 Highest-paying Jobs in America
Occupation Mean Annual Salary
1. Surgeons $219,770
2. Anesthesiologists $211,750
3. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons $210,710
4. Orthodontists $206,190
5. Obstetricians & Gynecologists $204,470
6. Internists, general $183,990
7. Physicians & Surgeons, all other $173,860
8. Chief Executive Officers $167,280
9. Family & General Practitioners $168,550
10. Psychiatrists $163,660
11. Pediatricians, general $161,410
12. Dentists, general $156, 850
13. Dentists, all other specialists $153,570
14. Podiatrists $131,730
15. Lawyers $129,020
16. Natural Sciences Managers $127,000
17. Prosthodontists $125,400
18. Engineering Managers $122,810
19. Computer & Information Systems Managers $120,640
20. Marketing Managers $120,070
21. Petroleum Engineers $119, 960
22. Airline Pilots, Co-pilots & Flight Engineers $117, 060
23. Financial Managers $113, 730
24. Sales Managers $111,570
25. Physicists $111,250
Top Jobs in Arkansas
Accountants $52,490
Advertising Sales Agents $38,840
Aerospace Engineers $68,740
Aircraft Mechanics $44,510
Art Directors $49,400
Athletic Trainers $42,480
Audio & Video Technicians $34,940
Automotive Service Technicians $30,590
Bartenders $17,970
Brick Masons $39,110
Carpenters $33,860
Chemical Engineer $91,000
Chemists $64,080
Childcare Workers $16,750
Chiropractors $88,240
Civil Engineers $69,300
Clergy $41,700
Coaches/Scouts $42,920
Computer Programmers $63,610
Computer Specialists $56,200
Computer Systems Analysts $61,700
Computer Software Engineers $64,150
Court Reporters $32,640
Credit Analysts $53,900
Dental Hygienists $63,670
Desktop Publishers $33,020
Detectives & Criminal Investigators $51,400
Dieticians & Nutritionists $49,020
Electricians $41,800
Electrical Engineers $78,970
Elementary School Teachers $42,570
Emergency Management Specialists $38,860
Engineering Technicians $43,730
Environmental Engineers $70,100
Explosives Workers $32,640
Film & Video Editors $35,520
Financial Analysts $60,470
Firefighters $34,340
Floral Designers $21,800
Food Scientists & Technologists $49,180
Forest & Conservation Workers $40,390
Funeral Attendants $19,850
Graphic Designers $36,030
Hairdressers/Hairstylists $26,960
Home Health Aides $18,270
Industrial Engineers $66,370
Insurance Sales Agents $49,930
Interior Designers $40,110
Interpreters & Translators $58,580
Janitors $20,040
Judges $53,520
Landscape Architects $49,520
Librarians $50,510
Mechanical Engineers $66,710
Microbiologists $64,460
Middle School Teachers $43,520
Multimedia Artists & Animators $61,340
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $64,640
Nuclear Technicians $84,730
Occupational Therapists $76,260
Optometrists $75,000
Paralegals $37,130
Pest Control Workers $27,660
Personal Financial Advisers $81,990
Pharmacists $96,110
Pharmacy Aides $20,170
Photographers $27,970
Physical Therapists $74,310
Physical Therapist Assistants $46,300
Physician Assistants $64,120
Police Patrol Officers $36,050
Public Relations Managers $75,100
Radiation Therapists $69,930
Radio & Television Announcers $27,420
Radiologic Technologists $44,380
Real Estate Agents $37,910
Registered Nurses $57,040
Reporters/Correspondents $30,690
Secondary Education Teachers $45,410
Secretaries $34,670
Social Workers $35,620
Speech-Language Pathologists $62,530
Special Education, Elementary Teachers $43,080
Technical Writers $47,410
Telemarketers $21,630
Truck Drivers $35,450
Veterinarians $74,750
Waiters/Waitresses $17,300
Welders $32,810
Zoologists $51,500