| Career |
Hourly Pay |
Median Salary |
Education |
| Management Analysts |
$45
|
$93,000
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Computer Programmers |
$45
|
$93,000
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Sociologists |
$45
|
$92,910
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Financial and Investment Analysts |
$44
|
$91,580
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Civil Engineers |
$42
|
$88,050
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Occupational Therapists |
$41
|
$85,570
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Geographers |
$41
|
$85,220
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Hydrologists |
$40
|
$84,030
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
$40
|
$83,680
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
$40
|
$83,640
|
High school diploma |
| Agricultural Engineers |
$40
|
$82,640
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists |
$40
|
$82,510
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Ship Engineers |
$40
|
$82,410
|
Some college |
| Operations Research Analysts |
$40
|
$82,360
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
$40
|
$82,330
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
$40
|
$81,980
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
$40
|
$81,980
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels |
$39
|
$81,640
|
Some college |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
$39
|
$81,440
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Geography Teachers, Postsecondary |
$39
|
$81,440
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Financial Examiners |
$39
|
$81,410
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Power Plant Operators |
$39
|
$80,850
|
High school diploma |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
$39
|
$80,600
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Postmasters and Mail Superintendents |
$39
|
$80,250
|
High school diploma |
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval |
$39
|
$80,180
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Genetic Counselors |
$39
|
$80,150
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Budget Analysts |
$38
|
$79,940
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Transportation Inspectors |
$38
|
$79,770
|
High school diploma |
| Locomotive Engineers |
$38
|
$79,740
|
High school diploma |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers |
$38
|
$79,680
|
High school diploma |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
$38
|
$79,630
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
$38
|
$79,540
|
High school diploma |
| Chemists |
$38
|
$79,430
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary |
$38
|
$79,410
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Microbiologists |
$38
|
$79,260
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Speech-Language Pathologists |
$38
|
$79,060
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Producers and Directors |
$38
|
$79,000
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Audiologists |
$38
|
$78,950
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
$38
|
$78,910
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Epidemiologists |
$38
|
$78,830
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators |
$38
|
$78,790
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists |
$38
|
$78,760
|
Associate's degree |
| Urban and Regional Planners |
$38
|
$78,500
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes |
$38
|
$78,410
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Food Scientists and Technologists |
$38
|
$78,340
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
$38
|
$78,310
|
High school diploma |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers |
$38
|
$78,230
|
Some college |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
$38
|
$78,160
|
Master's degree or higher |
| History Teachers, Postsecondary |
$38
|
$78,130
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Technical Writers |
$38
|
$78,060
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary |
$38
|
$77,980
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
$38
|
$77,910
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary |
$38
|
$77,860
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Gas Plant Operators |
$37
|
$77,850
|
High school diploma |
| Dental Hygienists |
$37
|
$77,810
|
Associate's degree |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
$37
|
$77,740
|
Associate's degree |
| Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary |
$37
|
$77,610
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Registered Nurses |
$37
|
$77,600
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
$37
|
$77,580
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |
$37
|
$77,560
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary |
$37
|
$77,560
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other |
$37
|
$77,500
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Fashion Designers |
$37
|
$77,450
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Credit Analysts |
$37
|
$77,440
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary |
$37
|
$77,440
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists |
$37
|
$77,360
|
Associate's degree |
| Athletes and Sports Competitors |
$37
|
$77,300
|
Some high school |
| Accountants and Auditors |
$37
|
$77,250
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment |
$37
|
$77,250
|
Some college |
| Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
$37
|
$77,100
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Logisticians |
$37
|
$77,030
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Web Developers and Digital Interface Designers |
$37
|
$77,030
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers |
$37
|
$77,030
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
$37
|
$77,030
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Labor Relations Specialists |
$37
|
$77,010
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Gambling Managers |
$37
|
$76,910
|
High school diploma |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$37
|
$76,730
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
$37
|
$76,530
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Insurance Underwriters |
$37
|
$76,390
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Pile Driver Operators |
$37
|
$76,260
|
High school diploma |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
$37
|
$75,940
|
Master's degree or higher |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
$37
|
$75,930
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Orthotists and Prosthetists |
$36
|
$75,440
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Chiropractors |
$36
|
$75,000
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Social and Community Service Managers |
$36
|
$74,000
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Funeral Home Managers |
$36
|
$74,000
|
Associate's degree |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
$35
|
$73,580
|
Associate's degree |
| Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers |
$35
|
$73,060
|
High school diploma |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
$35
|
$72,440
|
Master's degree or higher |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
$35
|
$72,010
|
High school diploma |
| Compliance Officers |
$34
|
$71,650
|
Bachelor's degree |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
$34
|
$71,260
|
High school diploma |
| Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary |
$34
|
$71,010
|
Master's degree or higher |
| Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators |
$34
|
$70,720
|
High school diploma |
| Writers and Authors |
$33
|
$69,510
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Avionics Technicians |
$33
|
$69,280
|
Associate's degree |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
$33
|
$68,900
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Landscape Architects |
$33
|
$67,950
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Soil and Plant Scientists |
$32
|
$66,750
|
Bachelor's degree |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
$31
|
$65,380
|
Some college |
| Cost Estimators |
$31
|
$65,170
|
Bachelor's degree |
