| Most people are aware of the fact that on an | | | | information systems managers who earn |
| average, surgeons earn an estimated sum of $189,590 | | | | approximately $83,890 annually.d. Marketing And Sales |
| annually. The hefty package is the result of the | | | | Managers - Statistics reveal that the estimated annual |
| in-depth knowledge and expertise involved in this | | | | income of sales and marketing managers is around |
| profession. However, surveys reveal that assistants of | | | | $80,000. |
| physicians also earn around $63,490 per annum. | | | | According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics National |
| Surveys have often been conducted to determine the | | | | Compensation Survey, estimated average white-collar |
| top paying careers in the United States. | | | | earnings were around $21.85 per hour, estimated |
| Top Paying Careers:a. Surgeons And Health Care | | | | average blue-collar earnings were approximately |
| Professionals - According to most surveys, surgeons | | | | $15.03 per hour, while the average earnings per hour |
| always lead the list of highest paying jobs, followed by | | | | for service occupations were only about $10.40. To |
| anesthesiologists whose annual income amounts to | | | | obtain higher incomes, most top-end careers require a |
| around $181,420. Tagging along are gynecologists and | | | | four-year college degree. |
| obstetricians who as per survey, earn about $179,640 | | | | As per the information obtained from Employment |
| annually, while dentists earn around $133,350. It is | | | | Policy Foundation, listed below are some of the career |
| evident from surveys that most highly paid | | | | options at varying levels of education:a. Top Paying |
| professionals belong to the field of health and medicine | | | | Careers For Individuals Who Do Not Have A High |
| with the exception of CEOs who are ranked in the 8th | | | | School Degree - |
| position among top ten careers.b. Personal Financial | | | | Drafters - $36,000 |
| Advisors - Another lucrative career option is that of | | | | Industrial production managers - $36,000 |
| Personal financial advisors. However, in most surveys | | | | Bailiffs, correctional officers and jailers - $36,400 |
| they fail to find a place in the list of top ten owing to | | | | Construction manager - $33,600 |
| their highly fluctuating incomes. It is estimated that the | | | | Electricians - $31,900b. High Paying Jobs For High |
| annual income of a successful personal financial | | | | School Graduates - |
| advisor is around $145,000. On the other hand, an | | | | Listed below are some of the career options that lay |
| average financial advisor may earn only around | | | | more emphasis on relevant expertise and experience |
| $28,330 per year. Some of the factors that contribute | | | | instead of formal education: |
| to this immense income variation are high growth | | | | Computer programmers - $55,000 |
| potential, rapid economic growth and finally, the | | | | Network systems and data communications analysts - |
| educational index that this profession demands.c. | | | | $49,000 |
| Medical Scientists - The estimated average annual | | | | Database, network and computer systems |
| income of Medical Scientists is approximately $100,000, | | | | administrators - $48,000 |
| which might seem to be a paltry amount against their | | | | Although a large number of jobs and professions |
| educational qualifications (doctoral degrees). However, | | | | require specialization and expertise in relevant field, it is |
| they lead the list of other careers such as podiatrists, | | | | possible to apply for some jobs after satisfying basic |
| whose estimated income is $94,500, lawyers with an | | | | criteria of qualifications. For instance, individuals applying |
| estimated average annual income of $91,920, | | | | for the job of an air traffic controller are screened and |
| optometrists earning $88,100 and other computer and | | | | recruited by the Federal Aviation Administration. |