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Career guide on highest paying jobs in the world.
What is a good salary?
Taking the latest US 2021 data into account, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), research the full-time wage/salary workers in the United States make approximately $53,490 per year or $1,028 per week.
Anything below that becomes challenging for an individual. Income that provides for monthly living expenses while still allowing for substantial savings per month is considered a good salary.
What jobs are in demand?
“What actually job demand means?” – According to the international journal of nursing studies – An article published in ScienceDirect, in which the “job demands” definition refers to “physical, social, and/or organizational aspects of a job that may require sustained physical and/or psychological effort or skills, and may be associated with certain physiological and/or psychological costs.
Considering that, there is a high demand for skilled professionals in developed nations around the globe provided with the best salaries. Not just that, it comes as a surprise – other professions with moderate salaries are also rapidly emerging due to a shortage of expertise and also due to evolving modern problems.
Here are the list of high paying jobs in demand: (To know the highest paying jobs in the world continue reading below)
- 1. Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence Engineer.
- Salary Range: $124,000 – $150,000.
- 2.Data scientists:
Salary Range: $100,000 – $130,000. - 3. Nurses
Salary Range: $73,000 – $111,000 - 4. User Experience (UX) Designers
- Salary Range: $80,000 – $103,000.
- 5. Web developers (full stack, backend and frontend)
Salary Range: $77,500 – $104,000. - 6. Health care Assistant and Pharmacy Technicians
Salary Range: $65,300 – $106,000. - 7. Business development and Sales experts
Salary Range: $43,300 – $105,000. - 8. Digital marketing professionals
Salary Range: $48,000 – $96,000. - 9. Mental Health therapists
Salary Range: $41,600 – $65,000. - 10. Education Professionals (Tutors & Teachers)
Salary Range: $46,500 – $63,200. - 11. Digital content creators
Salary Range: $46,000 – $62,400. - 12. Loan Experts (Underwriter and Mortgage loan officers)
Salary Range: $43,700 – $60,000. - 13. Personal and Business coaches
Salary Range: $44,300 – $50,000.
What is the highest paying job?
Physicians and health professionals have ranked top on the list of best paying careers in the world. Based on the latest data as per 2021 on the career sites such as Glassdoor, Indeed, Talent, Payscale – The Number 1 highest paying job in the world is Anesthesiologist with a median salary per year: $326,296, which may change time to time.
Highest paying jobs in the world
1. Anesthesiologist
Median salary per year: $326,296
2. Cardiologist
Median salary per year: $290,000
3. Orthodontist
Median salary per year: $264,850
4. Psychiatrist
Median salary per year: $224,577
5. Surgeon
Median salary per year: $216,248
6. Periodontist
Median salary per year: $214,896
7. Physician
Median salary per year: $202,387
8. Dentist
Median salary per year: $196,417
9. Internal medicine physician
Median salary per year: $194,938
10. Obstetrician
Median salary per year: $191,931
11. Nurse anesthetist
Median salary per yea: r$185,856
12. Pediatrician
Median salary per year: $180,202
13. General practitioner
Median salary per year: $170,283
14. Enterprise architecture manager
Median salary per year: $168,762
15. Quantitative analyst
Median salary per year: $153,539
16. Vice president
Median salary per year: $151,358
17. Director of information security
Median salary per year: $149,204
18. Enterprise architect
Median salary per year: $142,355
19. Software architect
Median salary per year: $139,127
20. Software engineering manager
Median salary per year: $138,933
21. Senior clinical pharmacist
Median salary per year: $136,971
22. Data warehouse architect
Median salary per year: $134,999
23. Site reliability engineer
Median salary per year: $134,840
24. Chief marketing officer
Median salary per year: $133,440
25. Cloud engineer
Median salary per year: $123,688
26. Chief information officer
Median salary per year: $123,155
27. Data scientist
Median salary per year: $121,673
28. Optometrist
Median salary per year: $118,486
29. Solutions engineer
Median salary per year: $114,155
30. Chief executive officer
Median salary per year: $112,591
Highest paying jobs in the world (Country wise)
Top 20 Highest paying jobs in America (USA)
1. Anesthesiologist: $261,730
2. Surgeon: $212,708
3. Psychiatrist: $200,000
4. Doctor/Physician: $195,000
5. Dentist: $160,000
6. Cardiologist: $151,147
7. Architect: $131,584
8. Data Scientist: $129,991
9. Optometrist: $120,000
10. Back End: $119,988
11. Private Investigator: $117,000
12. Pharmacist: $111,158
13. Full Stack: $110,646
14. Physicist: $109,950
15. Security Consultant: $109,200
16. Mathematician: $107,925
17. Business Intelligence: $100,982
18. Veterinarian: $100,000
19. UX and UI: $100,000
20. Real Estate Agent: $100,000
Top 25 Highest paying jobs in UK (2021)
1. Cardiologist: £91,478
2. Pathologist: £90,126
3. Psychiatrist: £90,000
4. Dental Hygienist: £62,400
5. Creative Director: £57,296
6. Architect: £57,218
7. Professor: £55,848
8. Data Scientist: £54,005
9. Doctor/Physician: £53,040
10. Accounting Manager: £52,507
11. Backend Developer: £52,500
12. Surgeon: £52,500
13. Air Traffic Controller: £50,000
14. Optometrist: £50,000
15. Mining Engineer: £50,000
16. Investment Banker: £50,000
17. Superintendent: £47,786
18. Investment Advisor: £46,080
19. Pharmacist: £45,333
20. School Principal: £45,001
21. Psychologist: £44,399
22. Economist: £43,164
23. Actuarial: £42,560
24. Project Manager: £42,500
25. Author: £40,152
Top 20 Highest paying jobs in Canada (2021)
As per Canada Talent
1. Anesthesiologist: 3,00,000 C$/yr
2. Cardiologist: 244, 9333 C$/yr
3. Psychiatrist: 242,000 C$/yr
4. Doctor/physician: 212,500 C$/yr
5. Surgeon: 147,799 C$/yr
6. Air traffic controller: 109,434 C$/yr
7. Creative Director: 103,705 C$/yr
8. Lawyer: 100,000 C$/yr
9. Physicist: 97,500 C$/yr
10. Data Scientist: 95,372 C$/yr
11. School principal: 94, 790 C$/yr
12. Psychologist: 93,464 C$/yr
13. Software Engineer: 91,647 C$/yr
14. Pharmacist: 91,289 C$/yr
15. Professor: 90,908 C$/yr
16. Aerospace Engineer: 89,700 C$/yr
17. Actuarial: 88,491 C$/yr
18. Economist: 84,210 C$/yr
19. Project Manager: 83,944 C$/yr
20. IT Backend 83,938 C$/yr
Highest paying jobs in Australia
1. Cardiologist: $200,558
2. Doctor/Physician: $180,375
3. Physicist: $146,358
4. Creative Director: $138,304
5. Architect $130,976
6. Accounting Manager: $129,500
7. Back End: $127,500
8. Product Manager: $123,237
9. Project Manager: $122,062
10. Investment Advisor$117,000
11. Geologist: $116,143
12. Community Manager: $114,175
13. Business Intelligence: $113,090
14. Business Analyst: $110,995
15. Financial Analyst: $110,002
16. Actuarial: $105,000
17. Controller: $101,144
18. Health/Safety: $103,386
19. Writer: $100,676
20. Human Resources: $100,258
Top 25 Highest paying jobs in India
1. Insurance Underwriter: IND₹ 5,000,000
2. Investment Banker: IND₹ 2,220,000
3. Painter: IND₹ 2,000,000
4. Architect: IND₹ 1,984,046
5. Hospital Attendant: IND₹ 1,980,000
6. Anesthesiologist: IND₹ 1,950,000
7. Pharmacy Technician: IND₹ 1,600,000
8. Data Scientist: IND₹ 1,500,000
9. Psychiatrist: IND₹ 1,500,000
10. Pathologist: IND₹ 1,350,000
11. Accounting Manager: IND₹ 1,225,000
12. Creative Director: IND₹ 1,225,000
13. Systems Engineer: IND₹ 1,250,000
14. Surgeon: IND₹ 1,200,000
15. Product Manager: IND₹ 1,200,000
16. Business Intelligence: IND₹ 1,100,000
17. Full Stack: IND₹ 1,000,000
18. Software Engineer: IND₹ 1,042,858
19. Hotel General Manager: IND₹ 1,037,500
20. Project Manager: IND₹ 1,033,901
21. Actuarial: IND₹ 1,000,000
22. Economist: IND₹ 9,00,000
23. Database: IND₹: 9,00,000
24. Audio Visual: IND₹ 850,000
25. Health/Safety: IND₹ 837,500
Highest paying jobs in the Philippines
1. Truck Driver: ₱ 1,072,500
2. Delivery Driver: ₱ 1,047,150
3. Carpenter: ₱ 1,047,150
4. Cleaner: ₱ 845,775
5. Lawyer: ₱ 720,000
6. Concierge: ₱ 720,000
7. Business Intelligence: ₱ 660,000
8. Translator: ₱ 660,000
9. Cashier: ₱ 644,400
10. Sous Chef: ₱ 630,000
11. Accounting Manager: ₱ 630,000
12. Buyer: ₱ 600,000
13. Project Engineer: ₱ 523,914
14. Interpreter: ₱ 510,000
15. Financial Advisor: ₱ 480,000
16. Data Analyst: ₱ 480,000
17. Human Resources: ₱ 450,000
18. Data: ₱ 450,000
19. Database: ₱ 450,000
20. Front End: ₱ 450,000
21. Tax: ₱ 420,000
22. Office Manager: ₱ 420,000
23. Architect: ₱ 420,000
24. Artist: ₱ 420,000
25. Graphic Designer: ₱ 420,000
Top 20 Highest paying jobs in Germany (2021)
1. Kindermädchen: 7 000 €
2. Wirtschaftsprüfer: 6 667 €
3. Systemanalytiker: 6 042 €
4. Schauspieler: 5 563 €
5. Künstler: 5 525 €
6. Kreditanalyst: 5 438 €
7. Architekt: 5 292 €
8. Arzt/Ärztin: 5 268 €
9. Businessanalyst: 5 208 €
10. Backend: 5 208 €
11. Professor: 5 071 €
12. Frontend: 5 000 €
13. Projektmanager: 5 000 €
14. Full Stack: 5 000 €
15. Projektingenieur: 5 000 €
16. Elektroingenieur: 4 894 €
17. Softwareingenieur: 4 667 €
18. Hebamme: 4 200 €
19. Datenbank: 4 333 €
20. Netzwerk: 4 167 €
Highest paying jobs in Dubai
1.Dentist: 51,800 AED
2. Chief Executive Officer: 49,500 AED
3. Chief Financial Officer: 46,500 AED
4. Financial Manager: 45,600 AED
5. Dietitian: 44,300 AED
6. Attorney: 43,000 AED
7. Pilot: 39,500 AED
8. Hotel Manager: 39,300 AED
9. Bank Branch Manager: 38,900 AED
10. General Manager: 38,800 AED
11. Sales Manager: 37,400 AED
12. Business Development Manager: 35,800 AED
13. Construction Project Manager: 35,300 AED
14. Information Technology Manager: 35,100 AED
15. Accounting Manager: 32,400 AED
16. Human Resources Manager: 32,400 AED
17. Corporate Treasurer: 30,000 AED
18. Customer Service Manager: 29,700 AED
19. Financial Analyst: 27,800 AED
20. Pharmacist: 27,200 AED
21. Aerospace Engineer: 27,100 AED
22. Business Analyst: 26,200 AED
23. Architect: 26,000 AED
24. Project Manager: 25,400 AED
25. Journalist: 25,300 AED
Highest paying jobs in France
1. Surgeons: 237,700 EUR
2. Judges: 199,600 EUR
3. Lawyers: 128,700 EUR
4. Bank Managers: 120,750 EUR
5. Chief Executive Officers: 113,300 EUR
6. Chief Financial Officers: 105,850 EUR
7. Orthodontists: 101,900 EUR
8. College Professors: 90,450 EUR
9. Pilots: 75,550 EUR
10. Marketing Directors: 68,100 EUR
Highest paying jobs in Japan
1. Chief executive officer: ¥21,600,000 ($198,220 / £142,850)
2. Neurosurgeon: ¥20,350,000 ($186,735 / £134,570)
3. Executive director: ¥16,200,000 ($148,640 / £107,120)
4. HR vice president: ¥15,500,000 ($142,205 / £102,500)
5. Chief financial officer: ¥15,000,000 ($137,620 / £99,170)
6. Senior marketing manager: ¥15,000,000 ($137,620 / £99,170)
7. Sales director; ¥15,000,000 ($137,620 / £99,170)
8. Operations director: ¥14,950,000 ($137,135 / £98,840)
9. Country manager: ¥14,900,000 ($136,675 / £98,505)
10. Business development director: ¥13,500,000 ($123,839 / £89,250)
Highest paying jobs in New Zealand
1. Chief executive: NZ$560,000 (£295,200 / $403,000)
2. Judge: NZ$412,000 (£217,100 / $296,500)
3. Diagnostic radiologist: NZ$387,500 (£204,200 / $278,800)
4. Radiation oncologist: NZ$387,500 (£204,200 / $278,800)
5. Fishing skipper: NZ$205,000 (£108,000 / $147,500)
6. Pathologist: NZ$204,500 (£107,800 / $147,200)
7. Ophthalmologist: NZ$196,000 (£103,300 / $141,000)
8. Ship’s master: NZ$187,500 (£98,800 / $134,900)
9. Physician: NZ$187,000 (£98,600 / $134,500)
10. Health services manager: NZ$185,000 (£97,500 / $133,100)
Highest paying jobs in Italy
1. Surgeons / Doctors: 6,650 to 21,200 Euros
2. Judges: 5,590 to 17,800 Euros
3. Lawyers: 4,520 to 14,400 Euros
4. Bank Managers: 4,260 EUR to 13,600 Euros
5. Chief Executive Officers: 3,990 to 12,700 Euros
6. Chief Financial Officers: 3,720 to 11,900 Euros
7. Orthodontists Salary: 3,590 to 11,400 Euros
8. College Professors: 3,190 to 10,200 Euros
9. Pilots: 2,660 to 8,470 Euros
10.Marketing Directors: 2,390 to 7,620 Euros
highest paying jobs in South Africa
1. Software Engineers – 1.2 millionrands/year
2. Pilot – 695,800 Rands/year
3. Lawyers – 643,440 to 655,000 Rands/year
4. IT Managers – 20,230 Rands/year
5. Specialist Medical Doctors – 476,000 to 616,000 Rands/year
6. Petroleum Engineers – 72,600 Rands/year
7. Management Consultants – 392,000 and 672,000 Rands/year
8. Actuary – 598,055 Rands/year
9. Air Traffic Controller – 583,450 Rands/Year.
10. Chartered Accountant – 434,191 Rands/Year
Highest paying jobs in Nigeria
1. Surgeon: ₦200,000 – ₦600,000 naira monthly
2. Petroleum Engineering: ₦2,000,000 as monthly
3. Aeronautic Engineering Profession: ₦350,000 – ₦700,000 naira monthly
4. Lawyers: ₦150,000 – ₦1,000,000 naira monthly
5. Pilot: ₦200,000 – ₦3,000,000 naira monthly
6. Chattered Accountant – ₦150,000 – ₦1,650,000 naira monthly
7. Pharmacist: ₦150,000 – ₦800,000 naira monthly
8. Software Developer: ₦134,000 – ₦400,000 naira monthly
9. Telecommunication Engineer: ₦200,000 – ₦1,000,000 naira monthly
10. Investment Banker: ₦300,000 – ₦500,000 naira monthly
Highest paying jobs in Malaysia
1. Quality assurance specialists: RM5.5k to RM10k
2. Accountant: RM6k to RM7k
3. Full stack Java Developer: RM4.5k to RM7k
4. Software Engineer: RM4.5k to RM7k
5. Automation Engineer: RM4.5k to RM6.5k
6. Service Engineer: RM4k to RM6.5k
7. Analyst Programmer: RM4k to RM6k
8. Finance Executive: RM3.5k to RM5.5k
9. Warehouse supervisor: RM3k to RM5.5k
10. Logistic coordinator: RM2.8k to RM5.5k
Highest paying jobs in Mexico
1 General Internal Medicine Physicians: $271,210
2 Psychiatrists: $268,290
3 Obstetricians And Gynecologists: $265,550
4 Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists: $252,460
5 Dentists, All Other Specialists: $214,290
6 Physicians, All Other; And Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric: $212,160
7 Family Medicine Physicians: $194,260
8 Pediatricians, General: $180,320
9 Architectural And Engineering Managers: $172,910
10 Physicists: $168,480
11 Dentists, General: $166,910
12 Nurse Anesthetists $164,980
13 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary: $162,710
14 Podiatrists: $145,530
15 Advertising And Promotions Managers: $131,300
16 Mathematicians: $129,270
17 Medical And Health Services Managers: $128,250
18 Pharmacists: $126,930
19 Materials Engineers: $126,020
20 Computer And Information Research Scientists: $125,890
21 Personal Financial Advisors: $125,630
22 Chemical Engineers: $125,070
23 Physician Assistants: $123,620
24 Engineers, All Other: $123,290
25 Computer And Information Systems Managers: $121,090
highest paying jobs in south Korea
1. Executive Management: 147 million won/year
2. Members of the Diet: 140 million won/year
3. Maritime Pilot: 126 million won/year
4. Surgeon: 110 million won/year
5. Dental Surgeon: 107 million won/year
6. Airplane Pilot: 104.7 million won/year
7. Ophthalmologist: 104.2 million won/year
8. Physician: 95 million won/year
9. Korean Medicine Doctor: 92.23 million won/year
10. Upper Level Civil Servant: 92.01 million won/year
Highest paying jobs in Singapore
1. Financial adviser: $62,726 per year.
2. Supply chain operations director. $5,247 per month
3. General Practitioner: $70,065 per year
4. Head of procurement: $6,046 per month
5. Chief operating officer: $71,659 per year
6. Project manager: $6,207 per month
7. Head of compliance: $75,403 per year
8. Finance dealer and broker: $83,122 per year
9. Trade and ship broker: $84,771 per year
10. Senior employee relations manager: $7,685 per month
Highest paying jobs in China
1. Software development: 5,759 yuan ($851.41) per month
2. Air transport services: 5,674 yuan ($838.32) per month
3. Software publishing: 5,461 yuan ($806.96) per month
4. Computer system design services: 5,387 yuan ($796.02) per month
5. Internet operation and web search engine: 5,382 yuan ($795.27) per month
6. Communications equipment manufacturing: 5,363 yuan ($792.44) per month
7. Wireless telecommunications operation: 5,238 yuan ($774.03) per month
8. Computer and its peripherals manufacturing: 5,202 yuan ($768.72) per month
9. Consulting services related to administration, science and technology: 5,133 yuan ($758.52) per month
10. Real estate development: 5,096 yuan ($753.04) per month
highest paying jobs in Switzerland
1. IT systems architect: 135,295 CHF ($135,503)
2. Physician: 131,602 CHF ($131,805)
3. Investment banker: 118,444 CHF ($118,626)
4. Veterinarian: 114,445 CHF ($114,622)
5. Actuary: 112,053 CHF ($112,226)
6. Priest/Minister: 109,008 CHF ($109,176)
7. Pilot: 101,340 CHF ($101,496)
8. Accountant: 89,515 CHF ($89,653)
9. Software engineer: 87,693 CHF ($87,829)
10. Military officer: 83,880 CHF ($84,009)
Highest paying jobs in Brazil
1. IT Product Manager: 1,943 BRL and 7,450 BRL
2. Financial Analyst: 1,435 BRL and 4,507 BRL
3. Surgeon: 1,777 BRL and 4,045 BRL
4. Dentist: 1,923 BRL and 4,323 BRL
5. Lawyer: 1,507 BRL and 4,037 BRL
6. Mechanical Engineer: 1,491 BRL and 3,691 BRL
7. Software Developer: 1,670 BRL and 7,054 BRL
8. HR Manager: 1,130 BRL and 3,970 BRL
Highest paying jobs in Ireland
1. Accountancy & Finance: €150K – €275K
2. Finance Services: €190K – €260K
3. Legal | Salaried Partner (Legal Practice): €120K – €200+K
4. Marketing Head: €95K to €160K
5. Life Sciences: €155K – €280K
6. Technology: €120K – €280K
7. Infrastructure | Head of DevOps/Site Reliability Engineering: €120K – €140K
Highest paying jobs in Sweden
1. Bank, Finance and Insurance Executives (level I): 124,100 SEK ( $14,250) a month
2. Broker: 82 500 SEK ($9,400)
3. Physicians: 900,000 SEK ($103,350) annual income.
4. Managing Directors/ CEO’s: 75 800 SEK ($8,700) a month
5. Government Executives: 70,000 SEK ($8,000) a month.
6. CFO’s: 71 500 SEK ($8,200) a month
7. Bank, Finance and Insurance Executives (level II): 71 200 SEK ($8,170) a month
8. Research and R&D Executives: 69 800 ($8,000) a month
9. Head of clinics and operations – Healthcare: 68 400 SEK ($7,850) a month
10. IT Executives: 66 400 SEK ($7,620) a month
Highest paying jobs in Netherlands
1. Medical specialists: €126,131 (£110,112) a year.
2. Pilots: €110,676 (£96,595) per year.
3. Lawyers: €104,561 (£91,258) a year.
4. Company directors: €86,112 (£75,152) a year.
5. Business economists: €78,041 (£68,108).
6. Commercial directors: €72,820 (£63,552) a year.
7. HR directors: €72,092 (£62,916) annually.
8. Maritime captains: €66,996 (£58,477) on an annual
9. Notaries: €65,728 (£57,370) annually.
10. Detectives: €64,313 (£56,135).
Highest paying jobs in Saudi Arabia
1. Advisory: 100,000-165,000 (riyals per month)
2. Banking: : 120,000-135,000
3. Human Resources: 100,000-155,000
4. Investment management: 125,000-170,000
5. Legal: 100,000-150,000
6. Managing director (manufacturing): 95,000-130,000
7. Governor: 150,000-225,000
8. Sales director (retail): 45,000-70,000
9. Group chief financial officer: 100,000-150,000
10. Partner (5+ years, management consulting): 150,000+
Highest paying jobs in Vietnam
1. Finance/Investment: 7.2 million VND per month.
2. Banking (Bank manager): 50 million VND – (Freshers): 5 million to nearly 8 million per month.
3. Programmer and Information Technology Industry: ( 2years experience): 20 million VND per month.
4. Construction engineer: (manager): 18 to 35 million VND per month
5. Marketing: Marketing staff 14 million to 18million VND per month; Account Manager 24 million to 34million VND per month; Brand Manager 35 million to 45 million VND per month,
Highest paying jobs for 16 year olds or young adults
Highest paying jobs for women
Though, all the jobs can be done by both men and woman, but there are some professions where women prefers to do more and also being paid high or equal to men. Here are the list of highest paying jobs for women which are perfectly opt for women.
- 1. Physician: $ 177,000 per year.
- 2. Nurse practitioner: $97,000 per year
- 3. Health Care Technology Manager: $83,000 per year
- 4. Physical Therapist: $76,000
- 5. CEO: $ 76,000 median salary per year
- 6. System Software developers: $72,000
- 7. Human Resources managers: $66,000 average yearly salary.
- 8. Psychologists: $65,000 approximate average yearly salary
- 9. Landscape Architect: $62,000
- 10. Management consultants or analysts: $61000
- 11. Market Research Analyst: $61,000.
- 12. Astronomer: $61,000 average salary
- 13. Medical Scientists: $59,000
- 14. Computer Systems Analysts: $59,000
- 15. Interior Designer: $46,000 per year
- 16. Interpreter: $43,000 average salary.
Highest paying jobs for men
Even the job roles are same, the salaries are being paid high for men in certain jobs. Here are the list of highest paying jobs for men:
- 1. Sales director: $1,75,114 average salary per year
- 2. CEO: $141,024
- 3. Air Traffic controllers: $1,20,384
- 4. Pharmacists: $118,872
- 5. Project managers: $1,16,000 average salary per year.
- 6. Computer and information system managers: $108,732
- 7. Professors: $104,820 average salary per year
- 8. Financial and investment analysts: $90,584
- 9. Sales managers: $98,592 median salary per year.
- 10. Marketing Managers: $90,064
- 11. Computer programmers: $86,996
- 12. purchasing Managers: $ 85,000
- 13. Game developer: $70,781 per year
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Least stressful jobs
1. Orthodontist
Median salary per annum: $208,000
Education Qualification: Doctorate
2. Freelance Photographer
Job Satisfaction Rating: 10/10
Median salary per annum: $180,000
3. Dentist
Median salary per annum: $164,010
Education Qualification: Doctorate
4. Postsecondary law teachers
Median salary per annum: $129,840
5. Physicists
Median salary per annum: $123,080
6. Software Developer
Median salary per annum: $110,140
Education Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree
7. Astronomers
Median salary per annum: $109,560
8. Mathematicians
Average annual salary: $104,700
9. Art Directors
Median salary per annum: $103,510
10. Data Scientist
Median salary per annum: $98,230
Education Qualification: Bachelor’s degree
11. Statistician
Median salary per annum: $92,270
Education required: Master’s Degree
12. Mechanical Engineer
Median salary per annum: $90,160
Education qualification: Bachelor’s degree
13. Occupational Therapist
Median salary per annum: $86,280
Education Qualification: Master’s degree
14. Genetic counselor:
Median salary per annum $85,700
Education qualification: Master’s degree
15. Web Developer
Median salary: $77,200
Education Qualification: Associate degree
16. Dental Hygienist
Median salary per annum: $77,090
Education required: Associate degree
17. Orthotist and Prosthetist
Median salary: $70,190
Education Qualification: Master’s degree
18. Cartographer
Median salary per annum: $68,380
Education Qualification: Bachelor’s degree
19. Physical Therapist Assistant
Median salary per annum: $59,770
Education Qualification: Associate degree
20. Massage Therapist
Median salary per annum: $43,620
Education Qualification: Postsecondary nondegree award
Most stressful jobs
1. Anesthesiologist
Median Salary: $208,000
Education Needed: Doctoral degree, residency and licensure
2. Surgeon
Average salary: $208,800 (£153,490)
3. Physician
Median Salary: $206,500
Education Needed: Doctoral degree, residency and licensure
4. IT manager
Average salary: $146,360 (£107,610)
5. Sales Manager
Median Salary: $126,640
6. Air traffic controller
Average salary: $122,990 (£90,440)
7. Lawyer
Average salary: $122,960 (£83,030)
8. Construction Manager
Median Salary: $95,260
Education Needed: Bachelor’s degree preferred
9. Financial analyst
Average salary: $81,590 (£60,000)
10. Aircraft maintenance engineer
Average salary: $64,310 (£47,290)
11. Police officer
Average salary: $54131
12. Firefighter
Average salary: $51298
13. Mental health counsellor
Average salary: $49,610 (£36,480)
14. Truck driver
Average salary: $45,260 (£33,280)
15. Enlisted Military Personnel
(E3, 4 years experience)
Average salary: $26,802
