Saw this article by Forbes come up on FB and thought it was interesting. Stats are from the Bureau of Labor.
- Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $109,450
Mean annual income: $76,490
Total employed: 20,590
Top-paying state: Oregon
- Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $114,150
Mean annual income: $68,030
Total employed: 3,620
Top-paying state: Michigan
- Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors; rail inspectors; and other inspectors of transportation vehicles, not elsewhere classified.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $114,360
Mean annual income: $70,820
Total employed: 24,350
Top-paying state: Washington, D.C.
- Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $114,820
Mean annual income: $67,870
Total employed: 43,500
Top-paying state: Washington, D.C.
- Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $115,030
Mean annual income: $60,830
Total employed: 2,610
Top-paying state: New York
- Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation, its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and its return to the ocean and atmosphere.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $117,190
Mean annual income: $81,930
Total employed: 6,580
Top-paying state: California
- Plan, direct, or coordinate gaming operations in a casino. May formulate house rules.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $119,950
Mean annual income: $75,590
Total employed: 3,870
Top-paying state: Nevada
- Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $121,690
Mean annual income: $72,570
Total employed: 4,300
Top-paying state: California
- Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of Federal, State, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $127,400
Mean annual income: $80,540
Total employed: 108,720
Top-paying state: Washington, D.C.
- Command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $128,330
Mean annual income: $79,180
Total employed: 30,690
Top-paying state: Texas
- Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $128,330
Mean annual income: $75,350
Total employed: 97,500
Top-paying state: New York
- Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $137,410
Mean annual income: $81,080Total employed: 8,330
Top-paying state: New York
- Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Solve problems in various fields using mathematical methods.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $157,090
Mean annual income: $104,350
Total employed: 3,130
Top-paying state: New Jersey
- Observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $162,630
Mean annual income: $107,140
Total employed: 1,660
Top-paying state: California
- Analyze, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources.
Top 10% annual income, on average: $182,470
Mean annual income: $84,380
Total employed: 4,310
Top-paying state: Oklahoma
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