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Highest-Paying Occupations In America

These 100 occupations have the highest median annual wages in the BLS database. AI exposure scores are included so you can see which high-earning roles face the most transformation pressure from AI in the next decade.

100
Occupations
58/ 100
Avg AI Score
19.7M
Total Employment
$132,170
Median Wage

Methodology

Filter: Median Wage IS NOT NULL. Sort: median wage descending.

Top 100 Occupations

RankOccupationAI Score
1Family Medicine Physicians44.8
2General Internal Medicine Physicians44.8
3Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers58.9
4Dentists, All Other Specialists47.3
5Nurse Anesthetists45.6
6Pediatricians, General44.8
7Chief Executives59.4
8Chief Sustainability Officers59.4
9Dentists, General44.1
10Computer and Information Systems Managers89.7
11Architectural and Engineering Managers57.3
12Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers58.8
13Physicists70.9
14Investment Fund Managers60
15Financial Managers61.5
16Treasurers and Controllers61.5
17Clinical Research Coordinators60.9
18Natural Sciences Managers59.4
19Water Resource Specialists60.9
20Marketing Managers60.9
21Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates70.2
22Computer Hardware Engineers82.7
23Podiatrists47
24Lawyers69.4
25Air Traffic Controllers66.5
26Petroleum Engineers55.2
27Computer and Information Research Scientists66.6
28Compensation and Benefits Managers60.4
29Human Resources Managers60.4
30Purchasing Managers60.8
31Political Scientists54.4
32Public Relations Managers54.7
33Medical Dosimetrists45.6
34Sales Managers60.1
35Pharmacists53.4
36Compliance Managers58.7
37Loss Prevention Managers58.7
38Managers, All Other60.2
39Regulatory Affairs Managers58.7
40Wind Energy Development Managers58.7
41Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers58.7
42Wind Energy Operations Managers60.2
43Data Warehousing Specialists68.2
44Database Architects68.2
45Optometrists46
46Aerospace Engineers55.2
47Anesthesiologist Assistants44.5
48Physician Assistants44.5
49Software Developers68
50Astronomers53.9
51Computer Network Architects67.9
52Telecommunications Engineering Specialists69.8
53Nurse Practitioners44.6
54Nurse Midwives44.7
55Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists52.3
56Electronics Engineers, Except Computer52.3
57Nuclear Engineers54.8
58Training and Development Managers59.6
59Advertising and Promotions Managers59.7
60Law Teachers, Postsecondary58.5
61Actuaries87.1
62Veterinarians43.6
63Information Security Analysts60.8
64Fundraising Managers54
65Commercial Pilots59.2
66Nuclear Power Reactor Operators63.6
67Chemical Engineers54.7
68Mathematicians73.4
69Sales Engineers73.5
70Biofuels Production Managers56.1
71Biomass Power Plant Managers56.1
72Hydroelectric Production Managers57.6
73Quality Control Systems Managers56.1
74Industrial Production Managers56.1
75Geothermal Production Managers57.6
76Economics Teachers, Postsecondary58
77Physical Scientists, All Other55.1
78Medical and Health Services Managers88.7
79Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists53.7
80Nanosystems Engineers50.9
81Microsystems Engineers50.9
82Mechatronics Engineers52.3
83Engineers, All Other53.7
84Solar Energy Systems Engineers52.3
85Robotics Engineers52.3
86Wind Energy Engineers52.3
87Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar52.3
88Photonics Engineers52.3
89Neuropsychologists53.3
90Clinical Neuropsychologists53.3
91Psychologists, All Other56
92Economists53.2
93Environmental Economists53.2
94Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers67.6
95Naturopathic Physicians43.3
96Orthoptists43.3
97Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other45.8
98Clinical Data Managers66.8
99Data Scientists86.9
100Business Intelligence Analysts66.8