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America's Highest-Paying Jobs
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By Laura Morsch, CareerBuilder.com writer
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Once you look beyond the doctors, dentists and surgeons, however, the nation's other best-salaried jobs are fairly diverse. Although all of these jobs require a college education, the types of work necessary experience and training vary widely.
1. Chief Executive Officer -- $140,880
Job Description: Oversees all aspects of a corporation, including the company's goals and policies.
Qualifications: Varies, but generally at least a bachelor degree or MBA and considerable work experience.
2. Airline Pilot -- $134,090
Job Description: Transports passengers and cargo via airplane.
Qualifications: Pilot's license, which requires applicants to be at least 23 years old, have at least 1,500 hours of flying experience, and pass a barrage of written and psychological tests.
3. Lawyer -- $110,590
Job Description: Counsels clients on legal matters and represents their party in criminal and civil trials.
Qualifications: Graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and successful completion of their jurisdiction's bar exam.
4. Engineering Manager -- $140,210
Job description: Supervises workers who design machinery, products and quality assurance testing -- often in industrial plants.
Qualifications: At least a bachelor's degree and considerable work experience as an engineer.
5. Air Traffic Controller -- $100,430
Job description: Organizes and controls the flow of airplanes into and out of an airport.
Qualifications: Pre-employment testing, four years of college and/or three years of work experience, completion of the FAA Academy and an additional controller training program.
6. Computer and Information Systems Manager -- $100,110
Job description: Plans and oversees a company's computer-related goals, including supervising computer programmers and support specialists.
Qualifications: At least a bachelor's degree (MBA preferred) and considerable work experience.
7. Marketing Manager -- $100,020
Job description: Develops a company's marketing strategy, including demand for its product or service and how to target potential customers.
Qualifications: Bachelor or master's degree and considerable work experience.
8. Natural Sciences Manager -- $97,560
Job description: Oversees the research and development activities of chemists, biologists, physicists and other life and physical scientists.
Qualifications: Strong technical knowledge, at least a bachelor's degree and considerable work experience.
9. Sales Manager -- $96,950
Job description: Directs the firm's sales staff, including assigning territories and setting goals.
Qualifications: Bachelor's or master's degree and considerable work experience.
10. Astronomer -- $96,780
Job description: Uses physics and math to develop and solve problems in navigation, space flight, satellite communications and methods of collecting astronomical data.
Qualifications: A doctoral degree, postdoctoral research and additional experience.
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By Laura Morsch, CareerBuilder.com writer
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Once you look beyond the doctors, dentists and surgeons, however, the nation's other best-salaried jobs are fairly diverse. Although all of these jobs require a college education, the types of work necessary experience and training vary widely.
1. Chief Executive Officer -- $140,880
Job Description: Oversees all aspects of a corporation, including the company's goals and policies.
Qualifications: Varies, but generally at least a bachelor degree or MBA and considerable work experience.
2. Airline Pilot -- $134,090
Job Description: Transports passengers and cargo via airplane.
Qualifications: Pilot's license, which requires applicants to be at least 23 years old, have at least 1,500 hours of flying experience, and pass a barrage of written and psychological tests.
3. Lawyer -- $110,590
Job Description: Counsels clients on legal matters and represents their party in criminal and civil trials.
Qualifications: Graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and successful completion of their jurisdiction's bar exam.
4. Engineering Manager -- $140,210
Job description: Supervises workers who design machinery, products and quality assurance testing -- often in industrial plants.
Qualifications: At least a bachelor's degree and considerable work experience as an engineer.
5. Air Traffic Controller -- $100,430
Job description: Organizes and controls the flow of airplanes into and out of an airport.
Qualifications: Pre-employment testing, four years of college and/or three years of work experience, completion of the FAA Academy and an additional controller training program.
6. Computer and Information Systems Manager -- $100,110
Job description: Plans and oversees a company's computer-related goals, including supervising computer programmers and support specialists.
Qualifications: At least a bachelor's degree (MBA preferred) and considerable work experience.
7. Marketing Manager -- $100,020
Job description: Develops a company's marketing strategy, including demand for its product or service and how to target potential customers.
Qualifications: Bachelor or master's degree and considerable work experience.
8. Natural Sciences Manager -- $97,560
Job description: Oversees the research and development activities of chemists, biologists, physicists and other life and physical scientists.
Qualifications: Strong technical knowledge, at least a bachelor's degree and considerable work experience.
9. Sales Manager -- $96,950
Job description: Directs the firm's sales staff, including assigning territories and setting goals.
Qualifications: Bachelor's or master's degree and considerable work experience.
10. Astronomer -- $96,780
Job description: Uses physics and math to develop and solve problems in navigation, space flight, satellite communications and methods of collecting astronomical data.
Qualifications: A doctoral degree, postdoctoral research and additional experience.