The highest-earning career for Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew majors in the U.S. is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers. The three highest-earning careers in the U.S. are Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($219,140), Nurse Anesthetists ($212,650), and Chief Executives ($206,680). Interested in any of these top jobs? For Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, you should consider studying Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew. Wind Turbine Service Technicians have the fastest job growth rates and is anticipated to grow by 44.6% between 2022 and 2032.
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Career | Median Salary | Average Annual Job Openings | Employment 2022 | Employment 2032 | Percent Change | |
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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $219,140 | 6,264 | 53,185 | 55,215 | 4% | |
Nurse Anesthetists | $212,650 | 297 | 5,878 | 6,402 | 9% | |
Chief Executives Chief Sustainability Officers | $206,680 | 6,150 | 112,560 | 103,314 | -8% | |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | $169,510 | 21,245 | 252,502 | 291,414 | 15% | |
Architectural and Engineering Managers Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | $165,370 | 6,487 | 96,115 | 100,026 | 4% | |
Natural Sciences Managers Clinical Research Coordinators Water Resource Specialists | $157,740 | 2,398 | 31,844 | 33,394 | 5% | |
Marketing Managers | $157,620 | 17,690 | 203,099 | 216,537 | 7% | |
Financial Managers Treasurers and Controllers Investment Fund Managers | $156,100 | 29,092 | 331,306 | 384,225 | 16% | |
Physicists | $155,680 | 323 | 4,874 | 5,105 | 5% | |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $148,910 | 70 | 1,746 | 1,781 | 2% |
★ For the data available, wages are capped at $239,120.
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Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
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