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 ($226,600), Nurse Anesthetists ($223,210), and Chief Executives ($206,420). 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 | $226,600 | 6,393 | 54,286 | 56,358 | 4% | |
Nurse Anesthetists | $223,210 | 307 | 6,076 | 6,617 | 9% | |
Chief Executives Chief Sustainability Officers | $206,420 | 6,120 | 112,000 | 102,800 | -8% | |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | $171,200 | 21,245 | 252,502 | 291,414 | 15% | |
Architectural and Engineering Managers Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | $167,740 | 6,364 | 94,302 | 98,139 | 4% | |
Physicists | $166,290 | 287 | 4,325 | 4,530 | 5% | |
Financial Managers Treasurers and Controllers Investment Fund Managers | $161,700 | 29,023 | 330,514 | 383,306 | 16% | |
Natural Sciences Managers Clinical Research Coordinators Water Resource Specialists | $161,180 | 2,574 | 34,174 | 35,838 | 5% | |
Marketing Managers | $161,030 | 18,002 | 206,681 | 220,356 | 7% | |
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $156,210 | 75 | 1,864 | 1,902 | 2% |
★ For the data available, wages are capped at $239,120.
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Career data: O*NET 29.3 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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