The highest-earning career for majors in the U.S. is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers. The three careers with the highest annual salary in the U.S. include 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 . Otherwise, consider Nurse Practitioners because it is the fastest growing career between 2022 and 2032 (44.5%).
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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 | 1,436 | 12,196 | 12,661 | 4% | |
Nurse Anesthetists | $212,650 | 1,675 | 33,098 | 36,046 | 9% | |
Chief Executives Chief Sustainability Officers | $206,680 | 3,794 | 69,440 | 63,736 | -8% | |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | $169,510 | 12,194 | 144,924 | 167,258 | 15% | |
Architectural and Engineering Managers Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | $165,370 | 4,107 | 60,853 | 63,329 | 4% | |
Natural Sciences Managers Clinical Research Coordinators Water Resource Specialists | $157,740 | 2,203 | 29,255 | 30,679 | 5% | |
Marketing Managers | $157,620 | 7,363 | 84,535 | 90,128 | 7% | |
Financial Managers Treasurers and Controllers Investment Fund Managers | $156,100 | 13,572 | 154,557 | 179,244 | 16% | |
Physicists | $155,680 | 315 | 4,747 | 4,972 | 5% | |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | $147,420 | 277 | 4,009 | 4,208 | 5% |
★ 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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