Highest Paying Jobs That Require a Four Year Degree
Airline Pilots
General Managers ***
Managers
(Marketing, Advertising, PR)
Engineers (see list)
Actuaries
Physician Assistants ***
Surveyors / Mapping Scientists
Securities / Financial Sales
Computer Systems Analyst
Secondary School Teachers
Teachers, In General (Average)
Police, Supervisors / Detectives
Purchasing Agents
Editors and Reporters
Librarians
Insurance Underwriters
Architects
Computer Programmers
Occupational Therapists
Accountants / Auditors
$95.80
$45.48
$37.24
$33.51
$33.00
$32.38
$31.05
$30.11
$29.36
$29.16
$26.45
$26.20
$24.85
$24.81
$23.76
$23.45
$23.22
$23.19
$22.79
$22.59
According to the Federal Government's Bureau of Labor Statistics, those who work in the careers listed below are among the highest paid workers in the nation. All of these careers require at least a four-year degree. The hourly wage listed is the median wage earned for all workers in these fields.
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*** Job growth in these fields is expected to be high in the future.
