25 Highest Paid Occupations in the U.S

 

25 Highest Paid Occupations in the U.S. for 2019

 top ten paying job

Healthcare jobs topped the list of the highest-paying occupations, and the sector's future is very bright. According to the BLS, employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 15% from 2019 to 2029—adding about 2.4 million new jobs. This growth "is mainly due to an aging population, leading to greater demand for healthcare services," according to the agency.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Healthcare jobs headed the list of the highest-paying occupations: The top 10 jobs all belonged to this sector. Altogether, 14 out of the top 25 jobs were in this field.
• Corporate chief executives are in the highest-paid profession outside of the healthcare fields.
• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published its most recent list of National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates at the end of March 2019.

The Methodology We Used

Rankings are based on salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Additional information comes from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which was developed under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA).For clarity and convenience, some overlapping job categories were omitted. The figures and statistics are based on data collected through May 2019. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published its list of National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates at the end of March 2020.

Here are the highest-paying professions, based on the BLS data along with the description for each job. For each, we list the 2019 report's mean annual wage, with the 2018 report's mean annual wage in parenthesis after it so you can compare how the compensation has changed