You know how parents in moving picture and TV show stereotypically nag their kids about how they should be doctor or lawyers ? Yeah , well , stereotypical motion picture and TV parents are on to something .
Glassdoorjust release datum on the highest - paying jobs in the US for 2016 , and the resulting top 25 occupation made the list take care like it was written by a telecasting dad . Physicians grab the number one spot with a medial root word salary at $ 180,000 , which makes those second - place lawyers and their $ 144,500 median al-Qaida salary look like pleb . Third place belonged to Research & Development Managers , who make $ 142,120 . Otherwise , most of the top 25 looked standardized , with titles of " coach " and working with reckoner and turn . Perhaps , one day , we ’ll get to a spot where Hollywood helicopter parents push their kids to be web developer . One sidereal day !
Check out the top 25 list below , complete with both the average base earnings and the number of job openings for each side . And if you majored in Art History , sorry .
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The 25 Highest - Paying Jobs in the US
25.Information Systems Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 106,000Number of Job Openings : 147
24.Analytics Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 106,000Number of Job Openings : 988
23.Design Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 106,500Number of Job Openings : 510
22.Product director
Median Base Salary : $ 107,000Number of Job Openings : 7,758
21.Tax Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 110,000Number of Job Openings : 1,495
20.Data Architect
Median Base Salary : $ 113,000Number of Job Openings : 762
19.Actuary
Median Base Salary : $ 115,000Number of Job Openings : 175
18.Creative Director
Median Base Salary : $ 115,000Number of Job Openings : 696
17.Risk Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 115,000Number of Job Openings : 1,137
16.Data Scientist
Median Base Salary : $ 115,000Number of Job Openings : 1,985
15.Finance Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 115,000Number of Job Openings : 2,582
14.Systems Architect
Median Base Salary : $ 116,920Number of Job Openings : 439
13.Pharmacist
Median Base Salary : $ 118,000Number of Job Openings : 4,502
12.Applications Development Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 120,000Number of Job Openings : 263
11.Engagement Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 120,000Number of Job Openings : 1,452
10.Solutions Architect
Median Base Salary : $ 120,000Number of Job Openings : 2,838
9.IT Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 120,000Number of Job Openings : 3,152
8.Integrated Circuit Designer Engineer
Median Base Salary : $ 127,500Number of Job Openings : 165
7.Software Architect
Median Base Salary : $ 128,250Number of Job Openings : 655
6.Strategy Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 130,000Number of Job Openings : 701
5.Pharmacy Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 130,000Number of Job Openings : 1,766
4.Software Development Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 132,000Number of Job Openings : 3,495
3.Research & Development Manager
Median Base Salary : $ 142,120Number of Job Openings : 112
2.Lawyer
Median Base Salary : $ 144,500Number of Job Openings : 995
1.Physician
Median Base Salary : $ 180,000Number of Job Openings : 2,064
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