We have gathered the list. Years later and it is still dominated by doctors. The top 30 according to a May 2014 United States Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates survey. The Bureau of Labor took data from more than 1 million business' to compile this data:
30. Physicists
Mean annual pay: $117,300
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 16,790
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 10%
29. Pharmacists
Mean annual pay: $118,470
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 290,780
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 14%
28. Compensation and Benefits Managers
Mean annual pay: $118,670
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 16,380
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 3%
27. Air Traffic Controllers
Mean annual pay: $118,780
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 22,860
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 1%
26. Sales Managers
Mean annual pay: $126,040
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 358,920
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 8%
25. Law Professors
Mean annual pay: $126,270
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 15,990
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 19%
24. Financial Managers
Mean annual pay: $130,230
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 518,030
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 9%
23. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Mean annual pay: $131,760
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 75,760
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): -1%
22. Lawyers
Mean annual pay: $133,470
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 603,310
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 10%
21. Computer and Information Systems Managers
Mean annual pay: $136,280
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 330,360
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 15%
20. Natural Sciences Manager
Mean annual pay: $136,450
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 53,290
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 6%
19. Marketing Managers
Mean annual pay: $137,400
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 184,490
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 12%
18. Podiatrists
Mean annual pay: $137,480
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 8,910
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 23%
17. Architectural and Engineering Managers
Mean annual pay: $138,720
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 179,320
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 7%
16. Prosthodontists
Mean annual pay: $142,830
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 630
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 16%
15. Petroleum Engineers
Mean annual pay: $147,520
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 33,740
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 26%
14. Nurse Anesthetists
Mean annual pay: $158,900
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 36,590
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 31%
13. Dentists (general)
Mean annual pay: $166,810
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 97,990
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 16%
12. Dentists (all other specialists)
Mean annual pay: $168,580
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 5,450
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 16%
11. Pediatricians (general)
Mean annual pay: $175,400
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 31,010
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 18%
10. Chief Executives
Mean annual pay*: $180,700
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 248,760
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 11%
9. Psychiatrists
Mean annual pay: $182,700
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 25,080
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 18%
8. Family and General Practitioners
Mean annual pay: $186,320
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 124,810
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 18%
7. Physicians and Surgeons (all other)
Mean annual pay: $189,760
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 311,320
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 18%
6. General Internists
Mean annual pay: $190,530
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 48,390
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 18%
5. Orthodontists
Mean annual pay: $201,030
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 6,190
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 16%
4. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Mean annual pay: $214,750
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 21,740
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 18%
3. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Mean annual pay: $219,600
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 5,120
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 16%
2. Surgeons
Mean annual pay: $240,440
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 41,070
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 18%
1. Anesthesiologists
Mean annual pay: $246,320
Number of people who hold this job in the US: 30,060
Projected growth (2012 - 2022): 18%
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