This Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs list is compiled from 2009 government wage surveys in America. The rewarding employment careers on Zane's Top 10 are listed from those with the least hourly pay to those with the highest salary. The final occupations on the list feature the employment careers that comprise the top highest paying jobs. The hourly wages indicated are based upon the mean compensation for each profession.Highest Paying Jobs
1. Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary paying $74.52
2. Engineering teachers, postsecondary getting paid $75.95
3. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary earning $76.50
4. Family and general practitioners in healthcare bring in $82.24
5. Physicians and surgeons in Medical make $83.98
6. Law teachers, postsecondary training lawyers are earning $84.60
7. Aircraft pilots and flight engineers land $91.29
8. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers pull down $108.69 for each sixty minutes worked.
9. Chief executives earn the whopping average sum of $119.43 per hour.
10. The highest paying jobs in America belong to the medical profession, specifically to Anesthesiologists who earn an amazing pay rate of $129.43 per hour.
It would be wise of anyone seeking a career with the best pay and benefits to consider the medical and healthcare fields. See other Zane’s Top 10 lists including the Top Medical Jobs and Top Healthcare Jobs for new ideas about the Highest Paying Jobs.