What
are the diversity jobs that rank highest in terms of pay for
2017? Jobs in the healthcare sector are projected to be the most
in-demand jobs for the coming years. But do they pay well too?
A
look at the US News Best Jobs Rankings, the 3 top best paying jobs for 2017, are:
Anesthesiologist
Surgeon
Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgeon
The
rest of its list of the 25 Best Paying Jobs for 2017 shows 14 more in
healthcare, 6 jobs in business, 2 jobs in sales & marketing, and
1 each in engineering, tech and social services.
Each
of these three best-paying jobs, plus the rest in the list, has an
average salary of more than $100,000 per year.
The
US News partly
based its rankings of the best jobs according to the
highest
projected number of openings from 2014 to 2024,
as
categorized by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read
here more on the US News methodology of ranking the best jobs.
The
healthcare and social assistance sector is seen by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics as one of the industries with the fastest growing wage and salary employment between 2014-2024.
The
20 occupations with the highest median annual pay as of the
December 2015 list published by the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Occupational Outlook Handbook shows the top 9 jobs are in the
healthcare sector. The first 8 had a median pay of equal to or
greater than $187,200 per year.
These
jobs include:
*
Surgeons
*
Psychologists
*
Physicians & surgeons, all others
*
Orthodontists
*
Oral & maxillofacial surgeons
*
Obstetricians and gynecologists
*
Internists, general
*
Anesthesiologists
The
list continues:
*
Family and general practitioners - $184,390/year.
*
Chief executives – $175,110/year
*
Dentists, all other specialists – $171,000/year
*
Practitioners, general – $170,300/year
*
Nurse anesthetists – $157,140/year
*
Dentists, general – 152,700/year
*
Architectural and engineering managers – $132,800/year
*
Computer and information systems managers – $131,600/year
*
Petroleum engineers – $129,990/year
*
Marketing managers – $128,750/year
*
Judges, magistrate judges and magistrates – $126,930/year
*
Air traffic controllers – $122,950/year
Most
of the above-mentioned occupations belong to what the BLS categorizes
as Professional and Technical occupations. They
require specified skills and knowledge, a college degree or higher,
as well as advanced training and experience. Even at the entry level,
a college degree is often required.
A Forbes article, however, citing LinkedIn Salary, gives a more updated
median pay, and likewise, most high-paying jobs in their list belong
to the healthcare industry.
In
putting together its list, LinkedIn looked to the salary data that
verified LinkedIn members provided. Each job title considered for the
roster had to have at least 50 salary reports from those members. […]
All in all, a dozen of the 20 jobs on the list fall into the medical
or healthcare realm. Near the top of the list – at number 3 – was
the position of anesthesiologist. Workers in that role, according to
the numbers, earn a median annual salary of $350,000. That’s more
than the median salary for a surgeon, which brings a $338,000
paycheck and placed fourth.
How
about non-degree occupations, what are the highest paying
jobs? Based on the US News Best Jobs for 2017 that do not require a
college degree, many of these jobs are still in healthcare.
#1.
Occupational Therapy Assistant: median salary is $57,870; expected
job openings: 14,100
#2.
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer: median salary is $68,970; expected
job openings: 16,000
#3.
Web Developer: median salary is $64,970; expected job openings:
39,500
#15.
Home Health Aide: median salary is $21,920; expected job openings:
348,400
#16.
Wind Turbine Technician: median salary is $51,050; expected job
openings: 4,800
#23.
Personal Care Aide: median salary is $20,980; expected job openings:
458,100
#24.
Veterinary Technician: median salary is $31,800; expected job
openings: 17,900
#25.
Maintenance & Repair: median salary is $36,630; expected job
openings: 83,000
For
those seeking a job, and/or deciding on a career, or making a career
move, the above information can be of much help. What is clear is
that there are great career opportunities for both degree and
non-degree holders. It is a matter of perseverance in one's job
search, as well as the willingness, dedication to continually upgrade
one's skills and knowledge.
Today,
with the advances in science and technology disrupting many
industries, continuous education can put one in good stead in making
oneself hireable, and retainable. In other words, having an edge in
the workplace.
For
those seeking for healthcare jobs, and work for
diversity-committed employers, visit DiversityWorking.com,
whose mission is to help companies promote their jobs, build their
brand and send targeted and qualified diversity candidates directly
to the best jobs possible.
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