The 10 Highest-Paying Jobs In America

"By a wide margin, California has more IT managers than any other state."

If you haven?t exactly saved enough up money to buy a yacht and a place in the Hamptons, maybe you?re in the wrong career. It?s important to find a job that you love, but finding a career that pays the bills is also ideal in today?s tough economy. Most of the entries on this list require years of schooling, but all that time and expense will pay off once you join the workforce. It?s important for us to note that many of the highest-paying jobs in the U.S. include various positions within the medical community. To avoid this list looking like a half-dozen or more reasons you should?ve saved up and gone to med school, we?ve omitted some of the redundant medical careers; for example, we?re grouping all the medical doctors together for the sake of simplicity. And if you really want to know just how profitable a career in medicine can be, take a look at the unabridged top 25 list, which we?ve included at the end of our list. Here are the top 10 highest-paying jobs in the U.S. as published in 2012 by the U.S. Department of Labor.

10. Industrial-Organizational Psychologist

Annual mean wage: $124,160
Training time: 8 years

Despite having the word ?psychologist? in their title, industrial-organizational psychologists aren?t the people whose couch you visit to discuss your problems. Those who hold this title work for companies across the economy and typically work closely with a company?s human resources, management and marketing departments. Industrial-organizational psychologists do work involved in the testing and hiring of employees, the drafting of policies and implementation of training and development. Working as an industrial-organizational psychologist in the management, scientific and technical consulting service industries averages $163,080, which is significantly above the national average. The educational requirements vary according to the position, but expect to be in school for a long time, as the average psych Ph.D takes six years.

9. Computer and Information Systems Managers

Annual mean wage: $125,660
Training time: 4+ years

How important are computer and information systems managers to most companies? When your computer crashes or you lose a file, you can?t call the IT department fast enough, right? IT managers not only manage a large IT support staff, but also plan and implement a company?s IT strategies. Attaining this position requires a bachelor?s degree in a computer or information science field and several years working in IT support. While IT managers work in virtually every industry, the best-compensated work is in the motion picture and securities exchange industries, where they average $162,520 and $156,180, respectively. By a wide margin, California has more IT managers than any other state.

8. Marketing Manager

Annual mean wage: $126,190
Training time: 4+ years

Marketing managers work in a wide range of industries, and the best make a handsome living because they?re skilled at getting their company?s message out to the public. The top-paid marketing managers work in the financial investment sector and average $169,770 annually, while those who work in the oil, gas and apparel industries are also compensated well above average, at $168,590 and $163,310, respectively. Marketing is a field in which the required education is a bit cloudy. Many businesses want you to have a bachelor?s degree in marketing, but years of experience -- and an eye-catching portfolio -- can help elevate you to the level of marketing manager.

7. Natural Sciences Manager

Annual mean wage: $128,230
Training time: 4+ years

As you might guess from the job title, natural sciences managers supervise scientists in such fields as biology, physics and chemistry, and split their time between office and lab work. Natural sciences managers who work at the state government level and for educational institutes earn lower-than-average wages for their position, while those who work in the insurance and aerospace industries earn much higher than the norm. Becoming a natural sciences manager typically requires a bachelor's degree in a scientific field, followed by several years of workings in labs.

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