Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is chief executive with an average annual salary of $153,610. The second highest paying job is pharmacists (average salary $127,700). The salary and the employment information in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$153,610	$58,180	40
2	Pharmacists	$127,700	$84,910	50
3	Administrative Services Managers	$112,580	$65,590	40
4	Sales Managers	$110,250	$46,400	60
5	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$110,160	$74,840	90
6	Lawyers	$107,060	$71,720	50
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$98,750	$67,100	30
8	Financial Managers	$96,650	$65,500	70
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,440	$55,830	40
10	Industrial Production Managers	$89,610	$37,870	40
11	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$87,400	$58,170	40
12	Dental Hygienists	$82,240	$66,700	40
13	Occupational Therapists	$82,030	$52,220	40
14	General and Operations Managers	$81,970	$46,140	340
15	Physical Therapists	$81,690	$40,130	50
16	Registered Nurses	$74,170	$51,430	390
17	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$73,580	$42,040	40
18	Mechanical Engineers	$73,560	$54,510	40
19	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$70,930	$46,990	160
20	Training and Development Specialists	$70,230	$41,800	70
21	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$69,410	$44,470	30
22	Industrial Engineers	$68,830	$50,610	70
23	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$68,460	$35,030	150
24	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$68,320	$44,900	40
25	Librarians	$66,520	$31,740	70
26	Other Business Operations Specialists	$65,910	$29,410	30
27	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$65,720	$43,070	330
28	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$64,650	$46,000	50
29	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,620	$42,520	280
30	Human Resources Specialists	$63,270	$49,270	50
31	Speech-Language Pathologists	$61,720	$42,540	30
32	Healthcare Social Workers	$61,430	$49,040	30
33	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,260	$36,100	330
34	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$60,970	$40,640	30
35	Accountants and Auditors	$58,450	$39,460	80
36	Tool and Die Makers	$58,400	$34,720	50
37	Postal Service Clerks	$54,310	$26,940	30
38	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$52,730	$37,750	170
39	Social and Community Service Managers	$51,540	$40,600	120
40	Logisticians	$49,150	$31,810	40
41	Compliance Officers	$49,110	$20,010	30
42	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$49,110	$41,450	30
43	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$47,880	$31,500	170
44	Food Service Managers	$46,560	$33,720	40
45	Computer User Support Specialists	$45,980	$29,220	60
46	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$44,050	$31,770	30
47	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$41,780	$28,290	40
48	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$41,700	$33,570	40
49	Chemical Technicians	$40,070	$29,140	30
50	Dental Assistants	$39,430	$31,340	50
51	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$38,670	$31,600	50
52	Library Technicians	$38,500	$19,910	80
53	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,190	$27,790	0
54	Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,090	$22,840	150
55	Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	$37,150	$27,820	40
56	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$36,800	$32,390	40
57	Security Guards	$36,380	$25,200	70
58	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,970	$25,180	40
59	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,900	$27,510	0
60	Other Teachers and Instructors	$35,150	$20,210	80
61	All Occupations	$35,030	$19,080	27,900
62	Rehabilitation Counselors	$34,970	$27,070	100
63	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$34,960	$24,370	170
64	Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers	$34,890	$27,580	90
65	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	$34,110	$25,260	50
66	Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$34,090	$18,960	30
67	Medical Assistants	$32,960	$24,520	100
68	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$32,850	$21,300	110
69	Parts Salespersons	$31,860	$25,180	0
70	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	$30,720	$25,500	40
71	Teacher Assistants	$30,480	$21,070	520
72	Mental Health Counselors	$29,960	$25,870	0
73	Nursing Assistants	$29,080	$24,890	610
74	Coaches and Scouts	$28,560	$18,560	80
75	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	$26,850	$18,960	0
76	Crossing Guards	$26,390	$18,630	0
77	Home Health Aides	$25,930	$18,750	30
78	Pharmacy Technicians	$25,420	$20,810	100
79	Substitute Teachers	$25,410	$20,850	220
80	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$25,300	$20,370	50
81	Health Educators	$23,540	$20,370	0
82	Short Order Cooks	$20,120	$18,430	70
83	Fast Food Cooks	$19,630	$18,400	200
84	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	$18,980	$18,270	400
85	Labor Relations Specialists	$18,840	$17,630	30
86	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$18,700	$17,760	50

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