Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division (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 Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division is chief executive with an average annual salary of $198,360. The second highest paying job is surgeons (average salary $183,680). The salary and the employment information in Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$198,360	$64,050	930
2	Surgeons	$183,680	$54,220	40
3	General Internists	$170,160	$59,350	120
4	Other Psychologists	$116,670	$46,420	70
5	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$116,610	$87,560	0
6	General and Operations Managers	$113,620	$43,890	7,940
7	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$106,360	$69,700	100
8	Materials Scientists	$104,190	$83,940	0
9	Audiologists	$99,450	$55,650	30
10	Statisticians	$95,880	$50,800	180
11	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$88,930	$67,270	50
12	Podiatrists	$87,700	$47,660	30
13	Multimedia Artists and Animators	$87,210	$43,300	40
14	Power Plant Operators	$85,610	$50,720	90
15	Financial Examiners	$81,390	$50,350	30
16	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$81,230	$49,490	30
17	Radiation Therapists	$79,310	$59,090	30
18	Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$79,270	$39,610	100
19	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$78,300	$34,190	0
20	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$77,290	$47,310	50
21	Other Construction and Related Workers	$72,960	$41,220	90
22	Social Science Research Assistants	$72,080	$25,410	40
23	Forensic Science Technicians	$71,790	$43,380	30
24	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$71,730	$27,020	150
25	Other Life Scientists	$70,570	$44,480	0
26	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$68,490	$44,180	30
27	Other Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners	$67,760	$54,570	40
28	Nurse Anesthetists	$65,570	$55,160	90
29	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$65,450	$44,680	90
30	Other Media and Communication Workers	$63,190	$33,600	40
31	Microbiologists	$61,300	$46,400	40
32	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$59,800	$28,200	60
33	Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$58,990	$38,060	0
34	Statistical Assistants	$58,930	$37,080	30
35	Conservation Scientists	$58,730	$27,510	30
36	Lodging Managers	$58,550	$43,420	120
37	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$57,150	$36,550	1,390
38	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$55,750	$33,270	610
39	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$55,400	$23,550	120
40	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$55,130	$26,650	880
41	Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$54,620	$29,540	40
42	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$54,070	$39,790	160
43	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$53,140	$31,870	80
44	Other Artists and Related Workers	$51,960	$28,730	0
45	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$51,750	$31,470	420
46	Fundraisers	$50,840	$33,990	40
47	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$50,780	$27,210	40
48	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	$50,720	$32,280	0
49	Pipelayers	$49,810	$34,180	60
50	Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$48,120	$33,380	100
51	Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists	$47,780	$27,060	30
52	Cargo and Freight Agents	$46,300	$40,280	330
53	Psychiatric Technicians	$46,230	$22,820	470
54	Bailiffs	$44,690	$39,350	60
55	Riggers	$44,170	$32,590	0
56	Carpet Installers	$44,020	$26,960	0
57	Film and Video Editors	$43,270	$27,610	0
58	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$43,120	$18,560	30
59	Marriage and Family Therapists	$43,090	$21,610	50
60	Other Financial Clerks	$42,630	$27,080	40
61	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$41,500	$32,370	180
62	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$41,230	$25,690	130
63	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$41,080	$29,030	450
64	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$40,870	$23,610	240
65	Transportation Security Screeners	$40,110	$27,920	30
66	Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$39,900	$23,950	30
67	All Occupations	$39,660	$19,690	406,720
68	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,640	$23,080	0
69	Other Legal Support Workers	$39,310	$33,610	0
70	Community Health Workers	$38,430	$26,110	140
71	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$38,410	$27,870	50
72	Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$37,920	$26,630	0
73	Telephone Operators	$36,870	$22,220	0
74	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$36,000	$26,530	0
75	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$35,140	$19,230	1,290
76	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$34,820	$25,550	140
77	Electricians Helpers	$34,730	$22,090	120
78	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$34,060	$22,410	1,020
79	Embalmers	$34,030	$26,660	0
80	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$33,140	$23,170	60
81	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$32,600	$23,060	120
82	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$30,530	$19,540	150
83	Upholsterers	$29,120	$25,260	0
84	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$28,380	$21,400	110
85	All other assemblers and fabricators	$27,940	$19,930	5,180
86	Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$26,650	$18,740	50
87	Etchers and Engravers	$26,500	$21,530	50
88	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$25,200	$21,290	60
89	Parking Enforcement Workers	$25,140	$21,290	40
90	Concierges	$24,620	$21,020	40
91	Occupational Therapy Aides	$23,680	$20,550	0
92	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$23,520	$20,470	50
93	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants	$22,630	$20,490	70
94	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$22,370	$16,450	90
95	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$22,120	$18,370	60
96	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$20,580	$18,880	40
97	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$20,050	$16,590	80
98	Tour Guides and Escorts	$18,910	$16,370	40

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