Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Northern Mountains Region of California 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 Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area is chief executive with an average annual salary of $149,300. The second highest paying job is architectural and engineering manager (average salary $146,520). The salary and the employment information in Northern Mountains Region of California 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 Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$149,300	$61,450	80
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,520	$85,310	40
3	Optometrists	$134,240	$89,490	0
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,810	$80,610	50
5	Physician Assistants	$126,360	$100,160	40
6	All Other Managers	$114,400	$57,150	160
7	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$107,130	$88,110	60
8	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$100,390	$25,700	160
9	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$98,610	$72,550	180
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,060	$40,410	140
11	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$93,970	$43,010	30
12	Psychiatrists	$92,780	$83,330	0
13	Natural Sciences Managers	$91,850	$74,580	50
14	Occupational Therapists	$91,530	$69,690	30
15	Administrative Services Managers	$87,820	$46,420	180
16	Industrial Production Managers	$87,280	$60,000	50
17	Human Resources Managers	$86,320	$40,340	30
18	Other Education Administrators	$86,230	$51,540	0
19	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	$84,700	$51,620	0
20	Construction Managers	$83,870	$64,810	190
21	Mechanical Engineers	$81,280	$46,460	40
22	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$79,260	$37,820	30
23	Financial Managers	$78,080	$51,710	150
24	Sales Managers	$76,400	$38,290	140
25	General and Operations Managers	$75,600	$42,930	1,070
26	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$72,610	$53,490	30
27	Property, Real Estate Managers	$72,240	$33,180	50
28	Computer Network Support Specialists	$70,120	$36,670	30
29	Marketing Managers	$69,200	$43,410	30
30	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$68,590	$28,320	150
31	Compliance Officers	$67,310	$43,960	90
32	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$65,210	$41,290	40
33	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$63,030	$47,920	30
34	Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	$62,030	$50,590	0
35	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$61,430	$36,700	110
36	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$61,270	$40,420	140
37	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$59,460	$30,700	80
38	Music Directors and Composers	$59,200	$34,410	0
39	Tax Preparers	$59,080	$27,190	40
40	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$57,120	$27,930	140
41	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	$55,760	$40,810	60
42	Interior Designers	$55,140	$33,160	30
43	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	$54,820	$35,930	50
44	Other Physical Scientists	$54,640	$26,270	0
45	Physical Therapist Assistants	$54,120	$34,700	50
46	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	$54,000	$33,430	60
47	Food Service Managers	$53,900	$28,650	80
48	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians	$52,340	$38,470	0
49	Marriage and Family Therapists	$52,030	$40,430	30
50	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$51,400	$34,410	140
51	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$49,960	$26,430	30
52	Social and Community Service Managers	$49,750	$38,070	240
53	Millwrights	$49,370	$35,770	60
54	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$48,780	$40,550	60
55	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$48,310	$39,680	60
56	Web Developers	$47,850	$29,520	60
57	Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$47,500	$33,320	0
58	Surveyors	$46,630	$36,120	30
59	Real Estate Brokers	$46,060	$26,080	50
60	Transportation Inspectors	$45,380	$36,220	30
61	Fundraisers	$44,900	$33,310	40
62	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$44,860	$29,930	40
63	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$43,650	$33,280	0
64	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	$41,910	$24,280	30
65	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$41,700	$34,090	0
66	Medical Equipment Preparers	$40,940	$21,710	50
67	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$40,560	$27,520	30
68	Painters, Transportation Equipment	$40,410	$32,080	30
69	New Accounts Clerks	$39,000	$32,180	40
70	All Occupations	$38,900	$22,660	64,610
71	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$38,780	$26,080	60
72	Lodging Managers	$38,610	$29,490	40
73	Legislators	$37,830	$32,390	140
74	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$37,000	$30,280	60
75	Agricultural Inspectors	$36,530	$28,350	70
76	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$36,500	$30,470	40
77	Community Health Workers	$35,660	$27,710	30
78	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$35,560	$25,390	270
79	Other Social Workers	$34,260	$34,240	40
80	Motorcycle Mechanics	$34,090	$21,120	0
81	Concierges	$33,050	$25,140	0
82	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$32,640	$25,370	30
83	Home Appliance Repairers	$32,410	$25,310	0
84	Residential Advisors	$32,190	$26,700	30
85	Team Assemblers	$31,800	$25,800	60
86	Radio and Television Announcers	$31,540	$21,250	30
87	Physical Therapist Aides	$31,480	$21,500	50
88	Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$31,080	$27,170	0
89	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$30,130	$22,250	60
90	All other assemblers and fabricators	$30,110	$25,180	70
91	Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$27,970	$22,040	40
92	Library Assistants, Clerical	$26,680	$20,770	40
93	Dietetic Technicians	$25,770	$22,060	0
94	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	$24,660	$22,110	60
95	Forest and Conservation Workers	$22,700	$21,130	80
96	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$22,450	$21,490	30
97	Manicurists and Pedicurists	$22,450	$21,490	0
98	Other Production Workers	$21,400	$21,390	0

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