Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Northwest Florida 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 Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area is chief executive with an average annual salary of $135,380. The second highest paying job is architectural and engineering manager (average salary $113,140). The salary and the employment information in Northwest Florida 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 Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$135,380	$56,430	40
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$113,140	$94,300	30
3	Financial Managers	$88,030	$40,990	40
4	Computer Systems Analysts	$82,310	$59,460	40
5	Applications Software Developers	$80,950	$50,080	40
6	General and Operations Managers	$80,270	$31,940	190
7	Medical and Health Services Managers	$79,130	$51,380	60
8	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$78,130	$62,520	80
9	Physician Assistants	$74,610	$25,810	40
10	Administrative Services Managers	$71,960	$42,050	40
11	All Other Managers	$71,850	$33,550	70
12	Social and Community Service Managers	$67,690	$50,530	40
13	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$67,490	$60,060	0
14	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$62,720	$44,370	40
15	Construction Managers	$60,690	$39,350	60
16	Cost Estimators	$60,610	$42,740	80
17	Civil Engineers	$60,120	$42,260	70
18	Food Service Managers	$56,440	$24,710	60
19	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$55,140	$34,350	60
20	Urban and Regional Planners	$54,510	$34,870	0
21	Engineers, All Other	$53,390	$42,570	170
22	Accountants and Auditors	$52,460	$29,740	140
23	Loan Officers	$52,170	$32,780	90
24	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$50,250	$33,330	80
25	Human Resources Specialists	$50,180	$28,360	60
26	Operations Research Analysts	$49,910	$33,680	30
27	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$48,920	$34,540	50
28	Other Business Operations Specialists	$48,710	$30,820	190
29	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$47,870	$26,130	50
30	Surveyors	$47,820	$40,040	40
31	Computer Network Architects	$46,320	$34,670	40
32	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$46,010	$23,350	90
33	Management Analysts	$45,670	$35,400	100
34	Other Financial Specialists	$45,280	$34,070	50
35	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$44,340	$33,980	50
36	Environmental Engineers	$44,280	$33,810	80
37	Healthcare Social Workers	$44,220	$28,390	40
38	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$44,020	$34,020	30
39	Training and Development Specialists	$42,710	$26,520	40
40	All Other Special Education Teachers	$42,350	$34,090	70
41	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$40,970	$24,900	50
42	Civil Engineering Technicians	$40,310	$31,170	30
43	Clergy	$39,090	$30,900	40
44	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	$38,180	$31,550	50
45	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	$37,980	$26,980	110
46	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$37,750	$30,650	30
47	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$37,410	$26,440	80
48	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$37,380	$28,290	50
49	Computer User Support Specialists	$37,350	$30,110	40
50	Coaches and Scouts	$36,810	$28,040	40
51	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$36,430	$32,490	40
52	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$35,790	$27,910	40
53	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	$35,510	$26,040	40
54	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$35,390	$29,760	100
55	Compliance Officers	$34,870	$25,240	30
56	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$34,580	$22,590	70
57	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$33,540	$21,290	40
58	Property, Real Estate Managers	$33,390	$18,800	60
59	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$33,370	$21,450	110
60	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$32,660	$23,260	30
61	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$32,420	$23,910	60
62	Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	$32,060	$24,710	50
63	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$31,780	$25,490	30
64	Lodging Managers	$31,250	$26,370	0
65	Rehabilitation Counselors	$31,020	$22,060	40
66	Mental Health Counselors	$30,520	$22,700	30
67	Legislators	$30,190	$26,240	40
68	All Occupations	$30,070	$18,690	30,470
69	Graphic Designers	$30,030	$20,800	40
70	Protective Service Workers, All Other	$29,060	$23,720	80
71	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$28,750	$21,610	40
72	Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$28,220	$21,480	60
73	Pipelayers	$28,170	$19,420	40
74	Social and Human Service Assistants	$27,740	$18,520	70
75	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$27,320	$21,160	30
76	Psychiatric Technicians	$26,880	$25,270	90
77	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$26,520	$18,930	70
78	Other Assemblers and Fabricators	$25,880	$17,630	30
79	Library Technicians	$24,320	$19,050	40
80	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$24,090	$17,660	30
81	Dietetic Technicians	$23,950	$20,720	40
82	All other assemblers and fabricators	$23,310	$20,710	0
83	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$22,960	$18,600	50
84	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$22,620	$20,230	40
85	Helpers--Production Workers	$22,210	$17,410	0
86	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$21,640	$17,750	50
87	Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$20,790	$18,520	0
88	Food Batchmakers	$20,060	$17,560	140
89	Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelpers	$19,810	$18,080	50
90	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$19,780	$17,830	30
91	Graduate Teaching Assistants	$18,280	$17,270	40
92	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$18,220	$16,610	50

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