Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska 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 Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area is judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates with an average annual salary of $140,080. The second highest paying job is chief executive (average salary $139,520). The salary and the employment information in Railbelt / Southwest Alaska 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 Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$140,080	$94,340	40
2	Chief Executives	$139,520	$63,250	140
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$138,850	$85,840	70
4	Construction Managers	$118,050	$64,790	190
5	Human Resources Managers	$114,290	$56,960	50
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$110,610	$80,380	30
7	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$110,220	$42,490	50
8	Medical and Health Services Managers	$108,130	$80,950	180
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$107,470	$85,070	50
10	All Other Managers	$105,380	$67,160	310
11	Sales Managers	$105,280	$61,850	30
12	Purchasing Managers	$104,620	$56,310	40
13	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$99,770	$76,750	260
14	Administrative Services Managers	$97,620	$59,830	140
15	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$94,680	$49,420	30
16	Financial Managers	$94,630	$57,810	210
17	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	$87,660	$48,140	30
18	Property, Real Estate Managers	$87,590	$34,600	40
19	Transportation Inspectors	$87,090	$67,360	0
20	Financial Analysts	$86,210	$43,440	0
21	General and Operations Managers	$85,770	$42,030	1,680
22	Boilermakers	$85,020	$61,240	40
23	Other Plant and System Operators	$78,790	$67,830	40
24	Industrial Production Managers	$78,680	$34,260	50
25	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$76,590	$47,520	110
26	Social and Community Service Managers	$73,610	$46,270	80
27	Food Service Managers	$72,960	$46,600	40
28	Database Administrators	$69,470	$53,600	40
29	Motorboat Operators	$69,290	$56,050	30
30	Clergy	$69,190	$45,410	0
31	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$68,030	$34,050	30
32	Chemists	$67,490	$53,890	30
33	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$66,560	$48,220	110
34	Legislators	$65,810	$39,420	70
35	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$63,880	$40,270	200
36	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$63,660	$40,760	140
37	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$63,180	$34,360	170
38	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$62,610	$33,100	170
39	Other Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners	$61,590	$50,670	150
40	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$60,660	$50,370	180
41	Other Sales Representatives	$59,900	$36,870	30
42	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$59,210	$51,780	0
43	Lodging Managers	$59,100	$46,390	60
44	Loan Officers	$57,430	$22,270	40
45	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$55,810	$34,120	40
46	Mechanical Insulation Workers	$54,890	$42,940	60
47	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$54,800	$33,320	110
48	Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$53,870	$31,920	40
49	Gas Plant Operators	$53,010	$41,800	50
50	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$52,190	$40,340	0
51	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$52,080	$42,220	30
52	Animal Control Workers	$49,350	$26,760	40
53	Fundraisers	$48,930	$26,630	50
54	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$48,470	$34,880	30
55	All Occupations	$47,740	$23,390	71,160
56	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$47,180	$41,200	0
57	Sheet Metal Workers	$45,160	$34,390	0
58	Other Building Cleaning Workers	$45,080	$33,370	40
59	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$44,870	$40,480	0
60	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$44,210	$34,280	30
61	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$43,720	$24,380	40
62	Transportation Security Screeners	$43,350	$34,560	40
63	Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelpers	$42,280	$33,550	0
64	Survey Researchers	$42,150	$29,790	0
65	Pipelayers	$41,510	$33,260	0
66	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$40,780	$23,660	60
67	Other Social Workers	$39,510	$28,520	50
68	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$38,880	$33,620	40
69	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators (Except Postal Service)	$38,530	$33,510	50
70	Electricians Helpers	$38,390	$27,290	50
71	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,150	$29,360	40
72	Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$38,110	$31,590	50
73	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$37,750	$24,700	70
74	Psychiatric Technicians	$37,310	$32,240	0
75	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$36,490	$34,080	130
76	Tax Preparers	$35,640	$18,830	40
77	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$35,430	$31,980	50
78	Helpers--Production Workers	$35,300	$20,870	30
79	Order Clerks	$34,660	$20,970	0
80	Other Construction Trades Helpers	$33,890	$20,290	30
81	Pharmacy Aides	$33,510	$20,960	30
82	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$32,320	$20,980	30
83	Advertising Sales Agents	$32,250	$26,720	40
84	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$31,670	$21,230	40
85	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$30,940	$26,860	0
86	Tour and Travel Guides	$30,850	$25,890	160
87	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$30,170	$25,680	50
88	Fishers and Related Fishing Workers	$29,650	$25,800	30
89	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$28,550	$21,030	30
90	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$28,410	$20,940	40
91	Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$24,290	$18,950	40
92	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$22,540	$20,390	250
93	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$22,270	$20,950	30
94	Fast Food Cooks	$19,240	$18,410	80
95	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$19,180	$18,400	0

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