Top 100 highest-paying jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $213,950. The second highest-paying jobs are those of radiologist, with an average salary of $154,730.

All of the shown salary and employment information for South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$213,950	$149,990	80
2	Radiologists	$154,730	$61,510	40
3	Chief Executives	$154,650	$100,950	250
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,860	$84,990	110
5	Pharmacists	$126,900	$81,060	300
6	General Dentists	$124,620	$57,430	90
7	Physician Assistants	$120,260	$94,980	200
8	Nurse Practitioners	$112,390	$99,650	270
9	Purchasing Managers	$107,230	$71,650	50
10	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$105,210	$68,870	50
11	Optometrists	$104,620	$73,440	50
12	Public Relations Managers	$103,500	$58,660	30
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,020	$61,270	140
14	Electrical Engineers	$102,750	$74,150	90
15	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$100,140	$80,400	330
16	Financial Managers	$99,740	$67,250	390
17	Sales Managers	$99,330	$52,340	250
18	Marketing Managers	$98,300	$50,520	150
19	Administrative Services Managers	$98,230	$57,620	150
20	Human Resources Managers	$97,800	$63,460	100
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$97,700	$63,000	540
22	Natural Sciences Managers	$97,510	$46,020	40
23	Industrial Production Managers	$96,490	$62,680	330
24	Software Developers	$95,630	$51,230	140
25	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$94,010	$60,790	100
26	Physical Therapists	$91,520	$66,560	280
27	Engineers, All Other	$88,760	$48,920	50
28	Nuclear Engineers	$87,520	$87,520	40
29	Lawyers	$84,720	$50,620	250
30	Occupational Therapists	$84,250	$64,250	180
31	Facilities Managers	$83,550	$55,130	130
32	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$83,410	$49,420	40
33	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$82,500	$56,400	90
34	Power Plant Operators	$82,330	$80,420	70
35	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$81,160	$47,000	140
36	Personal Financial Advisors	$80,530	$41,620	90
37	Industrial Engineers	$80,390	$56,020	230
38	Computer Systems Analysts	$80,310	$26,550	140
39	All Other Managers	$79,350	$50,690	330
40	Construction Managers	$79,060	$56,630	230
41	Other Biological Scientists	$78,280	$34,020	50
42	Logisticians	$78,240	$42,140	70
43	Data Scientists	$78,230	$54,090	40
44	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$78,170	$44,720	80
45	Gas Plant Operators	$77,890	$62,030	80
46	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$77,770	$61,900	70
47	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$77,750	$70,570	50
48	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$77,390	$66,070	40
49	Dental Hygienists	$77,320	$43,990	230
50	Veterinarians	$77,280	$25,070	190
51	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,770	$48,480	280
52	Financial Analysts	$76,740	$39,220	50
53	Mechanical Engineers	$76,700	$48,230	110
54	Computer Network Architects	$76,680	$67,220	30
55	Civil Engineers	$76,630	$56,970	130
56	Management Analysts	$75,500	$54,200	120
57	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$75,250	$37,770	60
58	School Psychologists	$75,130	$48,400	80
59	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$74,940	$57,110	110
60	Commercial Pilots	$74,670	$50,880	70
61	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$74,640	$47,350	60
62	First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$74,600	$50,010	30
63	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$74,390	$56,120	100
64	Loan Officers	$73,830	$46,410	640
65	Farm and Home Management Advisors	$73,110	$44,190	50
66	Chemists	$71,590	$60,870	50
67	General and Operations Managers	$71,490	$30,930	3,070
68	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$71,480	$61,630	40
69	Instructional Coordinators	$71,300	$49,230	100
70	Speech-Language Pathologists	$71,180	$43,780	190
71	Other Engineering Technicians	$71,140	$52,830	60
72	Conservation Scientists	$70,620	$46,220	140
73	Project Management Specialists	$69,940	$45,760	90
74	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$69,800	$39,230	60
75	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$69,650	$24,040	230
76	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$69,540	$48,420	120
77	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$67,200	$38,040	220
78	Computer Occupations, All Other	$67,180	$41,770	150
79	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$66,690	$44,990	100
80	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$66,530	$60,680	40
81	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$66,220	$45,770	230
82	Registered Nurses	$65,750	$54,700	3,090
83	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$65,390	$38,620	130
84	Soil and Plant Scientists	$63,890	$43,740	220
85	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$63,380	$51,430	50
86	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$63,270	$43,990	780
87	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$63,020	$46,470	90
88	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$62,670	$40,520	170
89	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$62,630	$47,310	280
90	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$62,440	$41,710	450
91	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$62,090	$48,370	50
92	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$61,970	$52,840	60
93	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$61,820	$38,290	50
94	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$61,800	$38,750	310
95	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$61,700	$50,380	50
96	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$61,410	$45,580	40
97	Respiratory Therapists	$61,390	$52,030	120
98	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,250	$46,260	330
99	Radiologic Technologists	$61,030	$46,220	280
100	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,800	$46,480	1,880

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$162,100
2	Radiologists	$154,730
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$149,970
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,170
5	General Dentists	$126,390
6	Pharmacists	$123,530
7	Nurse Practitioners	$121,010
8	Physician Assistants	$102,460
9	Optometrists	$101,240
10	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$99,500

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$197,970
2	Pharmacists	$137,450
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$125,760
4	Personal Financial Advisors	$114,430
5	Physician Assistants	$112,590
6	Nurse Practitioners	$111,350
7	Chief Executives	$108,290
8	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$107,340
9	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$107,220
10	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,390

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$192,480
2	Pharmacists	$130,340
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$122,810
4	Physician Assistants	$109,430
5	Nurse Practitioners	$108,190
6	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$103,510
7	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$97,580
8	Financial Managers	$97,120
9	Purchasing Managers	$93,840
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$93,480

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