Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Southeast 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 Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area is general dentist with an average annual salary of $174,120. The second highest paying job is chief executive (average salary $144,140). The salary and the employment information in Southeast 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 Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	General Dentists	$174,120	$46,140	30
2	Chief Executives	$144,140	$66,400	100
3	Nurse Practitioners	$132,750	$89,600	30
4	Financial Analysts	$132,080	$86,190	30
5	Conservation Scientists	$113,780	$75,390	40
6	Labor Relations Specialists	$111,850	$72,740	0
7	Medical and Health Services Managers	$109,580	$62,340	120
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$105,560	$85,060	60
9	Construction Managers	$103,340	$56,330	50
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$102,200	$77,780	70
11	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,660	$69,730	80
12	All Other Managers	$94,540	$45,750	130
13	Other Legal Support Workers	$94,510	$72,470	30
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$93,520	$68,790	60
15	Financial Managers	$91,880	$65,510	140
16	Industrial Production Managers	$88,660	$58,720	40
17	General and Operations Managers	$88,490	$48,220	800
18	Sheet Metal Workers	$88,100	$43,360	30
19	Budget Analysts	$86,900	$62,260	60
20	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$86,460	$37,680	40
21	Management Analysts	$85,360	$55,310	50
22	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$85,180	$40,460	30
23	Other Biological Scientists	$82,470	$62,320	90
24	Compliance Officers	$82,210	$60,560	110
25	Economists	$79,610	$63,690	40
26	Training and Development Specialists	$79,190	$50,400	80
27	Accountants and Auditors	$78,420	$54,970	350
28	Administrative Services Managers	$76,280	$45,560	80
29	Other Business Operations Specialists	$74,750	$54,990	360
30	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$73,980	$50,610	30
31	Civil Engineering Technicians	$73,970	$51,180	70
32	Social and Community Service Managers	$72,750	$44,760	120
33	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$72,250	$40,870	60
34	Radiologic Technologists	$71,400	$46,690	40
35	Foresters	$70,950	$54,980	30
36	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$70,820	$54,780	40
37	Massage Therapists	$69,360	$35,610	50
38	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$67,830	$56,440	60
39	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$67,400	$36,320	30
40	Loan Officers	$67,350	$28,810	40
41	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$66,670	$22,690	40
42	Speech-Language Pathologists	$66,620	$50,470	40
43	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$66,570	$38,260	150
44	Real Estate Sales Agents	$66,160	$41,730	30
45	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$65,970	$29,570	30
46	Human Resources Specialists	$65,960	$46,710	120
47	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$65,540	$41,980	40
48	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$65,410	$45,700	30
49	Insurance Sales Agents	$65,200	$46,050	30
50	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$63,300	$42,840	100
51	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$62,360	$42,150	100
52	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$61,870	$41,120	50
53	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,300	$43,370	30
54	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$60,510	$31,340	60
55	Property, Real Estate Managers	$60,160	$41,250	40
56	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$59,980	$48,400	30
57	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$58,060	$39,750	40
58	Fallers	$57,090	$38,330	90
59	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$56,700	$31,900	90
60	Web Developers	$56,610	$40,160	70
61	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$53,930	$42,100	0
62	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$53,910	$32,360	70
63	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$51,960	$31,860	100
64	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	$51,290	$40,690	30
65	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,700	$23,650	30
66	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$49,670	$30,200	70
67	Computer Operators	$47,920	$36,510	30
68	Other Social Workers	$47,770	$40,830	50
69	All Occupations	$46,980	$24,420	34,990
70	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$46,650	$21,730	180
71	Legal Secretaries	$46,160	$39,420	30
72	Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$45,630	$32,150	40
73	Coaches and Scouts	$45,210	$36,310	60
74	Library Technicians	$44,730	$34,270	40
75	Chefs and Head Cooks	$44,340	$33,460	60
76	Machinists	$43,780	$33,710	40
77	Firefighters	$42,320	$20,960	40
78	All Other Cooks	$41,810	$33,200	30
79	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$40,920	$26,620	30
80	Other Sales Representatives	$39,080	$24,840	60
81	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	$39,050	$24,500	40
82	Legislators	$37,810	$27,250	40
83	Carpenters Helpers	$36,660	$28,680	40
84	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$35,850	$28,010	60
85	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$34,900	$27,150	200
86	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers	$34,650	$20,830	50
87	Medical Transcriptionists	$32,660	$27,230	30
88	Tire Repairers and Changers	$32,120	$23,340	0
89	Tour and Travel Guides	$31,200	$24,790	430
90	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$30,710	$26,580	40
91	Helpers--Production Workers	$29,280	$20,870	60
92	Gaming Dealers	$29,140	$20,330	0
93	Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	$26,890	$21,520	40
94	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$26,090	$20,960	40
95	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$24,910	$19,660	40
96	Short Order Cooks	$24,130	$21,600	170
97	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$22,230	$20,300	50

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