Want your children or grandchildren to make a lot of money? The Bureau of Labor Statistics has suggestions for them, depending on how long they want to stay in school. It has identified the occupations with the highest annual wage for each educational attainment category. Not only that, the BLS has projected the number of job openings for those occupations during the 2016 to 2026 time period.
Doctoral or professional degree: Anesthesiologist
Mean annual wage: $265,990
Job openings 2016–26: 1,400
Masters degree: Nurse anesthetist
Median annual wage: $165,120
Job openings 2016–26: 2,800
Bachelor's degree: Chief executive
Median annual wage: $183,270
Job openings 2016–26: 20,000
Associate's degree: Air traffic controller
Median annual wage: $124,540
Job openings 2016–26: 2,400
Postsecondary nondegree award: Electricial repairer, powerhouse, substation, and relay
Median annual wage: $78,140
Job openings 2016–26: 2,100
High school diploma: Nuclear power reactor operator
Median annual wage: $93,370
Job openings 2016–26: 500
No formal educational credential: Mine shuttle car operator
Median annual wage: $56,890
Job openings 2016–26: 100
Note that many of these occupations do not have a lot of openings projected for the decade ahead. Not to worry. The BLS has alternatives. Here are the occupations near (but not at) the top of the pay scale in each educational attainment category that will have the most job openings in the decade ahead, from highest educational attainment to lowest: family practitioner (5,600 openings, $208,560); physician assistant (10,600 openings, $104,860); financial manager (56,900 openings, $125,080); dental hygienist (17,500 openings, $74,070); aircraft mechanic and service technician (10,900 openings, $61,020); detective (7,500 openings, $79,970); service unit operator, oil, gas, and mining (6,400 openings, $48,290).
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, High-Wage Occupations by Typical Entry-Level Education, 2017
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