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The 20 highest-paying jobs in the US that aren't doctors and other healthcare professionals
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers had an average annual wage of $288,650.Digital Vision/Getty ImagesBusiness Insider used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to rank the pay of non-healthcare jobs.Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ranked No. 1.Many of the jobs on the list were managerial roles.Being a doctor is one way to make more than six figures. Financial managers, pilots, and computer hardware engineers also earn a lot on average.Almost all of the 13 highest-paying jobs in the US are healthcare roles. For instance, Bureau of Labor Statistics data for May 2025 showed pediatric surgeons made an average annual wage of about $500,000.Because, on average, so many top-paying roles were doctors, and not everyone dreams of becoming a cardiologist or dermatologist, we decided to rank the jobs that pay the best outside healthcare. The BLS data showed airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ranked No. 1, with an average of $288,650. Many of the jobs were managerial, so they may require working your way up before entering those roles.Below are the 20 highest-paying jobs outside healthcare, along with employment estimates for each.20. Advertising and promotions managersLuis Alvarez/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $154,280Employment: 21,47019. Purchasing managersMorsa Images/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $156,360Employment: 84,32018. Personal financial advisorsDaniel Llao Calvet/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $156,670Employment: 266,80017. Petroleum engineersOlga Rolenko/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $157,150Employment: 18,06016. Compensation and benefits managersIvan Pantic/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $162,640Employment: 22,94015. Computer hardware engineersThana Prasongsin/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $162,670Employment: 76,66014. Human resources managersPixeloneStocker/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $164,230Employment: 220,66013. Sales managersPeopleImages/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $164,350Employment: 637,08012. Public relations managersOlga Rolenko/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $164,760Employment: 74,85011. Industrial-organizational psychologistsgorodenkoff/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $170,230Employment: 79010. PhysicistsMonty Rakusen/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $171,180Employment: 20,4309. Marketing managersmith_67/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $177,770Employment: 395,2408. Natural sciences managersJohner Images/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $180,250Employment: 108,6907. Architectural and engineering managersskaman306/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $181,540Employment: 220,2606. LawyersChris Ryan/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $185,840Employment: 754,5005. Financial managersWillie B. Thomas/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $186,910Employment: 841,7104. Computer and information systems managersCravetiger/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $192,160Employment: 670,5703. Athletes and sports competitorsSolskin/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $206,180Employment: 15,0702. Chief executivesbaona/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $269,630Employment: 204,3501. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineersDigital Vision/Getty ImagesAverage annual wage: $288,650Employment: 103,560Read the original article on Business Insider
