Ten Highest Paying Jobs in the Market…

Naman Doshi
Hirebase
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2 min readJan 8, 2018

Being passionate about what you do is really important for some, but for most of the working professionals, it becomes all about the money in a few years time. Why? With rising prices of basic necessities of life and increasing financial responsibilities for the family, there is a lot of stress for a person to take. People might try taking on multiple jobs for increased income, start side hustles and sometimes get trapped in getting rich quick scams to earn additional income. However, the best way to approach this problem is to set up your career trajectory in such a way that your full-time job can contribute the highest possible income, alleviating the need to expend too much energy on other sources of active income.

To help you figure out what career path you can align yourself to, we bring you the 10 highest paying jobs right now as per the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. We have tweaked some data by grouping types of jobs into single entries so as to get a broader picture of the distinct set of jobs that are valued the most in the current economy.

10. Financial Managers

Annual Mean Wage: $139,720

The financial health of any organization is monitored and measured by the financial managers. They direct investment activities, produce financial reports and develop plans and strategies for long-term financial goals of their organization. Financial managers increasingly assist executives of the company in making financially sound decisions. If you have got that excellent analytical ability and amazing communication skills, you might want to consider becoming a financial manager. There is an estimated 6.8 percent job growth projected for the roles in financial engineering for the coming year, mostly in banks and insurance companies.

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Naman Doshi
Hirebase
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Jobmates Founder. Data Scientist. AI enthusiast.