Top Ten Careers With The Highest Job Satisfaction Ratings
1.
Singers
91.7
2.
Municipal Fire Fighters
90.0
3.
Aircraft Assemblers - Structure, Surfaces, Rigging
& Systems
83.3
4.
Pediatricians - General
80.0
5.
College Professors - Communications
79.2
6.
Educational, Vocational & School Counselors
78.8
7.
Managers/Supervisors of Animal Husbandry &
Animal Care Workers
78.6
8.
Criminal Investigators & Special Agents
77.5
9.
College Instructors - Other
77.3
10 . Therapists, Other
77.1
Top Ten Careers With The Lowest Job Satisfaction Ratings
1.
Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators (except
postal service)
25.0
2.
Program Directors
30.0
3.
Municipal Clerks
30.0
4.
Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Other
31.6
5.
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
31.7
6.
Insurance Policy Processing Clerks
33.3
7.
Hotel, Motel & Resort Desk Clerks
34.4
8.
Food Preparation & Serving Workers (including fast
food)
34.4
9.
Telemarketers
34.4
10 . Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
35.0
Source: MyPlan.com, LLC. 2007; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 2006
Top Ten Highest Paying Jobs in America
1.
Anesthesiologists
$192,780
2.
Surgeons
$191,410
3.
Orthodontists
$185,340
4.
Obstetricians & Gynecologists
$183,600
5.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
$178,440
6.
Prosthodontists
$169,360
7.
Internists - General
$167,270
8.
Physicians & Surgeons, Other
$155,150
9.
Family & General Practitioners
$153,640
10. Chief Executives
$151,370
Top Ten Lowest Paying Jobs in America
1.
Food Preparation & Serving Workers (including fast $ 16,700
food)
2.
Cooks - Fast Food
$ 16,860
3.
Dishwashers
$ 17,060
4.
Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender
Helpers
$ 17,380
5.
Shampooers
$ 17,490
6.
Hosts & Hostesses - Restaurant, Lounge & Coffee
Shop
$ 17,770
7.
Counter Attendants - Cafeteria & Coffee Shop
$ 17,820
8.
Ushers, Lobby Attendants & Ticket Takers
$ 17,880
9.
Gaming Dealers
$ 18,120
10 . Amusement & Recreation Attendants
$ 18,220
Source: MyPlan.com, LLC. 2007; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 2006
Highest Paying Jobs Without College
1.
Railroad Conductors & Yardmasters
$61,480
2.
Real Estate Sales Agents
$55,090
3.
Railroad Brake, Signal & Switch Operators
$54,530
4.
Pile-Driver Operators
$51,580
5.
Commercial Divers
$51,510
6.
Chemical Plant & System Operators
$50,950
7.
Subway & Streetcar Operators
$47,740
8.
Brickmasons & Blockmasons
$45,800
9.
Rotary Drill Operators - Oil & Gas
$45,560
10. Rail Car Repairers
$45,120
Top Ten Careers by Employment Size
1.
Retail Salespersons
4,429,060
2.
Cashiers
3,545,330
3.
Office Clerks - General
2,980,350
4.
Food Preparation & Serving Workers (including fast 2,602,950
food)
5.
Registered Nurses
2,468,340
6.
Freight, Stock & Material Movers and
Longshoremen
2,363,440
7.
Waiters & Waitresses
2,357,040
8.
Customer Service Representatives
2,193,430
9.
Janitors & Cleaners
2,112,870
10 . Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks
1,858,500
Source: MyPlan.com, LLC. 2007; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 2006
Top Ten U.S. Cities by Average Income
1.
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA
Metropolitan Di
$57,994
2.
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$56,764
3.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$56,287
4.
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Divi
$55,425
5.
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Divi
$54,745
6.
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ
Metropolitan Divi
$54,399
7.
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-N
$54,178
8.
Framingham, MA NECTA Divi
$54,056
9.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Metropolita
$54,013
10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-M
$53,854
Top Ten States by Average Income
1.
District of Columbia
$ 56,838
2.
Massachusetts
$ 52,693
3.
California
$ 52,380
4.
New Jersey
$ 52,186
5.
New York
$ 51,155
6.
Connecticut
$ 50,739
7.
Maryland
$ 50,167
8.
Washington
$ 50,035
9.
Alaska
$ 49,808
10 . Delaware
$ 48,349
Source: MyPlan.com, LLC. 2007; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 2006
Top Ten Lists / U.S. States & Territories by Average Income
All U.S. States & Territories by Average Income
1.
District of Columbia
$56,838
2.
Massachusetts
$52,693
3.
California
$52,380
4.
New Jersey
$52,186
5.
New York
$51,155
6.
Connecticut
$50,739
7.
Maryland
$50,167
8.
Washington
$50,035
9.
Alaska
$49,808
10. Delaware
$48,349
11. Virginia
$48,268
12. Illinois
$48,123
13. Minnesota
$48,057
14. Hawaii
$47,837
15. Colorado
$47,659
16. Rhode Island
$47,307
17. Michigan
$47,074
18. Nevada
$46,371
19. Oregon
$46,369
20. Pennsylvania
$45,733
21. Ohio
$45,339
22. Missouri
$45,009
23. Texas
$44,651
24. New Hampshire
$44,487
25. Georgia
$44,351
26. Florida
$44,128
27. Vermont
$43,896
28. Wisconsin
$43,670
29. North Carolina
$43,557
30. Arizona
$43,382
31. Indiana
$43,375
32. Utah
$43,262
33. Kansas
$43,041
34. New Mexico
$42,930
35. Tennessee
$42,688
36. Iowa
$42,432
37. Maine
$42,143
38. Nebraska
$41,955
39. South Carolina
$41,656
40. Alabama
$41,472
41. Kentucky
$41,359
42. Louisiana
$40,944
43. Wyoming
$40,707
44. North Dakota
$40,334
45. West Virginia
$40,015
46. Mississippi
$39,996
47. Oklahoma
$39,656
48. Arkansas
$39,289
49. South Dakota
$39,288
50. Idaho
$39,286
51. Montana
$38,293
52. Virgin Islands
$35,547
53. Guam
$30,735
54. Puerto Rico
$30,167
Source: MyPlan.com, LLC, 2007; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2006
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