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$465,040

$82,197

Chief Executives leads this state with an average annual salary of $465,040.

Home Health and Personal Care Aides has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 105,460 jobs.

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this state.

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this state.

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

#	Job Title	Average Salary	Hourly Wage	Total Jobs
1	Chief Executives	$465,040	$223.58	2,120
2	Cardiologists	$411,550	$197.86	0
3	Dermatologists	$359,830	$173.00	0
4	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$338,500	$162.74	620
5	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$303,160	$145.75	230
6	Physicians, Pathologists	$287,550	$138.24	180
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$268,310	$128.99	1,320
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$258,880	$124.46	5,820
9	Psychiatrists	$248,800	$119.61	890
10	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$247,160	$118.83	500
11	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$237,350	$114.11	770
12	Physicians, All Other	$233,330	$112.18	7,840
13	Commercial Pilots	$229,820	$0.00	790
14	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$211,960	$0.00	360
15	Financial Managers	$211,620	$101.74	32,370
16	Neurologists	$209,890	$100.91	190
17	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$208,350	$100.17	2,210
18	Natural Sciences Managers	$207,130	$99.58	9,010
19	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$204,240	$98.19	33,860
20	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$195,230	$93.86	0

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

#	Job Title	Total Jobs	Average Salary	Hourly Wage
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	105,460	$38,070	$18.30
2	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	101,720	$41,950	$20.17
3	Registered Nurses	95,150	$106,990	$51.44
4	Cashiers	93,270	$34,660	$16.66
5	Retail Salespersons	87,760	$41,330	$19.87
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	86,980	$34,160	$16.42
7	Packers and Packagers, Hand	76,060	$40,400	$19.42
8	Office Clerks, General	71,140	$50,390	$24.23
9	Stockers and Order Fillers	70,780	$39,250	$18.87
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	67,590	$40,000	$19.23
11	Customer Service Representatives	64,950	$49,300	$23.70
12	General and Operations Managers	63,940	$182,010	$87.50
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	60,320	$51,540	$24.78
14	Software Developers	57,120	$140,520	$67.56
15	Waiters and Waitresses	56,560	$49,510	$23.80
16	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	54,460	$77,290	$37.16
17	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	52,860	$38,100	$0.00
18	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	49,450	$67,630	$32.52
19	Receptionists and Information Clerks	48,710	$41,270	$19.84
20	Accountants and Auditors	43,540	$113,110	$54.38