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These are the occupations requiring a bachelor's degree or higher with the highest median hourly wages in 2008. Select an occupation to learn more about it in the Occupation Profile.

Top 50 Highest-Paying Occupations by Median Hourly Wages

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#	Occupation	Median wages, 2008
#	Occupation	Hourly	Annual
1	Anesthesiologists	$80.00+	$166,400+
2	Chief Executives	$80.00+	$166,400+
3	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$80.00+	$166,400+
4	Internists, General	$80.00+	$166,400+
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$80.00+	$166,400+
6	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$80.00+	$166,400+
7	Surgeons	$80.00+	$166,400+
8	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$79.63	$165,600
9	Orthodontists	$77.48	$161,200
10	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$74.90	$155,800
11	Psychiatrists	$74.10	$154,100
12	Pediatricians, General	$71.25	$148,200
13	Family and General Practitioners	$67.46	$140,300
14	Natural Sciences Managers	$63.97	$133,100
15	Lawyers	$63.37	$131,800
16	Engineering Managers	$62.75	$130,500
17	Marketing Managers	$61.38	$127,700
18	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$60.62	$126,100
19	Dentists, General	$59.63	$124,000
20	Pharmacists	$58.03	$120,700
21	Petroleum Engineers	$55.93	$116,300
22	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	N/A	$116,000
23	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$55.26	$114,900
24	Human Resources Managers, All Other	$53.79	$111,900
25	Computer and Information Scientists, Research	$53.42	$111,100
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State Data Source: California Occupational Wages

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