Chief executives plan, coordinate, and oversee a company's operations. They work to ensure that their companies meet their goals. Average annual salary: $106,652
Physicians examine patients, diagnose medical conditions, prescribe medications, and devise treatment plans. Average annual salary: $99,060
Human resources managers are responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new members of a company's employee team. Average annual salary: $83,148
Pharmacists manage and dispense medications to patients who have received a prescription from their doctors. Average annual salary: $112,320
Physician assistants (PAs) assess the medical status of patients, diagnose illnesses/injuries, and recommend treatments. Average annual salary: $98,488
Working independently or in collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners provide either primary or specialty health care. Average annual salary: $97,084
Software developers create and help devise computer programs. Average annual salary: $89,856
Computer and information systems managers devise, coordinate, implement, and analyze computer-related projects. Average annual salary: $99,320
Engineers design, modify and repair chemical, electrical, computer, mechanical, and other physical structures. Average annual salary: $71,864
Lawyers counsel and represent individual clients, businesses, non-profits, or government organizations on legal issues or in legal disputes. Average annual salary: $86,580