Doctors earn more than anyone else in the private sector, averaging $145,688 a year, according to a Bizjournals.com analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Airplane pilots and navigators rank second at $128,406, followed by lawyers at $118,004. The numbers are for 2004, the latest year available.
Seven occupations made the six-figure list of salaries. Joining doctor, pilots and lawyers are: optometrists, with an annual average of $116,403; medical-science professors, $115,786; marketing and advertising managers, $103,883; and law professors, $103,283.
The Bizjournals.com study shows the connection between salary and education. Seven of the top 10 jobs require postgraduate degrees, while two call for bachelor's degrees. Airlines generally prefer that pilots be college grads, though they don't insist upon it, but they do require the rigorous commercial pilot's license. Descriptions of the 10 highest-paying jobs are here.
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