{"id":505769,"date":"2026-06-22T17:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/505769\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:18:14","slug":"the-20-highest-paying-jobs-in-the-us-that-arent-doctors-and-other-healthcare-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/505769\/","title":{"rendered":"The 20 highest-paying jobs in the US that aren&#8217;t doctors and other healthcare professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Business Insider used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to rank the pay of non-healthcare jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ranked No. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Many of the jobs on the list were managerial roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Being a doctor is one way to make more than six figures. Financial managers, pilots, and computer hardware engineers also earn a lot on average.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Almost all of the 13 <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/highest-paying-jobs-in-us-2026-5?utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoocom\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:highest-paying jobs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;highest-paying jobs&quot;}\">highest-paying jobs<\/a> in the US are healthcare roles. For instance, Bureau of Labor Statistics data for May 2025 showed pediatric surgeons made an average annual wage of about $500,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Because, on average, so many top-paying roles were doctors, and not everyone dreams of becoming a cardiologist or dermatologist, we decided to rank the jobs that pay the best outside healthcare. The BLS data showed <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/pilots-trading-stocks-side-hustle-financial-freedom-retail-investors-2026-2?utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoocom\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:airline pilots;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;airline pilots&quot;}\">airline pilots<\/a>, copilots, and flight engineers ranked No. 1, with an average of $288,650. Many of the jobs were managerial, so they may require working your way up before entering those roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Below are the 20 highest-paying jobs outside healthcare, along with employment estimates for each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">20. Advertising and promotions managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8bb68a911f497eca1445e72e6524cf6d.jpeg\" alt=\"Someone is writing on a whiteboard while other people look at the board\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj  loaded\"\/> Luis Alvarez\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $154,280<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 21,470<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">19. Purchasing managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"A person wearing a white dress shirt is on the phone in a warehouse\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Morsa Images\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $156,360<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 84,320<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">18. Personal financial advisors<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"A meeting with a financial advisor in an office\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Daniel Llao Calvet\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $156,670<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 266,800<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">17. Petroleum engineers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"A worker in a hard hat and high-visibility vest uses a tablet at an oil pumpjack site.\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Olga Rolenko\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $157,150<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 18,060<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">16. Compensation and benefits managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"A person wearing glasses and business attire using a laptop\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Ivan Pantic\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $162,640<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 22,940<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">15. Computer hardware engineers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Close-up of someone soldering a computer chip\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Thana Prasongsin\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $162,670<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 76,660<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">14. Human resources managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Two people sit across a desk, with a laptop displaying a blurred r\u00e9sum\u00e9.\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> PixeloneStocker\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $164,230<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 220,660<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">13. Sales managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"People looking at a computer monitor in an office\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> PeopleImages\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $164,350<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 637,080<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">12. Public relations managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Two people in an office looking at a computer\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Olga Rolenko\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $164,760<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 74,850<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">11. Industrial-organizational psychologists<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"People working in an office\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> gorodenkoff\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $170,230<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 790<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">10. Physicists<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"A physicist coding and has multiple computer monitors\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Monty Rakusen\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $171,180<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 20,430<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">9. Marketing managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Business meeting in a conference room with a marketing strategy slide displayed on a screen.\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> mith_67\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $177,770<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 395,240<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">8. Natural sciences managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Scientists wearing white lab coats\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Johner Images\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $180,250<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 108,690<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">7. Architectural and engineering managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Two construction professionals, one wearing a suit jacket and one wearing a high-visibility safety vest, are walking down stairs and looking at plans\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> skaman306\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $181,540<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 220,260<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">6. Lawyers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"A person holds documents while addressing a seated group in a wood-paneled courtroom setting.\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Chris Ryan\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $185,840<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 754,500<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">5. Financial managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Close-up of people sitting at a table reviewing printed sales charts and reports\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Willie B. Thomas\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $186,910<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 841,710<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">4. Computer and information systems managers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"A person wearing glasses is looking at computer code. There are multiple computer monitors and a laptop.\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Cravetiger\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $192,160<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 670,570<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">3. Athletes and sports competitors<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Tennis player holding a racket\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Solskin\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $206,180<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 15,070<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">2. Chief executives<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"The back of a businessman looking at buildings in the distance from an office window\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> baona\/Getty Images      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $269,630<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Employment: 204,350<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">1. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Two pilots operate cockpit controls\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Digital Vision\/Getty Images       <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">Average annual wage: $288,650<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Business Insider used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to rank the pay of non-healthcare jobs. 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