Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Top 10 Jobs with the Greatest Gains

While nurses are not nearly as well-paid as chief executives, their salaries are rising faster. That's one of many revealing data points in a Bureau of Labor Statistics study of compensation for the top 100 U.S. job categories, from 2000 to 2010. Is one of them yours?

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1: General and Operations Managers

2010 salary: $92,650*

Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 51 percent

*All data courtesy of Bureau of Labor Statistics



2: Financial Managers

2010 salary: $101,190

Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 51 percent

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3: Computer and Information Systems Managers

2010 salary: $113,720

Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 44 percent



4: Registered Nurses

2010 salary: $63,750

Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 42 percent


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5: Sales Managers

2010 salary: $96,790

Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 41 percent



6: Chief Executives

2010 salary: $160,720

Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 41 percent

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7: Accountants and Auditors

2010 salary: $60,340

Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 39 percent



8: Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

2010 salary: $24,540

Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 38 percent

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9: Management Analysts

2010 salary: $75,250

Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 37



10: Pharmacy Technicians

2010 salary: $28,070

Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 36 percent

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