You can't judge a job by its salary, and it seems the reverse is also true. You might never guess that some workers are taking home such sizable paychecks, so Forbes came up with a fun list of the most surprising six-figure jobs in the U.S.
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates was used to compile the list, and at least 10 percent of workers in each job must have earned more than $100,000 last year to make the cut. The 15 jobs Forbes deemed as surprisingly high-earners are below.
- Human Resources Manager
- Chiropractor
- Astronomer
- Broadcast News Analyst
- Art Director
To see ten more jobs that pay six figures at least ten percent of the time, read more.
- Purchasing Manager
- Pharmacist
- Supervisor for Police and Detectives
- Film or Video Editor
- Gaming Manager
- Water Vessel Captain, Mate or Pilot
- Music Director or Composer
- Arbitrator, Mediator or Conciliator
- Transportation Inspector
- Multimedia Artist or Animator
Hussein Chalayan
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J by Jasper Conran
hm interesting. good thing I work in #1!
1I don't get why some of these are supposed to be surprising.
2Yay for Art Director being one of them! That's my goal one day – to be an art director.
3Welders make 100,000 plus a year!
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