Not all of these top 25 jobs are in tech, but those that are pay really well.
Wondering if your current position matches your desired career trajectory? This gallery may be one way to find out.
Practicing law is lucrative–most people could tell you that. But compared to some of the tech salaries the long hours and stress of a law degree may not be worth it.
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Ever dreamed of being responsible for designing the systems that keep nuclear material useful and safe? It’s a dangerous job, but somebody has to do it, and that someone gets paid well.
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Good enough with numbers to manage someone else’s finances? Then prepare to get paid well.
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Scrum Masters know their stuff when it comes to agile project management. If you’re a skilled scrummer you could be making a bunch of cash.
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Plant Managers–not the greenhouse kind–can make a lot of money. There’s a lot of responsibility in managing a large operation, and with it comes rewards.
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Someone has to plan out all those systems IT supports. It might as well be you for the amount of money it pays.
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Have a passion for user interfaces? You could be managing their development and making a lot of money.
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Engineers set them up, users knock them down, and IT gets them running again. Let someone else do the running while you do the managing.
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What do you mean we can’t run that cable there?
We all need someone to manage our risks once in a while. If you’d like to be that manager actuarial work may be for you.
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Everyone is getting into data collection, and they need people to design the systems that turn that data into useful information.
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Solutions Architects identify issues and design solutions involving hardware, software, and vendor contracts. Sound like the six-figure job for you?
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Nurse Practitioners aren’t doctors but they practice medicine in a similar fashion.
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Want to keep your hands off that filthy hardware? You could turn to software architecture–it’s a lucrative job.
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Good IT services are an essential feature of the modern company. Many IT professionals have opinions on how things should work, and the good ones go on to be IT architects.
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Move beyond just coding and into planning by becoming a software engineering manager.
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Corporate Controllers are the gatekeepers of all things monetary. Like your IT budget.
Now imagine yourself in that position.
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The cool tech toys all have to go through research and development. If you managed R&D you could be the first to play with them.
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Applications Development Managers are responsible for keeping developers on task. Like herding cats? It’s the high-paying job for you.
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Physician Assistants deal with a lot of unpleasant stuff, which is probably why they make so much money.
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Of all the tech architecture jobs in this list the Enterprise Architect, unsurprisingly, makes the most money.
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Pharmacists have an important job, and get paid accordingly well for it.
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Medical Science Liaison’s typically have a PhD or other scientific background. They serve as a go-between, consultant, and expert during research and development in the biosciences and pharmaceutical worlds.
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Patent Attorneys: the tech world either loves them or hates them, depending on which side of the legal case they’re on.
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No surprise, physicians are the top earners in the country.
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Brandon is a Staff Writer for TechRepublic. He's an award-winning feature and how-to writer who previously worked as an IT professional and served as an MP in the US Army.
