Requiring
Four Year Degree
$69,000 Petroleum
Engineers
$67,000 Actuaries
$60,000 Aerospace
Engineers
$57,000 Chemical
Engineers
$56,000
Pharmacists
$56,000 Computer
Engineers*
$55,000
Production Engineers
$54,000
Electrical Engineers
$53,000
Geologists
$53,000 Physical
Therapists*
$52,000
Economists
$51,000
Civil Engineers
$50,000 Systems
Analysts*
$50,000 Computer
Scientists*
$49,000
Mechanical Engineers
$48,000
Architects
Requiring
Two Year Degree
$43,000 Dental
Hygienists*
$40,000
Registered Nurse*
$39,000 Nuclear
Medicine Technician
$35,000
Cardiology Technician
$35,000
Electrical Technician
$35,000
Paralegal*
$33,000
Respiratory Therapist
$32,000
Healthcare Support Specialist
$32,000
Radiologic Technician
Requiring
Graduate Degree
$99,000
Physicians
$86,000 Dentists
$72,000 Attorneys
$65,000
Optometrists
$64,000
Chiropractors
$63,000
Physicists
$54,000
Veterinarians
$50,000
Psychologists
Information
Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
*Professions marked
with an asterisk are expected to be in high demand through the year 2008
