Highest Paying Jobs That Require a Four Year Degree

According to the Federal Government's Bureau of Labor Statistics, those who work in the careers listed below are among the highest paid workers in the nation. All of these careers require at least a four-year degree. The hourly wage listed is the median wage earned for all workers in these fields in the year 2002.

• $95.80 Airline Pilots
• $45.48 General Managers ***
• $37.24 Managers Marketing, Advertising, PR)
• $26.20 - $36.75 Engineers
• $33.00 Actuaries
• $ 32.38 Physician Assistants ***
• $31.05 Surveyors / Mapping Scientists
• $ 30.11 Securities / Financial Sales
• $ 29.36 Computer Systems Analyst
• $ 29.16 Secondary School Teachers
• $26.45 Teachers, In General (Average)
• $26.20 Police, Supervisors / Detectives
• $24.85 Purchasing Agents
• $24.81 Editors and Reporters
• $23.76 Librarians
• $23.45 Insurance Underwriters
• $23.22 Architects
• $23.19 Computer Programmers
• $22.79 Occupational Therapists
• $22.59 Accountants / Auditors

*** Job growth in these fields is expected to be high in the future.