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7. Financial Manager
The financial manager falls into the same basic category as a sales manager. Lower national average than the air traffic controller, but can earn exponentially more. The national average is $103,500 for the upcoming year. Someone just starting off in the field can expect to earn $76,000. The typical max sits at around $146K, but again, depending on the company and commission caps, a financial manager can continue to make more and more.
The field of financial management is expected to grow 19% between 2016 and 2026 despite the fact, that there are more and more online brokers, robo-advisers and self-guided financial technology available.
6. Petroleum Engineer
These oil based engineers have an excellent entry level income if around $86,000. This is one of the largest entry level salaries in the industry (Chevron, for example, pays an entry level of $90,000 for petroleum engineers while BP starts out at $94,000). The national average salary for petroleum engineers is $109,620, and the top earning amount, while again it does vary, has a national average of $150,000. When looking at specific companies, BP has a top average of $208,000 while Exxon Mobil pays $216,000 for a maxed salary amount.
The future of petroleum engineers is very bright: the number of jobs in this field is growing every year, and it will increase by 15% until 2026.
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