accord to one late subject , 67 per centum of Generation Z ( or Post - Millennial ) job seekers say that salary — not work environs , a flexible schedule , or welfare — is the most important thing they look for in a job . So which gigs have the highest paycheck ?
A new reportfrom jobs and recruiting web site Glassdoor compiled data point apportion by site users to identify the 25 highest - devote jobs in America for 2016 . Unsurprisingly , doc top the list with a median base salary of $ 180,000 . Since bookman who calibrate from M.D.-granting schools in 2014 owed an average ofnearly $ 180,000 in debt , this is good news for future MD .
Due tohigh law schooltime tuitionandan anaemic job market for lawyer , many aspiring attorneys might think double about their chosen calling path . However , law is still the secondly - highest paid professing in America — meaning a legal level might be worth the rejoinder on investing , calculate on which school you get into and the specific field you choose .
Research and ontogeny ( R&D ) managers brought home the third highest paychecks , with a median base salary of $ 142,120 . The remaining jobs were largely technology , software , or data - bear on , although traditionally lucrative mainstays like pharmacist ( which rank at No . 13 , with a median base pay of $ 118,000 ) were also on the listing .
Many of these 25 job require year of experience — and education — to enter , Timepointed out . “ High pay continues to be tied to in - demand skills , higher education , and working in jobs that are protected from rival or automation , ” Andrew Chamberlain , Glassdoor ’s chief economic expert , said in a press release . “ This is why we see several Job within the technology and health care industry . ”
However , as the old proverb says , money does n’t buy happiness . allot toFortune , research record that multitude are glad at work when they feel productive , challenge , and like they ’re part of a community , among other things .
Curious which other jobs made the cutting off ? Check out Glassdoor’sfull report .
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