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💰Highest-paying jobs in Ocala

High-income jobs have grown 69% over the past 50 years

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Across the nation, wages have continued to rise this year despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to temper inflation. In June, average weekly earnings grew at a higher rate than the Consumer Price Index, the nation’s primary inflation indicator.

While pay is increasing across income levels, the historical growth for high-income jobs has been most profound. High-income jobs have grown 69% over the past 50 years — more than both middle- and lower-income jobs, a Pew Trusts analysis shows.

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The highest earners in the U.S. are what you’d expect: doctors and other medical professionals, engineers, tech workers, executives, and corporate leaders. Nationally, the 50 top-paying jobs all require at least a bachelor’s degree, and many require a master’s, doctorate, or another professional degree. Indeed, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that higher degree holders earn more in a typical week and face lower rates of unemployment.

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Still, the exact positions that pay the most vary depending on where in the country you are located. Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the 50 highest-paying jobs in Ocala. Jobs are ranked by their median annual pay as of May 2022, so jobs without annual compensation estimates available were excluded from this analysis.

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#50. Managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $72,730
- Median hourly wage: $34.97
- Total employment: 230 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#49. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $72,890
- Median hourly wage: $35.04
- Total employment: 210 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#48. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

- Median annual wage: $74,200
- Median hourly wage: $35.67
- Total employment: 100 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#47. Financial and investment analysts

- Median annual wage: $74,550
- Median hourly wage: $35.84
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#46. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $74,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.98
- Total employment: 130 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#45. Teachers and instructors, all other

- Median annual wage: $74,960
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 600 people (5.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#44. Project management specialists

- Median annual wage: $75,470
- Median hourly wage: $36.29
- Total employment: 450 people (4.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#43. Administrative services managers

- Median annual wage: $76,050
- Median hourly wage: $36.56
- Total employment: 70 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#42. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $77,490
- Median hourly wage: $37.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#41. Architects, except landscape and naval

- Median annual wage: $77,760
- Median hourly wage: $37.38
- Total employment: 40 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#40. Information security analysts

- Median annual wage: $77,820
- Median hourly wage: $37.41
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#38. Software quality assurance analysts and testers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $78,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.51
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#38. Speech-language pathologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $78,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.51
- Total employment: 110 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#37. General and operations managers

- Median annual wage: $78,270
- Median hourly wage: $37.63
- Total employment: 1,900 people (17.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#36. Budget analysts

- Median annual wage: $78,850
- Median hourly wage: $37.91
- Total employment: 30 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#35. Industrial engineers

- Median annual wage: $80,110
- Median hourly wage: $38.51
- Total employment: 140 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#34. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $80,240
- Median hourly wage: $38.58
- Total employment: 150 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#33. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $80,990
- Median hourly wage: $38.94
- Total employment: 130 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#32. Construction managers

- Median annual wage: $81,890
- Median hourly wage: $39.37
- Total employment: 300 people (2.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#31. Computer systems analysts

- Median annual wage: $83,810
- Median hourly wage: $40.29
- Total employment: 130 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#30. Engineers, all other

- Median annual wage: $85,010
- Median hourly wage: $40.87
- Total employment: 40 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#29. Mechanical engineers

- Median annual wage: $85,820
- Median hourly wage: $41.26
- Total employment: 150 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#28. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $86,300
- Median hourly wage: $41.49
- Total employment: 80 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#27. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

- Median annual wage: $86,360
- Median hourly wage: $41.52
- Total employment: 160 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#26. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $87,090
- Median hourly wage: $41.87
- Total employment: 160 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#25. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $87,480
- Median hourly wage: $42.06
- Total employment: 330 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#24. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $91,870
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 40 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#23. Electronics engineers, except computer

- Median annual wage: $94,060
- Median hourly wage: $45.22
- Total employment: 60 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#22. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $94,280
- Median hourly wage: $45.33
- Total employment: 150 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#21. Medical and health services managers

- Median annual wage: $94,680
- Median hourly wage: $45.52
- Total employment: 340 people (3.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#20. Civil engineers

- Median annual wage: $95,460
- Median hourly wage: $45.90
- Total employment: 130 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#19. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $95,740
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 250 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#18. Electrical engineers

- Median annual wage: $99,770
- Median hourly wage: $47.97
- Total employment: 80 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#17. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $99,960
- Median hourly wage: $48.06
- Total employment: 280 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#16. Industrial production managers

- Median annual wage: $100,310
- Median hourly wage: $48.23
- Total employment: 90 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#15. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $100,740
- Median hourly wage: $48.43
- Total employment: 400 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#14. Financial managers

- Median annual wage: $104,900
- Median hourly wage: $50.43
- Total employment: 230 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#13. Sales managers

- Median annual wage: $105,070
- Median hourly wage: $50.51
- Total employment: 210 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#12. Human resources managers

- Median annual wage: $105,120
- Median hourly wage: $50.54
- Total employment: 50 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#11. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $105,570
- Median hourly wage: $50.76
- Total employment: 110 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#10. Marketing managers

- Median annual wage: $111,650
- Median hourly wage: $53.68
- Total employment: 60 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#9. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $120,810
- Median hourly wage: $58.08
- Total employment: 30 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#8. Computer and information systems managers

- Median annual wage: $125,910
- Median hourly wage: $60.54
- Total employment: 120 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#7. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $126,610
- Median hourly wage: $60.87
- Total employment: 280 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#6. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $128,690
- Median hourly wage: $61.87
- Total employment: 30 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#5. Architectural and engineering managers

- Median annual wage: $133,780
- Median hourly wage: $64.32
- Total employment: 80 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#4. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $148,030
- Median hourly wage: $71.17
- Total employment: 60 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#3. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $194,740
- Median hourly wage: $93.62
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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#2. Anesthesiologists

- Median annual wage: $238,020
- Median hourly wage: $114.44
- Total employment: Not available

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#1. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Total employment: 220 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)


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