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March 4, 2010 at 8:14 am — by Laura | No Comments
Category: Blog, Careers

We all know that you have to work your way up in a job—both for career promotions and salary increases.

But if you want to earn a lot of money right out of college, check out this list from Laurence Shatkin’s recently released book, 250 Best-Paying Jobs, Second Edition.

“Within these occupations the workers who earn at the 10th percentile—meaning that 90 percent of the workers in the occupation earn more than they do—still earn at least $51,540. This means they earn more than 75 percent of all American wage-earners,” explains Shatkin.

Here are 10 careers that pay newbies well:
Orthodontists
Beginning Wage: $100,980
Median Earnings: $166,400+

Prosthodontists
Beginning Wage: $72,710
Median Earnings: $166,400+

Nuclear Engineers
Beginning Wage: $68,300
Median Earnings: $97,080

Computer and Information Scientists, Research
Beginning Wage: $57,480
Median Earnings: $97,970

Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School
Beginning Wage: $55,580
Median Earnings: $83,880

Airline Pilots, Copilots and Flight Engineers
Beginning Wage: $55,330
Median Earnings: $111,680

Lawyers
Beginning Wage: $54,460
Median Earnings: $110,590

Financial Managers
Beginning Wage: $53,860
Median Earnings: $99,330

Chemical Engineers
Beginning Wage: $53,730
Median Earnings: $84,680

Mathematicians
Beginning Wage: $53,570
Median Earnings: $95,150