We suggest you read the introductory material in the "Best-Paying Jobs with a High Percentage of Women" section to better understand the purpose of publishing the following lists. As we state in that section, we are not suggesting that the best jobs lists for men include the only jobs that men should consider.
For example, there is a strong demand for Registered Nurses, a job that employs a high percentage of women, so the few workers available are recruited aggressively and often find jobs quickly. Just as women should consider careers typically held by men, many men should consider career opportunities usually associated with women. This is particularly true now because occupations with high percentages of women workers are growing more rapidly than occupations in our similar lists for men.
In the best-paying jobs list for men, note that many of the top jobs-once you look below the professional-level health-care jobs-are in the business and technology fields and many are at the managerial level, whereas almost all of the primarily female jobs are in the healthcare field and none are at the managerial level. This difference confirms the concerns of many educators, counselors, and social advocates about sexual stereotyping of occupations. In many cases, both men and women would be well advised to consider occupations typically held by the opposite sex.
| Best-Paying Jobs with a High Percentage of Men | ||||
| Job | Percent Men | Annual Earnings | Percent Growth | Annual Openings |
| 1. Prosthodontists | 82.1% | more than $145,600 | 13.6% | fewer than 500 |
| 2. Orthodontists | 82.1% | more than $145,600 | 12.8% | 1,000 |
| 3. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 82.1% | more than $145,600 | 16.2% | fewer than 500 |
| 4. Internists, General | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 5. Anesthesiologists | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 6. Psychiatrists | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 7. Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 8. Surgeons | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 9. Government Service Executives | 81.2% | $142,440 | 14.9% | 38,000 |
| 10. Private Sector Executives | 81.2% | $142,440 | 14.9% | 38,000 |
| 11. Chief Executives | 81.2% | $142,440 | 14.9% | 38,000 |
| 12. Family and General Practitioners | 73.2% | $140,400 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 13. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 96.1% | $138,170 | 17.2% | 7,000 |
| 14. Pediatricians, General | 73.2% | $136,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 15. Dentists, General | 82.1% | $125,300 | 13.5% | 7,000 |
| 16. Air Traffic Controllers | 81.6% | $107,590 | 14.3% | 2,000 |
| 17. Astronomers | 86.1% | $104,670 | 10.4% | fewer than 500 |
| 18. Engineering Managers | 93.4% | $100,760 | 13.0% | 15,000 |
| 19. Podiatrists | 84.2% | $100,550 | 16.2% | 1,000 |
| 20. Lawyers | 71.3% | $98,930 | 15.0% | 40,000 |
| 21. Computer and Information Systems Managers | 70.3% | $96,520 | 25.9% | 25,000 |
| 22. Petroleum Engineers | 93.7% | $93,000 | -0.1% | 1,000 |
| 23. Physicists | 86.1% | $89,810 | 7.0% | 1,000 |
| 24. Nuclear Engineers | 91.4% | $88,290 | 7.3% | 1,000 |
| 25. Optometrists | 72.4% | $88,040 | 19.7% | 2,000 |
| 26. Computer Hardware Engineers | 83.7% | $84,420 | 10.1% | 5,000 |
| 27. Aerospace Engineers | 90.9% | $84,090 | 8.3% | 6,000 |
| 28. Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software | 75.4% | $82,120 | 43.0% | 37,000 |
| 29. General and Operations Managers | 73.7% | $81,480 | 17.0% | 208,000 |
| 30. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 91.3% | $78,030 | 9.7% | 11,000 |
| 31. Chemical Engineers | 85.6% | $77,140 | 10.6% | 3,000 |
| 32. Computer Software Engineers, Applications | 75.4% | $77,090 | 48.4% | 54,000 |
| 33. Industrial Production Managers | 83.4% | $75,580 | 0.8% | 13,000 |
| 34. Sales Engineers | 94.0% | $74,200 | 14.0% | 8,000 |
| 35. Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 87.1% | $73,940 | 16.5% | 1,000 |
| 36. Electrical Engineers | 91.3% | $73,510 | 11.8% | 12,000 |
| 37. Marine Architects | 94.9% | $72,920 | 8.5% | fewer than 500 |
| 38. Marine Engineers | 94.9% | $72,920 | 8.5% | fewer than 500 |
| 39. Construction Managers | 93.2% | $72,260 | 10.4% | 28,000 |
| 40. Biomedical Engineers | 89.6% | $71,840 | 30.7% | 1,000 |
| 41. Geologists | 75.8% | $71,640 | 8.3% | 2,000 |
| 42. Materials Engineers | 88.0% | $69,660 | 12.2% | 2,000 |
| 43. Transportation Managers | 82.9% | $69,120 | 12.7% | 15,000 |
| 44. Storage and Distribution Managers | 82.9% | $69,120 | 12.7% | 15,000 |
| 45. Environmental Engineers | 77.8% | $68,090 | 30.0% | 5,000 |
| 46. Mechanical Engineers | 93.4% | $67,590 | 11.1% | 11,000 |
| 47. Chiropractors | 77.8% | $67,200 | 22.4% | 4,000 |
| 48. Industrial Engineers | 83.4% | $66,670 | 16.0% | 13,000 |
| 49. Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | 92.6% | $66,230 | -0.5% | 1,000 |
| 50. Civil Engineers | 89.9% | $66,190 | 16.5% | 19,000 |
| 51. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives | 87.2% | $65,570 | 15.5% | 9,000 |
| 52. Industrial Safety and Health Engineers | 83.4% | $65,210 | 13.4% | 2,000 |
| 53. Product Safety Engineers | 83.4% | $65,210 | 13.4% | 2,000 |
| 54. Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers | 83.4% | $65,210 | 13.4% | 2,000 |
| 55. Agricultural Engineers | 89.6% | $64,890 | 12.0% | fewer than 500 |
| 56. Hydrologists | 75.8% | $63,820 | 31.6% | 1,000 |
| 57. Computer Programmers | 72.5% | $63,420 | 2.0% | 28,000 |
| 58. Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 79.7% | $62,850 | 17.3% | 7,000 |
| 59. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | 73.5% | $61,750 | 54.6% | 43,000 |
| 60. Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors | 97.0% | $60,840 | 21.1% | 4,000 |
| 61. Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors | 97.0% | $60,840 | 21.1% | 4,000 |
| 62. Sales Representatives, Instruments | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 63. Sales Representatives, Agricultural | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 64. Sales Representatives, Chemical and Pharmaceutical | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 65. Sales Representatives, Electrical/Electronic | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 66. Sales Representatives, Medical | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 67. Sales Representatives, Mechanical Equipment and Supplies | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 68. Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 76.7% | $59,930 | 38.4% | 34,000 |
| 69. Computer Security Specialists | 76.7% | $59,930 | 38.4% | 34,000 |
| 70. Elevator Installers and Repairers | 98.6% | $59,190 | 14.8% | 3,000 |
| 71. Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 92.6% | $59,160 | 0.0% | 1,000 |
| 72. Commercial Pilots | 96.1% | $55,810 | 16.8% | 2,000 |
| 73. Police Detectives | 79.0% | $55,790 | 16.3% | 9,000 |
| 74. Police Identification and Records Officers | 79.0% | $55,790 | 16.3% | 9,000 |
| 75. Criminal Investigators and Special Agents | 79.0% | $55,790 | 16.3% | 9,000 |
| 76. Child Support, Missing Persons, and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Investigators | 79.0% | $55,790 | 16.3% | 9,000 |
| 77. Immigration and Customs Inspectors | 79.0% | $55,790 | 16.3% | 9,000 |
| 78. Locomotive Engineers | 96.0% | $55,520 | -2.5% | 2,000 |
| 79. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 94.1% | $54,970 | -0.4% | 2,000 |
| 80. Plant Scientists | 73.9% | $54,530 | 13.9% | 1,000 |
| 81. Soil Scientists | 73.9% | $54,530 | 13.9% | 1,000 |
| 82. Landscape Architects | 79.7% | $54,220 | 19.4% | 1,000 |
| 83. Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 94.1% | $54,040 | 20.3% | 3,000 |
| 84. Park Naturalists | 85.3% | $53,350 | 6.3% | 2,000 |
| 85. Range Managers | 85.3% | $53,350 | 6.3% | 2,000 |
| 86. Soil Conservationists | 85.3% | $53,350 | 6.3% | 2,000 |
| 87. Power Generating Plant Operators, Except Auxiliary Equipment Operators | 92.6% | $53,170 | -0.4% | 5,000 |
| 88. Auxiliary Equipment Operators, Power | 92.6% | $53,170 | -0.4% | 5,000 |
| 89. Ship Engineers | 98.4% | $52,780 | 12.7% | 1,000 |
| 90. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 75.8% | $52,630 | 17.1% | 8,000 |
| 91. Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians | 80.9% | $52,450 | 8.5% | 1,000 |
| 92. Cost Estimators | 88.0% | $52,020 | 18.2% | 15,000 |
| 93. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 91.8% | $51,980 | 12.4% | 33,000 |
| 94. First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors-Construction Trades Workers | 97.2% | $51,970 | 10.9% | 57,000 |
| 95. First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors-Extractive Workers | 97.2% | $51,970 | 10.9% | 57,000 |
| 96. Gas Distribution Plant Operators | 92.6% | $51,920 | 7.7% | 2,000 |
| 97. Gas Processing Plant Operators | 92.6% | $51,920 | 7.7% | 2,000 |
| 98. Food Scientists and Technologists | 73.9% | $51,440 | 10.9% | 1,000 |
| 99. Fish Hatchery Managers | 85.5% | $51,160 | 4.0% | 20,000 |
| 100. Agricultural Crop Farm Managers | 85.5% | $51,160 | 4.0% | 20,000 |
| 101. Nursery and Greenhouse Managers | 85.5% | $51,160 | 4.0% | 20,000 |
| 102. Petroleum Pump System Operators | 92.6% | $51,060 | -8.6% | 6,000 |
| 103. Petroleum Refinery and Control Panel Operators | 92.6% | $51,060 | -8.6% | 6,000 |
| 104. Gaugers | 92.6% | $51,060 | -8.6% | 6,000 |
| 105. Pilots, Ship | 97.1% | $50,940 | 4.8% | 2,000 |
| 106. Ship and Boat Captains | 97.1% | $50,940 | 4.8% | 2,000 |
| 107. Mates-Ship, Boat, and Barge | 97.1% | $50,940 | 4.8% | 2,000 |
| 108. Station Installers and Repairers, Telephone | 87.0% | $50,620 | -4.9% | 21,000 |
| 109. Central Office and PBX Installers and Repairers | 87.0% | $50,620 | -4.9% | 21,000 |
| 110. Frame Wirers, Central Office | 87.0% | $50,620 | -4.9% | 21,000 |
| 111. Telecommunications Facility Examiners | 87.0% | $50,620 | -4.9% | 21,000 |
| 112. Communication Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 87.0% | $50,620 | -4.9% | 21,000 |
| 113. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 97.3% | $50,150 | 2.5% | 11,000 |
| 114. Train Crew Members | 96.9% | $49,700 | -38.5% | 1,000 |
| 115. Railroad Yard Workers | 96.9% | $49,700 | -38.5% | 1,000 |
| 116. Freight Inspectors | 83.8% | $49,490 | 11.4% | 2,000 |
| 117. Railroad Inspectors | 83.8% | $49,490 | 11.4% | 2,000 |
| 118. Motor Vehicle Inspectors | 83.8% | $49,490 | 11.4% | 2,000 |
| 119. Public Transportation Inspectors | 83.8% | $49,490 | 11.4% | 2,000 |
| 120. Aviation Inspectors | 83.8% | $49,490 | 11.4% | 2,000 |
| 121. Marine Cargo Inspectors | 83.8% | $49,490 | 11.4% | 2,000 |
| 122. Signal and Track Switch Repairers | 92.9% | $49,200 | 2.3% | 1,000 |
| 123. Pile-Driver Operators | 97.8% | $48,900 | 11.9% | fewer than 500 |
| 124. Transit and Railroad Police | 86.9% | $48,850 | 9.2% | fewer than 500 |
| 125. Foresters | 85.3% | $48,670 | 6.7% | 1,000 |
| 126. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers | 74.3% | $48,570 | 9.4% | 2,000 |
| 127. Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | 82.0% | $48,250 | 15.3% | 1,000 |
| 128. Boilermakers | 96.8% | $48,050 | 8.7% | 2,000 |
| 129. Electronics Engineering Technicians | 80.9% | $48,040 | 9.8% | 18,000 |
| 130. Electrical Engineering Technicians | 80.9% | $48,040 | 9.8% | 18,000 |
| 131. Calibration and Instrumentation Technicians | 80.9% | $48,040 | 9.8% | 18,000 |
| 132. Funeral Directors | 82.7% | $47,630 | 6.7% | 3,000 |
| 133. First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | 81.2% | $47,530 | 15.3% | 22,000 |
| 134. Subway and Streetcar Operators | 91.0% | $47,500 | 13.7% | 1,000 |
| 135. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 73.9% | $47,380 | 12.9% | 169,000 |
| 136. Airframe-and-Power-Plant Mechanics | 95.1% | $47,310 | 13.4% | 11,000 |
| 137. Aircraft Engine Specialists | 95.1% | $47,310 | 13.4% | 11,000 |
| 138. Aircraft Body and Bonded Structure Repairers | 95.1% | $47,310 | 13.4% | 11,000 |
| 139. Film and Video Editors | 81.1% | $46,930 | 18.6% | 3,000 |
| 140. Chemical Plant and System Operators | 92.6% | $46,710 | -17.7% | 8,000 |
| 141. Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products | 79.3% | $46,680 | 7.0% | 2,000 |
| 142. Avionics Technicians | 88.9% | $46,630 | 9.1% | 2,000 |
Jobs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 14 share 41,000 job openings. Jobs 9, 10, and 11 share 38,000 job openings. Jobs 37 and 38 share fewer than 500 job openings. Jobs 43 and 44 share 15,000 job openings. Jobs 52, 53, and 54 share 2,000 job openings. Jobs 60 and 61 share 4,000 job openings. Jobs 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, and 67 share 47,000 job openings. Jobs 68 and 69 share 34,000 job openings. Jobs 73, 74, 75, 76, and 77 share 9,000 job openings. Job 78 shares 2,000 job openings with two other jobs not included in this list. Jobs 80 and 81 share 34,000 job openings. Jobs 84, 85, and 86 share 2,000 job openings. Jobs 87 and 88 share 5,000 job openings. Jobs 94 and 95 share 57,000 job openings. Jobs 96 and 97 share 2,000 job openings. Jobs 99, 100, and 101 share 20,000 job openings. Jobs 102, 103, and 104 share 6,000 job openings. Jobs 105, 106, and 107 share 2,000 job openings. Jobs 108, 109, 110, 111, and 112 share 21,000 job openings. Jobs 114 and 115 share 1,000 job openings. Jobs 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, and 121 share 2,000 job openings. Jobs 129, 130, and 131 share 18,000 job openings. Jobs 136, 137, and 138 share 11,000 job openings.
| Best-Paying Jobs with the Fastest Growth with a High Percentage of Men | ||||
| Job | Percent Men | Annual Earnings | Percent Growth | Annual Openings |
| 1. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | 73.5% | $61,750 | 54.6% | 43,000 |
| 2. Computer Software Engineers, Applications | 75.4% | $77,090 | 48.4% | 54,000 |
| 3. Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software | 75.4% | $82,120 | 43.0% | 37,000 |
| 4. Computer Security Specialists | 76.7% | $59,930 | 38.4% | 34,000 |
| 5. Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 76.7% | $59,930 | 38.4% | 34,000 |
| 6. Hydrologists | 75.8% | $63,820 | 31.6% | 1,000 |
| 7. Biomedical Engineers | 89.6% | $71,840 | 30.7% | 1,000 |
| 8. Environmental Engineers | 77.8% | $68,090 | 30.0% | 5,000 |
| 9. Computer and Information Systems Managers | 70.3% | $96,520 | 25.9% | 25,000 |
| 10. Family and General Practitioners | 73.2% | $140,400 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 11. Internists, General | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 12. Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 13. Pediatricians, General | 73.2% | $136,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 14. Psychiatrists | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 15. Surgeons | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 16. Anesthesiologists | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 17. Chiropractors | 77.8% | $67,200 | 22.4% | 4,000 |
| 18. Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors | 97.0% | $60,840 | 21.1% | 4,000 |
| 19. Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors | 97.0% | $60,840 | 21.1% | 4,000 |
| 20. Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 94.1% | $54,040 | 20.3% | 3,000 |
| 21. Optometrists | 72.4% | $88,040 | 19.7% | 2,000 |
| 22. Landscape Architects | 79.7% | $54,220 | 19.4% | 1,000 |
| 23. Film and Video Editors | 81.1% | $46,930 | 18.6% | 3,000 |
| 24. Cost Estimators | 88.0% | $52,020 | 18.2% | 15,000 |
| 25. Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 79.7% | $62,850 | 17.3% | 7,000 |
Jobs 4 and 5 share 34,000 job openings. Jobs 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 share 41,000 job openings. Jobs 18 and 19 share 4,000 job openings.
| Best-Paying Jobs with the Most Openings with a High Percentage of Men | ||||
| Job | Percent Men | Annual Earnings | Percent Growth | Annual Openings |
| 1. General and Operations Managers | 73.7% | $81,480 | 17.0% | 208,000 |
| 2. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 73.9% | $47,380 | 12.9% | 169,000 |
| 3. First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors-Construction Trades Workers | 97.2% | $51,970 | 10.9% | 57,000 |
| 4. First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors-Extractive Workers | 97.2% | $51,970 | 10.9% | 57,000 |
| 5. Computer Software Engineers, Applications | 75.4% | $77,090 | 48.4% | 54,000 |
| 6. Sales Representatives, Agricultural | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 7. Sales Representatives, Chemical and Pharmaceutical | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 8. Sales Representatives, Electrical/Electronic | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 9. Sales Representatives, Instruments | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 10. Sales Representatives, Mechanical Equipment and Supplies | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 11. Sales Representatives, Medical | 73.9% | $60,760 | 14.4% | 47,000 |
| 12. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | 73.5% | $61,750 | 54.6% | 43,000 |
| 13. Anesthesiologists | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 14. Family and General Practitioners | 73.2% | $140,400 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 15. Internists, General | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 16. Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 17. Pediatricians, General | 73.2% | $136,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 18. Psychiatrists | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 19. Surgeons | 73.2% | more than $145,600 | 24.0% | 41,000 |
| 20. Lawyers | 71.3% | $98,930 | 15.0% | 40,000 |
| 21. Chief Executives | 81.2% | $142,440 | 14.9% | 38,000 |
| 22. Government Service Executives | 81.2% | $142,440 | 14.9% | 38,000 |
| 23. Private Sector Executives | 81.2% | $142,440 | 14.9% | 38,000 |
| 24. Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software | 75.4% | $82,120 | 43.0% | 37,000 |
| 25. Computer Security Specialists | 76.7% | $59,930 | 38.4% | 34,000 |
Jobs 3 and 4 share 57,000 job openings. Jobs 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 share 47,000 job openings. Jobs 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 share 47,000 job openings. Jobs 21, 22, and 23 share 38,000 job openings. Job 25 shares 34,000 job openings with another job not included in this list.