Read on for a review of 10 unexpectedly high-paying jobs. To get started in this job, air traffic controllers must complete an FAA-recognized education program, and attend a training course at the FAA Academy. Air traffic controllers make a median annual salary of $124,540. This job is projected to grow 1% between 2018 and 2028, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many astronomers have educational backgrounds in mathematics or physics. Professional astronomers generally possess a PhD in physics, astronomy, or astrophysics, and tend to be employed by high-level research universities. Professional astronomers and physicists make a median annual salary of $119,580. This job is expected to grow 9%, much faster than average, between 2018 and 2028, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. To become a nurse midwife, you must receive a degree from an accredited program. You also need to pass a national certification exam. Nurse midwives make a median annual salary of $113,930, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These jobs are expected to grow 26% between 2018 and 2028 – much faster than average. Art directors might work for an advertising or public relations firm, a newspaper or magazine, or even work for motion picture industries. Art directors make a median annual salary of $92,780, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which projects that this occupation will grow 1% between 2018 and 2028. Funeral service managers are also responsible for the attainment and sale of funeral home merchandise and services, such as caskets or cremation. Funeral service managers make a median annual salary of $57,580. This job is expected to grow 4% between 2018 and 2028. Although agents don’t receive the million-dollar paychecks their clients are accustomed to, they do make a median annual salary of $66,040, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Postmasters and mail superintendents make a median annual salary of $75,970. However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that these occupations will decline 27% between 2018 and 2028. Animators make a median annual salary of $72,520, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which projects that this occupation will grow 4% between 2018 and 2028. Foresters make a median annual salary of $61,340, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and have an occupational outlook of 3% growth between 2018 and 2028. Archivists make a median annual salary of $48,400, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This job is expected to grow 9% between 2018 and 2028.
